| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Ted Myers (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley McDowell (fresh) SF - Cecil Briggs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darron Kappel (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Woll (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Denny Ball (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Moreland (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tom Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | John Moreland inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Mercer | Ted Myers steals the ball from Thomas Ward | 32-34 |
| 19:36 | Valparaiso | Darron Kappel misses the easy layup | 32-34 |
| 19:34 | Valparaiso | Ted Myers grabs the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 19:18 | Valparaiso | Ted Myers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 19:16 | Mercer | John Moreland grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 19:11 | Mercer | Thomas Ward is whistled for a carry | 32-34 |
| 18:58 | Valparaiso | Ted Myers makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 18:43 | Mercer | John Moreland comes up short on the floater from the left side | 35-34 |
| 18:41 | Valparaiso | Darron Kappel grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:36 | Valparaiso | Ted Myers misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-34 |
| 18:35 | Valparaiso | Ted Myers grabs the offensive board | 35-34 |
| 18:15 | Valparaiso | Ted Myers misses the shot from the right side | 35-34 |
| 18:13 | Mercer | The rebound goes to William Palmer | 35-34 |
| 17:55 | Mercer | William Palmer misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Stanley McDowell - foul #2 on Stanley McDowell, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Barker (SF) Cecil Briggs | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 17:55 | Mercer | William Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 17:55 | Mercer | William Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 17:44 | Valparaiso | John Moreland picks off the pass by Stanley McDowell | 35-36 |
| 17:28 | Mercer | Denny Ball drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Ward | 35-39 |
| 17:12 | Valparaiso | Darron Kappel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Martin Evans (PG), Steven Hoots (SG), David Boulanger (C) Ted Myers, Stanley McDowell, Michael Woll | |
| Subs | Mercer | Travis McNett (PG), Darren Holt (SG), John Roberts (PF), John Benito (C) Thomas Ward, Denny Ball, Tom Wagner, William Palmer | |
| 16:52 | Mercer | John Benito connects on the jump hook near the basket and the foul's on David Boulanger - foul #2 on David Boulanger, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Cecil Briggs (SF) David Boulanger | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jim Siller (SF) John Moreland | |
| 16:52 | Mercer | John Benito misses the free throw | 35-41 |
| 16:52 | Valparaiso | John Barker snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 16:37 | Valparaiso | Cecil Briggs buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John Barker | 38-41 |
| 16:33 | Mercer | Travis McNett clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 16:32 | Mercer | Darren Holt tips it but misses | 38-41 |
| 16:30 | Valparaiso | Cecil Briggs pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 16:11 | Valparaiso | Martin Evans clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Roberts - foul #1 on John Roberts, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ted Myers (PG), David Boulanger (C) Steven Hoots, Darron Kappel | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Ward (PG), Denny Ball (SG), Tom Wagner (PF) Travis McNett, Darren Holt, John Roberts | |
| 16:11 | Valparaiso | Martin Evans makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 16:11 | Valparaiso | Martin Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 16:11 | Mercer | John Benito pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 15:45 | Mercer | Ted Myers is called for the reach on Tom Wagner - foul #1 on Ted Myers, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Stanley McDowell (SG), Michael Woll (C) Martin Evans, Cecil Briggs | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Moreland (SF), William Palmer (C) Jim Siller, John Benito | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Ted Myers (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanley McDowell (fresh) SF - John Barker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Boulanger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Michael Woll (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Denny Ball (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Moreland (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tom Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Palmer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Mercer | Ted Myers is called for the reach on Thomas Ward - foul #2 on Ted Myers, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| 15:20 | Mercer | John Moreland comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 15:18 | Valparaiso | Michael Woll gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 15:06 | Valparaiso | David Boulanger misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Tom Wagner - foul #2 on Tom Wagner, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Darron Kappel (PF) John Barker | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 15:06 | Valparaiso | David Boulanger misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 15:06 | Valparaiso | David Boulanger makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 14:59 | Mercer | Tom Wagner comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 40-41 |
| 14:57 | Valparaiso | Stanley McDowell snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 14:44 | Valparaiso | Stanley McDowell loses the dribble to William Palmer | 40-41 |
| 14:29 | Mercer | Denny Ball misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 14:27 | Mercer | Thomas Ward tips it back up and in | 40-43 |
| 14:13 | Valparaiso | Ted Myers misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 40-43 |
| 14:12 | Mercer | Denny Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 13:54 | Mercer | Denny Ball comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 13:53 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Michael Woll | 40-43 |
