| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - David Slater (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gary Blake (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joseph Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Timpson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dale Spradley (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Francis Vath (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Hansen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Provencher (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jean Elliott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Robert Hansen inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Mercer | Francis Vath drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Jean Elliott | 29-35 |
| 19:22 | Valparaiso | Jean Elliott swats the shot by Tommy Timpson | 29-35 |
| 19:20 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 18:59 | Mercer | Dale Spradley is called for the reach on Robert Hansen - foul #1 on Dale Spradley, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| 18:54 | Mercer | Francis Vath drills a shot from the left side and the foul's on Gary Blake - foul #1 on Gary Blake, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| 18:54 | Mercer | Francis Vath makes the free throw | 29-38 |
| 18:44 | Valparaiso | Dale Spradley loses the ball out of bounds | 29-38 |
| 18:21 | Mercer | William Provencher knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Jean Elliott | 29-40 |
| 18:02 | Valparaiso | Gary Blake clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-40 |
| 18:00 | Mercer | Jean Elliott pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| 17:40 | Mercer | William Provencher hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Hansen and he's hacked by Joseph Jenkins - foul #1 on Joseph Jenkins, team foul #3 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Sergei Lemanski (SG), John Kraatz (PF), Jack Boyle (C) Gary Blake, Tommy Timpson, Dale Spradley | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 17:40 | Mercer | William Provencher makes the free throw | 29-43 |
| 17:25 | Valparaiso | Sergei Lemanski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-43 |
| 17:23 | Mercer | Jean Elliott gets the rebound | 29-43 |
| 17:19 | Mercer | Francis Vath clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-43 |
| 17:17 | Mercer | William Provencher grabs the offensive board | 29-43 |
| 17:12 | Mercer | William Provencher comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on John Kraatz - foul #2 on John Kraatz, team foul #4 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Benjamin Tardiff (C) Joseph Jenkins | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Remley (C) Jean Elliott | |
| 17:12 | Mercer | William Provencher misses the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 17:12 | Mercer | William Provencher makes the 2nd free throw | 29-44 |
| 16:57 | Valparaiso | Jack Boyle connects on the 3 from the left corner | 32-44 |
| 16:34 | Mercer | Robert Hansen buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Francis Vath | 32-46 |
| 16:17 | Valparaiso | Jack Boyle comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-46 |
| 16:15 | Mercer | Robert Hansen pulls down the rebound | 32-46 |
| 16:06 | Mercer | William Provencher loses the dribble to David Slater | 32-46 |
| 15:52 | Valparaiso | Sergei Lemanski misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-46 |
| 15:50 | Mercer | Robert Hansen pulls down the rebound | 32-46 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - David Slater (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Sergei Lemanski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Kraatz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Boyle (fresh) 3 pts. C - Benjamin Tardiff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Francis Vath (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hansen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Provencher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Remley (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Mercer | William Provencher scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Francis Vath | 32-49 |
| 15:32 | Valparaiso | David Slater can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 32-49 |
| 15:31 | Mercer | Christopher Remley gets the rebound | 32-49 |
| 15:13 | Mercer | Christopher Remley is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Tardiff - foul #2 on Benjamin Tardiff, team foul #5 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Danny Andersen (PG), Gary Blake (SG), Joseph Jenkins (SF), Tommy Timpson (PF), Dale Spradley (C) David Slater, Sergei Lemanski, John Kraatz, Jack Boyle, Benjamin Tardiff | |
| Subs | Mercer | Raymond Campbell (PG), Andrew Clifton (SG), Darryl Main (SF), Jean Elliott (C) Christopher Johnson, Francis Vath, Robert Hansen, William Provencher | |
| 15:08 | Mercer | Darryl Main is whistled for traveling | 32-49 |
| 14:50 | Valparaiso | Tommy Timpson is hacked by Christopher Remley - foul #2 on Christopher Remley, team foul #1 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Provencher (PF) Christopher Remley | |
| 14:42 | Valparaiso | Dale Spradley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-49 |
| 14:16 | Mercer | Tommy Timpson blocks the short jumper by William Provencher | 32-49 |
| 14:14 | Valparaiso | Dale Spradley gets the rebound | 32-49 |
| 13:49 | Valparaiso | Tommy Timpson connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Jenkins | 34-49 |
| 13:27 | Mercer | William Provencher knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 34-51 |
| 13:20 | Valparaiso | Tommy Timpson jams it on a nice dish by Joseph Jenkins | 36-51 |
| 12:54 | Mercer | Dale Spradley is called for the reach on Andrew Clifton - foul #2 on Dale Spradley, team foul #6 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Slater (PG), Sergei Lemanski (SG), John Kraatz (PF), Jack Boyle (C) Danny Andersen, Gary Blake, Tommy Timpson, Dale Spradley | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Johnson (PG), Francis Vath (SG), Robert Hansen (SF) Raymond Campbell, Andrew Clifton, William Provencher | |
| 12:32 | Mercer | Darryl Main misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Jack Boyle - foul #1 on Jack Boyle, team foul #7 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Benjamin Tardiff (C) Joseph Jenkins | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Remley (C) Jean Elliott | |
