| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - John Kern (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Johnson (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Rodney Sosnowski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rudolph Krasnansky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - John Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Larkin (fresh) 10 pts. PF - George Keeler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Reece (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | James Larkin inbounds the ball | 34-40 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Mercer | John Bennett misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by John Kern - foul #3 on John Kern, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman (PG), Richard Kiefer (SF), Jerome Tompkins (C) John Kern, Rodney Sosnowski, Rudolph Krasnansky | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 19:38 | Mercer | John Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 19:38 | Mercer | John Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 19:38 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins grabs the defensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 19:19 | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 19:17 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins snags the offensive board | 34-40 |
| 18:58 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Jacobs - foul #2 on Thomas Jacobs, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Kern (PG), Rodney Sosnowski (SF), Rudolph Krasnansky (C) Joseph Whitman, Richard Kiefer, Jerome Tompkins | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 18:58 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 18:58 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 18:45 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs is fouled on the floor by John Johnson - foul #3 on John Johnson, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Adam Williams (PF) Robert Stanley | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 18:26 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-40 |
| 18:25 | Valparaiso | Rudolph Krasnansky gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 18:07 | Valparaiso | Jeremy Reece picks off the pass by Rudolph Krasnansky | 36-40 |
| 17:53 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-43 |
| 17:30 | Valparaiso | Rudolph Krasnansky can't throw it down but he's hacked by Jeremy Reece - foul #2 on Jeremy Reece, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Kiefer (SF), Robert Stanley (PF) Rodney Sosnowski, Adam Williams | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 17:30 | Valparaiso | Rudolph Krasnansky makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 17:30 | Valparaiso | Rudolph Krasnansky makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 17:09 | Mercer | George Keeler hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by John Bennett | 38-45 |
| 16:43 | Valparaiso | Rudolph Krasnansky knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by John Kern | 40-45 |
| 16:25 | Mercer | Rudolph Krasnansky steals it from Jeremy Reece | 40-45 |
| 15:59 | Valparaiso | John Johnson is fouled on the floor by George Keeler - foul #3 on George Keeler, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Young (PG), Joseph Whitman (SG), Rodney Sosnowski (SF), Adam Williams (PF), Jerome Tompkins (C) John Kern, John Johnson, Richard Kiefer, Robert Stanley, Rudolph Krasnansky | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Black (PG), Derrick Cooper (SG), Eric Ferguson (SF), Billy Mardis (PF), John Yeung (C) Thomas Jacobs, John Bennett, James Larkin, George Keeler, Jeremy Reece | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - William Young (fresh) SG - Joseph Whitman (fresh) SF - Rodney Sosnowski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Adam Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerome Tompkins (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Black (fresh) SG - Derrick Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Eric Ferguson (fresh) PF - Billy Mardis (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Yeung (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins lays it up and in set up by Joseph Whitman and he's hacked by Thomas Black - foul #2 on Thomas Black, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Kern (PG), John Johnson (SG) William Young, Joseph Whitman | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 15:35 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins makes the free throw | 43-45 |
| 15:19 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper can't connect on a shot from the left side | 43-45 |
| 15:17 | Valparaiso | John Johnson grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 14:52 | Valparaiso | John Kern knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Adam Williams | 46-45 |
| 14:36 | Mercer | John Yeung hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 14:34 | Mercer | Eric Ferguson hits the follow up shot | 46-47 |
| 14:10 | Valparaiso | John Johnson is fouled on the floor by John Yeung - foul #1 on John Yeung, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman (SG), Robert Stanley (PF), Rudolph Krasnansky (C) John Johnson, Adam Williams, Jerome Tompkins | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs (PG), James Larkin (SF), George Keeler (PF), Jeremy Reece (C) Thomas Black, Eric Ferguson, Billy Mardis, John Yeung | |
| 13:56 | Valparaiso | Rudolph Krasnansky knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by John Kern | 48-47 |
| 13:43 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper's pass is intercepted by Robert Stanley | 48-47 |
| 13:24 | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman misses the jumper from the right side | 48-47 |
| 13:22 | Mercer | George Keeler grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 13:18 | Mercer | Rudolph Krasnansky swats the shot by Derrick Cooper | 48-47 |
