| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Kauffman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Means (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Franklin Bonaparte (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Morelli (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Jason Burton (fresh) 11 pts. SG - John Jacobs (fresh) SF - David Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Tyrone Rein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Matt Underwood (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | David Anderson inbounds the ball | 44-35 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:45 | Valparaiso | Jason Burton makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Tyrone Rein | 44-38 |
| 19:28 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Larry Kuhn (PF), George Lindahl (C) Tyrone Rein, Matt Underwood | |
| 19:18 | Valparaiso | David Anderson lays it up and in set up by Jason Burton and the foul's on Franklin Bonaparte - foul #2 on Franklin Bonaparte, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| 19:18 | Valparaiso | David Anderson makes the free throw | 44-41 |
| 18:59 | Mercer | Edward Means misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-41 |
| 18:57 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Larry Kuhn | 44-41 |
| 18:42 | Valparaiso | George Lindahl double dribbles | 44-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Tyrone Rein (PF) Larry Kuhn | |
| 18:22 | Mercer | Jason Burton steals the ball from James Morelli | 44-41 |
| 18:17 | Valparaiso | John Jacobs lays it up and in set up by Jason Burton | 44-43 |
| 18:03 | Mercer | Brad Kauffman knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brian Williams | 46-43 |
| 17:37 | Valparaiso | David Anderson is fouled on the floor by Franklin Bonaparte - foul #3 on Franklin Bonaparte, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Therrien (SG), Chris Jones (SF), James Montgomery (C) Edward Means, Franklin Bonaparte, Brian Williams | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronnie Mahoney (PG), Larry Kuhn (PF), Matt Underwood (C) Jason Burton, Tyrone Rein, George Lindahl | |
| 17:23 | Valparaiso | John Jacobs makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 16:54 | Mercer | John Therrien misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 16:52 | Mercer | James Morelli snags the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 16:37 | Mercer | Chris Jones clanks a floater from the baseline | 46-46 |
| 16:35 | Mercer | James Morelli pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 16:23 | Mercer | Matt Underwood picks off the pass by Chris Jones | 46-46 |
| 16:09 | Valparaiso | Matt Underwood lays it in | 46-48 |
| 16:02 | Mercer | James Morelli comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Larry Kuhn - foul #1 on Larry Kuhn, team foul #1 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Means (SG), Brian Williams (C) Brad Kauffman, John Therrien | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jason Burton (PG), Tyrone Rein (PF), George Lindahl (C) Ronnie Mahoney, Larry Kuhn, Matt Underwood | |
| 16:02 | Mercer | James Morelli makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 16:02 | Mercer | James Morelli makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Chris Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Means (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Morelli (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Brian Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Jason Burton (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Jacobs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tyrone Rein (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - George Lindahl (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:53 | Valparaiso | Brian Williams blocks the short jumper by George Lindahl | 48-48 |
| 15:51 | Valparaiso | Tyrone Rein pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 15:37 | Valparaiso | David Anderson knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Burton | 48-50 |
| 15:19 | Mercer | James Morelli misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 15:17 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Jones | 48-50 |
| 14:53 | Mercer | Chris Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Therrien (PG), Franklin Bonaparte (SF), Shawn Gillis (PF) Chris Jones, James Montgomery, James Morelli | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Heriberto Acosta (SG), Matt Underwood (C) Jason Burton, George Lindahl | |
| 14:39 | Valparaiso | Tyrone Rein hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Shawn Gillis - foul #3 on Shawn Gillis, team foul #3 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Frederick Ray (C) Brian Williams | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jason Burton (PG) Heriberto Acosta | |
| 14:39 | Valparaiso | Tyrone Rein makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 14:39 | Valparaiso | Tyrone Rein makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 14:16 | Mercer | David Anderson steps in front of the Shawn Gillis pass | 48-52 |
