| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Justin Chase (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Craig Graham (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Wayne Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Pat Dawson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ali Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Timothy Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leroy Labrador (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Williams Trombly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Smoot (fresh) 6 pts. C - Thomas Cowan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Wayne Robinson inbounds the ball | 24-28 |
| 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) | |
| 19:50 | Valparaiso | Thomas Cowan steals the ball from Craig Graham | 24-28 |
| 19:27 | Mercer | Williams Trombly clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 24-28 |
| 19:26 | Mercer | Williams Trombly tips it in | 24-30 |
| 19:03 | Valparaiso | Craig Graham scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Wayne Robinson | 27-30 |
| 18:50 | Mercer | Thomas Cowan hits a turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Pat Dawson - foul #1 on Pat Dawson, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| 18:50 | Mercer | Thomas Cowan makes the free throw | 27-33 |
| 18:34 | Valparaiso | Justin Chase is fouled on the floor by Timothy Ryan - foul #3 on Timothy Ryan, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels (PG) Timothy Ryan | |
| 18:19 | Valparaiso | Craig Graham knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Justin Chase | 30-33 |
| 18:11 | Mercer | Wayne Robinson is called for the reach on Williams Trombly - foul #1 on Wayne Robinson, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| 18:03 | Mercer | Justin Chase is called for the reach on Joseph Gunnels - foul #2 on Justin Chase, team foul #3 | 30-33 |
| 17:54 | Mercer | Leroy Labrador loses the dribble to Wayne Robinson | 30-33 |
| 17:34 | Valparaiso | Wayne Robinson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-33 |
| 17:33 | Mercer | The rebound goes to William Smoot | 30-33 |
| 17:17 | Mercer | William Smoot knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Gunnels | 30-35 |
| 17:04 | Valparaiso | Craig Graham misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-35 |
| 17:03 | Mercer | William Smoot pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 16:41 | Mercer | William Smoot misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Pat Dawson - foul #2 on Pat Dawson, team foul #4 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Hollaway (SG), Levi Strange (PF), Nelson Wood (C) Craig Graham, Pat Dawson, Ali Grant | |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Link (SG), Raymond Parker (SF), Larry Parks (C) Leroy Labrador, Williams Trombly, Thomas Cowan | |
| 16:41 | Mercer | William Smoot makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 16:41 | Mercer | William Smoot misses the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 16:41 | Valparaiso | Nelson Wood gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 16:26 | Valparaiso | Wayne Robinson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-36 |
| 16:25 | Valparaiso | Wayne Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 16:11 | Valparaiso | William Smoot is called for the reach on Levi Strange - foul #1 on William Smoot, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Patrick Trinidad (SF) Wayne Robinson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Hugh Naylor (SF) William Smoot | |
| 15:55 | Valparaiso | Justin Chase misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Gunnels - foul #2 on Joseph Gunnels, team foul #3 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Craig Graham (SG) Patrick Trinidad | |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Ryan (PG), Christopher Duncan (SG) Joseph Gunnels, Andrew Link | |
| 15:55 | Valparaiso | Justin Chase misses the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 15:55 | Valparaiso | Justin Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Justin Chase (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Craig Graham (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Joseph Hollaway (fresh) PF - Levi Strange (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Nelson Wood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Timothy Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Duncan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Hugh Naylor (fresh) PF - Raymond Parker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Parks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Mercer | Raymond Parker hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Duncan | 31-39 |
| 15:18 | Valparaiso | Levi Strange can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Larry Parks - foul #1 on Larry Parks, team foul #4 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Patrick Trinidad (PG), Wayne Robinson (SF), Ali Grant (C) Justin Chase, Joseph Hollaway, Nelson Wood | |
| Subs | Mercer | Williams Trombly (SF), Thomas Cowan (C) Hugh Naylor, Larry Parks | |
| 15:18 | Valparaiso | Levi Strange makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 15:18 | Valparaiso | Levi Strange makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 15:00 | Mercer | Thomas Cowan is hacked by Wayne Robinson - foul #2 on Wayne Robinson, team foul #5 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Pat Dawson (PF) Levi Strange | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 14:42 | Mercer | Thomas Cowan can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 33-39 |
| 14:41 | Valparaiso | Ali Grant pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 14:36 | Valparaiso | Patrick Trinidad double dribbles | 33-39 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Smoot (PF) Raymond Parker | |
