| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Jason Burton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Heriberto Acosta (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Tyrone Rein (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Matt Underwood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Kauffman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Means (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Franklin Bonaparte (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Morelli (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Mercer | John Jacobs steals it from James Morelli | 27-27 |
| 19:18 | Valparaiso | Heriberto Acosta is fouled on the floor by Franklin Bonaparte - foul #1 on Franklin Bonaparte, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Stefan Rizzo (SF), George Lindahl (PF) Heriberto Acosta, Matt Underwood | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 18:55 | Valparaiso | Jason Burton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-27 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronnie Mahoney (PG), Randall Montgomery (SG), Matt Underwood (C) John Jacobs, Stefan Rizzo, Tyrone Rein | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 18:35 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte is hacked by Jason Burton during a doubleteam - foul #2 on Jason Burton, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Jacobs (SG), Tyrone Rein (C) Randall Montgomery, Matt Underwood | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 18:23 | Mercer | Brad Kauffman misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 18:22 | Mercer | Brian Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 17:57 | Mercer | Brad Kauffman makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Means | 27-30 |
| 17:29 | Valparaiso | George Lindahl drills a jump hook in the paint set up by John Jacobs | 29-30 |
| 17:17 | Mercer | Brian Williams is whistled for a carry | 29-30 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Randall Montgomery (SG), Stefan Rizzo (SF), Matt Underwood (C) Ronnie Mahoney, John Jacobs, Tyrone Rein | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 16:57 | Valparaiso | The short jumper by George Lindahl is denied by Brian Williams | 29-30 |
| 16:55 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Burton | 29-30 |
| 16:37 | Valparaiso | George Lindahl hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Brad Kauffman - foul #3 on Brad Kauffman, team foul #2 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronnie Mahoney (PG), John Jacobs (SG), Heriberto Acosta (SF) Jason Burton, Randall Montgomery, Stefan Rizzo | |
| Subs | Mercer | Chris Jones (PG), John Therrien (SG), James Montgomery (C) Brad Kauffman, Edward Means, Brian Williams | |
| 16:37 | Valparaiso | George Lindahl makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 16:37 | Valparaiso | George Lindahl makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 16:21 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 16:20 | Valparaiso | Matt Underwood gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 15:57 | Valparaiso | John Jacobs is fouled on the floor by John Therrien - foul #1 on John Therrien, team foul #3 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jason Burton (PG), David Anderson (SF), Tyrone Rein (PF) Ronnie Mahoney, Heriberto Acosta, George Lindahl | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Kauffman (PG), Shawn Gillis (C) John Therrien, James Morelli | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Jason Burton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Anderson (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Tyrone Rein (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Matt Underwood (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Kauffman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chris Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Franklin Bonaparte (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Montgomery (fresh) C - Shawn Gillis (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Valparaiso | David Anderson makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by John Jacobs and the foul's on Franklin Bonaparte - foul #2 on Franklin Bonaparte, team foul #4 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | George Lindahl (C) Matt Underwood | |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Means (SG) Chris Jones | |
| 15:31 | Valparaiso | David Anderson makes the free throw | 34-30 |
| 15:12 | Mercer | Brad Kauffman misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 15:10 | Valparaiso | John Jacobs snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 14:45 | Valparaiso | James Montgomery picks off the pass by David Anderson | 34-30 |
| 14:34 | Mercer | Shawn Gillis misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 14:33 | Valparaiso | John Jacobs gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 14:09 | Valparaiso | Tyrone Rein misses long on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Franklin Bonaparte - foul #3 on Franklin Bonaparte, team foul #5 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronnie Mahoney (PG), Randall Montgomery (SG), Matt Underwood (C) Jason Burton, John Jacobs, George Lindahl | |
| Subs | Mercer | Chris Jones (SF), James Morelli (PF), Brian Williams (C) Franklin Bonaparte, James Montgomery, Shawn Gillis | |
| 14:09 | Valparaiso | Tyrone Rein misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 14:09 | Valparaiso | Tyrone Rein makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 13:44 | Mercer | Brad Kauffman buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Chris Jones | 35-32 |
