| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Larkin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Keeler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Reece (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gabriel Holzer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Tellez (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Myron Troxler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood inbounds the ball | 35-22 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by John Bennett - foul #2 on John Bennett, team foul #1 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft (SG) Ricky Weldy | |
| 19:41 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 19:41 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 19:18 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece buries a jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Jason Tellez - foul #3 on Jason Tellez, team foul #1 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (SG), Ronald Green (PF) Kevin Bancroft, Jason Tellez | |
| 19:18 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece makes the free throw | 38-24 |
| 19:00 | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-27 |
| 18:45 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by John Bennett | 40-27 |
| 18:26 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler misses the shot in the lane | 40-27 |
| 18:25 | Mercer | George Keeler gets the rebound | 40-27 |
| 17:57 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-27 |
| 17:56 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood gets the rebound | 40-27 |
| 17:51 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-27 |
| 17:49 | Mercer | George Keeler grabs the defensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 17:35 | Mercer | John Bennett misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Myron Troxler - foul #1 on Myron Troxler, team foul #2 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Ricky Weldy (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF) Gabriel Holzer, Mudada Abdulla, Ernest Wood | |
| 17:35 | Mercer | John Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 41-27 |
| 17:35 | Mercer | John Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| 17:35 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Myron Troxler | 41-27 |
| 17:15 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Ricky Weldy | 41-29 |
| 17:01 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Bennett | 43-29 |
| 16:47 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-29 |
| 16:45 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jeremy Reece | 43-29 |
| 16:23 | Mercer | Myron Troxler swats the short shot by Jeremy Reece | 43-29 |
| 16:21 | Mercer | John Bennett tips it back up and in | 45-29 |
| 16:06 | Eastern Illinois | Leroy O'Shea misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-29 |
| 16:05 | Mercer | John Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 45-29 |
| 16:01 | Mercer | John Bennett makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Jacobs | 48-29 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Bennett (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Larkin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Keeler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeremy Reece (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Donald Seal (fresh) SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leroy O'Shea (fresh) PF - Ronald Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Myron Troxler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 15:49 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Green | 48-32 |
| 15:27 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Jacobs | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 15:15 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-35 |
| 14:54 | Mercer | George Keeler can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-35 |
| 14:53 | Mercer | James Larkin grabs the offensive board | 50-35 |
| 14:42 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-35 |
| 14:40 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-35 |
| 14:33 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-35 |
| 14:14 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ricky Weldy | 53-38 |
| 14:00 | Mercer | Myron Troxler is called for the reach on George Keeler - foul #2 on Myron Troxler, team foul #3 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Dan Davis (PG), Derrick Cooper (SG), Eric Ferguson (SF), Billy Mardis (PF), Alton Slemp (C) Thomas Jacobs, John Bennett, James Larkin, George Keeler, Jeremy Reece | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer (PG), Kevin Bancroft (SG), Ernest Wood (SF), Jason Tellez (PF) Donald Seal, Ricky Weldy, Leroy O'Shea, Ronald Green | |
| 13:42 | Mercer | Dan Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-38 |
| 13:18 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez loses the dribble to Alton Slemp | 53-38 |
| 12:50 | Mercer | Jason Tellez is called for the reach on Dan Davis - foul #4 on Jason Tellez, team foul #4 | 53-38 |
| 12:35 | Mercer | Dan Davis can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 53-38 |
| 12:34 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Myron Troxler | 53-38 |
| 12:25 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Ernest Wood | 53-40 |
| 12:14 | Mercer | Dan Davis misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ernest Wood - foul #1 on Ernest Wood, team foul #5 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Larkin (SF) Billy Mardis | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy (SG) Kevin Bancroft | |
| 12:14 | Mercer | Dan Davis misses the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 12:14 | Mercer | Dan Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 12:14 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler pulls down the rebound | 53-40 |
| 11:59 | Eastern Illinois | Dan Davis steals the ball from Gabriel Holzer | 53-40 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Dan Davis (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Derrick Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Larkin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alton Slemp (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gabriel Holzer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ernest Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Tellez (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Myron Troxler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Mercer | Myron Troxler picks off the pass by Dan Davis | 53-40 |
| 11:22 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 11:20 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper grabs the board | 53-40 |
| 11:14 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Tellez | 53-40 |
| 11:12 | Mercer | Dan Davis tips it home | 55-40 |
| 11:01 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez is called for traveling | 55-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs (PG), John Bennett (SG), George Keeler (PF), Jeremy Reece (C) Dan Davis, Derrick Cooper, Eric Ferguson, Alton Slemp | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla (SG), Ronald Green (PF) Ricky Weldy, Jason Tellez | |
| 10:45 | Mercer | Ernest Wood steals it from Thomas Jacobs | 55-40 |
| 10:41 | Eastern Illinois | Mudada Abdulla hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ernest Wood | 55-42 |
| 10:24 | Mercer | Gabriel Holzer picks off the pass by James Larkin | 55-42 |
| 10:19 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer lays it in | 55-44 |
| 09:58 | Mercer | James Larkin makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Jacobs | 57-44 |
| 09:48 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-44 |
| 09:47 | Mercer | George Keeler pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| 09:21 | Mercer | John Bennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Ricky Weldy (SG), Jason Tellez (PF) Gabriel Holzer, Mudada Abdulla, Ronald Green | |
