| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gabriel Colombo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Parks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clyde Rose (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Scott Hollis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Collins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - John Mooney (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julian Thorne (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Harman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Hastings (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Wickersham (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Clyde Rose inbounds the ball | 43-46 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Mercer | Scott Hollis makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Parks | 45-46 |
| 19:22 | Western Illinois | John Mooney connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Julian Thorne | 45-49 |
| 19:08 | Mercer | Timothy Parks misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 19:06 | Western Illinois | Robert Harman grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 19:01 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Scott Hollis - foul #2 on Scott Hollis, team foul #1 | 45-49 |
| 19:01 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne misses the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 19:01 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne misses the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 19:01 | Mercer | Michael Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 18:48 | Mercer | Timothy Parks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 18:47 | Mercer | Michael Collins hits the follow up shot | 47-49 |
| 18:27 | Western Illinois | Robert Harman misses long on a runner from close range | 47-49 |
| 18:26 | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 18:11 | Mercer | Michael Collins misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 18:10 | Western Illinois | Danny Wickersham grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 17:41 | Western Illinois | Scott Hollis steals the ball from John Mooney | 47-49 |
| 17:17 | Mercer | Clyde Rose misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Harman - foul #1 on Robert Harman, team foul #1 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones (SG), Albert Partridge (PF), Todd Defazio (C) Timothy Parks, Scott Hollis, Michael Collins | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Morris Hodge (PG), Timothy Brandon (SG), Duane Scott (PF), John Gordon (C) John Mooney, Julian Thorne, Willie Hastings, Danny Wickersham | |
| 17:17 | Mercer | Clyde Rose makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 17:17 | Mercer | Clyde Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 17:17 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to John Gordon | 48-49 |
| 17:02 | Western Illinois | John Gordon is hacked by Albert Partridge - foul #3 on Albert Partridge, team foul #2 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis (PG), Timothy Parks (SG), Scott Hollis (PF) Gabriel Colombo, Clyde Rose, Albert Partridge | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 16:45 | Western Illinois | Morris Hodge travels with the ball | 48-49 |
| 16:36 | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-49 |
| 16:12 | Western Illinois | Morris Hodge misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Ken Pendarvis - foul #1 on Ken Pendarvis, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo (SG), Michael Collins (C) Timothy Parks, Scott Hollis | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne (SG), John Mooney (SF), Willie Hastings (PF) Timothy Brandon, Robert Harman, Duane Scott | |
| 16:12 | Western Illinois | Morris Hodge misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 16:12 | Western Illinois | Morris Hodge makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 16:08 | Mercer | Morris Hodge steals it from Ken Pendarvis in the backcourt | 48-50 |
| 16:07 | Western Illinois | Morris Hodge can't finish the layup | 48-50 |
| 16:06 | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 15:43 | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on John Gordon - foul #2 on John Gordon, team foul #2 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Green (PG), Clyde Rose (SF), Albert Partridge (PF) Ken Pendarvis, Jeffrey Jones, Todd Defazio | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson (PG), Danny Wickersham (C) Morris Hodge, John Gordon | |
| 15:43 | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 15:43 | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jerry Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gabriel Colombo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clyde Rose (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Albert Partridge (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Michael Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Bernard Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Julian Thorne (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Mooney (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Willie Hastings (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Wickersham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Western Illinois | Danny Wickersham misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 50-50 |
| 15:30 | Mercer | Michael Collins grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 15:10 | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Gabriel Colombo, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| 15:00 | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson is fouled on the floor by Albert Partridge - foul #4 on Albert Partridge, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Todd Defazio (PF) Albert Partridge | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Morris Hodge (SF) John Mooney | |
| 14:44 | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Julian Thorne | 50-52 |
| 14:33 | Mercer | Clyde Rose banks in the layup on a great pass from Gabriel Colombo | 52-52 |
| 14:11 | Western Illinois | Danny Wickersham clanks a jump hook from the left block | 52-52 |
| 14:10 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Henderson | 52-52 |