| 14:23 | Mercer | Williams Trombly misses short on a floater from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 14:21 | Valparaiso | Ali Grant gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 14:03 | Valparaiso | Craig Graham scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Patrick Trinidad | 36-39 |
| 13:48 | Mercer | Christopher Duncan misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 13:46 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to William Smoot | 36-39 |
| 13:21 | Mercer | Timothy Ryan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-39 |
| 13:19 | Valparaiso | Pat Dawson grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 12:53 | Valparaiso | Wayne Robinson misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 36-39 |
| 12:51 | Mercer | Thomas Cowan snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 12:35 | Mercer | Thomas Cowan dunks the ball set up by Timothy Ryan | 36-41 |
| 12:12 | Valparaiso | Patrick Trinidad misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-41 |
| 12:10 | Valparaiso | Wayne Robinson hits the follow up shot | 38-41 |
| 11:57 | Mercer | William Smoot misses short on a runner in the paint | 38-41 |
| 11:55 | Mercer | Williams Trombly pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Patrick Trinidad (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Graham (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Wayne Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Pat Dawson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ali Grant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Timothy Ryan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Duncan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Williams Trombly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Smoot (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Cowan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Mercer | Christopher Duncan loses the dribble to Wayne Robinson | 38-41 |
| 11:24 | Valparaiso | Christopher Duncan is called for the reach on Craig Graham - foul #4 on Christopher Duncan, team foul #5 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Justin Chase (PG), Joseph Hollaway (SG), Donald Earls (SF), Levi Strange (PF), Nelson Wood (C) Patrick Trinidad, Craig Graham, Wayne Robinson, Pat Dawson, Ali Grant | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels (PG), Leroy Labrador (SG), Hugh Naylor (SF), Raymond Parker (PF), Larry Parks (C) Timothy Ryan, Christopher Duncan, Williams Trombly, William Smoot, Thomas Cowan | |
| 11:17 | Valparaiso | Donald Earls comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 11:15 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 10:52 | Mercer | Levi Strange steals it from Leroy Labrador | 38-41 |
| 10:33 | Valparaiso | Justin Chase misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 10:32 | Mercer | Raymond Parker snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 10:11 | Mercer | Hugh Naylor misses the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Donald Earls - foul #2 on Donald Earls, team foul #6 | 38-41 |
| 10:11 | Mercer | Hugh Naylor makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 10:11 | Mercer | Hugh Naylor misses the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 10:11 | Valparaiso | Levi Strange pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 09:42 | Valparaiso | Levi Strange drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 09:21 | Mercer | Hugh Naylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 09:20 | Valparaiso | Justin Chase snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 09:15 | Valparaiso | Justin Chase knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Earls | 43-42 |
| 09:10 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels lays it in on a great pass from Leroy Labrador | 43-44 |
| 08:49 | Valparaiso | Levi Strange can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 08:48 | Valparaiso | Justin Chase tips it but misses | 43-44 |
| 08:47 | Valparaiso | Levi Strange gets the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 08:30 | Valparaiso | Levi Strange's pass is intercepted by Raymond Parker | 43-44 |
| 08:11 | Mercer | Nelson Wood blocks the jumper by Leroy Labrador | 43-44 |
| 08:09 | Valparaiso | Justin Chase grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 07:53 | Valparaiso | Hugh Naylor swats the short shot by Justin Chase | 43-44 |
| 07:52 | Mercer | Raymond Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Justin Chase (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Hollaway (fairly fresh) SF - Donald Earls (fairly fresh) PF - Levi Strange (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Nelson Wood (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joseph Gunnels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leroy Labrador (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugh Naylor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Raymond Parker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Parks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Mercer | Larry Parks comes up short on the floater from the left side | 43-44 |
| 07:34 | Mercer | Hugh Naylor hits the follow up shot | 43-46 |
| 07:27 | Valparaiso | Donald Earls blows the layup | 43-46 |
| 07:25 | Valparaiso | Levi Strange misses the tip | 43-46 |
| 07:24 | Mercer | Leroy Labrador gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 07:07 | Mercer | Leroy Labrador clanks a 3 from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 07:06 | Valparaiso | Justin Chase gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 06:49 | Valparaiso | Larry Parks picks off the pass by Donald Earls | 43-46 |
| 06:28 | Mercer | Leroy Labrador scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Gunnels | 43-49 |
| 06:23 | Valparaiso | Justin Chase knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Earls | 46-49 |