| 14:03 | Valparaiso | Jason Burton connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Tyrone Rein | 48-54 |
| 13:40 | Mercer | Frederick Ray loses the ball out of bounds | 48-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Kauffman (PG), Chris Jones (SG) John Therrien, Edward Means | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Heriberto Acosta (SG) Jason Burton | |
| 13:24 | Valparaiso | Matt Underwood connects on the shot in the lane set up by Heriberto Acosta | 48-56 |
| 13:12 | Mercer | Shawn Gillis can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-56 |
| 13:10 | Valparaiso | David Anderson snags the defensive board | 48-56 |
| 13:06 | Valparaiso | John Jacobs knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Heriberto Acosta | 48-59 |
| 13:00 | Mercer | Heriberto Acosta steals it from Shawn Gillis | 48-59 |
| 12:45 | Valparaiso | Tyrone Rein loses the ball out of bounds | 48-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Morelli (PF), Brian Williams (C) Shawn Gillis, Frederick Ray | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jason Burton (PG), Larry Kuhn (PF), George Lindahl (C) Heriberto Acosta, Tyrone Rein, Matt Underwood | |
| 12:34 | Mercer | James Morelli connects on the open jumper from close range on a nice dish by Brad Kauffman | 50-59 |
| 12:19 | Valparaiso | George Lindahl can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 50-59 |
| 12:18 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte gets the rebound | 50-59 |
| 11:55 | Mercer | James Morelli misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 11:53 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to John Jacobs | 50-59 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Kauffman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chris Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Franklin Bonaparte (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Morelli (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. C - Brian Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Jason Burton (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Jacobs (tiring) 8 pts. SF - David Anderson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Kuhn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - George Lindahl (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:48 | Valparaiso | Jason Burton is hacked by James Morelli - foul #2 on James Morelli, team foul #4 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Means (SG) Chris Jones | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Tyrone Rein (PF), Matt Underwood (C) Larry Kuhn, George Lindahl | |
| 11:43 | Valparaiso | Tyrone Rein misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-59 |
| 11:41 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Brian Williams | 50-59 |
| 11:13 | Mercer | Tyrone Rein swats the short shot by James Morelli | 50-59 |
| 11:12 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Tyrone Rein | 50-59 |
| 10:59 | Valparaiso | Jason Burton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-59 |
| 10:57 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte pulls down the rebound | 50-59 |
| 10:42 | Mercer | James Morelli misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-59 |
| 10:40 | Mercer | Brian Williams gets the offensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 10:30 | Mercer | Edward Means is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-59 |
| 10:29 | Valparaiso | Jason Burton gets the rebound | 50-59 |
| 10:17 | Valparaiso | John Jacobs misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-59 |
| 10:16 | Valparaiso | Jason Burton tips it back up and in | 50-61 |
| 09:57 | Mercer | Brad Kauffman makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Franklin Bonaparte | 53-61 |
| 09:38 | Valparaiso | Matt Underwood hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Jason Burton | 53-63 |
| 09:31 | Mercer | James Morelli is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on James Morelli, team foul #5 | 53-63 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronnie Mahoney (PG), Heriberto Acosta (SF), Larry Kuhn (PF), George Lindahl (C) Jason Burton, David Anderson, Tyrone Rein, Matt Underwood | |
| 09:19 | Valparaiso | George Lindahl buries a floater from the right block set up by Ronnie Mahoney | 53-65 |
| 08:55 | Mercer | Larry Kuhn steps in front of the Chris Jones pass | 53-65 |
| 08:31 | Valparaiso | George Lindahl is hacked by Chris Jones - foul #3 on Chris Jones, team foul #6 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Means (SG) Brian Honore | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Randall Montgomery (SG), David Anderson (SF), Tyrone Rein (PF), Matt Underwood (C) Ronnie Mahoney, Heriberto Acosta, Larry Kuhn, George Lindahl | |
| 08:22 | Valparaiso | John Jacobs misses the 3 from the right wing | 53-65 |
| 08:20 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Edward Means | 53-65 |
| 08:07 | Mercer | Randall Montgomery is called for the reach on Edward Means - foul #2 on Randall Montgomery, team foul #2 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte (SF), James Morelli (PF) John Therrien, Shawn Gillis | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jason Burton (PG) Randall Montgomery | |