| 09:00 | Eastern Illinois | Ernest Wood hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 08:58 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler tips it in | 57-46 |
| 08:50 | Mercer | James Larkin misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ernest Wood - foul #2 on Ernest Wood, team foul #6 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Dan Davis (SG) John Bennett | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 08:50 | Mercer | James Larkin makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 08:50 | Mercer | James Larkin makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 08:42 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Myron Troxler | 59-48 |
| 08:25 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs is fouled on the floor by Donald Seal - foul #2 on Donald Seal, team foul #7 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Ferguson (SF), Alton Slemp (C) James Larkin, Jeremy Reece | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer (PG) Donald Seal | |
| 08:25 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 08:25 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler grabs the defensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 08:10 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 08:08 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler gets the offensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 07:49 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Weldy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-48 |
| 07:48 | Mercer | Alton Slemp grabs the defensive rebound | 59-48 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dan Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - George Keeler (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Alton Slemp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gabriel Holzer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ernest Wood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Tellez (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Myron Troxler (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:23 | Mercer | Eric Ferguson misses the easy layup | 59-48 |
| 07:22 | Mercer | Dan Davis can't tip it in | 59-48 |
| 07:20 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jason Tellez | 59-48 |
| 06:59 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez can't finish the layup | 59-48 |
| 06:57 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler grabs the offensive board | 59-48 |
| 06:47 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler's pass is intercepted by Eric Ferguson | 59-48 |
| 06:30 | Mercer | Myron Troxler steals it from Thomas Jacobs | 59-48 |
| 06:07 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on George Keeler - foul #2 on George Keeler, team foul #2 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Bennett (SG), James Larkin (SF), Jeremy Reece (C) Thomas Jacobs, George Keeler, Alton Slemp | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Kevin Bancroft (SG) Gabriel Holzer, Ricky Weldy | |
| 06:07 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez misses the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 06:07 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 05:44 | Mercer | John Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-49 |
| 05:42 | Mercer | James Larkin tips it back up and in | 61-49 |
| 05:20 | Eastern Illinois | Myron Troxler's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Ferguson | 61-49 |
| 05:18 | Mercer | Eric Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 05:06 | Mercer | John Bennett's floater is tipped away by Jason Tellez | 61-49 |
| 05:05 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece tips it but misses | 61-49 |
| 05:03 | Mercer | James Larkin can't tip it in | 61-49 |
| 05:01 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece tips it home | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:50 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Tellez lays it in on a great pass from Kevin Bancroft | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:27 | Mercer | Dan Davis buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Larkin | 66-51 |
| 04:11 | Eastern Illinois | Kevin Bancroft is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Kevin Bancroft, team foul #8 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs (PG), George Keeler (PF) Dan Davis, Eric Ferguson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer (PG), Ricky Weldy (SG) Donald Seal, Kevin Bancroft | |
| 03:48 | Mercer | John Bennett misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 66-51 |
| 03:47 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Ricky Weldy | 66-51 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Bennett (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Larkin (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - George Keeler (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeremy Reece (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gabriel Holzer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Weldy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ernest Wood (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Tellez (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Myron Troxler (tiring) 13 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Eastern Illinois | Gabriel Holzer scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jason Tellez | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:24 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jason Tellez - foul #5 on Jason Tellez, team foul #9 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG), Ronald Green (PF) Gabriel Holzer, Jason Tellez | |
| 03:24 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 03:24 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 03:04 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-54 |
| 03:02 | Mercer | George Keeler snags the defensive board | 68-54 |
| 02:33 | Mercer | John Bennett connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by George Keeler | 71-54 |
| 02:17 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green is hacked by George Keeler - foul #3 on George Keeler, team foul #3 | 71-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Dasilva (PG), Derrick Cooper (SG), Eric Ferguson (SF), Billy Mardis (PF), Alton Slemp (C) Thomas Jacobs, John Bennett, James Larkin, George Keeler, Jeremy Reece | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Dikembe Alhambra (PG), Mudada Abdulla (SG), Leroy O'Shea (SF), Franklin Nakano (PF) Donald Seal, Ricky Weldy, Ernest Wood, Myron Troxler | |
| 02:05 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green lays it in set up by Dikembe Alhambra | 71-56 |
| 01:38 | Mercer | Ronald Green is called for the reach on Billy Mardis - foul #1 on Ronald Green, team foul #10 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Dan Davis (PG) Daniel Dasilva | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal (PG) Dikembe Alhambra | |
| 01:38 | Mercer | Billy Mardis makes the 1st free throw | 72-56 |
| 01:38 | Mercer | Billy Mardis makes the 2nd free throw | 73-56 |
| 01:23 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Green | 73-59 |
| 01:03 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 73-59 |
| 01:02 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green snags the defensive board | 73-59 |
| 00:59 | Eastern Illinois | Donald Seal's pass is intercepted by Dan Davis in the backcourt | 73-59 |
| 00:57 | Mercer | Dan Davis lays it up and in | 75-59 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green makes the floater from the right side and the foul's on Alton Slemp - foul #1 on Alton Slemp, team foul #4 | 75-61 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Green misses the free throw | 75-61 |
| 00:52 | Mercer | Eric Ferguson grabs the board | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Mercer | Franklin Nakano picks off the pass by Billy Mardis | 75-61 |
| 00:25 | Eastern Illinois | Billy Mardis steals the ball from Leroy O'Shea | 75-61 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Dan Davis runs out the clock | 75-61 |