| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Gregory Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Baier (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Stoneberg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alfred Higgin (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Luis Koch (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stan Leday (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edmund Hayes (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Waldo Villeneuve (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - John Leland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Tony Stoneberg inbounds the ball | 39-38 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Valparaiso | Tony Stoneberg misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-38 |
| 19:41 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 19:24 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Bruce Tack | 39-40 |
| 19:03 | Valparaiso | Tony Stoneberg hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Montgomery and the foul's on Edmund Hayes - foul #2 on Edmund Hayes, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| 19:03 | Valparaiso | Tony Stoneberg makes the free throw | 42-40 |
| 18:41 | Mercer | Stan Leday loses the dribble to Gregory Montgomery | 42-40 |
| 18:27 | Valparaiso | Gregory Montgomery comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 18:26 | Mercer | John Leland grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 18:13 | Mercer | Stan Leday knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 42-42 |
| 17:44 | Valparaiso | Gregory Montgomery makes the 3 from the right corner set up by David Baier | 45-42 |
| 17:21 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes is hacked by Gregory Montgomery - foul #3 on Gregory Montgomery, team foul #1 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Kim (PG), Jan Caston (SF), Larry Coronel (C) Gregory Montgomery, Tony Stoneberg, Luis Koch | |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Adams (PF), Gerald Schrom (C) Waldo Villeneuve, John Leland | |
| 17:06 | Mercer | Alfred Higgin picks off the pass by Bruce Tack | 45-42 |
| 16:50 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 45-42 |
| 16:48 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel grabs the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 16:38 | Valparaiso | Joseph Kim misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 16:36 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin misses the tip | 45-42 |
| 16:34 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel tips it home | 47-42 |
| 16:28 | Mercer | Bruce Tack is fouled on the floor by Joseph Kim - foul #2 on Joseph Kim, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Rowe (SG), Joseph Brownlow (C) David Baier, Alfred Higgin | |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (PG), Norman Searcy (SG), Jimmy Cowley (SF) Bruce Tack, Stan Leday, Edmund Hayes | |
| 16:11 | Mercer | Joseph Brownlow takes the ball from Paul Adams | 47-42 |
| 15:49 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston dunks the ball and he's fouled by Jimmy Cowley - foul #3 on Jimmy Cowley, team foul #2 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gregory Montgomery (PG), Tony Stoneberg (SF) Joseph Kim, Joseph Brownlow | |
| Subs | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve (PF), John Leland (C) Anthony Brown, Paul Adams | |
| 15:49 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston makes the free throw | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Gregory Montgomery (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Rowe (fresh) SF - Tony Stoneberg (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jan Caston (fresh) 8 pts. C - Larry Coronel (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jimmy Cowley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Norman Searcy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Schrom (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Waldo Villeneuve (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Leland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Mercer | Norman Searcy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-42 |
| 15:33 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 15:29 | Valparaiso | John Rowe makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Larry Coronel | 52-42 |
| 15:10 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 52-42 |
| 15:09 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 14:57 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston travels with the ball | 52-42 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Baier (SG), Alfred Higgin (PF), Luis Koch (C) John Rowe, Jan Caston, Larry Coronel | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), Stan Leday (SG), Edmund Hayes (SF) Jimmy Cowley, Norman Searcy, Gerald Schrom | |
| 14:45 | Mercer | Bruce Tack is hacked by Tony Stoneberg - foul #1 on Tony Stoneberg, team foul #3 | 52-42 |
| 14:30 | Mercer | Bruce Tack is fouled on the floor by David Baier - foul #2 on David Baier, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Swigert (PF) Waldo Villeneuve | |
| 14:15 | Mercer | Stan Leday clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by David Baier - foul #3 on David Baier, team foul #5 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jan Caston (SF) Tony Stoneberg | |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Adams (C) John Leland | |
| 14:15 | Mercer | Stan Leday makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 14:15 | Mercer | Stan Leday makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 13:46 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston is hacked by Edmund Hayes - foul #3 on Edmund Hayes, team foul #3 | 52-44 |
| 13:25 | Valparaiso | David Baier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 13:23 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston grabs the offensive board | 52-44 |
| 13:07 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-44 |