| 07:48 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right side | 53-65 |
| 07:47 | Valparaiso | Tyrone Rein snags the defensive board | 53-65 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Chris Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Edward Means (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Franklin Bonaparte (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Morelli (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - James Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Jason Burton (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Jacobs (tired) 8 pts. SF - David Anderson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tyrone Rein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Matt Underwood (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:34 | Valparaiso | Franklin Bonaparte is called for the reach on David Anderson - foul #4 on Franklin Bonaparte, team foul #7 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Kauffman (PG), Shawn Gillis (C) Chris Jones, James Montgomery | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 07:34 | Valparaiso | David Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 07:34 | Valparaiso | David Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 07:17 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-67 |
| 07:16 | Valparaiso | David Anderson grabs the board | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:47 | Valparaiso | Edward Means takes the ball from Tyrone Rein | 53-67 |
| 06:44 | Mercer | Brad Kauffman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Edward Means | 55-67 |
| 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 (-3) | |
| 06:29 | Valparaiso | John Jacobs buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jason Burton and the foul's on Franklin Bonaparte - foul #5 on Franklin Bonaparte, team foul #8 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Therrien (SG), Chris Jones (SF), Brian Williams (C) Edward Means, Franklin Bonaparte, Shawn Gillis | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronnie Mahoney (PG), Heriberto Acosta (SF), Larry Kuhn (PF), George Lindahl (C) Jason Burton, David Anderson, Tyrone Rein, Matt Underwood | |
| 06:29 | Valparaiso | John Jacobs makes the free throw | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:08 | Mercer | Brad Kauffman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 55-70 |
| 06:07 | Mercer | Chris Jones tips it back up and in | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:38 | Valparaiso | George Lindahl clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 57-70 |
| 05:36 | Valparaiso | George Lindahl tips it in | 57-72 |
| 05:23 | Mercer | James Morelli buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Brian Williams | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:05 | Valparaiso | Larry Kuhn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-72 |
| 05:03 | Mercer | Brian Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 60-72 |
| 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 (-3) | |
| 04:52 | Mercer | Chris Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Heriberto Acosta - foul #1 on Heriberto Acosta, team foul #3 | 60-72 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Means (SG), James Montgomery (PF) Brad Kauffman, James Morelli | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jason Burton (PG), David Anderson (SF), Tyrone Rein (PF), Matt Underwood (C) Ronnie Mahoney, Heriberto Acosta, Larry Kuhn, George Lindahl | |
| 04:52 | Mercer | Chris Jones makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 04:52 | Mercer | Chris Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:36 | Valparaiso | Matt Underwood hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Brian Williams - foul #2 on Brian Williams, team foul #9 | 62-72 |
| Subs | Mercer | Shawn Gillis (PF) Chris Jones | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 04:36 | Valparaiso | Matt Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 62-73 |
| 04:36 | Valparaiso | Matt Underwood makes the 2nd free throw | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:23 | Mercer | James Montgomery misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-74 |
| 04:21 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Matt Underwood | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:15 | Valparaiso | David Anderson misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 62-74 |
| 04:14 | Mercer | The rebound goes to James Montgomery | 62-74 |
