| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Cowley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gerald Schrom (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Adams (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Leland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Daniel Adkinson (fresh) SG - David Baier (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tony Stoneberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alfred Higgin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Koch (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Tony Stoneberg inbounds the ball | 26-45 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Valparaiso | Tony Stoneberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-45 |
| 19:27 | Mercer | Paul Adams misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 26-45 |
| 19:25 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin grabs the board | 26-45 |
| 18:56 | Valparaiso | David Baier scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Adkinson | 26-48 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:36 | Mercer | Bruce Tack's pass is intercepted by David Baier | 26-48 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:33 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-48 |
| 18:28 | Mercer | John Leland's fadeaway is rejected by Luis Koch | 26-48 |
| 18:27 | Mercer | Paul Adams grabs the offensive board | 26-48 |
| 18:18 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-48 |
| 18:17 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin gets the rebound | 26-48 |
| 17:54 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-48 |
| 17:52 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch grabs the offensive board | 26-48 |
| 17:31 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch misses the lay-in | 26-48 |
| 17:30 | Mercer | The rebound goes to John Leland | 26-48 |
| 17:24 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-48 |
| 17:23 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Tony Stoneberg | 26-48 |
| 16:57 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-48 |
| 16:56 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch gets the offensive rebound | 26-48 |
| 16:39 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin's dunk attempt is rejected by Paul Adams | 26-48 |
| 16:38 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Paul Adams | 26-48 |
| 16:30 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-48 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:12 | Valparaiso | David Baier is hacked by Jimmy Cowley - foul #2 on Jimmy Cowley, team foul #1 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (SG), William Jackson (SF), Michael Swigert (PF), Richard Perry (C) Jimmy Cowley, Gerald Schrom, Paul Adams, John Leland | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Rowe (PG), Gerry Schaible (SG), Jan Caston (SF), Larry Coronel (PF), Joseph Brownlow (C) Daniel Adkinson, David Baier, Tony Stoneberg, Alfred Higgin, Luis Koch | |
| 16:00 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Anthony Brown - foul #2 on Anthony Brown, team foul #2 | 29-48 |
| 16:00 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel makes the 1st free throw | 29-49 |
| 16:00 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel makes the 2nd free throw | 29-50 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Swigert (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - John Rowe (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerry Schaible (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jan Caston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Coronel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Joseph Brownlow (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Mercer | William Jackson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 29-50 |
| 15:45 | Valparaiso | Joseph Brownlow snags the defensive board | 29-50 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:23 | Valparaiso | Gerry Schaible is fouled on the floor by Anthony Brown - foul #3 on Anthony Brown, team foul #3 | 29-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (SG) Bruce Tack | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin (PF) Joseph Brownlow | |
| 15:04 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 29-50 |
| 15:02 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel tips it home | 29-52 |
| 14:48 | Mercer | William Jackson buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Anthony Brown | 31-52 |
| 14:33 | Valparaiso | John Rowe double dribbles | 31-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Schrom (SF) Jimmy Cowley | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson (PG), David Baier (SG) John Rowe, Gerry Schaible | |
| 14:22 | Mercer | Richard Perry comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Larry Coronel - foul #3 on Larry Coronel, team foul #1 | 31-52 |
| 14:22 | Mercer | Richard Perry misses the 1st free throw | 31-52 |
| 14:22 | Mercer | Richard Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 31-52 |
| 14:22 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel snags the defensive board | 31-52 |
| 14:02 | Valparaiso | The jumper by Daniel Adkinson is denied by Gerald Schrom | 31-52 |
| 14:01 | Valparaiso | Larry Coronel tips it in | 31-54 |
| 13:47 | Mercer | Michael Swigert is fouled on the floor by Larry Coronel - foul #4 on Larry Coronel, team foul #2 | 31-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), Jimmy Cowley (SG), Paul Adams (PF), John Leland (C) Anthony Brown, William Jackson, Richard Perry, Michael Swigert | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Tony Stoneberg (SF) Larry Coronel | |
