| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Michael Street (fresh) SG - Daniel Marquis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eddie Ashley (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Thomas Adams (fresh) 6 reb. C - Brian Westfall (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Paul King (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Chad Coles (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adrian Chase (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Whitesell (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Joshua Wood inbounds the ball | 22-21 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Mercer | Adrian Chase misses the jumper from the baseline | 22-21 |
| 19:48 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Eddie Ashley | 22-21 |
| 19:23 | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 22-21 |
| 19:21 | Valparaiso | Thomas Adams misses the tip | 22-21 |
| 19:20 | Mercer | Jeffrey Whitesell gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 19:00 | Mercer | Adrian Chase is hacked by Thomas Adams - foul #1 on Thomas Adams, team foul #1 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Sanders (SF), Joe Reese (PF), Michael Conner (C) Michael Street, Thomas Adams, Brian Westfall | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 18:52 | Mercer | Joshua Wood slams it home | 22-23 |
| 18:29 | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley is fouled on the floor by Chad Coles - foul #1 on Chad Coles, team foul #1 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Brian Westfall (C) Michael Conner | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 18:08 | Valparaiso | Daniel Marquis is fouled on the floor by Paul King - foul #2 on Paul King, team foul #2 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Street (PG), Michael Conner (C) Robert Sanders, Joe Reese | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 17:48 | Valparaiso | Brian Westfall hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Jeffrey Whitesell - foul #1 on Jeffrey Whitesell, team foul #3 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joe Reese (PF) Michael Street | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 17:48 | Valparaiso | Brian Westfall makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 17:48 | Valparaiso | Brian Westfall misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 17:48 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Whitesell | 23-23 |
| 17:28 | Mercer | Adrian Chase makes the fadeaway near the basket | 23-25 |
| 17:06 | Valparaiso | Brian Westfall knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel Marquis | 25-25 |
| 16:47 | Mercer | Paul King misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 16:46 | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 16:17 | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Brian Westfall and the foul's on Joshua Wood - foul #1 on Joshua Wood, team foul #4 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Street (PG) Joe Reese | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesse Augustus (PG), Matthew Collins (SG), Ralph Ouimet (PF), Francis Lilly (C) Paul King, Joshua Wood, Adrian Chase, Jeffrey Whitesell | |
| 16:17 | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley misses the free throw | 27-25 |
| 16:17 | Mercer | Francis Lilly grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 16:08 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Jesse Augustus | 27-27 |
| 15:39 | Valparaiso | Brian Westfall knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Michael Street and the foul's on Chad Coles - foul #2 on Chad Coles, team foul #5 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Abel Mort (SG), Adrian Chase (PF) Matthew Collins, Chad Coles | |
| 15:39 | Valparaiso | Brian Westfall makes the free throw | 30-27 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Michael Street (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Marquis (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eddie Ashley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Westfall (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Conner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jesse Augustus (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Abel Mort (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Francis Lilly (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Adrian Chase (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Ouimet (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:22 | Mercer | Adrian Chase makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 15:16 | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Street | 33-29 |
| 15:06 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 15:05 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet grabs the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 14:43 | Mercer | Francis Lilly scores on a floater from the left side set up by Jesse Augustus | 33-31 |
| 14:18 | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 14:16 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 13:58 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet misses the runner in the paint but the foul's on Daniel Marquis - foul #3 on Daniel Marquis, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Sanders (SF), Thomas Adams (PF), Jerry Olson (C) Michael Street, Brian Westfall, Michael Conner | |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul King (PG), Joshua Wood (SF), Jeffrey Whitesell (C) Jesse Augustus, Francis Lilly, Adrian Chase | |
| 13:58 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 13:58 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 13:35 | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley makes the 3 from straight away | 36-33 |
| 13:26 | Mercer | Joshua Wood buries a jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by Robert Sanders - foul #1 on Robert Sanders, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Brian Westfall (C) Jerry Olson | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 13:26 | Mercer | Joshua Wood makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 13:02 | Valparaiso | Ralph Ouimet is called for the reach on Eddie Ashley - foul #1 on Ralph Ouimet, team foul #6 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Street (PG), Richard Schafer (SG), Jerry Olson (C) Eddie Ashley, Daniel Marquis, Brian Westfall | |