| 13:27 | Valparaiso | Tyrone Rein misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 35-32 |
| 13:26 | Mercer | Brian Williams pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 13:09 | Mercer | Edward Means comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 13:08 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Jones | 35-32 |
| 12:57 | Mercer | Edward Means misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 12:56 | Valparaiso | David Anderson pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 12:38 | Valparaiso | Matt Underwood connects on the floater near the basket | 37-32 |
| 12:18 | Mercer | Edward Means misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-32 |
| 12:16 | Mercer | Edward Means tips it in | 37-34 |
| 11:56 | Valparaiso | Matt Underwood misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Brian Williams - foul #2 on Brian Williams, team foul #6 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jason Burton (PG), John Jacobs (SG), George Lindahl (PF) Ronnie Mahoney, Randall Montgomery, Tyrone Rein | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Therrien (SG), Franklin Bonaparte (SF) Brad Kauffman, Edward Means | |
| 11:56 | Valparaiso | Matt Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 11:56 | Valparaiso | Matt Underwood makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Jason Burton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - George Lindahl (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Matt Underwood (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Chris Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Therrien (fresh) SF - Franklin Bonaparte (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Morelli (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Mercer | Chris Jones is whistled for a carry | 39-34 |
| 11:07 | Valparaiso | George Lindahl misses the shot from the right block | 39-34 |
| 11:06 | Mercer | James Morelli gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 10:47 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte's floater is tipped away by George Lindahl | 39-34 |
| 10:46 | Valparaiso | David Anderson grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 10:28 | Valparaiso | John Jacobs loses the dribble to Chris Jones | 39-34 |
| 10:24 | Mercer | Chris Jones lays it up and in | 39-36 |
| 10:19 | Valparaiso | Jason Burton's pass is intercepted by Chris Jones in the backcourt | 39-36 |
| 10:17 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte banks in the layup set up by Chris Jones | 39-38 |
| 09:55 | Valparaiso | Matt Underwood can't connect on a shot in the paint | 39-38 |
| 09:54 | Valparaiso | John Jacobs can't tip it in | 39-38 |
| 09:52 | Valparaiso | David Anderson can't tip it in | 39-38 |
| 09:51 | Mercer | James Morelli grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 09:49 | Mercer | Chris Jones loses the dribble to Jason Burton in the backcourt | 39-38 |
| 09:28 | Valparaiso | John Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 39-38 |
| 09:26 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 09:10 | Mercer | Chris Jones is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Chris Jones, team foul #7 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Tyrone Rein (PF) Matt Underwood | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Kauffman (PG), Edward Means (SG), James Montgomery (PF), Shawn Gillis (C) Chris Jones, John Therrien, James Morelli, Brian Williams | |
| 08:43 | Valparaiso | Jason Burton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 08:42 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Shawn Gillis | 39-38 |
| 08:32 | Mercer | Edward Means can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 08:30 | Valparaiso | Jason Burton pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 08:01 | Valparaiso | Tyrone Rein knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Jacobs | 42-38 |
| 07:50 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronnie Mahoney (PG), Heriberto Acosta (SG), Matt Underwood (C) Jason Burton, John Jacobs, George Lindahl | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Morelli (PF) Shawn Gillis | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Ronnie Mahoney (fresh) SG - Heriberto Acosta (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tyrone Rein (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Matt Underwood (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Kauffman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Means (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Franklin Bonaparte (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Morelli (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Montgomery (fresh) | |
| 07:37 | Valparaiso | Matt Underwood misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 42-38 |
| 07:35 | Mercer | James Morelli pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 07:17 | Mercer | James Montgomery clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Matt Underwood - foul #2 on Matt Underwood, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Jacobs (SG) Heriberto Acosta | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 07:17 | Mercer | James Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 07:17 | Mercer | James Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 06:53 | Valparaiso | Tyrone Rein can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 06:51 | Valparaiso | John Jacobs pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 06:36 | Valparaiso | Tyrone Rein buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronnie Mahoney | 44-40 |
| 06:22 | Mercer | Edward Means comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 06:20 | Mercer | Brad Kauffman misses the tip | 44-40 |
