| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Paul King (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Abel Mort (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adrian Chase (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Whitesell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Lee Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Maynard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Widner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) C - David Cushing (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Joshua Wood inbounds the ball | 24-36 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Mercer | Abel Mort can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Maynard - foul #2 on John Maynard, team foul #1 | 24-36 |
| 19:43 | Mercer | Abel Mort makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 19:43 | Mercer | Abel Mort makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 19:24 | Western Illinois | David Cushing scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Lee Phillips and he's hacked by Paul King - foul #3 on Paul King, team foul #1 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesse Augustus (PG) Paul King | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 19:24 | Western Illinois | David Cushing makes the free throw | 26-39 |
| 18:59 | Mercer | Jeffrey Whitesell lays it up and in | 28-39 |
| 18:48 | Western Illinois | Steven Widner makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 18:29 | Mercer | The short jumper by Jeffrey Whitesell is denied by Jeffrey Thompson | 28-41 |
| 18:27 | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 18:04 | Western Illinois | Steven Widner misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 18:02 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Thompson tips it back up and in | 28-43 |
| 17:37 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 28-43 |
| 17:35 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Thompson snags the defensive board | 28-43 |
| 17:15 | Western Illinois | Steven Widner's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Whitesell | 28-43 |
| 16:51 | Mercer | Adrian Chase is called for traveling | 28-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Matthew Collins (PG), Chad Coles (SF), Ralph Ouimet (PF), Francis Lilly (C) Jesse Augustus, Joshua Wood, Adrian Chase, Jeffrey Whitesell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jared Barnwell (SG), Walter Bailey (SF), Christopher Tauber (PF), Richard Anderson (C) John Maynard, Steven Widner, Jeffrey Thompson, David Cushing | |
| 16:32 | Western Illinois | Jared Barnwell hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Lee Phillips | 28-45 |
| 16:17 | Mercer | Chad Coles travels with the ball | 28-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Ware (PG) Abel Mort | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 15:57 | Western Illinois | Jared Barnwell is hacked by Chad Coles - foul #1 on Chad Coles, team foul #2 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul King (PG) Thomas Ware | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby (PG), Steven Widner (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (PF) Lee Phillips, Christopher Tauber, Richard Anderson | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Paul King (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Collins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chad Coles (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ralph Ouimet (fresh) 2 reb. C - Francis Lilly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Christopher Truby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jared Barnwell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Widner (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Walter Bailey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Thompson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-45 |
| 15:34 | Mercer | Chad Coles grabs the defensive rebound | 28-45 |
| 15:17 | Mercer | Paul King misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Walter Bailey - foul #3 on Walter Bailey, team foul #2 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Abel Mort (SG), Joshua Wood (SF), Adrian Chase (PF) Matthew Collins, Chad Coles, Francis Lilly | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips (PG), John Maynard (SG) Christopher Truby, Jared Barnwell | |
| 15:17 | Mercer | Paul King misses the 1st free throw | 28-45 |
| 15:17 | Mercer | Paul King makes the 2nd free throw | 29-45 |
| 14:56 | Western Illinois | The jumper by John Maynard is denied by Joshua Wood | 29-45 |
| 14:54 | Mercer | Paul King snags the defensive board | 29-45 |
| 14:44 | Mercer | Paul King misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Steven Widner - foul #2 on Steven Widner, team foul #3 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffrey Whitesell (C) Ralph Ouimet | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Cushing (C) Walter Bailey | |
| 14:44 | Mercer | Paul King makes the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 14:44 | Mercer | Paul King misses the 2nd free throw | 30-45 |
| 14:44 | Western Illinois | John Maynard snags the defensive board | 30-45 |
| 14:33 | Western Illinois | Adrian Chase steps in front of the John Maynard pass | 30-45 |
| 14:21 | Mercer | Lee Phillips is called for the reach on Paul King - foul #1 on Lee Phillips, team foul #4 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Walter Bailey (SF) Steven Widner | |
| 14:15 | Mercer | Paul King double dribbles | 30-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Tauber (PF) Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 13:55 | Western Illinois | David Cushing misses short on a floater in the lane | 30-45 |
| 13:53 | Mercer | Joshua Wood pulls down the rebound | 30-45 |
| 13:37 | Mercer | Adrian Chase comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 30-45 |
| 13:35 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Lee Phillips | 30-45 |
| 13:26 | Western Illinois | Christopher Tauber knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Lee Phillips | 30-48 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:14 | Mercer | Joshua Wood buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-48 |
| 12:55 | Western Illinois | Walter Bailey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 33-48 |
