| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Machin (fresh) SG - Michael Hankins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Wayne Reck (fresh) 13 pts. PF - William Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Chad Snow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - John Saavedra (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Bao Xiang (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Ponton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Dean (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Maddox (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Anthony Ponton inbounds the ball | 24-31 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Valparaiso | Anthony Ponton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-31 |
| 19:42 | Mercer | William Reed pulls down the rebound | 24-31 |
| 19:27 | Mercer | Michael Hankins scores on a 3 from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 19:10 | Valparaiso | Mark Dean misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Reed - foul #1 on William Reed, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| 19:10 | Valparaiso | Mark Dean makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 19:10 | Valparaiso | Mark Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 18:50 | Mercer | Wayne Reck misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-33 |
| 18:48 | Mercer | William Reed tips it back up and in | 29-33 |
| 18:31 | Valparaiso | John Machin is called for the reach on Bao Xiang - foul #1 on John Machin, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| 18:22 | Valparaiso | John Saavedra can't throw it down but he's hacked by John Machin - foul #2 on John Machin, team foul #3 | 29-33 |
| 18:22 | Valparaiso | John Saavedra makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 18:22 | Valparaiso | John Saavedra makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 18:05 | Mercer | Wayne Reck hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 17:48 | Valparaiso | Bao Xiang misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-35 |
| 17:46 | Mercer | Chad Snow pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 17:24 | Mercer | Mark Dean steals it from Michael Hankins | 32-35 |
| 17:16 | Valparaiso | Anthony Ponton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Wayne Reck - foul #1 on Wayne Reck, team foul #4 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Hickey (PG), Shawn Richer (SF), Bruce Harty (C) John Machin, Wayne Reck, Chad Snow | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Houston (PF), Josef Golinski (C) Mark Dean, Charles Maddox | |
| 17:16 | Valparaiso | Anthony Ponton misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 17:16 | Valparaiso | Anthony Ponton makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 16:53 | Mercer | James Hickey misses the fadeaway from the left side | 32-36 |
| 16:51 | Mercer | Shawn Richer snags the offensive board | 32-36 |
| 16:35 | Mercer | Bao Xiang picks off the pass by Bruce Harty | 32-36 |
| 16:19 | Valparaiso | Josef Golinski hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from John Saavedra | 32-38 |
| 16:15 | Mercer | Michael Hankins connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Shawn Richer and he's fouled by Bao Xiang - foul #1 on Bao Xiang, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Machin (PG), Chad Snow (C) James Hickey, William Reed | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Tommy Peguero (PG), Alexei Zbierski (SG), Mark Dean (PF) John Saavedra, Bao Xiang, Anthony Ponton | |
| 16:15 | Mercer | Michael Hankins misses the free throw | 34-38 |
| 16:15 | Valparaiso | James Houston gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 16:03 | Valparaiso | James Houston blows the dunk but he's fouled by Michael Hankins - foul #3 on Michael Hankins, team foul #5 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Wayne Reck (SF) Michael Hankins | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 16:03 | Valparaiso | James Houston makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 16:03 | Valparaiso | James Houston makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 15:45 | Mercer | Mark Dean steals the ball from Shawn Richer | 34-40 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Machin (fresh) SG - Shawn Richer (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Wayne Reck (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Bruce Harty (fresh) 4 reb. C - Chad Snow (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Tommy Peguero (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexei Zbierski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Houston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Josef Golinski (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Valparaiso | Alexei Zbierski comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 34-40 |
| 15:25 | Mercer | Chad Snow pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 15:05 | Mercer | Wayne Reck can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-40 |
| 15:04 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Mark Dean | 34-40 |
| 14:56 | Valparaiso | James Houston hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-40 |
| 14:54 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Bruce Harty | 34-40 |
| 14:42 | Mercer | Wayne Reck knocks in the floater from close range set up by Bruce Harty | 36-40 |
| 14:28 | Valparaiso | Wayne Reck steals the ball from Alexei Zbierski | 36-40 |
| 14:11 | Mercer | Shawn Richer is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Shawn Richer, team foul #6 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Hickey (PG), Michael Hankins (SG), William Reed (PF), Donald Moss (C) John Machin, Wayne Reck, Bruce Harty, Chad Snow | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Saavedra (PG), Bao Xiang (SG), Anthony Ponton (SF), Marar Alghamdi (PF), Charles Maddox (C) Tommy Peguero, Alexei Zbierski, James Houston, Mark Dean, Josef Golinski | |
