| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Robert Mikels (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jake Rosado (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - James Patton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Erwin Barboza (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Chancellor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Spencer Mena (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gary Ketter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| 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) | |
| 19:48 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Mikels | 35-34 |
| 19:29 | Mercer | Robert Thompson's fadeaway is rejected by Jake Rosado | 35-34 |
| 19:27 | Mercer | Gary Ketter gets the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 19:19 | Mercer | Robert Thompson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Erwin Barboza | 35-37 |
| 19:01 | Valparaiso | James Patton drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Mikels | 37-37 |
| 18:52 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 37-37 |
| 18:51 | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 18:34 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 18:33 | Mercer | Gary Ketter grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 18:19 | Mercer | Robert Thompson misses the shot from just outside the lane | 37-37 |
| 18:17 | Mercer | Spencer Mena snags the offensive board | 37-37 |
| 18:06 | Mercer | Spencer Mena scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Erwin Barboza | 37-39 |
| 17:45 | Valparaiso | Robert Thompson picks off the pass by Andre Rizzo | 37-39 |
| 17:33 | Mercer | Gary Ketter clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 17:32 | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 17:15 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels loses the dribble to Erwin Barboza | 37-39 |
| 16:53 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor clanks a jumper from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 16:52 | Valparaiso | James Patton grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 16:27 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford (PG), Shawn Porter (SG), Delmar Luoma (SF), Glenn Sipp (PF), William Cress (C) Robert Mikels, Andre Rizzo, Roger Jones, Jake Rosado, James Patton | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gus Adams (PG), Richard Lipscomb (SG), Richard Nicola (SF), Jesse Pincus (PF), Samuel Brown (C) Erwin Barboza, Robert Thompson, Robert Chancellor, Spencer Mena, Gary Ketter | |
| 16:06 | Mercer | Donald Lansford is called for the reach on Gus Adams - foul #1 on Donald Lansford, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| 15:51 | Mercer | Gus Adams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 15:50 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Delmar Luoma | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Donald Lansford (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shawn Porter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Delmar Luoma (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Sipp (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Cress (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gus Adams (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Lipscomb (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Nicola (fresh) PF - Jesse Pincus (fresh) 8 pts. C - Samuel Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Lansford | 39-39 |
| 15:27 | Mercer | Richard Lipscomb comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Donald Lansford - foul #2 on Donald Lansford, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Thompson (SG) Richard Nicola | |
| 15:27 | Mercer | Richard Lipscomb makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 15:27 | Mercer | Richard Lipscomb misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 15:27 | Valparaiso | William Cress gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 15:05 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-40 |
| 15:03 | Mercer | Robert Thompson grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 14:57 | Mercer | Glenn Sipp swats the layup by Jesse Pincus | 39-40 |
| 14:56 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 14:38 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Lansford | 41-40 |
| 14:19 | Mercer | Robert Thompson hits a runner from the left block set up by Gus Adams | 41-42 |
| 14:04 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 14:03 | Mercer | Jesse Pincus snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 13:34 | Mercer | Gus Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-42 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels (PG), Andre Rizzo (SG), Roger Jones (SF), Jake Rosado (PF), James Patton (C) Donald Lansford, Shawn Porter, Delmar Luoma, Glenn Sipp, William Cress | |
| Subs | Mercer | Erwin Barboza (PG), Robert Chancellor (SF), Bill Duckworth (PF), Gary Ketter (C) Gus Adams, Robert Thompson, Jesse Pincus, Samuel Brown | |
| 13:25 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 13:24 | Mercer | Gary Ketter pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 12:59 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 12:58 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 12:46 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels is hacked by Erwin Barboza - foul #2 on Erwin Barboza, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Thompson (SG), Spencer Mena (PF) Richard Lipscomb, Bill Duckworth | |
| 12:32 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-42 |
| 12:30 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels tips it back up and in | 43-42 |
| 12:14 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Erwin Barboza | 43-44 |
| 11:55 | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado clanks a shot from the right side | 43-44 |