| 12:53 | Mercer | Jeffrey Whitesell pulls down the rebound | 33-48 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 12:30 | Mercer | Abel Mort is fouled on the floor by Lee Phillips - foul #2 on Lee Phillips, team foul #5 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesse Augustus (PG), Matthew Collins (SG), Chad Coles (SF), Ralph Ouimet (PF), Francis Lilly (C) Paul King, Abel Mort, Joshua Wood, Adrian Chase, Jeffrey Whitesell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby (PG), Jared Barnwell (SG), Steven Widner (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (PF) Lee Phillips, John Maynard, Walter Bailey, David Cushing | |
| 12:20 | Mercer | Chad Coles misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-48 |
| 12:19 | Mercer | Matthew Collins pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-48 |
| 12:09 | Mercer | Matthew Collins knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ralph Ouimet | 36-48 |
| 11:55 | Western Illinois | Christopher Tauber can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-48 |
| 11:54 | Western Illinois | Steven Widner tips it home | 36-50 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jesse Augustus (fresh) SG - Matthew Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Coles (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Ouimet (fresh) 2 reb. C - Francis Lilly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Christopher Truby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jared Barnwell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Widner (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Tauber (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Mercer | Chad Coles drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Collins | 39-50 |
| 11:16 | Western Illinois | Jared Barnwell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-50 |
| 11:14 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet gets the rebound | 39-50 |
| 10:55 | Mercer | Jeffrey Thompson steals the ball from Ralph Ouimet | 39-50 |
| 10:35 | Western Illinois | Jared Barnwell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-50 |
| 10:34 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Chad Coles | 39-50 |
| 10:16 | Mercer | Francis Lilly makes the turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Jared Barnwell - foul #1 on Jared Barnwell, team foul #6 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul King (PG), Abel Mort (SG), Adrian Chase (PF), Jeffrey Whitesell (C) Jesse Augustus, Matthew Collins, Chad Coles, Ralph Ouimet | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips (PG), John Maynard (SG), David Cushing (C) Christopher Truby, Jared Barnwell, Christopher Tauber | |
| 10:16 | Mercer | Francis Lilly makes the free throw | 42-50 |
| 09:59 | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips misses long on a jumper from the left side | 42-50 |
| 09:58 | Western Illinois | Steven Widner grabs the offensive board | 42-50 |
| 09:43 | Western Illinois | David Cushing throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Wood (SF) Francis Lilly | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 09:23 | Mercer | Abel Mort travels with the ball | 42-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Walter Bailey (SF), Richard Anderson (PF) Steven Widner, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 09:02 | Western Illinois | Adrian Chase steps in front of the Richard Anderson pass | 42-50 |
| 08:44 | Mercer | Abel Mort misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Maynard - foul #3 on John Maynard, team foul #7 | 42-50 |
| 08:44 | Mercer | Abel Mort misses the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 08:44 | Mercer | Abel Mort misses the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 08:44 | Western Illinois | David Cushing grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 08:26 | Western Illinois | Richard Anderson is hacked by Jeffrey Whitesell - foul #1 on Jeffrey Whitesell, team foul #3 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesse Augustus (PG) Paul King | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jared Barnwell (SG), Steven Widner (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (PF) John Maynard, Richard Anderson, David Cushing | |
| 08:15 | Western Illinois | Jared Barnwell hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Walter Bailey | 42-52 |
| 07:54 | Mercer | Jeffrey Whitesell's fadeaway is rejected by Walter Bailey | 42-52 |
| 07:53 | Western Illinois | Jared Barnwell grabs the board | 42-52 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jesse Augustus (fresh) SG - Abel Mort (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joshua Wood (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adrian Chase (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. C - Jeffrey Whitesell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Lee Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jared Barnwell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Widner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Walter Bailey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:49 | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Jeffrey Thompson | 42-54 |
| 07:28 | Mercer | Abel Mort comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-54 |
| 07:26 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Walter Bailey | 42-54 |
| 07:12 | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips is hacked by Adrian Chase - foul #2 on Adrian Chase, team foul #4 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul King (PG), Chad Coles (SF), Ralph Ouimet (PF), Francis Lilly (C) Jesse Augustus, Joshua Wood, Adrian Chase, Jeffrey Whitesell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Maynard (SG), David Cushing (C) Jared Barnwell, Walter Bailey | |
| 07:04 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Thompson scores on a turnaround from close range | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:57 | Mercer | Francis Lilly banks in the layup set up by Paul King | 44-56 |
| 06:48 | Western Illinois | Steven Widner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 44-56 |
