| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Glenn Hutto (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Nigro (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Bartling (fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Burk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Zamudio (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Claude Hetherington (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Chastain (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Pierre (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Crabill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Prewitt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Joseph Bartling inbounds the ball | 28-37 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Valparaiso | Joseph Bartling buries a floater near the basket | 30-37 |
| 19:26 | Mercer | David Crabill's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Zamudio | 30-37 |
| 19:25 | Valparaiso | Joseph Bartling grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 19:01 | Valparaiso | John Burk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 19:00 | Mercer | David Crabill pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 18:36 | Mercer | David Crabill throws it down | 30-39 |
| 18:16 | Valparaiso | John Nigro buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Glenn Hutto and he's hacked by Christopher Prewitt - foul #2 on Christopher Prewitt, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| 18:16 | Valparaiso | John Nigro makes the free throw | 33-39 |
| 17:57 | Mercer | Glenn Hutto steals it from David Crabill | 33-39 |
| 17:44 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Zamudio is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Kenneth Zamudio, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Rickie Doyle (PF), Nick Williams (C) John Burk, Kenneth Zamudio | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Chapman (PF) David Crabill | |
| 17:22 | Mercer | Adam Pierre knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Claude Hetherington | 33-42 |
| 17:10 | Valparaiso | William Chapman is called for the reach on Rickie Doyle - foul #1 on William Chapman, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Mack (SG) Glenn Hutto | |
| Subs | Mercer | Harley Fulghum (PG), Carl Frederick (SG), Oscar Wright (SF), Aldo Mancini (C) Claude Hetherington, David Chastain, Adam Pierre, Christopher Prewitt | |
| 16:51 | Valparaiso | William Chapman is called for the reach on Rickie Doyle - foul #2 on William Chapman, team foul #3 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Brian Carlisle (SG) John Nigro | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 16:36 | Valparaiso | Joseph Bartling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-42 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto (PG), John Burk (PF) Joseph Bartling, Nick Williams | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Crabill (PF) Carl Frederick | |
| 16:23 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Joseph Mack - foul #1 on Joseph Mack, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Prewitt (C) William Chapman | |
| 16:23 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 16:23 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini misses the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 16:23 | Mercer | David Crabill grabs the offensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 16:03 | Mercer | Christopher Prewitt scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Harley Fulghum | 33-45 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Glenn Hutto (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Brian Carlisle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Mack (fresh) PF - John Burk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rickie Doyle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Oscar Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harley Fulghum (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aldo Mancini (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Crabill (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Prewitt (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto is hacked by Oscar Wright - foul #2 on Oscar Wright, team foul #4 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Nigro (PG), David Finch (SG), Joseph Bartling (SF), Kenneth Zamudio (C) Glenn Hutto, Brian Carlisle, Joseph Mack, Rickie Doyle | |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (PG), David Chastain (SG), David Moore (SF) Oscar Wright, Harley Fulghum, Aldo Mancini | |
| 15:27 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Zamudio clanks a jumper from the left side | 33-45 |
| 15:25 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Zamudio misses the tip | 33-45 |
| 15:23 | Valparaiso | John Burk pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 15:10 | Valparaiso | Joseph Bartling misses the floater from the right block | 33-45 |
| 15:08 | Mercer | David Chastain pulls down the rebound | 33-45 |
| 14:51 | Mercer | David Chastain is hacked by Joseph Bartling - foul #1 on Joseph Bartling, team foul #3 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Rickie Doyle (PF) John Burk | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Chapman (PF), Aldo Mancini (C) David Crabill, Christopher Prewitt | |
| 14:34 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by David Chastain | 33-47 |
| 14:27 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Zamudio drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Nigro | 36-47 |
| 14:17 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini's floater is tipped away by Joseph Bartling | 36-47 |
| 14:15 | Valparaiso | Joseph Bartling grabs the board | 36-47 |
| 13:57 | Valparaiso | David Moore is called for the reach on Joseph Bartling - foul #4 on David Moore, team foul #5 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto (PG) John Nigro | |
| Subs | Mercer | Oscar Wright (PG), Adam Pierre (SF), Christopher Prewitt (C) Claude Hetherington, David Moore, Aldo Mancini | |
| 13:46 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Zamudio misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-47 |
| 13:44 | Mercer | William Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 13:36 | Mercer | David Chastain is whistled for traveling | 36-47 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Harley Fulghum (SG) David Chastain | |
| 13:28 | Valparaiso | Rickie Doyle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Christopher Prewitt - foul #3 on Christopher Prewitt, team foul #6 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Mack (SF) Joseph Bartling | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Crabill (PF) William Chapman | |