| 12:48 | Mercer | Michael Swigert buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Edmund Hayes and he's fouled by Jan Caston - foul #1 on Jan Caston, team foul #6 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Tony Stoneberg (SF), Larry Coronel (C) Jan Caston, Luis Koch | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Leland (C) Paul Adams | |
| 12:48 | Mercer | Michael Swigert makes the free throw | 55-47 |
| 12:34 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Alfred Higgin, team foul #7 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Rowe (SG) David Baier | |
| Subs | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve (PF) Michael Swigert | |
| 12:15 | Mercer | Stan Leday knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 11:54 | Valparaiso | John Rowe's pass is intercepted by Waldo Villeneuve | 55-49 |
| 11:35 | Mercer | Bruce Tack misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 11:33 | Mercer | Stan Leday tips it in | 55-51 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Gregory Montgomery (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tony Stoneberg (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alfred Higgin (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Coronel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stan Leday (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edmund Hayes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Waldo Villeneuve (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Leland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-51 |
| 11:20 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 11:02 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-51 |
| 11:00 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Tony Stoneberg | 55-51 |
| 10:53 | Valparaiso | Tony Stoneberg misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 10:52 | Mercer | The rebound goes to John Leland | 55-51 |
| 10:48 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes misses the 3 from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 10:46 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 10:31 | Valparaiso | John Rowe knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Montgomery | 57-51 |
| 10:22 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes jams it on a great pass from Stan Leday and he's fouled by John Rowe - foul #2 on John Rowe, team foul #8 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Kim (PG), David Baier (SG), Jan Caston (SF), Joseph Brownlow (PF), Luis Koch (C) Gregory Montgomery, John Rowe, Tony Stoneberg, Alfred Higgin, Larry Coronel | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (PG), Norman Searcy (SG), Michael Swigert (PF), Paul Adams (C) Bruce Tack, Stan Leday, Waldo Villeneuve, John Leland | |
| 10:22 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes makes the free throw | 57-54 |
| 10:03 | Valparaiso | Joseph Kim is fouled on the floor by Michael Swigert - foul #4 on Michael Swigert, team foul #4 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (PG), Gerald Schrom (C) Edmund Hayes, Michael Swigert | |
| 09:57 | Valparaiso | David Baier can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 57-54 |
| 09:56 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston grabs the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 09:46 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 09:44 | Valparaiso | David Baier tips it home | 59-54 |
| 09:32 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 09:31 | Valparaiso | Joseph Kim pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| 09:07 | Valparaiso | David Baier buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 08:47 | Mercer | Anthony Brown misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 08:45 | Valparaiso | Joseph Brownlow grabs the defensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 08:40 | Valparaiso | David Baier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 08:39 | Mercer | Paul Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 08:13 | Mercer | Anthony Brown makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-57 |
| 07:56 | Valparaiso | Paul Adams picks off the pass by Jan Caston | 62-57 |
| 07:50 | Mercer | Anthony Brown is hacked by Joseph Kim - foul #3 on Joseph Kim, team foul #9 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gregory Montgomery (PG), Tony Stoneberg (SF), Alfred Higgin (PF), Larry Coronel (C) Joseph Kim, Jan Caston, Joseph Brownlow, Luis Koch | |
| Subs | Mercer | Stan Leday (SG), Edmund Hayes (SF), Waldo Villeneuve (PF), John Leland (C) Norman Searcy, Jimmy Cowley, Paul Adams, Gerald Schrom | |
| 07:50 | Mercer | Anthony Brown makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 07:50 | Mercer | Anthony Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 07:29 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin is hacked by Waldo Villeneuve - foul #2 on Waldo Villeneuve, team foul #5 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG) Anthony Brown | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Gregory Montgomery (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Baier (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tony Stoneberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Higgin (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Coronel (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stan Leday (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edmund Hayes (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Waldo Villeneuve (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - John Leland (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin clanks a shot from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 07:16 | Mercer | John Leland grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 06:56 | Mercer | John Leland misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-59 |
| 06:54 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve misses the tip | 62-59 |
| 06:53 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes tips it back up and in | 62-61 |
| 06:34 | Valparaiso | Tony Stoneberg double dribbles | 62-61 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Rowe (SG) David Baier | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 06:12 | Mercer | Stan Leday drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-63 |
