| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stan Leday (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edmund Hayes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Waldo Villeneuve (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Swigert (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Gregory Montgomery (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Baier (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Stoneberg (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alfred Higgin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Luis Koch (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Tony Stoneberg inbounds the ball | 45-38 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Valparaiso | David Baier misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 19:44 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Edmund Hayes | 45-38 |
| 19:28 | Mercer | Tony Stoneberg blocks the short jumper by Michael Swigert | 45-38 |
| 19:26 | Valparaiso | David Baier snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 19:04 | Valparaiso | Tony Stoneberg buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Gregory Montgomery | 45-40 |
| 18:56 | Mercer | Bruce Tack clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 18:54 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 18:36 | Valparaiso | Tony Stoneberg misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 45-40 |
| 18:35 | Mercer | Michael Swigert pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 18:31 | Mercer | Stan Leday hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 18:30 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes hits the follow up shot | 47-40 |
| 18:06 | Valparaiso | Gregory Montgomery hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-43 |
| 17:48 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Bruce Tack | 49-43 |
| 17:34 | Valparaiso | Michael Swigert is called for the reach on Gregory Montgomery - foul #1 on Michael Swigert, team foul #1 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Adams (PF), Gerald Schrom (C) Waldo Villeneuve, Michael Swigert | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jan Caston (SF), Larry Coronel (C) Tony Stoneberg, Luis Koch | |
| 17:22 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel misses short on a runner from the right block | 49-43 |
| 17:21 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Gerald Schrom | 49-43 |
| 17:02 | Mercer | Stan Leday scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 16:38 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Edmund Hayes - foul #2 on Edmund Hayes, team foul #2 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (PG), Michael Swigert (PF) Bruce Tack, Edmund Hayes | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Rowe (SG) David Baier | |
| 16:38 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston misses the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 16:38 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston misses the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 16:38 | Mercer | Stan Leday grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 16:28 | Mercer | Paul Adams can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Gregory Montgomery - foul #1 on Gregory Montgomery, team foul #1 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Norman Searcy (SG) Stan Leday | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Kim (PG), Tony Stoneberg (SF), Joseph Brownlow (C) Gregory Montgomery, Jan Caston, Alfred Higgin | |
| 16:28 | Mercer | Paul Adams makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 16:28 | Mercer | Paul Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 16:08 | Valparaiso | Joseph Brownlow misses badly on a runner in the lane | 53-43 |
| 16:06 | Mercer | Paul Adams snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 15:51 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Rowe - foul #1 on John Rowe, team foul #2 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve (PF), John Leland (C) Paul Adams, Michael Swigert | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Luis Koch (C) Joseph Brownlow | |
| 15:51 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 15:51 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jimmy Cowley (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Norman Searcy (fresh) SF - Gerald Schrom (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Waldo Villeneuve (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Leland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Joseph Kim (fresh) 2 stl. SG - John Rowe (fresh) SF - Tony Stoneberg (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Larry Coronel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Koch (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel double dribbles | 55-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), Stan Leday (SG), Edmund Hayes (SF) Jimmy Cowley, Norman Searcy, Gerald Schrom | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gregory Montgomery (PG), David Baier (SG), Alfred Higgin (PF) Joseph Kim, John Rowe, Larry Coronel | |
| 15:17 | Mercer | Stan Leday connects on the shot near the basket set up by Bruce Tack | 57-43 |
| 14:58 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 57-43 |
| 14:56 | Mercer | John Leland snags the defensive board | 57-43 |
| 14:33 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Edmund Hayes, team foul #3 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jan Caston (SF), Larry Coronel (C) Tony Stoneberg, Luis Koch | |
| 14:18 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 14:17 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve gets the rebound | 57-43 |
| 13:53 | Mercer | John Leland clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-43 |
| 13:51 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel gets the rebound | 57-43 |
| 13:24 | Valparaiso | David Baier can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 57-43 |