| 13:48 | Valparaiso | Darron Kappel hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Ward - foul #3 on Thomas Ward, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Martin Evans (PG), Steven Hoots (SG), Cecil Briggs (SF), John Barker (C) Ted Myers, Stanley McDowell, David Boulanger, Michael Woll | |
| Subs | Mercer | Travis McNett (PG), Darren Holt (SG), John Roberts (PF), John Benito (C) Thomas Ward, Denny Ball, Tom Wagner, William Palmer | |
| 13:48 | Valparaiso | Darron Kappel misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 13:48 | Valparaiso | Darron Kappel misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 13:48 | Mercer | John Roberts grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 13:35 | Mercer | John Moreland hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by John Barker - foul #2 on John Barker, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| 13:35 | Mercer | John Moreland makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 13:35 | Mercer | John Moreland misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 13:35 | Valparaiso | Darron Kappel snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 13:26 | Valparaiso | Martin Evans misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 13:25 | Mercer | John Moreland pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 13:07 | Mercer | Darren Holt connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by John Roberts | 40-46 |
| 12:52 | Valparaiso | Cecil Briggs knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Hoots | 43-46 |
| 12:34 | Mercer | John Moreland drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 12:17 | Valparaiso | John Barker loses the ball out of bounds | 43-48 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ted Myers (PG), Stanley McDowell (SG), Michael Woll (C) Martin Evans, Steven Hoots, Darron Kappel | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Ward (PG), Denny Ball (SG), Jim Siller (SF), Tom Wagner (PF), William Palmer (C) Travis McNett, Darren Holt, John Moreland, John Roberts, John Benito | |
| 12:07 | Mercer | William Palmer buries a jump hook from close range | 43-50 |
| 11:54 | Valparaiso | Cecil Briggs misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 11:53 | Valparaiso | Ted Myers gets the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 11:37 | Valparaiso | John Barker buries a jumpshot from the left side | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Ted Myers (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanley McDowell (fresh) SF - Cecil Briggs (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Barker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Woll (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Denny Ball (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jim Siller (fresh) PF - Tom Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Palmer (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Mercer | Thomas Ward banks in the layup on a great pass from Denny Ball | 45-52 |
| 11:07 | Valparaiso | Stanley McDowell misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-52 |
| 11:05 | Valparaiso | Michael Woll hits the follow up shot | 47-52 |
| 10:55 | Mercer | Denny Ball is fouled on the floor by Ted Myers - foul #3 on Ted Myers, team foul #6 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Martin Evans (SG), David Boulanger (SF), Darron Kappel (PF) Stanley McDowell, Cecil Briggs, John Barker | |
| Subs | Mercer | Travis McNett (PG), John Moreland (SF) Thomas Ward, Jim Siller | |
| 10:50 | Mercer | Denny Ball knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Tom Wagner | 47-55 |
| 10:34 | Valparaiso | Darron Kappel scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by David Boulanger | 49-55 |
| 10:12 | Mercer | John Moreland misses the shot from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 10:11 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Darron Kappel | 49-55 |
| 09:55 | Valparaiso | Martin Evans drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Ted Myers | 52-55 |
| 09:42 | Mercer | Denny Ball clanks a 3 from the left corner | 52-55 |
| 09:41 | Valparaiso | Martin Evans pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 09:25 | Valparaiso | Darron Kappel clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 52-55 |
| 09:23 | Mercer | Travis McNett snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 09:07 | Mercer | Martin Evans blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Denny Ball | 52-55 |
| 09:05 | Mercer | William Palmer tips it in | 52-57 |
| 08:49 | Valparaiso | Travis McNett steals it from Martin Evans | 52-57 |
| 08:36 | Mercer | John Moreland buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Denny Ball | 52-60 |
| 08:12 | Valparaiso | Ted Myers clanks a 3 from the right corner | 52-60 |
| 08:11 | Mercer | John Moreland pulls down the rebound | 52-60 |
| 07:49 | Mercer | John Moreland misses the easy layup | 52-60 |
| 07:48 | Valparaiso | Michael Woll grabs the defensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 07:24 | Valparaiso | Darron Kappel misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-60 |
| 07:23 | Valparaiso | Darron Kappel grabs the offensive board | 52-60 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Ted Myers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Martin Evans (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Boulanger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Darron Kappel (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. C - Michael Woll (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Travis McNett (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Denny Ball (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Moreland (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tom Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Palmer (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Valparaiso | Ted Myers is called for traveling | 52-60 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Day (PG), Stanley McDowell (SG), Cecil Briggs (SF), John Barker (PF), Michael Farley (C) Ted Myers, Martin Evans, David Boulanger, Darron Kappel, Michael Woll | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Ward (PG), Darren Holt (SG), Jim Siller (SF), John Roberts (PF), John Benito (C) Travis McNett, Denny Ball, John Moreland, Tom Wagner, William Palmer | |