| 13:41 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Gerald Schrom, team foul #4 | 31-54 |
| 13:24 | Valparaiso | David Baier can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Jimmy Cowley - foul #3 on Jimmy Cowley, team foul #5 | 31-54 |
| 13:24 | Valparaiso | David Baier makes the 1st free throw | 31-55 |
| 13:24 | Valparaiso | David Baier makes the 2nd free throw | 31-56 |
| 13:10 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 31-56 |
| 13:09 | Mercer | Bruce Tack tips it in | 33-56 |
| 12:40 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Adkinson | 33-59 |
| 12:21 | Mercer | David Baier steals it from Bruce Tack | 33-59 |
| 11:53 | Valparaiso | David Baier is fouled on the floor by John Leland - foul #3 on John Leland, team foul #6 | 33-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (PG), William Jackson (SG), Richard Perry (SF), Michael Swigert (C) Bruce Tack, Jimmy Cowley, Gerald Schrom, John Leland | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Rowe (PG), Gerry Schaible (SF), Grant Labkovsky (PF), Luis Koch (C) Daniel Adkinson, Tony Stoneberg, Alfred Higgin, Jan Caston | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Anthony Brown (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Swigert (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - John Rowe (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Baier (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Gerry Schaible (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Grant Labkovsky (fresh) C - Luis Koch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Valparaiso | John Rowe hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 33-59 |
| 11:38 | Valparaiso | John Rowe pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-59 |
| 11:22 | Valparaiso | Richard Perry blocks the jumper by Luis Koch | 33-59 |
| 11:20 | Mercer | Michael Swigert grabs the board | 33-59 |
| 11:12 | Mercer | Anthony Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-59 |
| 11:10 | Mercer | William Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 33-59 |
| 10:52 | Mercer | Paul Adams slams it home set up by Anthony Brown | 35-59 |
| 10:31 | Valparaiso | Luis Koch misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 35-59 |
| 10:29 | Mercer | William Jackson pulls down the rebound | 35-59 |
| 10:14 | Mercer | Michael Swigert makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Brown | 37-59 |
| 09:57 | Valparaiso | David Baier can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-59 |
| 09:55 | Valparaiso | John Rowe tips it in | 37-61 |
| 09:32 | Mercer | Michael Swigert drills a shot from close range and he's hacked by Gerry Schaible - foul #2 on Gerry Schaible, team foul #3 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), Jimmy Cowley (SG), Gerald Schrom (SF), John Leland (C) Anthony Brown, William Jackson, Richard Perry, Paul Adams | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson (PG), Tony Stoneberg (SF), Alfred Higgin (PF), Jan Caston (C) David Baier, Gerry Schaible, Grant Labkovsky, Luis Koch | |
| 09:32 | Mercer | Michael Swigert makes the free throw | 40-61 |
| 09:03 | Valparaiso | John Rowe misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-61 |
| 09:01 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Michael Swigert | 40-61 |
| 08:55 | Mercer | John Leland slams it home on a nice dish by Jimmy Cowley | 42-61 |
| 08:30 | Valparaiso | Tony Stoneberg is fouled on the floor by Gerald Schrom - foul #3 on Gerald Schrom, team foul #7 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (SG), Richard Perry (PF) Jimmy Cowley, Michael Swigert | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gerry Schaible (SG) John Rowe | |
| 08:30 | Valparaiso | Tony Stoneberg makes the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 08:30 | Valparaiso | Tony Stoneberg misses the 2nd free throw | 42-62 |
| 08:30 | Mercer | Richard Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 42-62 |
| 08:21 | Mercer | Bruce Tack knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Brown | 45-62 |
| 07:56 | Valparaiso | Gerry Schaible connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-65 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Brown (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Schrom (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Leland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Daniel Adkinson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerry Schaible (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Tony Stoneberg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfred Higgin (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Jan Caston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Mercer | John Leland misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-65 |
| 07:44 | Valparaiso | Gerry Schaible grabs the board | 45-65 |
| 07:30 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-68 |
| 07:10 | Mercer | Anthony Brown buries a floater from the left side | 47-68 |
| 06:49 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Anthony Brown - foul #4 on Anthony Brown, team foul #8 | 47-68 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (SG), Paul Adams (PF), Michael Swigert (C) Anthony Brown, Richard Perry, John Leland | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Baier (SG), Luis Koch (C) Gerry Schaible, Tony Stoneberg | |
| 06:49 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston makes the 1st free throw | 47-69 |