| 13:22 | Mercer | Stan Leday gets the rebound | 57-43 |
| 12:58 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Jan Caston - foul #2 on Jan Caston, team foul #3 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (PG), Norman Searcy (SG), Michael Swigert (PF), Paul Adams (C) Bruce Tack, Stan Leday, Waldo Villeneuve, John Leland | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Kim (PG), John Rowe (SG), Tony Stoneberg (SF), Luis Koch (C) Gregory Montgomery, David Baier, Jan Caston, Alfred Higgin | |
| 12:58 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 12:58 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 12:41 | Valparaiso | John Rowe loses the ball out of bounds | 59-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Schrom (SF) Edmund Hayes | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 12:12 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom misses the shot from the right side | 59-43 |
| 12:11 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Joseph Kim | 59-43 |
| 11:53 | Valparaiso | Norman Searcy steals it from Luis Koch | 59-43 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jimmy Cowley (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Norman Searcy (fresh) SF - Gerald Schrom (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Swigert (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Joseph Kim (fresh) 2 stl. SG - John Rowe (fresh) SF - Tony Stoneberg (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Larry Coronel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Luis Koch (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley is hacked by Luis Koch - foul #2 on Luis Koch, team foul #4 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), Stan Leday (SG) Norman Searcy, Gerald Schrom | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gregory Montgomery (PG), David Baier (SG), Alfred Higgin (PF), Joseph Brownlow (C) Joseph Kim, John Rowe, Larry Coronel, Luis Koch | |
| 11:24 | Mercer | Bruce Tack double dribbles | 59-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edmund Hayes (SF), John Leland (C) Jimmy Cowley, Paul Adams | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jan Caston (SF) Tony Stoneberg | |
| 11:04 | Valparaiso | David Baier knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Montgomery | 59-45 |
| 10:40 | Mercer | Stan Leday comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on David Baier - foul #1 on David Baier, team foul #5 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve (PF) Michael Swigert | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 10:40 | Mercer | Stan Leday makes the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 10:40 | Mercer | Stan Leday makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 10:24 | Valparaiso | Gregory Montgomery is fouled on the floor by John Leland - foul #4 on John Leland, team foul #4 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Adams (C) John Leland | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Tony Stoneberg (SF), Luis Koch (C) Jan Caston, Joseph Brownlow | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:18 | Valparaiso | David Baier clanks a 3 from straight away but he's hacked by Edmund Hayes - foul #4 on Edmund Hayes, team foul #5 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (SF) Edmund Hayes | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 10:18 | Valparaiso | David Baier makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 10:18 | Valparaiso | David Baier makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 10:18 | Valparaiso | David Baier makes the 3rd free throw | 61-48 |
| 10:06 | Mercer | Bruce Tack misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Gregory Montgomery - foul #2 on Gregory Montgomery, team foul #6 | 61-48 |
| 10:06 | Mercer | Bruce Tack makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 10:06 | Mercer | Bruce Tack makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:52 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 63-48 |
| 09:51 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch grabs the offensive rebound | 63-48 |
| 09:33 | Valparaiso | Gregory Montgomery can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-48 |
| 09:31 | Mercer | Paul Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 63-48 |
| 09:12 | Mercer | Stan Leday misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-48 |
| 09:10 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch gets the rebound | 63-48 |
| 08:55 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch's floater is tipped away by Waldo Villeneuve | 63-48 |
| 08:53 | Valparaiso | Gregory Montgomery tips it but misses | 63-48 |
| 08:51 | Mercer | Paul Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 63-48 |
| 08:29 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve knocks in the runner from close range set up by Jimmy Cowley | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:11 | Valparaiso | David Baier comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Paul Adams - foul #2 on Paul Adams, team foul #6 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Schrom (SF), Michael Swigert (PF) Bruce Tack, Waldo Villeneuve | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jan Caston (SF), Larry Coronel (PF), Joseph Brownlow (C) Tony Stoneberg, Alfred Higgin, Luis Koch | |
| 08:11 | Valparaiso | David Baier makes the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 08:11 | Valparaiso | David Baier makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:42 | Mercer | Joseph Brownlow steals it from Gerald Schrom | 65-50 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jimmy Cowley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stan Leday (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Schrom (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Swigert (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Gregory Montgomery (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Baier (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jan Caston (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Coronel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Brownlow (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:34 | Valparaiso | Gregory Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-50 |