| 13:52 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne is fouled on the floor by Gabriel Colombo - foul #4 on Gabriel Colombo, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Parks (SG), Jeffrey Jones (SF), Scott Hollis (PF) Gabriel Colombo, Clyde Rose, Michael Collins | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Mooney (SG), Duane Scott (PF), John Gordon (C) Julian Thorne, Willie Hastings, Danny Wickersham | |
| 13:35 | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Mooney | 52-55 |
| 13:29 | Mercer | Jerry Green misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 52-55 |
| 13:28 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to John Gordon | 52-55 |
| 13:09 | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 13:08 | Western Illinois | John Mooney grabs the offensive board | 52-55 |
| 12:58 | Western Illinois | Morris Hodge makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Mooney | 52-58 |
| 12:31 | Mercer | Timothy Parks is fouled on the floor by John Mooney - foul #1 on John Mooney, team foul #3 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis (PG), Clyde Rose (SF), Michael Collins (C) Jerry Green, Scott Hollis, Todd Defazio | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Timothy Brandon (SG), Robert Harman (SF), Willie Hastings (PF) Bernard Henderson, Morris Hodge, Duane Scott | |
| 12:18 | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-58 |
| 12:16 | Mercer | Clyde Rose tips it but misses | 52-58 |
| 12:14 | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings grabs the board | 52-58 |
| 12:04 | Western Illinois | Timothy Brandon makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Mooney | 52-61 |
| 11:57 | Mercer | Timothy Parks scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ken Pendarvis | 55-61 |
| 11:32 | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Jeffrey Jones - foul #3 on Jeffrey Jones, team foul #7 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Green (PG), Scott Hollis (PF) Ken Pendarvis, Timothy Parks | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Morris Hodge (PG), Julian Thorne (SG), Danny Wickersham (C) John Mooney, Timothy Brandon, John Gordon | |
| 11:32 | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings misses the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 11:32 | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jerry Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Clyde Rose (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Scott Hollis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Morris Hodge (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Julian Thorne (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Harman (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willie Hastings (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Wickersham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Mercer | Scott Hollis misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 55-62 |
| 11:08 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Green | 55-62 |
| 10:57 | Mercer | Clyde Rose is called for traveling | 55-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson (PG) Morris Hodge | |
| 10:32 | Western Illinois | Danny Wickersham lays it in set up by Julian Thorne and he's hacked by Jerry Green - foul #4 on Jerry Green, team foul #8 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis (PG), Timothy Parks (SG), Larry Biel (SF) Jerry Green, Jeffrey Jones, Clyde Rose | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Morris Hodge (SF), Duane Scott (PF) Robert Harman, Willie Hastings | |
| 10:32 | Western Illinois | Danny Wickersham makes the free throw | 55-65 |
| 10:19 | Mercer | Larry Biel misses long on a 3 from straight away | 55-65 |
| 10:18 | Western Illinois | Danny Wickersham gets the rebound | 55-65 |
| 10:14 | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Danny Wickersham | 55-67 |
| 09:54 | Mercer | Scott Hollis can't finish the layup | 55-67 |
| 09:52 | Western Illinois | Danny Wickersham grabs the defensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 09:34 | Western Illinois | Duane Scott hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 55-67 |
| 09:33 | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis pulls down the rebound | 55-67 |
| 09:17 | Mercer | Scott Hollis misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 55-67 |
| 09:16 | Western Illinois | Danny Wickersham pulls down the rebound | 55-67 |
| 09:12 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bernard Henderson | 55-69 |
| 08:55 | Mercer | Scott Hollis's layup is rejected by Danny Wickersham | 55-69 |
| 08:53 | Western Illinois | Morris Hodge grabs the defensive rebound | 55-69 |
| 08:46 | Western Illinois | Morris Hodge hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Bernard Henderson | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:24 | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis is fouled on the floor by Duane Scott - foul #1 on Duane Scott, team foul #4 | 55-71 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones (SG), Clyde Rose (SF), Todd Defazio (C) Timothy Parks, Larry Biel, Michael Collins | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Mooney (PG), Timothy Brandon (SG), Robert Harman (SF), Willie Hastings (PF), John Gordon (C) Bernard Henderson, Julian Thorne, Morris Hodge, Duane Scott, Danny Wickersham | |
| 08:14 | Mercer | Scott Hollis connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Ken Pendarvis and the foul's on Robert Harman - foul #2 on Robert Harman, team foul #5 | 57-71 |
| 08:14 | Mercer | Scott Hollis misses the free throw | 57-71 |
| 08:14 | Mercer | Todd Defazio gets the offensive rebound | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:55 | Mercer | Clyde Rose misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-71 |
| 07:54 | Western Illinois | Timothy Brandon snags the defensive board | 57-71 |
| 07:37 | Western Illinois | John Gordon's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Jones | 57-71 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ken Pendarvis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Clyde Rose (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Scott Hollis (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Defazio (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - John Mooney (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Brandon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Harman (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willie Hastings (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Mercer | Clyde Rose buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Jones | 60-71 |