| 12:32 | Mercer | Darryl Main misses the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 12:32 | Mercer | Darryl Main makes the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| 12:12 | Valparaiso | Christopher Remley is called for the reach on Sergei Lemanski - foul #3 on Christopher Remley, team foul #2 | 36-52 |
| 11:58 | Valparaiso | Benjamin Tardiff travels with the ball | 36-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Provencher (PF) Darryl Main | |
| 11:34 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson loses the dribble to Sergei Lemanski | 36-52 |
| 11:29 | Valparaiso | Sergei Lemanski banks in the layup | 38-52 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - David Slater (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Sergei Lemanski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Kraatz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Boyle (fresh) 3 pts. C - Benjamin Tardiff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Francis Vath (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hansen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Provencher (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Remley (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:13 | Mercer | Christopher Remley loses the ball out of bounds | 38-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gary Blake (SG), Joseph Jenkins (SF), Tommy Timpson (PF), Dale Spradley (C) Sergei Lemanski, John Kraatz, Jack Boyle, Benjamin Tardiff | |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Clifton (PF), Jean Elliott (C) William Provencher, Christopher Remley | |
| 10:56 | Valparaiso | Joseph Jenkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-52 |
| 10:29 | Mercer | Francis Vath comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-52 |
| 10:28 | Valparaiso | David Slater pulls down the rebound | 38-52 |
| 10:12 | Valparaiso | Dale Spradley misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 38-52 |
| 10:11 | Valparaiso | Joseph Jenkins gets the offensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 09:59 | Valparaiso | Joseph Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 38-52 |
| 09:57 | Mercer | Robert Hansen snags the defensive board | 38-52 |
| 09:40 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson is fouled on the floor by Tommy Timpson - foul #1 on Tommy Timpson, team foul #8 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Darryl Main (SF), William Provencher (PF) Francis Vath, Robert Hansen | |
| 09:40 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 09:40 | Valparaiso | Dale Spradley snags the defensive board | 38-52 |
| 09:27 | Valparaiso | Joseph Jenkins is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Joseph Jenkins, team foul #9 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Sergei Lemanski (PG), Jack Boyle (PF) David Slater, Tommy Timpson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Raymond Campbell (PG), Robert Hansen (SF), Christopher Remley (C) Christopher Johnson, Andrew Clifton, Jean Elliott | |
| 09:05 | Mercer | Darryl Main misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-52 |
| 09:04 | Mercer | William Provencher misses the tip | 38-52 |
| 09:02 | Valparaiso | Dale Spradley gets the rebound | 38-52 |
| 08:45 | Valparaiso | Joseph Jenkins comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-52 |
| 08:43 | Valparaiso | Dale Spradley tips it but misses | 38-52 |
| 08:41 | Valparaiso | Dale Spradley tips it in | 40-52 |
| 08:26 | Mercer | William Provencher loses the ball out of bounds | 40-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Slater (PG), John Kraatz (SF), Benjamin Tardiff (C) Gary Blake, Joseph Jenkins, Dale Spradley | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Johnson (PG), Francis Vath (SG), Jean Elliott (C) Raymond Campbell, Robert Hansen, Christopher Remley | |
| 08:07 | Valparaiso | Jack Boyle lays it up and in and the foul's on William Provencher - foul #2 on William Provencher, team foul #3 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Tommy Timpson (PF) Benjamin Tardiff | |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Clifton (SF) Darryl Main | |
| 08:07 | Valparaiso | Jack Boyle makes the free throw | 43-52 |
| 08:00 | Mercer | Andrew Clifton hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Francis Vath | 43-55 |
| 07:45 | Valparaiso | John Kraatz misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-55 |
| 07:43 | Mercer | William Provencher pulls down the rebound | 43-55 |
| 07:22 | Mercer | Sergei Lemanski takes the ball from William Provencher | 43-55 |
| 07:19 | Valparaiso | John Kraatz lays it in set up by Sergei Lemanski | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - David Slater (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Sergei Lemanski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Kraatz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tommy Timpson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Boyle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Francis Vath (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Clifton (fresh) 11 pts. PF - William Provencher (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Jean Elliott (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:02 | Mercer | Andrew Clifton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-55 |
| 07:01 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 06:47 | Mercer | Andrew Clifton drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-58 |
| 06:28 | Valparaiso | Jack Boyle connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from David Slater | 48-58 |
| 06:14 | Mercer | Francis Vath misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-58 |
| 06:13 | Valparaiso | Tommy Timpson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| 06:10 | Valparaiso | David Slater is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Slater, team foul #10 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gary Blake (SG), Joseph Jenkins (SF), Benjamin Tardiff (PF), Dale Spradley (C) Sergei Lemanski, John Kraatz, Tommy Timpson, Jack Boyle | |
| Subs | Mercer | Raymond Campbell (PG), Darryl Main (SG), Robert Hansen (SF), Christopher Remley (C) Christopher Johnson, Francis Vath, Andrew Clifton, Jean Elliott | |
