| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Albert Rooney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Riley Vinton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Stewart (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Raymond Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jimmy Costello (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Pinegar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Malinoski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael O'Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Lathrop (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Riley Vinton inbounds the ball | 32-46 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Western Illinois | Albert Rooney is called for traveling | 32-46 |
| 19:17 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-46 |
| 19:16 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar snags the offensive board | 32-46 |
| 18:56 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-46 |
| 18:55 | Mercer | Peter Malinoski hits the follow up shot | 32-48 |
| 18:40 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 32-48 |
| 18:39 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar gets the rebound | 32-48 |
| 18:33 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-48 |
| 18:31 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 32-48 |
| 18:05 | Western Illinois | Nathaniel Pinegar steps in front of the Albert Rooney pass | 32-48 |
| 17:45 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-48 |
| 17:43 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Stewart | 32-48 |
| 17:38 | Western Illinois | Riley Vinton misses short on a floater from the right wing | 32-48 |
| 17:36 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop gets the rebound | 32-48 |
| 17:31 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello is whistled for traveling | 32-48 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Justin Fletcher (C) Robert Lathrop | |
| 17:07 | Western Illinois | Riley Vinton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-48 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | George Bittinger (PG), Mark Lee (SG), Ronald Walker (PF), Geoffrey Fortunato (C) Albert Rooney, James Patterson, Robert Stewart, Raymond Campbell | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Simmons (PG), Nicholas Guse (SF) Jimmy Costello, Peter Malinoski | |
| 16:47 | Mercer | Riley Vinton picks off the pass by Nicholas Guse | 32-48 |
| 16:43 | Western Illinois | Riley Vinton lays it up and in | 34-48 |
| 16:40 | Mercer | David Simmons is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 34-48 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Perreira (PG) Riley Vinton | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Hanna (SG), Chester Seddon (C) Nathaniel Pinegar, Michael O'Sullivan | |
| 16:24 | Western Illinois | Michael Perreira is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Guse - foul #1 on Nicholas Guse, team foul #1 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Lathrop (PF) Chester Seddon | |
| 16:03 | Western Illinois | George Bittinger is called for traveling | 34-48 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Albert Rooney (PG), James Patterson (SG), Robert Stewart (PF), Raymond Campbell (C) Michael Perreira, George Bittinger, Ronald Walker, Geoffrey Fortunato | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Costello (PG) Richard Hanna | |
| 15:44 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by David Simmons | 34-51 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Albert Rooney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Stewart (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Raymond Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jimmy Costello (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Nicholas Guse (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Lathrop (fresh) C - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-51 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Riley Vinton (SF) Mark Lee | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar (SG), Peter Malinoski (SF), Michael O'Sullivan (PF), Mark Wilson (C) David Simmons, Nicholas Guse, Robert Lathrop, Justin Fletcher | |
| 15:06 | Mercer | Mark Wilson is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Mark Wilson, team foul #2 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Chester Seddon (C) Mark Wilson | |
| 14:59 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 34-51 |
| 14:58 | Mercer | Peter Malinoski snags the defensive board | 34-51 |
| 14:54 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael O'Sullivan | 34-53 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:38 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell is hacked by Michael O'Sullivan - foul #3 on Michael O'Sullivan, team foul #3 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Simmons (PG), Robert Lathrop (C) Jimmy Costello, Chester Seddon | |
| 14:22 | Western Illinois | James Patterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-53 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Lee (SG) James Patterson | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:57 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop drills a jump hook from the left block set up by David Simmons | 34-55 |
| 13:37 | Western Illinois | Riley Vinton misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-55 |
| 13:35 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart grabs the offensive board | 34-55 |
| 13:16 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-55 |
| 13:15 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan gets the rebound | 34-55 |