| 04:09 | Mercer | Edward Means throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-74 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brian Honore (SF) Brian Williams | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 03:44 | Valparaiso | Matt Underwood connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 62-76 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Therrien (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Means (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Honore (fresh) PF - James Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Gillis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Jason Burton (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Jacobs (tired) 11 pts. SF - David Anderson (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tyrone Rein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Matt Underwood (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Mercer | Edward Means makes the floater from the free throw line set up by James Montgomery | 64-76 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Valparaiso | Matt Underwood's fadeaway is rejected by Shawn Gillis | 64-76 |
| 03:21 | Valparaiso | Tyrone Rein grabs the offensive rebound | 64-76 |
| 02:52 | Valparaiso | David Anderson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Shawn Gillis - foul #4 on Shawn Gillis, team foul #10 | 64-76 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Kauffman (PG), Chris Jones (SG), James Morelli (PF) John Therrien, Edward Means, James Montgomery | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 02:52 | Valparaiso | David Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 64-77 |
| 02:52 | Valparaiso | David Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-78 |
| 02:50 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-78 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Montgomery (SF), Brian Williams (C) Brian Honore, Shawn Gillis | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 02:45 | Mercer | James Morelli misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-78 |
| 02:43 | Mercer | Brad Kauffman grabs the offensive rebound | 64-78 |
| 02:34 | Mercer | James Morelli lays it up and in on a great pass from Brad Kauffman and the foul's on John Jacobs - foul #3 on John Jacobs, team foul #4 | 66-78 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Means (SG) James Montgomery | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 02:34 | Mercer | James Morelli makes the free throw | 67-78 |
| 02:17 | Valparaiso | Matt Underwood hits a floater in the lane | 67-80 |
| 02:09 | Mercer | Chris Jones connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Brad Kauffman and he's fouled by Jason Burton - foul #2 on Jason Burton, team foul #5 | 69-80 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Randall Montgomery (SG) Jason Burton | |
| 02:09 | Mercer | Chris Jones makes the free throw | 70-80 |
| 01:50 | Valparaiso | Matt Underwood misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Brian Williams - foul #3 on Brian Williams, team foul #11 | 70-80 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jason Burton (PG) Randall Montgomery | |
| 01:50 | Valparaiso | Matt Underwood misses the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 01:50 | Valparaiso | Matt Underwood makes the 2nd free throw | 70-81 |
| 01:37 | Mercer | Chris Jones buries a jumper from the right block | 72-81 |
| 01:08 | Valparaiso | Matt Underwood lays it in | 72-83 |
| 01:02 | Mercer | John Jacobs is called for the reach on Edward Means - foul #4 on John Jacobs, team foul #6 | 72-83 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Therrien (SG), Brian Honore (SF), James Montgomery (PF), Shawn Gillis (C) Brad Kauffman, Edward Means, James Morelli, Brian Williams | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronnie Mahoney (PG), Heriberto Acosta (SG), Stefan Rizzo (SF), Larry Kuhn (PF), George Lindahl (C) Jason Burton, John Jacobs, David Anderson, Tyrone Rein, Matt Underwood | |
| 00:52 | Mercer | Brian Honore misses short on a runner in the paint | 72-83 |
| 00:51 | Mercer | Shawn Gillis pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-83 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Mercer | Chris Jones misses short on a jumper from the left side | 72-83 |
| 00:46 | Mercer | Chris Jones grabs the offensive board | 72-83 |
| 00:42 | Mercer | Chris Jones connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Montgomery | 74-83 |
| 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) | |
| 00:41 | Valparaiso | Chris Jones is called for the reach on Ronnie Mahoney in the backcourt - foul #4 on Chris Jones, team foul #12 | 74-83 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Kauffman (PG), Edward Means (SG), James Morelli (PF), Brian Williams (C) John Therrien, Brian Honore, James Montgomery, Shawn Gillis | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Jacobs (SG), David Anderson (SF), Tyrone Rein (PF) Heriberto Acosta, Stefan Rizzo, Larry Kuhn | |
| 00:41 | Valparaiso | Ronnie Mahoney makes the 1st free throw | 74-84 |
| 00:41 | Valparaiso | Ronnie Mahoney makes the 2nd free throw | 74-85 |
| 00:37 | Mercer | Chris Jones loses the dribble to George Lindahl | 74-85 |
| 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) | |
| 00:12 | Valparaiso | John Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-85 |
| 00:10 | Mercer | The rebound goes to James Morelli | 74-85 |
| 00:02 | Mercer | Edward Means connects on the jump hook from the right block | 76-85 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Ronnie Mahoney runs out the clock | 76-85 |