| 06:49 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston makes the 2nd free throw | 47-70 |
| 06:36 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-70 |
| 06:35 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston pulls down the rebound | 47-70 |
| 06:30 | Valparaiso | David Baier can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Bruce Tack - foul #1 on Bruce Tack, team foul #9 | 47-70 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Jackson (SF) Gerald Schrom | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Rowe (PG), Tony Stoneberg (SF) Daniel Adkinson, Jan Caston | |
| 06:30 | Valparaiso | David Baier makes the 1st free throw | 47-71 |
| 06:30 | Valparaiso | David Baier makes the 2nd free throw | 47-72 |
| 06:17 | Mercer | William Jackson is whistled for traveling | 47-72 |
| 05:58 | Valparaiso | David Baier misses the floater from the left side | 47-72 |
| 05:56 | Mercer | Paul Adams gets the rebound | 47-72 |
| 05:51 | Mercer | Bruce Tack misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-72 |
| 05:49 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-72 |
| 05:34 | Mercer | William Jackson misses short on a shot from the left side | 47-72 |
| 05:32 | Valparaiso | John Rowe grabs the board | 47-72 |
| 05:04 | Valparaiso | Alfred Higgin lays it in | 47-74 |
| 04:45 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley is hacked by Alfred Higgin - foul #2 on Alfred Higgin, team foul #4 | 47-74 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (PG), Richard Perry (SF), Ralph Serafin (PF) Bruce Tack, Jimmy Cowley, Paul Adams | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gerry Schaible (SG), Jan Caston (SF), Larry Coronel (PF), Joseph Brownlow (C) David Baier, Tony Stoneberg, Alfred Higgin, Luis Koch | |
| 04:25 | Mercer | Ralph Serafin is fouled on the floor by Larry Coronel - foul #5 on Larry Coronel, team foul #5 | 47-74 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Grant Labkovsky (PF) Larry Coronel | |
| 04:11 | Mercer | Richard Perry misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing but the foul's on Jan Caston - foul #1 on Jan Caston, team foul #6 | 47-74 |
| 04:11 | Mercer | Richard Perry makes the 1st free throw | 48-74 |
| 04:11 | Mercer | Richard Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 49-74 |
| 04:11 | Mercer | Richard Perry misses the 3rd free throw | 49-74 |
| 04:11 | Valparaiso | Joseph Brownlow grabs the defensive rebound | 49-74 |
| 03:55 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston is denied on a layup by Richard Perry | 49-74 |
| 03:53 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to John Rowe | 49-74 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:32 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston misses the lay-in but he's hacked by William Jackson - foul #2 on William Jackson, team foul #10 | 49-74 |
| 03:32 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston makes the 1st free throw | 49-75 |
| 03:32 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston makes the 2nd free throw | 49-76 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Anthony Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ralph Serafin (fresh) C - Michael Swigert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - John Rowe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerry Schaible (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jan Caston (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Grant Labkovsky (fresh) C - Joseph Brownlow (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:09 | Mercer | Ralph Serafin banks in the layup and the foul's on Grant Labkovsky - foul #1 on Grant Labkovsky, team foul #7 | 51-76 |
| 03:09 | Mercer | Ralph Serafin misses the free throw | 51-76 |
| 03:09 | Valparaiso | Joseph Brownlow pulls down the rebound | 51-76 |
| 02:40 | Valparaiso | John Rowe is hacked by Anthony Brown - foul #5 on Anthony Brown, team foul #11 | 51-76 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (SG) Anthony Brown | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 02:40 | Valparaiso | John Rowe misses the 1st free throw | 51-76 |
| 02:40 | Valparaiso | John Rowe misses the 2nd free throw | 51-76 |
| 02:40 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Ralph Serafin | 51-76 |
| 02:22 | Mercer | Michael Swigert buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Jimmy Cowley | 53-76 |
| 01:53 | Valparaiso | John Rowe scores on a 3 from the left wing | 53-79 |
| 01:37 | Mercer | William Jackson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jimmy Cowley | 56-79 |
| 01:14 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston lays it in on a nice dish by Gerry Schaible | 56-81 |
| 00:46 | Mercer | Richard Perry is hacked by Grant Labkovsky - foul #2 on Grant Labkovsky, team foul #8 | 56-81 |
| 00:46 | Mercer | Richard Perry makes the 1st free throw | 57-81 |
| 00:46 | Mercer | Richard Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 57-81 |
| 00:46 | Valparaiso | Joseph Brownlow grabs the defensive rebound | 57-81 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jimmy Cowley - foul #4 on Jimmy Cowley, team foul #12 | 57-81 |
| 00:24 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston makes the 1st free throw | 57-82 |
| 00:24 | Valparaiso | Jan Caston makes the 2nd free throw | 57-83 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Mercer | William Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-83 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | John Rowe runs out the clock | 57-83 |