| 12:53 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 34-55 |
| 12:52 | Western Illinois | Mark Lee pulls down the rebound | 34-55 |
| 12:33 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-55 |
| 12:31 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart misses the tip | 34-55 |
| 12:29 | Mercer | The rebound goes to David Simmons | 34-55 |
| 12:02 | Mercer | Peter Malinoski misses long on a 3 from straight away | 34-55 |
| 12:01 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell grabs the board | 34-55 |
| 11:47 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart misses long on a runner from the baseline | 34-55 |
| 11:46 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar grabs the board | 34-55 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Albert Rooney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Riley Vinton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Stewart (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Raymond Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Nathaniel Pinegar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Malinoski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael O'Sullivan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Lathrop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Mercer | Riley Vinton steals the ball from David Simmons | 34-55 |
| 11:14 | Western Illinois | Mark Lee lays it up and in set up by Riley Vinton | 36-55 |
| 10:49 | Mercer | Robert Stewart denies the turnaround by David Simmons | 36-55 |
| 10:47 | Western Illinois | Albert Rooney snags the defensive board | 36-55 |
| 10:42 | Western Illinois | Robert Lathrop blocks the short jumper by Albert Rooney | 36-55 |
| 10:40 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Michael O'Sullivan | 36-55 |
| 10:25 | Mercer | Peter Malinoski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-55 |
| 10:24 | Western Illinois | Mark Lee snags the defensive board | 36-55 |
| 10:11 | Western Illinois | Mark Lee misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 36-55 |
| 10:10 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart tips it back up and in | 38-55 |
| 09:41 | Mercer | Peter Malinoski misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-55 |
| 09:40 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart grabs the board | 38-55 |
| 09:29 | Western Illinois | Albert Rooney clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-55 |
| 09:28 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell tips it back up and in | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:17 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan is hacked by Robert Stewart - foul #2 on Robert Stewart, team foul #1 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | George Bittinger (PG), James Patterson (SG), Ronald Walker (SF), Geoffrey Fortunato (C) Albert Rooney, Mark Lee, Riley Vinton, Raymond Campbell | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Costello (PG), Richard Hanna (SG), Nicholas Guse (SF), Justin Fletcher (PF), Chester Seddon (C) David Simmons, Nathaniel Pinegar, Peter Malinoski, Michael O'Sullivan, Robert Lathrop | |
| 09:12 | Mercer | Nicholas Guse misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-55 |
| 09:11 | Mercer | Richard Hanna pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-55 |
| 08:59 | Mercer | Richard Hanna scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jimmy Costello | 40-58 |
| 08:42 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-58 |
| 08:40 | Mercer | Nicholas Guse grabs the defensive rebound | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:36 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-58 |
| 08:34 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to James Patterson | 40-58 |
| 08:25 | Western Illinois | Geoffrey Fortunato is fouled on the floor by Justin Fletcher - foul #1 on Justin Fletcher, team foul #4 | 40-58 |
| 08:20 | Western Illinois | James Patterson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-58 |
| 08:18 | Mercer | Chester Seddon grabs the defensive rebound | 40-58 |
| 08:01 | Mercer | Richard Hanna makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jimmy Costello | 40-60 |
| 07:44 | Western Illinois | Robert Stewart misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-60 |
| 07:42 | Mercer | Chester Seddon gets the rebound | 40-60 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - George Bittinger (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Stewart (tiring) 13 pts. 11 reb. C - Geoffrey Fortunato (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jimmy Costello (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Hanna (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Guse (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 5 pts. C - Chester Seddon (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Mercer | Ronald Walker is called for the reach on Richard Hanna - foul #1 on Ronald Walker, team foul #2 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Lee (PF) Robert Stewart | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Simmons (SG), Mark Wilson (C) Richard Hanna, Chester Seddon | |
| 07:13 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-60 |
| 07:11 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Ronald Walker | 40-60 |
| 06:58 | Western Illinois | George Bittinger misses short on a 3 from straight away | 40-60 |
| 06:56 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher gets the rebound | 40-60 |
| 06:27 | Mercer | David Simmons hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-60 |
| 06:26 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to David Simmons | 40-60 |
