| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Machin (fresh) SG - Michael Hankins (fresh) SF - Wayne Reck (fresh) PF - William Reed (fresh) C - Chad Snow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Justin Stuckey (fresh) SG - Theodore Stokes (fresh) SF - Wesley Burgess (fresh) PF - Paul Williams (fresh) C - Chris Ashley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Chris Ashley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Western Illinois | Wesley Burgess misses the shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Mercer | William Reed pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Mercer | Chad Snow can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Chris Ashley | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Western Illinois | Chad Snow is called for the reach on Chris Ashley - foul #1 on Chad Snow, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Western Illinois | Paul Williams clanks a shot from the left block | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Mercer | William Reed grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Mercer | William Reed misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Wesley Burgess | 0-0 |
| 18:15 | Western Illinois | Wayne Reck is called for the reach on Wesley Burgess - foul #1 on Wayne Reck, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:01 | Western Illinois | Theodore Stokes buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Chris Ashley | 0-3 |
| 17:53 | Mercer | Wayne Reck misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 0-3 |
| 17:52 | Western Illinois | Wesley Burgess grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 17:36 | Western Illinois | Justin Stuckey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 17:35 | Mercer | William Reed snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 17:31 | Mercer | John Machin is hacked by Wesley Burgess - foul #1 on Wesley Burgess, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 17:12 | Mercer | William Reed can't finish the layup | 0-3 |
| 17:11 | Western Illinois | Paul Williams snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 16:56 | Western Illinois | Wayne Reck steals it from Paul Williams | 0-3 |
| 16:35 | Mercer | Wayne Reck buries a 3 from straight away set up by John Machin | 3-3 |
| 16:07 | Western Illinois | Michael Hankins takes the ball from Paul Williams | 3-3 |
| 15:58 | Mercer | William Reed is whistled for a carry | 3-3 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Hickey (PG), Donald Moss (SF), Shawn Richer (PF), Bruce Harty (C) John Machin, Wayne Reck, William Reed, Chad Snow | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Denson (PG), Sean Dery (SG), Patrick Conerly (SF), George Moorehead (PF), Jimmy Thomas (C) Justin Stuckey, Theodore Stokes, Wesley Burgess, Paul Williams, Chris Ashley | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Hickey (fresh) SG - Michael Hankins (fresh) SF - Donald Moss (fresh) PF - Shawn Richer (fresh) C - Bruce Harty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Charles Denson (fresh) SG - Sean Dery (fresh) SF - Patrick Conerly (fresh) PF - George Moorehead (fresh) C - Jimmy Thomas (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Western Illinois | Patrick Conerly misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 3-3 |
| 15:30 | Western Illinois | Sean Dery pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 15:14 | Western Illinois | Patrick Conerly lays it up and in on a nice dish by Sean Dery | 3-5 |
| 14:59 | Mercer | Shawn Richer can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jimmy Thomas - foul #1 on Jimmy Thomas, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Reed (PF) Michael Hankins | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 14:59 | Mercer | Shawn Richer misses the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 14:59 | Mercer | Shawn Richer misses the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 14:59 | Western Illinois | Jimmy Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 14:38 | Western Illinois | Patrick Conerly knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Charles Denson and he's hacked by Donald Moss - foul #1 on Donald Moss, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Machin (PG), Wayne Reck (SF), Chad Snow (C) James Hickey, Donald Moss, Bruce Harty | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Theodore Stokes (SG) Sean Dery | |
| 14:38 | Western Illinois | Patrick Conerly makes the free throw | 3-8 |
| 14:21 | Mercer | William Reed misses the 3 from the right corner | 3-8 |
| 14:19 | Mercer | Shawn Richer snags the offensive board | 3-8 |
| 14:03 | Mercer | Chad Snow can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 3-8 |
| 14:02 | Western Illinois | Jimmy Thomas grabs the board | 3-8 |