| 07:33 | Valparaiso | Joseph Brownlow snags the offensive board | 65-50 |
| 07:26 | Valparaiso | Gerald Schrom picks off the pass by David Baier | 65-50 |
| 06:57 | Mercer | A charge is called on Paul Adams - foul #3 on Paul Adams, team foul #7 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (PG), Norman Searcy (SG), Edmund Hayes (SF), John Leland (C) Jimmy Cowley, Stan Leday, Gerald Schrom, Paul Adams | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Kim (PG), John Rowe (SG), Alfred Higgin (PF) Gregory Montgomery, David Baier, Joseph Brownlow | |
| 06:44 | Valparaiso | Norman Searcy picks off the pass by John Rowe | 65-50 |
| 06:27 | Mercer | Norman Searcy scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-50 |
| 06:15 | Valparaiso | Joseph Kim loses the dribble to Anthony Brown | 68-50 |
| 06:12 | Mercer | Anthony Brown misses the easy layup | 68-50 |
| 06:11 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel grabs the defensive rebound | 68-50 |
| 06:09 | Valparaiso | Joseph Kim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), Waldo Villeneuve (PF) Anthony Brown, Michael Swigert | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Tony Stoneberg (SF) Jan Caston | |
| 05:42 | Mercer | John Leland's layup is rejected by Alfred Higgin | 68-50 |
| 05:41 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Larry Coronel | 68-50 |
| 05:14 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Kim and he's hacked by Waldo Villeneuve - foul #2 on Waldo Villeneuve, team foul #8 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Stan Leday (SG) Norman Searcy | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gregory Montgomery (PG), Luis Koch (C) Joseph Kim, Alfred Higgin | |
| 05:14 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel makes the free throw | 68-53 |
| 04:52 | Mercer | John Leland connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Bruce Tack | 70-53 |
| 04:45 | Valparaiso | Tony Stoneberg scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Gregory Montgomery | 70-55 |
| 04:23 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes drills a floater from the free throw line | 72-55 |
| 04:23 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Baier (SG), Alfred Higgin (PF) John Rowe, Larry Coronel | |
| 04:04 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Gregory Montgomery | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes is fouled on the floor by Gregory Montgomery - foul #3 on Gregory Montgomery, team foul #7 | 72-57 |
| 03:45 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 73-57 |
| 03:45 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 74-57 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin drills a floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Edmund Hayes - foul #5 on Edmund Hayes, team foul #9 | 74-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (SF) Edmund Hayes | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 03:23 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin makes the free throw | 74-60 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Stan Leday (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Cowley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Waldo Villeneuve (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Leland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Gregory Montgomery (fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Baier (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Stoneberg (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Alfred Higgin (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Luis Koch (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Mercer | Stan Leday drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Bruce Tack | 76-60 |
| 02:34 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch drills a jump hook from the baseline | 76-62 |
| 02:05 | Mercer | Stan Leday misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 76-62 |
| 02:03 | Valparaiso | Gregory Montgomery gets the rebound | 76-62 |
| 01:58 | Valparaiso | David Baier hits a jumper from the right side set up by Gregory Montgomery | 76-64 |
| 01:32 | Mercer | Stan Leday throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | Norman Searcy (SG), Gerald Schrom (SF), Michael Swigert (PF), Paul Adams (C) Bruce Tack, Stan Leday, Waldo Villeneuve, John Leland | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Kim (PG), John Rowe (SG), Jan Caston (SF), Larry Coronel (PF), Joseph Brownlow (C) Gregory Montgomery, David Baier, Tony Stoneberg, Alfred Higgin, Luis Koch | |
| 01:17 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel lays it in set up by Joseph Kim | 76-66 |
| 01:11 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Kim - foul #1 on Joseph Kim, team foul #8 | 76-66 |
| 01:11 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley makes the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 01:11 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley makes the 2nd free throw | 78-66 |
| 01:03 | Valparaiso | John Rowe is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on John Rowe, team foul #9 | 78-66 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Mercer | Norman Searcy clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 78-66 |
| 00:40 | Mercer | Paul Adams can't tip it in | 78-66 |
| 00:38 | Valparaiso | John Rowe grabs the defensive rebound | 78-66 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Valparaiso | John Rowe comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 78-66 |
| 00:31 | Mercer | Michael Swigert pulls down the rebound | 78-66 |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Jimmy Cowley | 80-66 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston clanks a jumper from the left wing | 80-66 |