| Subs | Mercer | Francis Lilly (PF) Ralph Ouimet | |
| 12:40 | Valparaiso | Richard Schafer buries a driving attempt in the lane | 38-36 |
| 12:22 | Mercer | Francis Lilly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-36 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Marquis (SG), Eddie Ashley (SF), Joe Reese (PF), Brian Westfall (C) Richard Schafer, Robert Sanders, Thomas Adams, Jerry Olson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Adrian Chase (PF) Francis Lilly | |
| 12:04 | Valparaiso | Daniel Marquis scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Eddie Ashley | 41-36 |
| 11:44 | Mercer | Abel Mort misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 11:43 | Valparaiso | Brian Westfall grabs the board | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Michael Street (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Marquis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eddie Ashley (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Reese (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Westfall (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Paul King (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Abel Mort (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Wood (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adrian Chase (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Whitesell (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 11:18 | Mercer | Jeffrey Whitesell pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 11:05 | Mercer | Joshua Wood misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Brian Westfall - foul #1 on Brian Westfall, team foul #4 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Schafer (SG), Robert Sanders (SF), Thomas Adams (PF), Michael Conner (C) Michael Street, Daniel Marquis, Joe Reese, Brian Westfall | |
| Subs | Mercer | Chad Coles (SG), Ralph Ouimet (C) Abel Mort, Jeffrey Whitesell | |
| 11:05 | Mercer | Joshua Wood makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 11:05 | Mercer | Joshua Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 10:39 | Valparaiso | Robert Sanders connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Eddie Ashley | 44-38 |
| 10:16 | Mercer | Paul King connects on the floater from the left side | 44-40 |
| 09:54 | Valparaiso | Richard Schafer clanks a floater from close range but he's fouled by Ralph Ouimet - foul #2 on Ralph Ouimet, team foul #7 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Street (PG), Joe Reese (PF), Brian Westfall (C) Robert Sanders, Thomas Adams, Michael Conner | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesse Augustus (PG), Abel Mort (SG), Francis Lilly (C) Paul King, Joshua Wood, Adrian Chase | |
| 09:54 | Valparaiso | Richard Schafer misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 09:54 | Valparaiso | Richard Schafer makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 09:38 | Mercer | Chad Coles comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Street - foul #1 on Michael Street, team foul #5 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Marquis (SG) Richard Schafer | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffrey Whitesell (C) Francis Lilly | |
| 09:38 | Mercer | Chad Coles misses the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 09:38 | Mercer | Chad Coles misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 09:38 | Mercer | Jeffrey Whitesell grabs the offensive board | 45-40 |
| 09:26 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet loses the dribble to Eddie Ashley | 45-40 |
| 09:23 | Valparaiso | Michael Street blows the layup | 45-40 |
| 09:21 | Mercer | Abel Mort grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 09:07 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ralph Ouimet and the foul's on Daniel Marquis - foul #4 on Daniel Marquis, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Schafer (SG), Robert Sanders (SF) Daniel Marquis, Eddie Ashley | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 09:07 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus misses the free throw | 45-42 |
| 09:07 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Joe Reese | 45-42 |
| 08:42 | Valparaiso | Richard Schafer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 08:41 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Westfall | 45-42 |
| 08:25 | Valparaiso | Chad Coles takes the ball from Richard Schafer | 45-42 |
| 08:21 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus banks in the layup on a nice dish by Chad Coles | 45-44 |
| 08:13 | Valparaiso | Richard Schafer's layup is rejected by Jeffrey Whitesell | 45-44 |
| 08:12 | Mercer | Jeffrey Whitesell pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 08:03 | Mercer | Jeffrey Whitesell drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Ralph Ouimet and he's hacked by Brian Westfall - foul #2 on Brian Westfall, team foul #7 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley (SF), Thomas Adams (PF) Robert Sanders, Joe Reese | |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul King (PG), Joshua Wood (SF), Adrian Chase (PF) Jesse Augustus, Chad Coles, Ralph Ouimet | |
| 08:03 | Mercer | Jeffrey Whitesell misses the free throw | 45-46 |
| 08:03 | Valparaiso | Thomas Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 07:40 | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley clanks a 3 from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 07:39 | Mercer | Jeffrey Whitesell pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Michael Street (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Schafer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eddie Ashley (tiring) 21 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Adams (fresh) 8 reb. C - Brian Westfall (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Paul King (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Abel Mort (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Wood (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adrian Chase (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Whitesell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 14 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Mercer | Abel Mort buries a shot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Richard Schafer - foul #1 on Richard Schafer, team foul #8 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Marquis (SG) Richard Schafer | |