| 13:55 | Western Illinois | Charles Denson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Chad Snow - foul #2 on Chad Snow, team foul #4 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Harty (C) Chad Snow | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Wesley Burgess (SF), Paul Williams (PF), Chris Ashley (C) Patrick Conerly, George Moorehead, Jimmy Thomas | |
| 13:55 | Western Illinois | Charles Denson misses the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 13:55 | Western Illinois | Charles Denson makes the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| 13:43 | Mercer | Wayne Reck is called for traveling | 3-9 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Hankins (SG) Shawn Richer | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Justin Stuckey (PG) Charles Denson | |
| 13:26 | Western Illinois | Paul Williams knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Justin Stuckey and he's hacked by William Reed - foul #1 on William Reed, team foul #5 | 3-11 |
| 13:26 | Western Illinois | Paul Williams makes the free throw | 3-12 |
| 13:23 | Mercer | Theodore Stokes steps in front of the John Machin pass in the backcourt | 3-12 |
| 13:06 | Western Illinois | Wesley Burgess misses the runner in the lane | 3-12 |
| 13:04 | Western Illinois | Wesley Burgess tips it back up and in | 3-14 |
| 12:41 | Mercer | Wayne Reck misses the runner in the lane | 3-14 |
| 12:39 | Mercer | William Reed hits the follow up shot | 5-14 |
| 12:19 | Western Illinois | Theodore Stokes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Hankins - foul #1 on Michael Hankins, team foul #6 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Hickey (PG), Donald Moss (SF), Shawn Richer (PF) John Machin, Wayne Reck, William Reed | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Patrick Conerly (SF) Wesley Burgess | |
| 12:19 | Western Illinois | Theodore Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 5-15 |
| 12:19 | Western Illinois | Theodore Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 5-16 |
| 11:59 | Mercer | Shawn Richer loses the ball out of bounds | 5-16 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Denson (SG), George Moorehead (C) Theodore Stokes, Chris Ashley | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Hickey (fresh) SG - Michael Hankins (fresh) SF - Donald Moss (fresh) PF - Shawn Richer (fresh) C - Bruce Harty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Justin Stuckey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Denson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Conerly (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Williams (fresh) 3 pts. C - George Moorehead (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Western Illinois | Charles Denson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from George Moorehead | 5-19 |
| 11:18 | Mercer | James Hickey comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 5-19 |
| 11:16 | Western Illinois | George Moorehead snags the defensive board | 5-19 |
| 10:55 | Western Illinois | Charles Denson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-19 |
| 10:53 | Mercer | Donald Moss snags the defensive board | 5-19 |
| 10:37 | Mercer | Michael Hankins's floater is tipped away by Paul Williams | 5-19 |
| 10:35 | Mercer | Bruce Harty grabs the offensive rebound | 5-19 |
| 10:22 | Mercer | Michael Hankins drills a shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Charles Denson - foul #1 on Charles Denson, team foul #3 | 7-19 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Machin (PG), Wayne Reck (SF), William Reed (PF) James Hickey, Shawn Richer, Bruce Harty | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Theodore Stokes (SG), Wesley Burgess (SF), Chris Ashley (C) Justin Stuckey, Patrick Conerly, Paul Williams | |
| 10:22 | Mercer | Michael Hankins makes the free throw | 8-19 |
| 10:07 | Western Illinois | Wesley Burgess can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Wayne Reck - foul #2 on Wayne Reck, team foul #7 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Cox (SG), Shawn Richer (SF) Michael Hankins, Wayne Reck | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 10:07 | Western Illinois | Wesley Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 8-20 |
| 10:07 | Western Illinois | Wesley Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 8-21 |
| 09:42 | Mercer | Shawn Richer connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from John Machin | 10-21 |
| 09:31 | Western Illinois | Wesley Burgess comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Shawn Richer - foul #1 on Shawn Richer, team foul #8 | 10-21 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mark Degroot (C) Donald Moss | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jimmy Thomas (PF) George Moorehead | |
| 09:31 | Western Illinois | Wesley Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 10-22 |
| 09:31 | Western Illinois | Wesley Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 10-23 |