| 05:57 | Valparaiso | The jump hook by Larry Coronel is blocked by Waldo Villeneuve | 62-63 |
| 05:55 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin grabs the offensive board | 62-63 |
| 05:33 | Valparaiso | Gregory Montgomery is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Gregory Montgomery, team foul #10 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Swigert (PF), Paul Adams (C) Waldo Villeneuve, John Leland | |
| 05:14 | Mercer | Stan Leday misses short on a floater from the left side | 62-63 |
| 05:13 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Gregory Montgomery | 62-63 |
| 05:00 | Valparaiso | John Rowe can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 62-63 |
| 04:59 | Valparaiso | Gregory Montgomery snags the offensive board | 62-63 |
| 04:47 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Rowe | 65-63 |
| 04:26 | Mercer | Paul Adams is fouled on the floor by Alfred Higgin - foul #2 on Alfred Higgin, team foul #11 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Baier (SG), Jan Caston (SF), Joseph Brownlow (PF), Luis Koch (C) John Rowe, Tony Stoneberg, Alfred Higgin, Larry Coronel | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (PG), Norman Searcy (SG), Gerald Schrom (SF), John Leland (C) Bruce Tack, Stan Leday, Edmund Hayes, Michael Swigert | |
| 04:26 | Mercer | Paul Adams makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 04:26 | Mercer | Paul Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 04:07 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-65 |
| 04:06 | Mercer | John Leland grabs the board | 65-65 |
| 04:00 | Mercer | Norman Searcy clanks a 3 from the left corner | 65-65 |
| 03:58 | Valparaiso | Joseph Brownlow grabs the defensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 03:32 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 65-65 |
| 03:30 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley grabs the board | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Gregory Montgomery (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Baier (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jan Caston (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Brownlow (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Koch (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jimmy Cowley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Norman Searcy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Schrom (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Leland (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Mercer | Paul Adams makes the jumper from close range set up by Jimmy Cowley | 65-67 |
| 03:05 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston is hacked by Norman Searcy - foul #1 on Norman Searcy, team foul #6 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Kim (PG), Alfred Higgin (PF) Gregory Montgomery, Joseph Brownlow | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), Stan Leday (SG), Edmund Hayes (SF), Waldo Villeneuve (PF) Jimmy Cowley, Norman Searcy, Gerald Schrom, Paul Adams | |
| 02:49 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-67 |
| 02:48 | Mercer | John Leland gets the rebound | 65-67 |
| 02:26 | Mercer | John Leland lays it in on a great pass from Bruce Tack and he's hacked by Alfred Higgin - foul #3 on Alfred Higgin, team foul #12 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Tony Stoneberg (SF), Larry Coronel (C) Jan Caston, Luis Koch | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 02:26 | Mercer | John Leland makes the free throw | 65-70 |
| 02:22 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-70 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gregory Montgomery (PG), Luis Koch (C) Joseph Kim, Larry Coronel | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 02:10 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin's pass is intercepted by John Leland | 65-70 |
| 01:53 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Bruce Tack | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:44 | Valparaiso | Gregory Montgomery comes up short on the 3 from the right corner but he's fouled by Bruce Tack - foul #2 on Bruce Tack, team foul #7 | 65-73 |
| 01:44 | Valparaiso | Gregory Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 01:44 | Valparaiso | Gregory Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 01:44 | Valparaiso | Gregory Montgomery makes the 3rd free throw | 68-73 |
| 01:37 | Mercer | John Leland hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 68-73 |
| 01:35 | Valparaiso | Tony Stoneberg grabs the board | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:28 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 68-73 |
| 01:27 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin tips it in | 70-73 |
| 01:11 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Alfred Higgin - foul #4 on Alfred Higgin, team foul #13 | 70-73 |
| 01:11 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve misses the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 01:11 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:45 | Valparaiso | David Baier scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Montgomery | 73-74 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Mercer | Bruce Tack knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Stan Leday | 73-76 |
| 00:12 | Valparaiso | Gregory Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-76 |
| 00:10 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Waldo Villeneuve | 73-76 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Mercer | David Baier is called for the reach on Waldo Villeneuve in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Baier, team foul #14 | 73-76 |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Valparaiso | David Baier can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-78 |
| 00:01 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Luis Koch | 73-78 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | The clock runs out | 73-78 |