| 06:11 | Mercer | David Simmons is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on David Simmons, team foul #5 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Perreira (PG), Riley Vinton (SF), Raymond Campbell (C) James Patterson, Ronald Walker, Geoffrey Fortunato | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar (SG), Chester Seddon (SF), Michael O'Sullivan (PF) Jimmy Costello, Nicholas Guse, Justin Fletcher | |
| 06:00 | Western Illinois | Mark Lee scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Riley Vinton | 43-60 |
| 05:36 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-60 |
| 05:35 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell snags the defensive board | 43-60 |
| 05:24 | Western Illinois | George Bittinger can't finish the layup | 43-60 |
| 05:23 | Mercer | Mark Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-60 |
| 05:09 | Mercer | Chester Seddon scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by David Simmons | 43-63 |
| 04:53 | Western Illinois | Raymond Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-63 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ronald Walker (SF), Geoffrey Fortunato (C) Riley Vinton, Raymond Campbell | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jessie O'Bryan (PG), Richard Hanna (SG), Nicholas Guse (SF), Robert Lathrop (PF) David Simmons, Nathaniel Pinegar, Michael O'Sullivan, Mark Wilson | |
| 04:29 | Mercer | Geoffrey Fortunato swats the shot by Chester Seddon | 43-63 |
| 04:28 | Western Illinois | Ronald Walker snags the defensive board | 43-63 |
| 04:10 | Western Illinois | Ronald Walker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 43-63 |
| 04:09 | Western Illinois | Mark Lee tips it but misses | 43-63 |
| 04:08 | Western Illinois | Geoffrey Fortunato tips it but misses | 43-63 |
| 04:07 | Western Illinois | Geoffrey Fortunato tips it home | 45-63 |
| 03:47 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-65 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Western Illinois | Michael Perreira hits a 3 from the left wing set up by George Bittinger | 48-65 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Perreira (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Bittinger (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Ronald Walker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Lee (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Geoffrey Fortunato (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jessie O'Bryan (fresh) SG - Richard Hanna (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Guse (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Lathrop (fresh) 4 pts. C - Chester Seddon (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Chester Seddon | 48-68 |
| 03:03 | Western Illinois | Jessie O'Bryan steps in front of the Ronald Walker pass | 48-68 |
| 02:34 | Mercer | Jessie O'Bryan is fouled on the floor by George Bittinger - foul #1 on George Bittinger, team foul #3 | 48-68 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Raymond Cathey (PG) Michael Perreira | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Simmons (SG), Justin Fletcher (PF) Richard Hanna, Chester Seddon | |
| 02:16 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop blows the layup but he's fouled by Geoffrey Fortunato - foul #1 on Geoffrey Fortunato, team foul #4 | 48-68 |
| 02:16 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop misses the 1st free throw | 48-68 |
| 02:16 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop makes the 2nd free throw | 48-69 |
| 01:56 | Western Illinois | Geoffrey Fortunato hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by George Bittinger | 51-69 |
| 01:38 | Mercer | Nicholas Guse double dribbles | 51-69 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Perreira (PG) Raymond Cathey | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Hanna (SG) Jessie O'Bryan | |
| 01:35 | Western Illinois | David Simmons takes the ball from Michael Perreira in the backcourt | 51-69 |
| 01:33 | Mercer | Richard Hanna throws it down on a nice dish by David Simmons | 51-71 |
| 01:14 | Western Illinois | Geoffrey Fortunato's pass is intercepted by Justin Fletcher | 51-71 |
| 00:52 | Mercer | David Simmons can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 51-71 |
| 00:50 | Western Illinois | Geoffrey Fortunato grabs the defensive rebound | 51-71 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Western Illinois | Michael Perreira misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-71 |
| 00:43 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop grabs the defensive rebound | 51-71 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Mercer | Richard Hanna buries a jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by George Bittinger - foul #2 on George Bittinger, team foul #5 | 51-73 |
| 00:20 | Mercer | Richard Hanna makes the free throw | 51-74 |
| 00:14 | Western Illinois | Geoffrey Fortunato misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-74 |
| 00:13 | Western Illinois | Mark Lee grabs the offensive board | 51-74 |
| 00:11 | Western Illinois | Mark Lee misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-74 |
| 00:09 | Western Illinois | Michael Perreira grabs the offensive rebound | 51-74 |
| 00:06 | Western Illinois | Geoffrey Fortunato can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Hanna - foul #1 on Richard Hanna, team foul #6 | 51-74 |
| 00:06 | Western Illinois | Geoffrey Fortunato misses the 1st free throw | 51-74 |
| 00:06 | Western Illinois | Geoffrey Fortunato makes the 2nd free throw | 52-74 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | David Simmons runs out the clock | 52-74 |