| 06:05 | Mercer | Larry Parks clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Nelson Wood - foul #1 on Nelson Wood, team foul #7 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Patrick Trinidad (PG), Craig Graham (SG), Wayne Robinson (SF), Pat Dawson (PF), Ali Grant (C) Justin Chase, Joseph Hollaway, Donald Earls, Levi Strange, Nelson Wood | |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Ryan (PG), Christopher Duncan (SG), Williams Trombly (SF), Thomas Cowan (C) Joseph Gunnels, Leroy Labrador, Hugh Naylor, Raymond Parker | |
| 06:05 | Mercer | Larry Parks misses the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 06:05 | Mercer | Larry Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 05:46 | Valparaiso | Patrick Trinidad misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Larry Parks - foul #2 on Larry Parks, team foul #6 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Smoot (PF) Larry Parks | |
| 05:46 | Valparaiso | Patrick Trinidad makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 05:46 | Valparaiso | Patrick Trinidad misses the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 05:46 | Mercer | Thomas Cowan snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 05:35 | Mercer | Patrick Trinidad steals the ball from Thomas Cowan | 47-50 |
| 05:13 | Valparaiso | Craig Graham drills a 3 from straight away | 50-50 |
| 04:52 | Mercer | William Smoot misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-50 |
| 04:51 | Valparaiso | Pat Dawson grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 04:38 | Valparaiso | Patrick Trinidad misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 04:36 | Mercer | Williams Trombly grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 04:10 | Mercer | Ali Grant picks off the pass by Christopher Duncan | 50-50 |
| 03:51 | Valparaiso | Patrick Trinidad connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Craig Graham | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Patrick Trinidad (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Graham (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Pat Dawson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ali Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Timothy Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Duncan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Williams Trombly (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Smoot (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Cowan (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Mercer | Christopher Duncan drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 03:09 | Valparaiso | William Smoot swats the short shot by Patrick Trinidad | 52-53 |
| 03:07 | Valparaiso | Patrick Trinidad tips it home | 54-53 |
| 02:49 | Mercer | Williams Trombly clanks a shot from the baseline | 54-53 |
| 02:47 | Mercer | Timothy Ryan can't tip it in | 54-53 |
| 02:46 | Mercer | William Smoot hits the follow up shot | 54-55 |
| 02:28 | Valparaiso | Ali Grant connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Craig Graham | 56-55 |
| 02:13 | Mercer | William Smoot knocks in the runner from close range set up by Christopher Duncan and he's fouled by Pat Dawson - foul #3 on Pat Dawson, team foul #8 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Justin Chase (PG), Joseph Hollaway (SG), Donald Earls (SF), Levi Strange (PF), Nelson Wood (C) Patrick Trinidad, Craig Graham, Wayne Robinson, Pat Dawson, Ali Grant | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels (PG), Leroy Labrador (SG), Raymond Parker (SF), Larry Parks (C) Timothy Ryan, Christopher Duncan, Williams Trombly, Thomas Cowan | |
| 02:13 | Mercer | William Smoot makes the free throw | 56-58 |
| 02:11 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-58 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Craig Graham (SG), Wayne Robinson (SF) Joseph Hollaway, Donald Earls | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 01:55 | Valparaiso | Craig Graham drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Nelson Wood and he's fouled by Leroy Labrador - foul #2 on Leroy Labrador, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Pat Dawson (PF), Ali Grant (C) Levi Strange, Nelson Wood | |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Ryan (PG), Christopher Duncan (SG), Williams Trombly (SF), Thomas Cowan (C) Joseph Gunnels, Leroy Labrador, Raymond Parker, Larry Parks | |
| 01:55 | Valparaiso | Craig Graham misses the free throw | 58-58 |
| 01:55 | Mercer | William Smoot pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 01:41 | Mercer | Thomas Cowan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 01:39 | Valparaiso | Craig Graham grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 01:27 | Valparaiso | Justin Chase misses long on a floater from the right side | 58-58 |
| 01:25 | Mercer | Williams Trombly gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 01:11 | Mercer | Christopher Duncan loses the dribble to Justin Chase | 58-58 |
| 01:08 | Valparaiso | Craig Graham banks in the layup on a nice dish by Justin Chase | 60-58 |
| 00:43 | Mercer | William Smoot's floater is tipped away by Pat Dawson | 60-58 |
| 00:42 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Craig Graham | 60-58 |
| 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) | |
| 00:13 | Valparaiso | Craig Graham knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Justin Chase | 62-58 |
| 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) | |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Christopher Duncan can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 62-58 |
| 00:08 | Mercer | Thomas Cowan pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Christopher Duncan misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 62-58 |
| 00:04 | Mercer | William Smoot grabs the offensive board | 62-58 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Williams Trombly makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-61 |