| Subs | Mercer | Francis Lilly (C) Jeffrey Whitesell | |
| 07:24 | Mercer | Abel Mort makes the free throw | 45-49 |
| 07:04 | Valparaiso | Brian Westfall drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Daniel Marquis | 47-49 |
| 06:42 | Mercer | Daniel Marquis steals it from Adrian Chase | 47-49 |
| 06:21 | Valparaiso | Francis Lilly swats the layup by Eddie Ashley | 47-49 |
| 06:20 | Mercer | Paul King gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 06:03 | Mercer | Abel Mort misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 06:01 | Valparaiso | Thomas Adams snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 05:33 | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 05:32 | Mercer | Francis Lilly gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 05:14 | Mercer | Francis Lilly is fouled on the floor by Eddie Ashley - foul #1 on Eddie Ashley, team foul #9 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Sanders (SF), Joe Reese (PF), Michael Conner (C) Michael Street, Thomas Adams, Brian Westfall | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesse Augustus (PG), Chad Coles (SG), Jeffrey Whitesell (C) Paul King, Abel Mort, Joshua Wood | |
| 05:14 | Mercer | Francis Lilly makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 05:14 | Mercer | Francis Lilly misses the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 05:14 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Michael Conner | 47-50 |
| 04:46 | Valparaiso | Daniel Marquis misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 04:45 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 04:22 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus misses the floater from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 04:21 | Valparaiso | Robert Sanders gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 03:58 | Valparaiso | Daniel Marquis clanks a 3 from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 03:56 | Valparaiso | Michael Conner tips it back up and in | 49-50 |
| 03:37 | Mercer | Robert Sanders picks off the pass by Jesse Augustus | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Eddie Ashley (tiring) 21 pts. 3 reb. SG - Daniel Marquis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Reese (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jesse Augustus (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Coles (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Francis Lilly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adrian Chase (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Whitesell (fresh) 4 pts. 14 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 03:12 | Mercer | Chad Coles gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 03:07 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-50 |
| 03:06 | Mercer | Francis Lilly grabs the offensive board | 49-50 |
| 02:53 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus is hacked by Eddie Ashley - foul #2 on Eddie Ashley, team foul #10 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Street (PG), Richard Schafer (SG), Brian Westfall (PF) Daniel Marquis, Robert Sanders, Joe Reese | |
| Subs | Mercer | Abel Mort (SG), Joshua Wood (SF), Ralph Ouimet (PF) Chad Coles, Francis Lilly, Adrian Chase | |
| 02:53 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 02:53 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 02:35 | Valparaiso | Richard Schafer hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brian Westfall | 51-52 |
| 02:35 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Thomas Adams (PF) Michael Conner | |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul King (PG) Jesse Augustus | |
| 02:15 | Mercer | Paul King comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 51-52 |
| 02:14 | Valparaiso | Brian Westfall grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 01:57 | Valparaiso | Brian Westfall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Marquis (SG) Richard Schafer | |
| Subs | Mercer | Adrian Chase (PF) Ralph Ouimet | |
| 01:51 | Mercer | Daniel Marquis steals it from Paul King in the backcourt | 51-52 |
| 01:30 | Valparaiso | Daniel Marquis misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 01:28 | Valparaiso | Michael Street tips it back up and in | 53-52 |
| 01:09 | Mercer | Abel Mort makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 00:48 | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley is whistled for a carry | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Mercer | Jeffrey Whitesell is hacked by Thomas Adams - foul #2 on Thomas Adams, team foul #11 | 53-55 |
| 00:22 | Mercer | Jeffrey Whitesell makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:22 | Mercer | Jeffrey Whitesell makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Valparaiso | Daniel Marquis scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Adams | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Mercer | Daniel Marquis is called for the reach on Joshua Wood in the backcourt - foul #5 on Daniel Marquis, team foul #12 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Schafer (SG) Daniel Marquis | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:12 | Mercer | Joshua Wood misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 00:12 | Mercer | Joshua Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-58 |
| 00:04 | Mercer | Joshua Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Joshua Wood is hacked by Richard Schafer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Schafer, team foul #13 | 56-58 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Joshua Wood makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Joshua Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Eddie Ashley misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 56-60 |