| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stan Leday (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edmund Hayes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Waldo Villeneuve (fresh) C - John Leland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Dickerson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Belden (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - David Dias (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zachariah Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes inbounds the ball | 41-39 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve is hacked by Zachariah Jones - foul #1 on Zachariah Jones, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| 19:33 | Mercer | Stan Leday travels with the ball | 41-39 |
| 19:23 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 19:02 | Mercer | John Leland loses the dribble to James Harper | 41-42 |
| 18:34 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 18:32 | Mercer | John Leland grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 18:11 | Mercer | Stan Leday lays it up and in set up by Bruce Tack | 43-42 |
| 18:02 | Western Illinois | David Dias is whistled for traveling | 43-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick (C) James Harper | |
| 17:40 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 17:38 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 17:13 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones is fouled on the floor by Waldo Villeneuve - foul #1 on Waldo Villeneuve, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Swigert (PF), Paul Adams (C) Waldo Villeneuve, John Leland | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Grant (PG), Kenneth Toliver (SG), Raymond Lew (SF), Willie Fabrizio (PF) Daniel Dickerson, Brian Belden, David Dias, Zachariah Jones | |
| 16:59 | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew misses the 3 from straight away | 43-42 |
| 16:58 | Mercer | Michael Swigert grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 16:53 | Mercer | Bruce Tack buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Swigert | 45-42 |
| 16:34 | Western Illinois | Edmund Hayes is called for the reach on Kenneth Toliver - foul #1 on Edmund Hayes, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (PG), Norman Searcy (SG), Gerald Schrom (SF) Bruce Tack, Stan Leday, Edmund Hayes | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Harper (C) Raymond Lew | |
| 16:25 | Western Illinois | Paul Adams takes the ball from Willie Fabrizio | 45-42 |
| 16:08 | Mercer | Michael Swigert misses the easy layup but the foul's on Cary Kirkpatrick - foul #2 on Cary Kirkpatrick, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brian Belden (SG), David Dias (SF) Kenneth Toliver, Cary Kirkpatrick | |
| 16:08 | Mercer | Michael Swigert makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 16:08 | Mercer | Michael Swigert makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 15:49 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden is whistled for traveling | 47-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (PG), Stan Leday (SG) Anthony Brown, Norman Searcy | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson (PG), Zachariah Jones (PF) Michael Grant, Willie Fabrizio | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jimmy Cowley (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Stan Leday (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Schrom (fresh) PF - Michael Swigert (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Dickerson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Belden (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - David Dias (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zachariah Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Mercer | Michael Swigert clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 47-42 |
| 15:38 | Mercer | Michael Swigert tips it in | 49-42 |
| 15:18 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 15:16 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones tips it home | 49-44 |
| 14:55 | Mercer | Paul Adams misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 14:53 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to David Dias | 49-44 |
| 14:48 | Western Illinois | David Dias connects on the floater near the basket and the foul's on Paul Adams - foul #2 on Paul Adams, team foul #3 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), Edmund Hayes (SF), Waldo Villeneuve (PF), John Leland (C) Jimmy Cowley, Gerald Schrom, Michael Swigert, Paul Adams | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick (C) James Harper | |
| 14:48 | Western Illinois | David Dias makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| 14:41 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-47 |
| 14:18 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Dias | 49-49 |
| 13:58 | Mercer | Bruce Tack is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Bruce Tack, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Grant (PG), Kenneth Toliver (SG), Raymond Lew (SF), Willie Fabrizio (PF) Daniel Dickerson, Brian Belden, David Dias, Zachariah Jones | |
| 13:40 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver misses the 3 from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 13:38 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 13:25 | Mercer | Bruce Tack's floater is knocked away by Cary Kirkpatrick | 49-49 |
| 13:23 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 13:17 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Cary Kirkpatrick | 49-52 |
| 12:59 | Mercer | John Leland comes up short on the runner from the right block | 49-52 |
| 12:57 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Grant | 49-52 |
| 12:55 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (SG) Stan Leday | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Harper (C) Raymond Lew | |
| 12:38 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 49-52 |