| 06:46 | Mercer | Francis Lilly snags the defensive board | 44-56 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 06:17 | Mercer | Abel Mort is hacked by John Maynard - foul #4 on John Maynard, team foul #8 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby (PG), Walter Bailey (SF), Christopher Tauber (PF) Lee Phillips, Steven Widner, Jeffrey Thompson | |
| 06:17 | Mercer | Abel Mort misses the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 06:17 | Western Illinois | David Cushing gets the rebound | 44-56 |
| 05:58 | Western Illinois | Christopher Tauber buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by John Maynard | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:47 | Mercer | Abel Mort can't throw it down | 44-58 |
| 05:45 | Western Illinois | David Cushing grabs the defensive rebound | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:25 | Western Illinois | David Cushing misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Chad Coles - foul #2 on Chad Coles, team foul #5 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesse Augustus (PG), Joshua Wood (SF), Adrian Chase (PF) Paul King, Abel Mort, Francis Lilly | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips (PG), Jared Barnwell (SG) Christopher Truby, John Maynard | |
| 05:25 | Western Illinois | David Cushing makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 05:25 | Western Illinois | David Cushing makes the 2nd free throw | 44-60 |
| 05:18 | Mercer | Joshua Wood misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-60 |
| 05:16 | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips snags the defensive board | 44-60 |
| 04:49 | Western Illinois | Jesse Augustus steals it from Christopher Tauber | 44-60 |
| 04:46 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus blows the layup | 44-60 |
| 04:44 | Western Illinois | Walter Bailey pulls down the rebound | 44-60 |
| 04:21 | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Chad Coles - foul #3 on Chad Coles, team foul #6 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffrey Whitesell (C) Ralph Ouimet | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Maynard (SG), Steven Widner (SF), Jeffrey Thompson (PF) Jared Barnwell, Christopher Tauber, David Cushing | |
| 04:21 | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 04:21 | Western Illinois | Lee Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 44-61 |
| 04:09 | Mercer | Adrian Chase knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Jesse Augustus | 46-61 |
| 03:40 | Western Illinois | John Maynard clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-61 |
| 03:39 | Mercer | Adrian Chase grabs the board | 46-61 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jesse Augustus (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chad Coles (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Wood (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adrian Chase (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. C - Jeffrey Whitesell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Lee Phillips (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Maynard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Steven Widner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Walter Bailey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:14 | Mercer | Chad Coles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-61 |
| 03:12 | Western Illinois | Steven Widner gets the rebound | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:48 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Thompson throws it down on a nice dish by Steven Widner and he's hacked by Chad Coles - foul #4 on Chad Coles, team foul #7 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Ware (PG), Matthew Collins (SG), Ralph Ouimet (PF), Francis Lilly (C) Jesse Augustus, Joshua Wood, Adrian Chase, Jeffrey Whitesell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby (PG), Jared Barnwell (SG), Christopher Tauber (SF), Richard Anderson (C) Lee Phillips, John Maynard, Steven Widner, Walter Bailey | |
| 02:48 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Thompson misses the free throw | 46-63 |
| 02:48 | Western Illinois | Christopher Tauber grabs the offensive board | 46-63 |
| 02:19 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Thompson misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Chad Coles - foul #5 on Chad Coles, team foul #8 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesse Augustus (SF) Chad Coles | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 02:19 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 46-63 |
| 02:19 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| 02:19 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Ralph Ouimet | 46-63 |
| 02:12 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Ware | 49-63 |
| 01:53 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 49-63 |
| 01:51 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet pulls down the rebound | 49-63 |
| 01:44 | Mercer | Richard Anderson denies the turnaround by Jesse Augustus | 49-63 |
| 01:42 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Collins | 49-63 |
| 01:23 | Mercer | Richard Anderson steals it from Thomas Ware | 49-63 |
| 01:03 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Thompson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jeffrey Thompson, team foul #9 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Walter Bailey (SF) Jeffrey Thompson | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Mercer | Francis Lilly is fouled on the floor by Richard Anderson - foul #1 on Richard Anderson, team foul #10 | 49-63 |
| 00:57 | Mercer | Francis Lilly makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 00:57 | Mercer | Francis Lilly makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Western Illinois | Jared Barnwell misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Ralph Ouimet - foul #3 on Ralph Ouimet, team foul #9 | 51-63 |
| 00:30 | Western Illinois | Jared Barnwell makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 00:30 | Western Illinois | Jared Barnwell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 00:24 | Mercer | Matthew Collins is hacked by Jared Barnwell - foul #2 on Jared Barnwell, team foul #11 | 51-65 |
| 00:24 | Mercer | Matthew Collins makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 00:24 | Mercer | Matthew Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Christopher Truby runs out the clock | 53-65 |