| 13:16 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 12:51 | Valparaiso | Rudolph Krasnansky misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 48-47 |
| 12:49 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 12:35 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 12:33 | Valparaiso | Rodney Sosnowski grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 12:20 | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-47 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Young (PG), John Johnson (SG), Richard Kiefer (SF), Adam Williams (PF), Jerome Tompkins (C) John Kern, Joseph Whitman, Rodney Sosnowski, Robert Stanley, Rudolph Krasnansky | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Bennett (SG), Eric Ferguson (C) Derrick Cooper, Jeremy Reece | |
| 12:09 | Mercer | John Bennett scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Larkin | 48-50 |
| 11:49 | Valparaiso | James Larkin is called for the reach on John Johnson - foul #1 on James Larkin, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Kern (PG), Robert Stanley (PF), Rudolph Krasnansky (C) William Young, Adam Williams, Jerome Tompkins | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Yeung (C) George Keeler | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - John Kern (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Kiefer (fresh) PF - Robert Stanley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Rudolph Krasnansky (fresh) 8 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. SG - John Bennett (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Larkin (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Yeung (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Valparaiso | Rudolph Krasnansky buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John Kern | 50-50 |
| 11:13 | Mercer | Rudolph Krasnansky is called for the reach on Thomas Jacobs - foul #2 on Rudolph Krasnansky, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Rodney Sosnowski (SF), Adam Williams (PF) Richard Kiefer, Robert Stanley | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Black (PG), Jeremy Reece (C) Thomas Jacobs, John Yeung | |
| 11:06 | Mercer | James Larkin's floater is knocked away by Rudolph Krasnansky | 50-50 |
| 11:04 | Mercer | Eric Ferguson snags the offensive board | 50-50 |
| 10:45 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Rodney Sosnowski - foul #1 on Rodney Sosnowski, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Young (PG), Robert Stanley (PF), Jerome Tompkins (C) Rodney Sosnowski, Adam Williams, Rudolph Krasnansky | |
| Subs | Mercer | George Keeler (PF) James Larkin | |
| 10:45 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 10:45 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 10:16 | Valparaiso | John Kern misses long on a 3 from straight away | 50-52 |
| 10:15 | Valparaiso | William Young tips it in | 52-52 |
| 09:51 | Mercer | John Bennett loses the ball out of bounds | 52-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Rodney Sosnowski (SF), Adam Williams (PF), Rudolph Krasnansky (C) William Young, Robert Stanley, Jerome Tompkins | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs (PG), James Larkin (SF) Thomas Black, Eric Ferguson | |
| 09:24 | Valparaiso | Rudolph Krasnansky hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Johnson | 54-52 |
| 09:05 | Mercer | George Keeler misses the floater from just outside the lane | 54-52 |
| 09:04 | Valparaiso | Rodney Sosnowski gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 08:46 | Valparaiso | Rudolph Krasnansky misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on George Keeler - foul #4 on George Keeler, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Kiefer (SF), Robert Stanley (PF) Rodney Sosnowski, Adam Williams | |
| Subs | Mercer | Derrick Cooper (SG), Eric Ferguson (PF), John Yeung (C) John Bennett, George Keeler, Jeremy Reece | |
| 08:46 | Valparaiso | Rudolph Krasnansky misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 08:46 | Valparaiso | Rudolph Krasnansky makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 08:24 | Mercer | Robert Stanley swats the layup by Derrick Cooper | 55-52 |
| 08:23 | Valparaiso | Rudolph Krasnansky grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 07:54 | Valparaiso | Rudolph Krasnansky misses short on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Jacobs - foul #3 on Thomas Jacobs, team foul #8 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Young (PG), Rodney Sosnowski (SF), Adam Williams (PF) John Kern, Richard Kiefer, Robert Stanley | |
| Subs | Mercer | George Keeler (PF) John Yeung | |
| 07:54 | Valparaiso | Rudolph Krasnansky makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:54 | Valparaiso | Rudolph Krasnansky misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:54 | Valparaiso | Rodney Sosnowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 07:33 | Valparaiso | Rodney Sosnowski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 07:32 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Sosnowski | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - William Young (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Rodney Sosnowski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Adam Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Rudolph Krasnansky (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Derrick Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - James Larkin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - George Keeler (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Valparaiso | Rudolph Krasnansky lays it up and in on a great pass from William Young | 58-52 |
| 06:46 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-52 |
| 06:44 | Valparaiso | John Johnson grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 06:15 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams throws it down | 60-52 |