| 12:37 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 12:10 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-52 |
| 12:09 | Western Illinois | James Harper tips it home | 49-54 |
| 11:52 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce Tack | 52-54 |
| 11:34 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Willie Fabrizio | 52-56 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jimmy Cowley (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Edmund Hayes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Waldo Villeneuve (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - John Leland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Grant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Toliver (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Willie Fabrizio (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Cary Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Harper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve lays it up and in on a great pass from Bruce Tack | 54-56 |
| 11:04 | Western Illinois | Jimmy Cowley steals it from Michael Grant | 54-56 |
| 10:59 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley hits the finger roll | 56-56 |
| 10:54 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bruce Tack - foul #2 on Bruce Tack, team foul #5 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Stan Leday (SG), Gerald Schrom (SF), Michael Swigert (PF), Paul Adams (C) Bruce Tack, Edmund Hayes, Waldo Villeneuve, John Leland | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brian Belden (SG), David Dias (SF), Zachariah Jones (PF) Kenneth Toliver, Willie Fabrizio, Cary Kirkpatrick | |
| 10:54 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 10:54 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 10:54 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones snags the offensive board | 56-57 |
| 10:41 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-57 |
| 10:39 | Western Illinois | David Dias hits the follow up shot | 56-59 |
| 10:17 | Mercer | Zachariah Jones picks off the pass by Paul Adams | 56-59 |
| 10:00 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden buries a 3 from the left wing | 56-62 |
| 09:46 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom makes the shot in the paint | 58-62 |
| 09:32 | Western Illinois | James Harper's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Swigert | 58-62 |
| 09:30 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| 09:19 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom scores on a shot from the right block set up by Stan Leday and he's hacked by David Dias - foul #3 on David Dias, team foul #3 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), Edmund Hayes (SF) Jimmy Cowley, Paul Adams | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson (PG), Willie Fabrizio (C) Michael Grant, James Harper | |
| 09:19 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom makes the free throw | 61-62 |
| 09:12 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio can't finish the layup | 61-62 |
| 09:11 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Fabrizio | 61-62 |
| 08:51 | Western Illinois | David Dias misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-62 |
| 08:50 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio tips it back up and in | 61-64 |
| 08:35 | Mercer | Stan Leday throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Adams (PF) Michael Swigert | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver (C) Zachariah Jones | |
| 08:11 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-64 |
| 08:10 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Gerald Schrom | 61-64 |
| 08:06 | Mercer | Willie Fabrizio steals it from Stan Leday | 61-64 |
| 07:51 | Western Illinois | Brian Belden can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-64 |
| 07:50 | Mercer | Paul Adams grabs the board | 61-64 |
| 07:37 | Mercer | Paul Adams banks in the layup on a nice dish by Edmund Hayes and he's fouled by Brian Belden - foul #2 on Brian Belden, team foul #4 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | Norman Searcy (SG), John Leland (C) Stan Leday, Gerald Schrom | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew (SF), Zachariah Jones (PF), Cary Kirkpatrick (C) Brian Belden, David Dias, Willie Fabrizio | |
| 07:37 | Mercer | Paul Adams makes the free throw | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Norman Searcy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edmund Hayes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Leland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Dickerson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Toliver (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Raymond Lew (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Zachariah Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Cary Kirkpatrick (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Toliver and the foul's on John Leland - foul #3 on John Leland, team foul #6 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve (PF) Paul Adams | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 07:23 | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew makes the free throw | 64-67 |
| 07:05 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve is whistled for traveling | 64-67 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (PG), Jimmy Cowley (SF) Bruce Tack, Edmund Hayes | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 06:48 | Western Illinois | Raymond Lew can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-67 |
| 06:47 | Mercer | Norman Searcy gets the rebound | 64-67 |
| 06:33 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kenneth Toliver - foul #2 on Kenneth Toliver, team foul #5 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Mercer | Stan Leday (SG) Norman Searcy | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Dias (SF) Daniel Dickerson | |
