| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 12 pts. SG - William Higgins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 4 reb. C - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Joseph Gates (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Weldon Pomerleau (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Blassingame (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Lyman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame inbounds the ball | 27-24 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-24 |
| 19:13 | Mercer | William Higgins buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Ponder | 30-24 |
| 19:01 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 19:00 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 18:34 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder is called for traveling | 30-24 |
| 18:16 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 30-24 |
| 18:15 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Arthur Ponder | 30-24 |
| 18:03 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter loses the ball out of bounds | 30-24 |
| 17:45 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman loses the dribble to Stephen Bailey | 30-24 |
| 17:22 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-24 |
| 17:20 | Mercer | William Higgins tips it back up and in | 32-24 |
| 17:03 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Gates and he's fouled by William Higgins - foul #2 on William Higgins, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (PG), Kirk Swink (SF), Mark Wilson (PF) Arthur Ponder, Stephen Bailey, Tanner Hunter | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Williams Sands (PG), Randy Quintanar (PF), John Harmon (C) Joseph Gates, Lawrence Lyman, Robert Thomas | |
| 17:03 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau misses the free throw | 32-26 |
| 17:03 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 16:42 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher hits a shot near the basket set up by Nicholas Jones and he's hacked by John Harmon - foul #1 on John Harmon, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Mercer | Alexander Beech (SF) William Higgins | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter (SG) Weldon Pomerleau | |
| 16:42 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher makes the free throw | 35-26 |
| 16:19 | Valparaiso | Williams Sands comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Justin Fletcher - foul #2 on Justin Fletcher, team foul #2 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Bacchus (C) Justin Fletcher | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronald Day (SF) Victor Blassingame | |
| 16:19 | Valparaiso | Williams Sands misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 16:19 | Valparaiso | Williams Sands makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 16:05 | Mercer | Mark Wilson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Alexander Beech | 37-27 |
| 15:49 | Valparaiso | John Harmon is whistled for a carry | 37-27 |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), William Higgins (SG), Stephen Bailey (SF), Tanner Hunter (PF) Nicholas Jones, Kirk Swink, Alexander Beech, Charles Bacchus | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman (PF) John Harmon | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Higgins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 4 reb. C - Mark Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Williams Sands (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Sean Rotter (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Ronald Day (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Lyman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy Quintanar (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-27 |
| 15:32 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Randy Quintanar | 37-27 |
| 15:09 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter is hacked by William Higgins - foul #3 on William Higgins, team foul #3 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Mercer | Justin Fletcher (C) Mark Wilson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Gates (PG), Weldon Pomerleau (SG), Victor Blassingame (SF), Robert Thomas (C) Williams Sands, Sean Rotter, Ronald Day, Randy Quintanar | |
| 14:56 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-27 |
| 14:54 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter snags the defensive board | 37-27 |
| 14:38 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter is whistled for a carry | 37-27 |
| 14:16 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Stephen Bailey - foul #2 on Stephen Bailey, team foul #4 | 37-27 |
| 14:16 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 14:16 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame misses the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 14:16 | Mercer | William Higgins pulls down the rebound | 37-28 |
| 13:59 | Mercer | William Higgins comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-28 |
| 13:58 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 13:45 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 37-28 |
| 13:44 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau gets the offensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 13:24 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-28 |
| 13:23 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas tips it home | 37-30 |
| 13:07 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-30 |
| 13:06 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 12:49 | Valparaiso | Justin Fletcher swats the layup by Weldon Pomerleau | 37-30 |
| 12:48 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 12:32 | Mercer | William Higgins is called for 5 seconds | 37-30 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (PG), Kirk Swink (SG), Alexander Beech (SF), Mark Wilson (PF), Charles Bacchus (C) Arthur Ponder, William Higgins, Stephen Bailey, Tanner Hunter, Justin Fletcher | |
| 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 | |
| 12:12 | Valparaiso | John Harmon loses the dribble to Kirk Swink | 37-30 |
| 11:55 | Mercer | Alexander Beech loses the dribble to Williams Sands | 37-30 |
| 11:52 | Valparaiso | Williams Sands jams it | 37-32 |
| 11:36 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Alexander Beech | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Nicholas Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kirk Swink (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alexander Beech (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Mark Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. C - Charles Bacchus (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Williams Sands (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sean Rotter (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Ronald Day (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Quintanar (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - John Harmon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Valparaiso | John Harmon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Nicholas Jones - foul #2 on Nicholas Jones, team foul #5 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | Justin Fletcher (C) Charles Bacchus | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau (SG), Victor Blassingame (SF) Sean Rotter, Ronald Day | |
| 11:22 | Valparaiso | John Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 11:22 | Valparaiso | John Harmon misses the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 11:22 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 11:04 | Mercer | Mark Wilson misses the easy layup | 40-33 |
| 11:03 | Mercer | Mark Wilson misses the tip | 40-33 |
| 11:02 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 10:58 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Mark Wilson - foul #2 on Mark Wilson, team foul #6 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), William Higgins (SG) Nicholas Jones, Alexander Beech | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Gates (PG) Williams Sands | |
| 10:58 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame misses the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 10:58 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 10:44 | Mercer | Mark Wilson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 10:42 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder tips it home | 42-34 |
| 10:27 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar is denied on a layup by Justin Fletcher | 42-34 |
| 10:25 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar can't tip it in | 42-34 |