| 09:17 | Mercer | Jimmy Thomas steps in front of the Mark Degroot pass | 10-23 |
| 08:52 | Western Illinois | Charles Denson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Machin - foul #1 on John Machin, team foul #9 | 10-23 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Harty (C) Mark Degroot | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sean Dery (SG) Theodore Stokes | |
| 08:52 | Western Illinois | Charles Denson misses the 1st free throw | 10-23 |
| 08:52 | Western Illinois | Charles Denson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-24 |
| 08:33 | Mercer | William Reed can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Jimmy Thomas - foul #2 on Jimmy Thomas, team foul #4 | 10-24 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Justin Stuckey (PG), Paul Williams (PF) Charles Denson, Jimmy Thomas | |
| 08:33 | Mercer | William Reed makes the 1st free throw | 11-24 |
| 08:33 | Mercer | William Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 12-24 |
| 08:18 | Western Illinois | Wesley Burgess's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-24 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Hankins (SG) Scott Cox | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Patrick Conerly (C) Chris Ashley | |
| 07:58 | Mercer | Bruce Harty loses the ball out of bounds | 12-24 |
| Subs | Mercer | Donald Moss (SF) William Reed | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Theodore Stokes (SG), Chris Ashley (C) Sean Dery, Wesley Burgess | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Machin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Hankins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Moss (fresh) PF - Shawn Richer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bruce Harty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Justin Stuckey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Theodore Stokes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Patrick Conerly (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Williams (fresh) 3 pts. C - Chris Ashley (fresh) | |
| 07:45 | Western Illinois | Paul Williams can't connect on a floater in the lane | 12-24 |
| 07:44 | Mercer | Bruce Harty gets the rebound | 12-24 |
| 07:23 | Mercer | Michael Hankins misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Theodore Stokes - foul #1 on Theodore Stokes, team foul #5 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Hickey (PG), William Reed (PF) John Machin, Shawn Richer | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | George Moorehead (C) Chris Ashley | |
| 07:23 | Mercer | Michael Hankins misses the 1st free throw | 12-24 |
| 07:23 | Mercer | Michael Hankins makes the 2nd free throw | 13-24 |
| 07:02 | Western Illinois | George Moorehead's floater is tipped away by Donald Moss | 13-24 |
| 07:00 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Stuckey | 13-24 |
| 06:45 | Western Illinois | Theodore Stokes drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Conerly | 13-27 |
| 06:24 | Mercer | Bruce Harty misses badly on a floater from the left side | 13-27 |
| 06:23 | Mercer | Bruce Harty pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-27 |
| 06:10 | Mercer | William Reed's pass is intercepted by Patrick Conerly | 13-27 |
| 06:04 | Western Illinois | Paul Williams lays it up and in | 13-29 |
| 05:53 | Mercer | James Hickey knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Hankins | 15-29 |
| 05:39 | Western Illinois | Justin Stuckey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-29 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Machin (PG), Scott Cox (SG), Shawn Richer (PF), Mark Degroot (C) Michael Hankins, Donald Moss, William Reed, Bruce Harty | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Denson (PG), Sean Dery (SG), Wesley Burgess (SF), Chris Ashley (C) Justin Stuckey, Theodore Stokes, Paul Williams, George Moorehead | |
| 05:14 | Mercer | John Machin misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-29 |
| 05:13 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Denson | 15-29 |
| 05:08 | Western Illinois | Wesley Burgess is fouled on the floor by James Hickey - foul #1 on James Hickey, team foul #10 | 15-29 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Williams (PF) Patrick Conerly | |
| 05:08 | Western Illinois | Wesley Burgess misses the 1st free throw | 15-29 |
| 05:08 | Western Illinois | Wesley Burgess misses the 2nd free throw | 15-29 |
| 05:08 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Williams | 15-29 |
| 04:56 | Western Illinois | Wesley Burgess is called for traveling | 15-29 |
| 04:34 | Mercer | Mark Degroot makes the floater from the baseline | 17-29 |