| 06:33 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 06:33 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 06:10 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick is whistled for a carry | 66-67 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), Edmund Hayes (SF) Anthony Brown, Jimmy Cowley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brian Belden (SG), Willie Fabrizio (PF) Kenneth Toliver, Zachariah Jones | |
| 05:41 | Mercer | Stan Leday is hacked by Brian Belden - foul #3 on Brian Belden, team foul #6 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Grant (PG), James Harper (C) Raymond Lew, David Dias | |
| 05:32 | Mercer | Bruce Tack scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Stan Leday | 69-67 |
| 05:26 | Western Illinois | James Harper misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-67 |
| 05:24 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Edmund Hayes | 69-67 |
| 04:58 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Bruce Tack | 72-67 |
| 04:34 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Grant and he's fouled by Edmund Hayes - foul #2 on Edmund Hayes, team foul #7 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (PG), Michael Swigert (PF), Paul Adams (C) Bruce Tack, Waldo Villeneuve, John Leland | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson (PG), Kenneth Toliver (SG), David Dias (SF), Zachariah Jones (PF) Michael Grant, Brian Belden, Cary Kirkpatrick, James Harper | |
| 04:34 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio makes the free throw | 72-70 |
| 04:13 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-70 |
| 04:11 | Mercer | Michael Swigert tips it home | 74-70 |
| 04:04 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 74-70 |
| 04:03 | Mercer | Michael Swigert grabs the board | 74-70 |
| 03:58 | Mercer | Stan Leday's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Kenneth Toliver | 74-70 |
| 03:56 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes tips it back up and in | 76-70 |
| 03:39 | Western Illinois | Jimmy Cowley steps in front of the Daniel Dickerson pass | 76-70 |
| 03:27 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Jimmy Cowley | 78-70 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jimmy Cowley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Stan Leday (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edmund Hayes (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Swigert (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daniel Dickerson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Toliver (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Dias (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Zachariah Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Willie Fabrizio (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:16 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Toliver comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 78-70 |
| 03:15 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones grabs the offensive board | 78-70 |
| 03:07 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-70 |
| 03:06 | Mercer | Michael Swigert snags the defensive board | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:49 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Paul Adams | 81-70 |
| 02:49 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-70 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), Waldo Villeneuve (PF), John Leland (C) Jimmy Cowley, Michael Swigert, Paul Adams | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brian Belden (SG), James Harper (C) Kenneth Toliver, Willie Fabrizio | |
| 02:32 | Western Illinois | James Harper drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Brian Belden | 81-73 |
| 02:11 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Edmund Hayes | 83-73 |
| 01:51 | Western Illinois | Zachariah Jones clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 83-73 |
| 01:50 | Mercer | The rebound goes to John Leland | 83-73 |
| 01:29 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 83-73 |
| 01:27 | Western Illinois | Daniel Dickerson snags the defensive board | 83-73 |
| 01:03 | Western Illinois | David Dias comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 83-73 |
| 01:01 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Stan Leday | 83-73 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Mercer | Stan Leday is hacked by Brian Belden - foul #4 on Brian Belden, team foul #7 | 83-73 |
| Subs | Mercer | Norman Searcy (PG), Gerald Schrom (SF), Michael Swigert (PF), Paul Adams (C) Bruce Tack, Edmund Hayes, Waldo Villeneuve, John Leland | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Grant (PG), Kenneth Toliver (SG), Raymond Lew (SF), Willie Fabrizio (PF), Cary Kirkpatrick (C) Daniel Dickerson, Brian Belden, David Dias, Zachariah Jones, James Harper | |
| 00:56 | Mercer | Stan Leday makes the 1st free throw | 84-73 |
| 00:56 | Mercer | Stan Leday makes the 2nd free throw | 85-73 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 85-73 |
| 00:47 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio can't tip it in | 85-73 |
| 00:45 | Western Illinois | Cary Kirkpatrick gets the offensive rebound | 85-73 |
| 00:41 | Western Illinois | Michael Grant's layup is rejected by Paul Adams | 85-73 |
| 00:40 | Mercer | Michael Swigert pulls down the rebound | 85-73 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Gerald Schrom, team foul #8 | 85-73 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (PG) Stan Leday | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:05 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Michael Grant and he's hacked by Michael Swigert - foul #1 on Michael Swigert, team foul #9 | 85-75 |
| 00:05 | Western Illinois | Willie Fabrizio misses the free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Paul Adams gets the rebound | 85-75 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley runs out the clock | 85-75 |