| 06:59 | Western Illinois | John Mooney misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 60-71 |
| 06:57 | Mercer | Scott Hollis snags the defensive board | 60-71 |
| 06:42 | Mercer | Clyde Rose misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-71 |
| 06:41 | Mercer | Todd Defazio can't tip it in | 60-71 |
| 06:39 | Western Illinois | Timothy Brandon grabs the board | 60-71 |
| 06:24 | Western Illinois | John Mooney can't finish the layup | 60-71 |
| 06:22 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Ken Pendarvis | 60-71 |
| 06:05 | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones misses the shot from the right side | 60-71 |
| 06:03 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Timothy Brandon | 60-71 |
| 05:45 | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings hits the finger roll | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:29 | Mercer | Scott Hollis's layup is rejected by John Gordon | 60-73 |
| 05:28 | Western Illinois | John Gordon pulls down the rebound | 60-73 |
| 05:28 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-73 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Green (PG), Timothy Parks (SG), Albert Partridge (PF), Michael Collins (C) Ken Pendarvis, Jeffrey Jones, Scott Hollis, Todd Defazio | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson (PG), Julian Thorne (SG), Danny Wickersham (C) John Mooney, Timothy Brandon, John Gordon | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:00 | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 60-73 |
| 04:58 | Western Illinois | Robert Harman tips it but misses | 60-73 |
| 04:57 | Western Illinois | Robert Harman hits the follow up shot | 60-75 |
| 04:43 | Mercer | Albert Partridge comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-75 |
| 04:41 | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-75 |
| 04:19 | Western Illinois | Danny Wickersham misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Collins - foul #2 on Michael Collins, team foul #9 | 60-75 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Mooney (SF) Robert Harman | |
| 04:19 | Western Illinois | Danny Wickersham makes the 1st free throw | 60-76 |
| 04:19 | Western Illinois | Danny Wickersham misses the 2nd free throw | 60-76 |
| 04:19 | Mercer | Clyde Rose gets the rebound | 60-76 |
| 04:06 | Mercer | Timothy Parks knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Clyde Rose | 63-76 |
| 03:44 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 63-76 |
| 03:43 | Western Illinois | Danny Wickersham grabs the offensive board | 63-76 |
| 03:29 | Western Illinois | Albert Partridge swats the shot by Bernard Henderson | 63-76 |
| 03:28 | Western Illinois | John Mooney misses the tip | 63-76 |
| 03:26 | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings can't tip it in | 63-76 |
| 03:24 | Mercer | Clyde Rose pulls down the rebound | 63-76 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jerry Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Timothy Parks (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clyde Rose (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Partridge (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - Michael Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Bernard Henderson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Julian Thorne (fresh) 11 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Mooney (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. PF - Willie Hastings (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Danny Wickersham (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:01 | Mercer | Bernard Henderson steps in front of the Michael Collins pass | 63-76 |
| 02:42 | Western Illinois | The jump hook by Bernard Henderson is blocked by Michael Collins | 63-76 |
| 02:40 | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings grabs the offensive rebound | 63-76 |
| 02:23 | Western Illinois | Michael Collins denies the turnaround by Julian Thorne | 63-76 |
| 02:22 | Mercer | Jerry Green gets the rebound | 63-76 |
| 02:06 | Mercer | Jerry Green buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Clyde Rose | 66-76 |
| 01:42 | Western Illinois | John Mooney misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-76 |
| 01:41 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Albert Partridge | 66-76 |
| 01:32 | Mercer | John Mooney is called for the reach on Timothy Parks - foul #2 on John Mooney, team foul #6 | 66-76 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis (PG), Gabriel Colombo (SG), Jeffrey Jones (SF), Todd Defazio (C) Jerry Green, Timothy Parks, Clyde Rose, Michael Collins | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Timothy Brandon (SG), Morris Hodge (SF), Duane Scott (PF), John Gordon (C) Bernard Henderson, Julian Thorne, Willie Hastings, Danny Wickersham | |
| 01:15 | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis is fouled on the floor by John Mooney - foul #3 on John Mooney, team foul #7 | 66-76 |
| 01:15 | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis misses the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 01:15 | Western Illinois | John Gordon pulls down the rebound | 66-76 |
| 00:57 | Western Illinois | Morris Hodge is hacked by Ken Pendarvis - foul #2 on Ken Pendarvis, team foul #10 | 66-76 |
| 00:57 | Western Illinois | Morris Hodge misses the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:57 | Western Illinois | Morris Hodge makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Western Illinois | Timothy Brandon clanks a jumper from the left wing | 66-77 |
| 00:31 | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis grabs the board | 66-77 |
| 00:24 | Mercer | Todd Defazio's fadeaway is rejected by John Gordon | 66-77 |
| 00:23 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to John Mooney | 66-77 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | John Mooney runs out the clock | 66-77 |