| 11:54 | Mercer | Gary Ketter grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 11:46 | Mercer | Spencer Mena knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Robert Thompson and the foul's on Roger Jones - foul #1 on Roger Jones, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| 11:46 | Mercer | Spencer Mena makes the free throw | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Robert Mikels (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jake Rosado (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - James Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Erwin Barboza (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Chancellor (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Spencer Mena (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Ketter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Spencer Mena - foul #1 on Spencer Mena, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Delmar Luoma (C) James Patton | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 11:30 | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 11:30 | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 11:09 | Mercer | Jake Rosado is called for the reach on Spencer Mena - foul #2 on Jake Rosado, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp (C) Jake Rosado | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesse Pincus (PF), Samuel Brown (C) Spencer Mena, Gary Ketter | |
| 10:59 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza's pass is intercepted by Robert Mikels | 45-47 |
| 10:55 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Mikels | 47-47 |
| 10:38 | Mercer | Jesse Pincus hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 10:36 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 10:14 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-47 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford (PG), Shawn Porter (SG), James Patton (C) Robert Mikels, Andre Rizzo, Roger Jones | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gus Adams (PG), Richard Lipscomb (SG), Richard Nicola (SF) Erwin Barboza, Robert Thompson, Robert Chancellor | |
| 09:56 | Mercer | Jesse Pincus misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 09:54 | Valparaiso | Delmar Luoma grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 09:44 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Jesse Pincus - foul #3 on Jesse Pincus, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Ketter (C) Samuel Brown | |
| 09:44 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 09:44 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 09:44 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jesse Pincus | 48-47 |
| 09:18 | Mercer | Gary Ketter comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 48-47 |
| 09:17 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 09:00 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Richard Lipscomb - foul #1 on Richard Lipscomb, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Roger Jones (SF), Jake Rosado (PF) Glenn Sipp, James Patton | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Thompson (SG), Robert Chancellor (SF), Spencer Mena (PF) Richard Lipscomb, Richard Nicola, Jesse Pincus | |
| 09:00 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford misses the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 09:00 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 08:45 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 08:44 | Mercer | Gary Ketter grabs the offensive board | 49-47 |
| 08:31 | Mercer | Roger Jones takes the ball from Gary Ketter | 49-47 |
| 08:28 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones banks in the layup | 51-47 |
| 08:17 | Mercer | Delmar Luoma blocks the short jumper by Robert Thompson | 51-47 |
| 08:15 | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 08:00 | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Lansford | 53-47 |
| 07:45 | Mercer | Gary Ketter is fouled on the floor by Donald Lansford - foul #3 on Donald Lansford, team foul #5 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels (PG), Andre Rizzo (SG), James Patton (C) Donald Lansford, Shawn Porter, Delmar Luoma | |
| Subs | Mercer | Erwin Barboza (PG), Samuel Brown (C) Gus Adams, Gary Ketter | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Robert Mikels (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. PF - Jake Rosado (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - James Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Erwin Barboza (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Chancellor (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Spencer Mena (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Mercer | Robert Thompson connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Chancellor | 53-49 |
| 07:16 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-49 |
| 07:14 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 06:52 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor makes the jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Roger Jones - foul #2 on Roger Jones, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter (SF) Roger Jones | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Lipscomb (SG), Jesse Pincus (PF) Robert Thompson, Spencer Mena | |
| 06:52 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor makes the free throw | 53-52 |
| 06:32 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter makes the 3 from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 06:23 | Mercer | Jesse Pincus can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 56-52 |
| 06:22 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Robert Mikels | 56-52 |
| 06:00 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 05:59 | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado hits the follow up shot | 58-52 |
| 05:41 | Mercer | Jesse Pincus misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-52 |