| 04:20 | Western Illinois | Charles Denson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Hickey - foul #2 on James Hickey, team foul #11 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Hankins (SG), Donald Moss (SF) Scott Cox, James Hickey | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 04:20 | Western Illinois | Charles Denson makes the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 04:20 | Western Illinois | Charles Denson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-31 |
| 04:04 | Mercer | Shawn Richer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-31 |
| 04:02 | Mercer | Shawn Richer snags the offensive board | 17-31 |
| 03:52 | Mercer | John Machin clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-31 |
| 03:50 | Western Illinois | Paul Williams pulls down the rebound | 17-31 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Machin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Hankins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Moss (fresh) PF - Shawn Richer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Degroot (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Charles Denson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Dery (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wesley Burgess (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Ashley (fresh) | |
| 03:26 | Western Illinois | Charles Denson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-31 |
| 03:24 | Mercer | Mark Degroot grabs the board | 17-31 |
| 03:04 | Mercer | Donald Moss hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 19-31 |
| 02:46 | Western Illinois | Paul Williams knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Charles Denson and the foul's on Michael Hankins - foul #2 on Michael Hankins, team foul #12 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Hickey (PG), Wayne Reck (SF), William Reed (PF), Chad Snow (C) John Machin, Donald Moss, Shawn Richer, Mark Degroot | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Justin Stuckey (PG), Theodore Stokes (SG), Patrick Conerly (SF), George Moorehead (C) Charles Denson, Sean Dery, Wesley Burgess, Chris Ashley | |
| 02:46 | Western Illinois | Paul Williams misses the free throw | 19-33 |
| 02:46 | Mercer | Chad Snow snags the defensive board | 19-33 |
| 02:33 | Mercer | William Reed drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by James Hickey and he's fouled by Paul Williams - foul #1 on Paul Williams, team foul #6 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Cox (SG) Michael Hankins | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jimmy Thomas (C) Paul Williams | |
| 02:33 | Mercer | William Reed makes the free throw | 22-33 |
| 02:14 | Western Illinois | Justin Stuckey connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Conerly | 22-36 |
| 01:53 | Mercer | Wayne Reck misses long on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Theodore Stokes - foul #2 on Theodore Stokes, team foul #7 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Shawn Richer (SG) Scott Cox | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 01:53 | Mercer | Wayne Reck misses the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 01:53 | Mercer | Wayne Reck makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 01:31 | Western Illinois | George Moorehead misses short on a floater from close range | 23-36 |
| 01:30 | Western Illinois | George Moorehead snags the offensive board | 23-36 |
| 01:18 | Western Illinois | A charge is called on Patrick Conerly - foul #1 on Patrick Conerly, team foul #8 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Machin (PG), Michael Hankins (SG) James Hickey, Shawn Richer | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Wesley Burgess (SF) Patrick Conerly | |
| 01:06 | Mercer | Michael Hankins misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Theodore Stokes - foul #3 on Theodore Stokes, team foul #9 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Denson (SG), Chris Ashley (C) Theodore Stokes, Jimmy Thomas | |
| 01:06 | Mercer | Michael Hankins makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 01:06 | Mercer | Michael Hankins misses the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 01:06 | Mercer | Chad Snow snags the offensive board | 24-36 |
| 00:55 | Mercer | John Machin is hacked by Charles Denson - foul #2 on Charles Denson, team foul #10 | 24-36 |
| 00:55 | Mercer | John Machin misses the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 00:55 | Mercer | John Machin misses the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 00:55 | Western Illinois | Chris Ashley grabs the board | 24-36 |
| 00:38 | Western Illinois | Charles Denson makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Wesley Burgess | 24-39 |
| 00:18 | Mercer | The jump hook by Wayne Reck is blocked by Chris Ashley | 24-39 |
| 00:17 | Western Illinois | George Moorehead gets the rebound | 24-39 |
| 00:05 | Western Illinois | William Reed steps in front of the George Moorehead pass | 24-39 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | The short jumper by William Reed is denied by Wesley Burgess | 24-39 |