| 13:28 | Valparaiso | Rickie Doyle makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 13:28 | Valparaiso | Rickie Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 13:14 | Mercer | Joseph Mack steps in front of the Oscar Wright pass | 38-47 |
| 12:53 | Valparaiso | David Finch buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Mack and the foul's on Harley Fulghum - foul #1 on Harley Fulghum, team foul #7 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Burk (PF) Rickie Doyle | |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (PG) Harley Fulghum | |
| 12:53 | Valparaiso | David Finch makes the free throw | 41-47 |
| 12:38 | Mercer | Christopher Prewitt loses the ball out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Bartling (SF), Nick Williams (C) Joseph Mack, Kenneth Zamudio | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 12:23 | Valparaiso | Christopher Prewitt steps in front of the Joseph Bartling pass | 41-47 |
| 12:17 | Mercer | Christopher Prewitt lays it in | 41-49 |
| 12:15 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto is hacked by Claude Hetherington in the backcourt - foul #1 on Claude Hetherington, team foul #8 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Nigro (SG) David Finch | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Chastain (SG), William Chapman (PF), Aldo Mancini (C) Oscar Wright, David Crabill, Christopher Prewitt | |
| 12:15 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 12:15 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 11:57 | Mercer | David Chastain is fouled on the floor by John Nigro - foul #1 on John Nigro, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Rickie Doyle (C) Nick Williams | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Glenn Hutto (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Nigro (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Bartling (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Burk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rickie Doyle (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Claude Hetherington (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Chastain (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Adam Pierre (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Chapman (fresh) 6 reb. C - Aldo Mancini (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Mercer | Adam Pierre misses the shot from just outside the lane | 43-49 |
| 11:38 | Mercer | Adam Pierre gets the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 11:20 | Mercer | John Burk takes the ball from Adam Pierre | 43-49 |
| 11:00 | Valparaiso | Joseph Bartling misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 10:59 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Claude Hetherington | 43-49 |
| 10:54 | Mercer | David Chastain connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-52 |
| 10:37 | Valparaiso | John Burk hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 43-52 |
| 10:35 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Aldo Mancini | 43-52 |
| 10:18 | Mercer | David Chastain makes the floater from the left side | 43-54 |
| 09:54 | Valparaiso | Claude Hetherington steals it from Joseph Bartling | 43-54 |
| 09:49 | Mercer | David Chastain misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by John Nigro - foul #2 on John Nigro, team foul #5 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Finch (SG), Joseph Mack (SF), Troy Lovette (PF), Kenneth Zamudio (C) Glenn Hutto, Joseph Bartling, John Burk, Rickie Doyle | |
| Subs | Mercer | Harley Fulghum (PG), Oscar Wright (SF), David Crabill (PF), Christopher Prewitt (C) Claude Hetherington, Adam Pierre, William Chapman, Aldo Mancini | |
| 09:49 | Mercer | David Chastain misses the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 09:49 | Mercer | David Chastain makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 09:36 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Zamudio connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from John Nigro | 45-55 |
| 09:11 | Mercer | Oscar Wright makes the runner from the baseline | 45-57 |
| 09:03 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Zamudio loses the dribble to Christopher Prewitt | 45-57 |
| 08:50 | Mercer | David Chastain's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Mack | 45-57 |
| 08:48 | Valparaiso | David Finch grabs the defensive rebound | 45-57 |
| 08:28 | Valparaiso | Joseph Mack connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by John Nigro | 47-57 |
| 08:15 | Mercer | David Chastain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-57 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Bartling (SF), Rickie Doyle (PF) John Nigro, Troy Lovette | |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Frederick (SG) David Chastain | |
| 07:56 | Valparaiso | Rickie Doyle hits a turnaround near the basket | 49-57 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Joseph Mack (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Finch (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Bartling (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rickie Doyle (fresh) 6 pts. C - Kenneth Zamudio (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Harley Fulghum (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Frederick (fresh) SF - Oscar Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Crabill (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Prewitt (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:43 | Mercer | Harley Fulghum misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-57 |
| 07:42 | Valparaiso | Rickie Doyle gets the rebound | 49-57 |
| 07:35 | Valparaiso | Joseph Mack is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Mack, team foul #6 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto (PG) Joseph Mack | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Moore (SF) Carl Frederick | |
| 07:22 | Mercer | Harley Fulghum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-57 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Burk (PF) Rickie Doyle | |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (PG), William Chapman (PF) Harley Fulghum, David Crabill | |
| 07:08 | Valparaiso | Joseph Bartling scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Kenneth Zamudio and he's hacked by David Moore - foul #5 on David Moore, team foul #9 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Rickie Doyle (C) Kenneth Zamudio | |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Frederick (SG), Adam Pierre (SF) Oscar Wright, David Moore | |
| 07:08 | Valparaiso | Joseph Bartling misses the free throw | 51-57 |
| 07:08 | Mercer | William Chapman pulls down the rebound | 51-57 |
| 06:49 | Mercer | Christopher Prewitt connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-60 |