| 05:40 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 05:23 | Mercer | Shawn Porter steals it from Robert Chancellor | 58-52 |
| 05:06 | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado blows the layup | 58-52 |
| 05:04 | Mercer | Jesse Pincus snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 05:04 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Roger Jones (SF), Delmar Luoma (PF), Glenn Sipp (C) Shawn Porter, Jake Rosado, James Patton | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Thompson (SG), Spencer Mena (PF), Gary Ketter (C) Richard Lipscomb, Jesse Pincus, Samuel Brown | |
| 04:38 | Mercer | Spencer Mena's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Lipscomb (SF) Robert Chancellor | |
| 04:18 | Valparaiso | Erwin Barboza steals the ball from Delmar Luoma | 58-52 |
| 03:54 | Mercer | Richard Lipscomb clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 58-52 |
| 03:52 | Mercer | Robert Thompson tips it back up and in | 58-54 |
| 03:35 | Valparaiso | Delmar Luoma's pass is intercepted by Gary Ketter | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Robert Mikels (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. PF - Delmar Luoma (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Sipp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Erwin Barboza (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Lipscomb (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Spencer Mena (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Ketter (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Mercer | Richard Lipscomb is fouled on the floor by Andre Rizzo - foul #2 on Andre Rizzo, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford (PG), Shawn Porter (SG), Jake Rosado (PF), James Patton (C) Robert Mikels, Andre Rizzo, Delmar Luoma, Glenn Sipp | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gus Adams (PG), Robert Chancellor (SF), Jesse Pincus (PF) Erwin Barboza, Robert Thompson, Spencer Mena | |
| 03:17 | Mercer | Richard Lipscomb misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 03:17 | Valparaiso | James Patton pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 03:09 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Shawn Porter | 61-54 |
| 02:58 | Mercer | Gary Ketter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-54 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Thompson (SG) Richard Lipscomb | |
| 02:56 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-54 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels (PG), Andre Rizzo (SG) Donald Lansford, Shawn Porter | |
| Subs | Mercer | Erwin Barboza (PG), Spencer Mena (PF) Gus Adams, Jesse Pincus | |
| 02:48 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 61-54 |
| 02:47 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Robert Thompson | 61-54 |
| 02:31 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Thompson | 61-57 |
| 02:11 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Chancellor - foul #3 on Robert Chancellor, team foul #5 | 61-57 |
| 02:11 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 02:11 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 01:49 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 01:48 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| 01:30 | Valparaiso | Robert Chancellor is called for the reach on Roger Jones - foul #4 on Robert Chancellor, team foul #6 | 62-57 |
| 01:20 | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 01:18 | Mercer | Gary Ketter grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 00:53 | Mercer | Spencer Mena misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 00:52 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza grabs the offensive rebound | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor is called for traveling | 62-57 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter (SG), Delmar Luoma (PF) Andre Rizzo, Jake Rosado | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter is hacked by Robert Thompson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Thompson, team foul #7 | 62-57 |
| 00:31 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter misses the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:31 | Mercer | Spencer Mena snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor hits a fadeaway near the basket | 62-59 |
| 00:26 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| 00:25 | Valparaiso | Erwin Barboza is called for the reach on Robert Mikels in the backcourt - foul #3 on Erwin Barboza, team foul #8 | 62-59 |
| 00:25 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:25 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:20 | Mercer | Robert Thompson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-59 |
| 00:19 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter pulls down the rebound | 64-59 |
| 00:18 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Thompson - foul #3 on Robert Thompson, team foul #9 | 64-59 |
| 00:18 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:18 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:11 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor misses the 3 from the right wing | 66-59 |
| 00:10 | Valparaiso | James Patton snags the defensive board | 66-59 |
| 00:10 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-59 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado (PF) Delmar Luoma | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:07 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones is hacked by Erwin Barboza in the backcourt - foul #4 on Erwin Barboza, team foul #10 | 66-59 |
| 00:07 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:07 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 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) | |
| 00:01 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-59 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Gary Ketter snags the offensive board | 68-59 |