| 05:58 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Kern (PG), Richard Kiefer (SF), Robert Stanley (PF), Jerome Tompkins (C) William Young, Rodney Sosnowski, Adam Williams, Rudolph Krasnansky | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Black (PG), John Bennett (SG), Billy Mardis (PF), Jeremy Reece (C) Thomas Jacobs, James Larkin, George Keeler, Eric Ferguson | |
| 05:38 | Valparaiso | John Kern misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 05:36 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley tips it in | 62-52 |
| 05:18 | Mercer | Billy Mardis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 05:17 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins grabs the board | 62-52 |
| 04:48 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Billy Mardis - foul #1 on Billy Mardis, team foul #9 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Rodney Sosnowski (SF), Rudolph Krasnansky (C) Richard Kiefer, Jerome Tompkins | |
| Subs | Mercer | George Keeler (PF) Derrick Cooper | |
| 04:48 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 04:48 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:31 | Mercer | George Keeler is fouled on the floor by Rudolph Krasnansky - foul #3 on Rudolph Krasnansky, team foul #5 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins (C) Rudolph Krasnansky | |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Ferguson (SF) Billy Mardis | |
| 04:18 | Mercer | Eric Ferguson comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 64-52 |
| 04:16 | Mercer | Eric Ferguson tips it but misses | 64-52 |
| 04:14 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to John Johnson | 64-52 |
| 03:49 | Valparaiso | John Johnson comes up short on the shot in the paint | 64-52 |
| 03:48 | Mercer | Thomas Black gets the rebound | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:39 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece misses long on a jumper from close range | 64-52 |
| 03:37 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins grabs the defensive rebound | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Valparaiso | John Johnson is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Reece - foul #3 on Jeremy Reece, team foul #10 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman (SG), Adam Williams (PF), Rudolph Krasnansky (C) Rodney Sosnowski, Robert Stanley, Jerome Tompkins | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs (PG), James Larkin (SF) Thomas Black, Eric Ferguson | |
| 03:32 | Valparaiso | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 03:32 | Valparaiso | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - John Kern (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Whitman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Adam Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Rudolph Krasnansky (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Bennett (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Larkin (fresh) 10 pts. PF - George Keeler (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Jeremy Reece (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Mercer | James Larkin's pass is intercepted by John Kern | 66-52 |
| 03:03 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams is hacked by George Keeler - foul #5 on George Keeler, team foul #11 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Young (PG), Richard Kiefer (SF), Jerome Tompkins (C) John Kern, John Johnson, Rudolph Krasnansky | |
| Subs | Mercer | Donald Cronin (PG), Derrick Cooper (SG), Eric Ferguson (SF), Billy Mardis (PF), John Yeung (C) Thomas Jacobs, John Bennett, James Larkin, George Keeler, Jeremy Reece | |
| 03:03 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams misses the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 03:03 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 03:03 | Mercer | John Yeung gets the rebound | 66-52 |
| 02:42 | Mercer | Eric Ferguson scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Donald Cronin and the foul's on Richard Kiefer - foul #1 on Richard Kiefer, team foul #6 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Black (PG) Donald Cronin | |
| 02:42 | Mercer | Eric Ferguson makes the free throw | 66-55 |
| 02:13 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams misses the lay-in | 66-55 |
| 02:12 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Billy Mardis | 66-55 |
| 02:03 | Mercer | Eric Ferguson is denied on a layup by Jerome Tompkins | 66-55 |
| 02:02 | Valparaiso | William Young snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| 01:41 | Valparaiso | John Yeung steps in front of the Jerome Tompkins pass | 66-55 |
| 01:18 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jerome Tompkins - foul #1 on Jerome Tompkins, team foul #7 | 66-55 |
| 01:18 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 01:18 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 01:18 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams pulls down the rebound | 66-56 |
| 00:52 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams hits a floater from the baseline | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Mercer | John Yeung drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Eric Ferguson | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Valparaiso | William Young is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Black - foul #3 on Thomas Black, team foul #12 | 68-58 |
| 00:42 | Valparaiso | William Young misses the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:42 | Valparaiso | William Young makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:37 | Mercer | Billy Mardis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-58 |
| 00:35 | Valparaiso | William Young pulls down the rebound | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by John Yeung - foul #2 on John Yeung, team foul #13 | 69-58 |
| 00:11 | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 00:11 | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Eric Ferguson lays it in | 71-60 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | William Young runs out the clock | 71-60 |