| 13:52 | Valparaiso | Bao Xiang comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-40 |
| 13:50 | Mercer | William Reed pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 13:30 | Mercer | Michael Hankins misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Bao Xiang - foul #2 on Bao Xiang, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mark Degroot (C) Shawn Richer | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 13:30 | Mercer | Michael Hankins makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 13:30 | Mercer | Michael Hankins makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 13:19 | Valparaiso | Marar Alghamdi misses the lay-in | 38-40 |
| 13:17 | Mercer | James Hickey grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 12:52 | Mercer | Donald Moss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Machin (PG), Wayne Reck (SF), Bruce Harty (C) James Hickey, Donald Moss, Mark Degroot | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Houston (PF) Marar Alghamdi | |
| 12:39 | Valparaiso | James Houston is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Houston, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Chad Snow (C) Bruce Harty | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Mark Dean (PF) James Houston | |
| 12:24 | Mercer | John Machin is hacked by Charles Maddox - foul #1 on Charles Maddox, team foul #4 | 38-40 |
| 12:13 | Mercer | Wayne Reck misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 12:12 | Valparaiso | Charles Maddox gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 12:02 | Valparaiso | Mark Dean drills a jumper from the left block | 38-42 |
| 11:38 | Mercer | Chad Snow misses short on a runner from the right block | 38-42 |
| 11:37 | Valparaiso | Charles Maddox grabs the board | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Machin (fresh) SG - Michael Hankins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Wayne Reck (fresh) 18 pts. PF - William Reed (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Chad Snow (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - John Saavedra (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bao Xiang (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Ponton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Dean (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Maddox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:15 | Valparaiso | Wayne Reck takes the ball from Mark Dean | 38-42 |
| 11:11 | Mercer | John Machin can't finish the layup | 38-42 |
| 11:09 | Mercer | Wayne Reck gets the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 10:54 | Mercer | Wayne Reck misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-42 |
| 10:52 | Mercer | William Reed pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 10:36 | Mercer | John Machin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-42 |
| 10:35 | Valparaiso | Charles Maddox grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 10:19 | Valparaiso | Bao Xiang drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Saavedra | 38-45 |
| 09:57 | Mercer | Michael Hankins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 09:56 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Anthony Ponton | 38-45 |
| 09:43 | Valparaiso | John Machin steps in front of the Bao Xiang pass | 38-45 |
| 09:23 | Mercer | John Machin buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Reck | 40-45 |
| 09:11 | Valparaiso | Mark Dean connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Bao Xiang and he's hacked by William Reed - foul #2 on William Reed, team foul #7 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Hickey (PG), Scott Cox (SG), Donald Moss (SF), Shawn Richer (PF), Bruce Harty (C) John Machin, Michael Hankins, Wayne Reck, William Reed, Chad Snow | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Tommy Peguero (PG), Alexei Zbierski (SG), James Houston (SF), Josef Golinski (C) John Saavedra, Bao Xiang, Anthony Ponton, Charles Maddox | |
| 09:11 | Valparaiso | Mark Dean makes the free throw | 40-48 |
| 08:43 | Mercer | Josef Golinski is called for the reach on Donald Moss - foul #2 on Josef Golinski, team foul #5 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Marar Alghamdi (C) Mark Dean | |
| 08:20 | Mercer | Bruce Harty misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-48 |
| 08:19 | Valparaiso | Marar Alghamdi pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| 08:14 | Valparaiso | Marar Alghamdi drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Alexei Zbierski | 40-50 |
| 07:53 | Mercer | Donald Moss makes the shot from just outside the lane | 42-50 |
| 07:25 | Valparaiso | James Houston knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Alexei Zbierski and the foul's on Scott Cox - foul #2 on Scott Cox, team foul #8 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Saavedra (PG), Bao Xiang (SG) Tommy Peguero, Alexei Zbierski | |
| 07:25 | Valparaiso | James Houston makes the free throw | 42-53 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Hickey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Cox (fresh) SF - Donald Moss (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shawn Richer (fresh) 4 reb. C - Bruce Harty (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - John Saavedra (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Bao Xiang (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Houston (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Josef Golinski (fresh) 7 pts. C - Marar Alghamdi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Mercer | Donald Moss clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 06:58 | Mercer | Bruce Harty grabs the offensive board | 42-53 |