| 07:01 | Mercer | Thomas Ward misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-60 |
| 07:00 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Michael Farley | 52-60 |
| 06:36 | Valparaiso | Stanley McDowell misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by John Benito - foul #1 on John Benito, team foul #4 | 52-60 |
| 06:36 | Valparaiso | Stanley McDowell misses the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 06:36 | Valparaiso | Stanley McDowell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 06:27 | Mercer | John Benito comes up short on the floater from the left block | 53-60 |
| 06:26 | Valparaiso | John Barker grabs the board | 53-60 |
| 06:04 | Valparaiso | Michael Farley connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Stanley McDowell | 55-60 |
| 05:50 | Mercer | Thomas Ward is hacked by Cecil Briggs - foul #2 on Cecil Briggs, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Darron Kappel (PF) Michael Farley | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 05:50 | Mercer | Thomas Ward makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 05:50 | Mercer | Thomas Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 05:31 | Valparaiso | Stanley McDowell is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 55-62 |
| 05:14 | Mercer | Jim Siller is whistled for a carry | 55-62 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Denny Ball (SG), John Moreland (SF) Darren Holt, Jim Siller | |
| 04:48 | Valparaiso | John Barker clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 55-62 |
| 04:47 | Mercer | John Moreland gets the rebound | 55-62 |
| 04:24 | Mercer | Denny Ball scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Moreland | 55-65 |
| 04:02 | Valparaiso | Cecil Briggs misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-65 |
| 04:00 | Mercer | John Benito grabs the defensive rebound | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Mercer | John Benito slams it home | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:29 | Valparaiso | Stanley McDowell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-67 |
| 03:28 | Mercer | The rebound goes to John Benito | 55-67 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - John Day (fairly fresh) SG - Stanley McDowell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cecil Briggs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darron Kappel (fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. C - John Barker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Ward (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Denny Ball (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Moreland (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Roberts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - John Benito (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Mercer | Denny Ball hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-67 |
| 03:11 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to John Barker | 55-67 |
| 03:05 | Valparaiso | John Day comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-67 |
| 03:04 | Valparaiso | Stanley McDowell gets the offensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 02:55 | Valparaiso | John Day connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-67 |
| 02:55 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-67 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ted Myers (PG), Martin Evans (SG), Michael Woll (C) John Day, Stanley McDowell, Cecil Briggs | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Wagner (PF), William Palmer (C) John Roberts, John Benito | |
| 02:30 | Mercer | Denny Ball misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-67 |
| 02:29 | Mercer | William Palmer snags the offensive board | 57-67 |
| 02:01 | Mercer | John Moreland can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-67 |
| 02:00 | Mercer | Tom Wagner tips it home | 57-69 |
| 01:40 | Valparaiso | Michael Woll jams it on a great pass from Martin Evans | 59-69 |
| 01:21 | Mercer | Tom Wagner misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-69 |
| 01:19 | Valparaiso | Michael Woll pulls down the rebound | 59-69 |
| 01:06 | Valparaiso | Michael Woll can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William Palmer - foul #2 on William Palmer, team foul #5 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Steven Hoots (SG), David Boulanger (PF) Ted Myers, Darron Kappel | |
| Subs | Mercer | Travis McNett (PG), Darren Holt (SG), Jim Siller (SF), John Roberts (PF), John Benito (C) Thomas Ward, Denny Ball, John Moreland, Tom Wagner, William Palmer | |
| 01:06 | Valparaiso | Michael Woll makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 01:06 | Valparaiso | Michael Woll makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| 01:04 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-69 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ted Myers (PG), Stanley McDowell (SG), Cecil Briggs (SF), Darron Kappel (PF) Martin Evans, Steven Hoots, John Barker, David Boulanger | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Ward (PG), Denny Ball (SG), John Moreland (SF), Tom Wagner (PF), William Palmer (C) Travis McNett, Darren Holt, Jim Siller, John Roberts, John Benito | |
| 00:37 | Mercer | Denny Ball is fouled on the floor by Darron Kappel - foul #2 on Darron Kappel, team foul #8 | 61-69 |
| 00:37 | Mercer | Denny Ball makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:37 | Mercer | Denny Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | Valparaiso | Ted Myers misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-71 |
| 00:31 | Valparaiso | Stanley McDowell gets the offensive rebound | 61-71 |
| 00:29 | Valparaiso | Michael Woll connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Ted Myers | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Mercer | Denny Ball is fouled in the backcourt by Stanley McDowell - foul #3 on Stanley McDowell, team foul #9 | 63-71 |
| 00:26 | Mercer | Denny Ball makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:26 | Mercer | Denny Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:21 | Valparaiso | Darron Kappel misses the lay-in | 63-73 |
| 00:19 | Mercer | Tom Wagner gets the rebound | 63-73 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Thomas Ward runs out the clock | 63-73 |