| 10:23 | Mercer | William Higgins grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 10:18 | Mercer | John Harmon steps in front of the William Higgins pass | 42-34 |
| 10:06 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Gates | 42-36 |
| 09:49 | Mercer | Kirk Swink buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Justin Fletcher | 44-36 |
| 09:32 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar is hacked by Mark Wilson - foul #3 on Mark Wilson, team foul #7 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (PG), Stephen Bailey (SF), Tanner Hunter (PF) Arthur Ponder, Kirk Swink, Mark Wilson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Williams Sands (PG), Robert Thomas (C) Joseph Gates, John Harmon | |
| 09:32 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar misses the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 09:32 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas snags the offensive board | 44-36 |
| 09:18 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame misses the easy layup | 44-36 |
| 09:16 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Stephen Bailey | 44-36 |
| 09:03 | Mercer | William Higgins is fouled on the floor by Williams Sands - foul #2 on Williams Sands, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies (SG), Charles Bacchus (C) William Higgins, Justin Fletcher | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter (SG), Lawrence Lyman (PF) Weldon Pomerleau, Randy Quintanar | |
| 08:47 | Mercer | The short jumper by Nicholas Jones is denied by Robert Thomas | 44-36 |
| 08:46 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 08:25 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Gerald Voorhies - foul #1 on Gerald Voorhies, team foul #8 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), Mark Wilson (C) Gerald Voorhies, Charles Bacchus | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Gates (PG), Ronald Day (SF) Williams Sands, Victor Blassingame | |
| 08:25 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 08:25 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 08:11 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Justin Fletcher (C) Mark Wilson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 07:50 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter makes the fadeaway from the left side | 44-40 |
| 07:34 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder's fadeaway is rejected by Lawrence Lyman | 44-40 |
| 07:33 | Valparaiso | Joseph Gates grabs the board | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 5 reb. C - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Joseph Gates (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sean Rotter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ronald Day (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Lyman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:07 | Valparaiso | Ronald Day clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 07:05 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman tips it but misses | 44-40 |
| 07:03 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Thomas | 44-40 |
| 06:41 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ronald Day | 44-43 |
| 06:24 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter steps out of bounds on the baseline | 44-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kirk Swink (PG), William Higgins (SG), Alexander Beech (SF), Mark Wilson (PF), Charles Bacchus (C) Arthur Ponder, Nicholas Jones, Stephen Bailey, Tanner Hunter, Justin Fletcher | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Williams Sands (PG), Weldon Pomerleau (SG), Victor Blassingame (SF), Randy Quintanar (C) Joseph Gates, Sean Rotter, Ronald Day, Robert Thomas | |
| 06:00 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman misses the fadeaway from the left block | 44-43 |
| 05:59 | Mercer | Mark Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 05:52 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-43 |
| 05:50 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Williams Sands | 44-43 |
| 05:34 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Williams Sands | 44-45 |
| 05:11 | Mercer | Alexander Beech drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Kirk Swink | 46-45 |
| 04:55 | Valparaiso | Kirk Swink steals the ball from Victor Blassingame | 46-45 |
| 04:34 | Mercer | Randy Quintanar steps in front of the William Higgins pass | 46-45 |
| 04:11 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Williams Sands | 46-48 |
| 04:11 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), Stephen Bailey (SF), Tanner Hunter (PF), Justin Fletcher (C) Kirk Swink, Alexander Beech, Mark Wilson, Charles Bacchus | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Gates (PG), Robert Thomas (C) Williams Sands, Lawrence Lyman | |
| 04:00 | Mercer | Victor Blassingame picks off the pass by Stephen Bailey | 46-48 |
| 03:46 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar banks in the layup on a great pass from Weldon Pomerleau | 46-50 |
| 03:38 | Mercer | Randy Quintanar denies the turnaround by Stephen Bailey | 46-50 |
| 03:36 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas grabs the board | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Higgins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 5 reb. C - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Joseph Gates (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Weldon Pomerleau (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Blassingame (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randy Quintanar (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Gates | 46-52 |
| 03:02 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 03:00 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder gets the offensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 02:40 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey misses the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Victor Blassingame - foul #3 on Victor Blassingame, team foul #3 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman (PF) Randy Quintanar | |
| 02:40 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 02:40 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 02:29 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau misses short on a shot from the right side | 48-52 |
| 02:28 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame tips it in | 48-54 |
| 02:08 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-54 |
| 02:07 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher can't tip it in | 48-54 |
| 02:05 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 01:41 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas misses short on a jumper from close range | 48-54 |
| 01:39 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 01:21 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher loses the dribble to Victor Blassingame | 48-54 |
| 01:02 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 48-54 |
| 01:00 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman tips it back up and in | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Mercer | Robert Thomas is called for the reach on Tanner Hunter - foul #2 on Robert Thomas, team foul #4 | 48-56 |
| 00:53 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 48-56 |
| 00:52 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Robert Thomas | 48-56 |
| 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) | |
| 00:49 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas is hacked by Arthur Ponder in the backcourt - foul #2 on Arthur Ponder, team foul #9 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Harmon (PF) Lawrence Lyman | |
| 00:49 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:49 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:49 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Justin Fletcher | 48-57 |
| 00:45 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 00:44 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas gets the rebound | 48-57 |
| 00:43 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas is hacked by William Higgins in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Higgins, team foul #10 | 48-57 |
| 00:43 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:43 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:37 | Mercer | William Higgins's pass is intercepted by Victor Blassingame | 48-59 |
| 00:32 | Valparaiso | John Harmon lays it up and in on a nice dish by Victor Blassingame | 48-61 |
| 00:27 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder misses the jumper from the right side | 48-61 |
| 00:25 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher hits the follow up shot | 50-61 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Joseph Gates runs out the clock | 50-61 |