| 06:39 | Mercer | James Hickey clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 42-53 |
| 06:38 | Mercer | Donald Moss hits the follow up shot | 44-53 |
| 06:15 | Valparaiso | Josef Golinski hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Scott Cox - foul #3 on Scott Cox, team foul #9 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Machin (PG), Michael Hankins (SG), Wayne Reck (SF), William Reed (PF), Chad Snow (C) James Hickey, Scott Cox, Donald Moss, Shawn Richer, Bruce Harty | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Anthony Ponton (SF) James Houston | |
| 06:15 | Valparaiso | Josef Golinski misses the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 06:15 | Valparaiso | Josef Golinski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 05:58 | Mercer | Wayne Reck scores on a floater from the free throw line | 46-54 |
| 05:34 | Valparaiso | Marar Alghamdi buries a jumper in the lane | 46-56 |
| 05:06 | Mercer | William Reed travels with the ball | 46-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alexei Zbierski (SG), Mark Dean (PF), Charles Maddox (C) Bao Xiang, Josef Golinski, Marar Alghamdi | |
| 04:43 | Valparaiso | Alexei Zbierski misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-56 |
| 04:42 | Mercer | John Machin pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| 04:21 | Mercer | Wayne Reck's layup is rejected by Anthony Ponton | 46-56 |
| 04:20 | Valparaiso | John Saavedra grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 04:06 | Valparaiso | Michael Hankins steals it from Alexei Zbierski | 46-56 |
| 04:02 | Mercer | John Machin banks in the layup set up by Michael Hankins | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:45 | Valparaiso | John Saavedra is fouled on the floor by John Machin - foul #3 on John Machin, team foul #10 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Hickey (PG), Donald Moss (SF), Shawn Richer (PF), Bruce Harty (C) John Machin, Wayne Reck, William Reed, Chad Snow | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Bao Xiang (SG), James Houston (SF) Alexei Zbierski, Anthony Ponton | |
| 03:45 | Valparaiso | John Saavedra misses the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 03:45 | Valparaiso | John Saavedra makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 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) | |
| 03:43 | Mercer | James Hickey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alexei Zbierski (PG) John Saavedra | |
| 03:20 | Valparaiso | Bao Xiang misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 03:18 | Mercer | Shawn Richer gets the rebound | 48-57 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Hickey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Hankins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Donald Moss (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Richer (fresh) 5 reb. C - Bruce Harty (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Alexei Zbierski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bao Xiang (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Houston (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Dean (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Maddox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:01 | Mercer | Shawn Richer misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 02:59 | Mercer | Shawn Richer grabs the offensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 02:59 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Machin (PG), Wayne Reck (SF), William Reed (PF), Chad Snow (C) James Hickey, Donald Moss, Shawn Richer, Bruce Harty | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Saavedra (PG), Anthony Ponton (SF) Alexei Zbierski, James Houston | |
| 02:39 | Mercer | Wayne Reck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-57 |
| 02:24 | Valparaiso | Mark Dean comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 02:22 | Valparaiso | Charles Maddox snags the offensive board | 48-57 |
| 02:00 | Valparaiso | Anthony Ponton misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 48-57 |
| 01:58 | Valparaiso | Mark Dean misses the tip | 48-57 |
| 01:56 | Valparaiso | Charles Maddox tips it in | 48-59 |
| 01:40 | Mercer | Wayne Reck misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-59 |
| 01:38 | Valparaiso | Mark Dean pulls down the rebound | 48-59 |
| 01:19 | Valparaiso | Charles Maddox comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 48-59 |
| 01:18 | Mercer | Chad Snow grabs the defensive rebound | 48-59 |
| 01:01 | Mercer | Michael Hankins can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-59 |
| 00:59 | Mercer | John Machin grabs the offensive board | 48-59 |
| 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) | |
| 00:56 | Mercer | Michael Hankins comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 48-59 |
| 00:55 | Valparaiso | Mark Dean pulls down the rebound | 48-59 |
| 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) | |
| 00:29 | Valparaiso | Anthony Ponton knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Charles Maddox and the foul's on William Reed - foul #3 on William Reed, team foul #11 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Hickey (PG), Scott Cox (SG), Donald Moss (SF), Shawn Richer (PF), Bruce Harty (C) John Machin, Michael Hankins, Wayne Reck, William Reed, Chad Snow | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Tommy Peguero (PG), Alexei Zbierski (SG), James Houston (PF), Josef Golinski (C) John Saavedra, Bao Xiang, Mark Dean, Charles Maddox | |
| 00:29 | Valparaiso | Anthony Ponton makes the free throw | 48-62 |
| 00:22 | Mercer | Scott Cox can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 48-62 |
| 00:21 | Valparaiso | James Houston snags the defensive board | 48-62 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Tommy Peguero runs out the clock | 48-62 |