| 06:01 | Mercer | Robert Hansen comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-58 |
| 05:59 | Mercer | Christopher Remley tips it back up and in | 48-60 |
| 05:41 | Valparaiso | Benjamin Tardiff misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-60 |
| 05:40 | Mercer | Darryl Main grabs the board | 48-60 |
| 05:36 | Mercer | Gary Blake steps in front of the Christopher Remley pass | 48-60 |
| 05:23 | Valparaiso | Darryl Main is called for the reach on Joseph Jenkins - foul #1 on Darryl Main, team foul #4 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Danny Andersen (PG) David Slater | |
| Subs | Mercer | Francis Vath (SG) William Provencher | |
| 05:16 | Valparaiso | Dale Spradley scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Danny Andersen and he's fouled by Raymond Campbell - foul #1 on Raymond Campbell, team foul #5 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Johnson (PG) Raymond Campbell | |
| 05:16 | Valparaiso | Dale Spradley misses the free throw | 50-60 |
| 05:16 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Christopher Remley | 50-60 |
| 05:07 | Mercer | Darryl Main drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Hansen | 50-62 |
| 04:58 | Valparaiso | Gary Blake is hacked by Christopher Remley - foul #4 on Christopher Remley, team foul #6 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Kraatz (PF) Benjamin Tardiff | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 04:51 | Valparaiso | Joseph Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 50-62 |
| 04:50 | Valparaiso | John Kraatz tips it back up and in | 52-62 |
| 04:44 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Francis Vath | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:35 | Valparaiso | Dale Spradley clanks a 3 from the right corner | 52-64 |
| 04:34 | Mercer | Robert Hansen grabs the board | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:09 | Mercer | Francis Vath misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 52-64 |
| 04:08 | Mercer | Darryl Main pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 03:51 | Mercer | Francis Vath is fouled on the floor by Gary Blake - foul #2 on Gary Blake, team foul #11 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Slater (PG), Sergei Lemanski (SG), Tommy Timpson (PF), Benjamin Tardiff (C) Danny Andersen, Gary Blake, John Kraatz, Dale Spradley | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Provencher (PF), Jean Elliott (C) Darryl Main, Christopher Remley | |
| 03:51 | Mercer | Francis Vath makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 03:51 | Mercer | Francis Vath makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Valparaiso | Tommy Timpson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-66 |
| 03:35 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by David Slater - foul #3 on David Slater, team foul #12 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Clifton (SG) Francis Vath | |
| 03:30 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 03:30 | Mercer | Christopher Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| 03:15 | Valparaiso | David Slater is hacked by Andrew Clifton - foul #1 on Andrew Clifton, team foul #7 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Kraatz (SF), Jack Boyle (C) Joseph Jenkins, Tommy Timpson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ronald Hughes (PG), Raymond Campbell (SF), Darryl Main (PF), Michael Scott (C) Christopher Johnson, Robert Hansen, William Provencher, Jean Elliott | |
| 03:15 | Valparaiso | David Slater makes the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 03:15 | Valparaiso | David Slater makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - David Slater (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sergei Lemanski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Kraatz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Benjamin Tardiff (fresh) C - Jack Boyle (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ronald Hughes (fresh) SG - Andrew Clifton (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Raymond Campbell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Darryl Main (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Scott (fresh) | |
| 02:50 | Mercer | Raymond Campbell's floater is knocked away by John Kraatz | 54-67 |
| 02:48 | Valparaiso | John Kraatz snags the defensive board | 54-67 |
| 02:25 | Valparaiso | Sergei Lemanski is fouled on the floor by Michael Scott - foul #1 on Michael Scott, team foul #8 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Danny Andersen (SG) David Slater | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Remley (PF) Ronald Hughes | |
| 02:25 | Valparaiso | Sergei Lemanski makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 02:25 | Valparaiso | Sergei Lemanski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 02:04 | Mercer | Christopher Remley is hacked by Danny Andersen - foul #2 on Danny Andersen, team foul #13 | 56-67 |
| 02:04 | Mercer | Christopher Remley makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 02:04 | Mercer | Christopher Remley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 01:45 | Valparaiso | Danny Andersen comes up short on the floater from the right side | 56-69 |
| 01:44 | Mercer | Darryl Main pulls down the rebound | 56-69 |
| 01:15 | Mercer | Andrew Clifton misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-69 |
| 01:13 | Valparaiso | John Kraatz gets the rebound | 56-69 |
| 01:02 | Valparaiso | Benjamin Tardiff banks in the layup set up by Jack Boyle | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Mercer | Raymond Campbell is fouled on the floor by Jack Boyle - foul #2 on Jack Boyle, team foul #14 | 58-69 |
| 00:58 | Mercer | Raymond Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:58 | Mercer | Raymond Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Valparaiso | Jack Boyle knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Mercer | Christopher Remley comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 60-71 |
| 00:23 | Valparaiso | John Kraatz pulls down the rebound | 60-71 |
| 00:18 | Valparaiso | Benjamin Tardiff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-71 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Raymond Campbell runs out the clock | 60-71 |