| 06:18 | Mercer | James Montgomery hits the follow up shot | 44-42 |
| 05:58 | Valparaiso | David Anderson drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ronnie Mahoney | 47-42 |
| 05:30 | Mercer | Edward Means's pass is intercepted by Ronnie Mahoney | 47-42 |
| 05:06 | Valparaiso | James Montgomery swats the layup by Tyrone Rein | 47-42 |
| 05:05 | Valparaiso | David Anderson tips it back up and in | 49-42 |
| 04:57 | Mercer | Brad Kauffman misses short on a floater from the right side | 49-42 |
| 04:55 | Valparaiso | David Anderson snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 04:38 | Valparaiso | David Anderson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 04:37 | Mercer | The rebound goes to James Morelli | 49-42 |
| 04:10 | Mercer | Edward Means clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Jacobs - foul #1 on John Jacobs, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jason Burton (PG), Heriberto Acosta (SG), George Lindahl (PF), Larry Kuhn (C) Ronnie Mahoney, John Jacobs, Tyrone Rein, Matt Underwood | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Therrien (PG), Chris Jones (SF), Shawn Gillis (PF), Brian Williams (C) Brad Kauffman, Franklin Bonaparte, James Morelli, James Montgomery | |
| 04:10 | Mercer | Edward Means makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 04:10 | Mercer | Edward Means makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 03:52 | Valparaiso | George Lindahl makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Larry Kuhn and he's hacked by Shawn Gillis - foul #2 on Shawn Gillis, team foul #8 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brian Honore (SF) Edward Means | |
| 03:52 | Valparaiso | George Lindahl misses the free throw | 51-44 |
| 03:52 | Mercer | Brian Williams gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Jason Burton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Heriberto Acosta (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Anderson (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Lindahl (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Kuhn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Chris Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Therrien (fresh) SF - Brian Honore (fresh) PF - Shawn Gillis (fresh) C - Brian Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Mercer | Brian Honore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-44 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Jacobs (SG), Tyrone Rein (C) Heriberto Acosta, Larry Kuhn | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 03:07 | Valparaiso | George Lindahl misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 51-44 |
| 03:06 | Valparaiso | John Jacobs snags the offensive board | 51-44 |
| 02:37 | Valparaiso | John Jacobs misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 02:35 | Mercer | Brian Williams grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 02:35 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-44 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Heriberto Acosta (SG), Matt Underwood (C) John Jacobs, Tyrone Rein | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Kauffman (PG), Edward Means (SG), Franklin Bonaparte (SF), James Morelli (PF) Chris Jones, John Therrien, Brian Honore, Shawn Gillis | |
| 02:22 | Mercer | Brian Williams misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-44 |
| 02:20 | Valparaiso | Matt Underwood grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 01:57 | Valparaiso | James Morelli swats the layup by George Lindahl | 51-44 |
| 01:56 | Mercer | James Morelli pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 01:45 | Mercer | James Morelli hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Franklin Bonaparte | 51-46 |
| 01:24 | Valparaiso | Matt Underwood knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Jason Burton | 53-46 |
| 01:06 | Mercer | Edward Means is whistled for a carry | 53-46 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Jacobs (SG), Tyrone Rein (PF) Heriberto Acosta, George Lindahl | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:50 | Valparaiso | John Jacobs scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jason Burton and he's hacked by James Morelli - foul #2 on James Morelli, team foul #9 | 55-46 |
| 00:50 | Valparaiso | John Jacobs makes the free throw | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:42 | Mercer | Brad Kauffman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-46 |
| 00:40 | Valparaiso | Matt Underwood grabs the defensive rebound | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Valparaiso | Jason Burton is hacked by Brad Kauffman - foul #4 on Brad Kauffman, team foul #10 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Randall Montgomery (SG), Heriberto Acosta (SF), George Lindahl (PF), Larry Kuhn (C) John Jacobs, David Anderson, Tyrone Rein, Matt Underwood | |
| Subs | Mercer | Chris Jones (PG), John Therrien (SG), Brian Honore (SF), James Montgomery (PF), Shawn Gillis (C) Brad Kauffman, Edward Means, Franklin Bonaparte, James Morelli, Brian Williams | |
| 00:16 | Valparaiso | Jason Burton makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 00:16 | Valparaiso | Jason Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 00:10 | Mercer | Brian Honore can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-46 |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Shawn Gillis snags the offensive board | 58-46 |
| 00:06 | Mercer | James Montgomery lays it in set up by Shawn Gillis | 58-48 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Jason Burton runs out the clock | 58-48 |