| 06:42 | Valparaiso | Claude Hetherington steals it from David Finch | 51-60 |
| 06:29 | Mercer | Carl Frederick can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 51-60 |
| 06:27 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto gets the rebound | 51-60 |
| 06:18 | Valparaiso | Joseph Bartling knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by David Finch | 54-60 |
| 06:01 | Mercer | The jumper by Christopher Prewitt is denied by Rickie Doyle | 54-60 |
| 06:00 | Valparaiso | Rickie Doyle gets the rebound | 54-60 |
| 05:39 | Valparaiso | Joseph Bartling's layup is rejected by Adam Pierre | 54-60 |
| 05:37 | Mercer | Adam Pierre pulls down the rebound | 54-60 |
| 05:15 | Mercer | Adam Pierre misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joseph Bartling - foul #2 on Joseph Bartling, team foul #7 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Nigro (PG), Brian Carlisle (SG), Joseph Mack (SF), Troy Lovette (PF), Kenneth Zamudio (C) Glenn Hutto, David Finch, Joseph Bartling, John Burk, Rickie Doyle | |
| Subs | Mercer | Oscar Wright (PG), David Chastain (SG), David Crabill (PF) Claude Hetherington, Carl Frederick, Christopher Prewitt | |
| 05:15 | Mercer | Adam Pierre makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 05:15 | Mercer | Adam Pierre makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 05:01 | Valparaiso | John Nigro comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-62 |
| 04:59 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Zamudio snags the offensive board | 54-62 |
| 04:50 | Valparaiso | Brian Carlisle comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 54-62 |
| 04:49 | Valparaiso | John Nigro snags the offensive board | 54-62 |
| 04:37 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by John Nigro | 56-62 |
| 04:24 | Mercer | David Chastain misses the 3 from the left corner | 56-62 |
| 04:23 | Valparaiso | Joseph Mack grabs the defensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 04:13 | Valparaiso | Brian Carlisle misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-62 |
| 04:12 | Mercer | The rebound goes to David Crabill | 56-62 |
| 03:46 | Mercer | William Chapman clanks a 3 from the left corner | 56-62 |
| 03:45 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette gets the rebound | 56-62 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - John Nigro (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brian Carlisle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Mack (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Troy Lovette (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Zamudio (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Oscar Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Chastain (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Adam Pierre (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Crabill (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - William Chapman (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Valparaiso | Joseph Mack misses long on a floater from close range | 56-62 |
| 03:20 | Mercer | William Chapman pulls down the rebound | 56-62 |
| 03:02 | Mercer | Oscar Wright is fouled on the floor by Troy Lovette - foul #1 on Troy Lovette, team foul #8 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto (PG), David Finch (SG), Joseph Bartling (SF), John Burk (PF) John Nigro, Brian Carlisle, Joseph Mack, Troy Lovette | |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (PG), Harley Fulghum (SG), Aldo Mancini (PF), Christopher Prewitt (C) David Chastain, Adam Pierre, David Crabill, William Chapman | |
| 03:02 | Mercer | Oscar Wright misses the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 03:02 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Zamudio gets the rebound | 56-62 |
| 02:42 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Zamudio buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by David Finch and he's fouled by Christopher Prewitt - foul #4 on Christopher Prewitt, team foul #10 | 58-62 |
| 02:42 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Zamudio makes the free throw | 59-62 |
| 02:40 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Chastain (SG), David Crabill (PF) Harley Fulghum, Aldo Mancini | |
| 02:20 | Mercer | Oscar Wright buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by David Chastain | 59-64 |
| 02:04 | Valparaiso | Joseph Bartling misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 59-64 |
| 02:02 | Mercer | Christopher Prewitt gets the rebound | 59-64 |
| 01:58 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-64 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Adam Pierre (SF) Oscar Wright | |
| 01:44 | Valparaiso | John Burk loses the dribble to David Chastain | 59-64 |
| 01:40 | Mercer | David Chastain hits the finger roll | 59-66 |
| 01:23 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 59-66 |
| 01:21 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Zamudio gets the offensive rebound | 59-66 |
| 01:01 | Valparaiso | John Burk is fouled on the floor by David Crabill - foul #1 on David Crabill, team foul #11 | 59-66 |
| 01:01 | Valparaiso | John Burk makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 01:01 | Valparaiso | John Burk makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Mercer | David Finch picks off the pass by Christopher Prewitt | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Valparaiso | John Burk hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Bartling | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington is hacked by Glenn Hutto in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glenn Hutto, team foul #9 | 64-66 |
| 00:25 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:25 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:19 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Zamudio's pass is intercepted by Claude Hetherington | 64-68 |
| 00:16 | Mercer | Glenn Hutto is called for the reach on Claude Hetherington in the backcourt - foul #2 on Glenn Hutto, team foul #10 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Oscar Wright (SF) Adam Pierre | |
| 00:16 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:16 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:09 | Valparaiso | John Burk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-70 |
| 00:07 | Valparaiso | Joseph Bartling gets the offensive rebound | 64-70 |
| 00:05 | Valparaiso | John Burk misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-70 |
| 00:03 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Zamudio grabs the offensive rebound | 64-70 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | David Finch scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-70 |