| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Larkin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Ferguson (fresh) C - Jeremy Reece (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - William Young (fresh) SG - Joseph Whitman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Adam Williams (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Stanley (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerome Tompkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams inbounds the ball | 31-34 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Adam Williams | 31-37 |
| 19:03 | Mercer | Eric Ferguson connects on the shot near the basket | 33-37 |
| 18:39 | Valparaiso | William Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Willian Pickett (PG), Jay Grant (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF) William Young, Adam Williams, Robert Stanley | |
| 18:22 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 18:20 | Mercer | Eric Ferguson grabs the offensive board | 33-37 |
| 18:09 | Mercer | James Larkin misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-37 |
| 18:08 | Valparaiso | Jay Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 17:48 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Jay Grant | 33-39 |
| 17:39 | Mercer | John Bennett misses the easy layup | 33-39 |
| 17:38 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins gets the rebound | 33-39 |
| 17:22 | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Willian Pickett | 33-42 |
| 17:08 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 17:07 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins pulls down the rebound | 33-42 |
| 17:02 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman misses the driving attempt near the basket | 33-42 |
| 17:01 | Valparaiso | Willian Pickett tips it home | 33-44 |
| 16:47 | Mercer | Eric Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdelrahman - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelrahman, team foul #1 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Dan Davis (PG), Derrick Cooper (SG), Billy Mardis (PF), Alton Slemp (C) Thomas Jacobs, John Bennett, Eric Ferguson, Jeremy Reece | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Young (PG), Michael Rambert (SG), Adam Williams (SF), Robert Stanley (PF), William Elder (C) Willian Pickett, Joseph Whitman, Jay Grant, Dikembe Abdelrahman, Jerome Tompkins | |
| 16:39 | Mercer | Billy Mardis misses long on a runner near the basket | 33-44 |
| 16:37 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 16:24 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by James Larkin - foul #1 on James Larkin, team foul #1 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman (SG) Michael Rambert | |
| 16:24 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams makes the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 16:24 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 16:07 | Mercer | Dan Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Dasilva (PG) James Larkin | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Henry Wilson (PG) William Young | |
| 15:50 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Stanley, team foul #2 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs (PG), George Keeler (PF) Daniel Dasilva, Billy Mardis | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Young (PG), Michael Rambert (SG), Jerome Tompkins (C) Henry Wilson, Joseph Whitman, William Elder | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dan Davis (fresh) SF - Derrick Cooper (fresh) PF - George Keeler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Alton Slemp (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - William Young (fresh) SG - Michael Rambert (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Adam Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Stanley (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerome Tompkins (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Mercer | Dan Davis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-46 |
| 15:36 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| 15:19 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-46 |
| 15:17 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins tips it but misses | 33-46 |
| 15:15 | Mercer | Dan Davis pulls down the rebound | 33-46 |
| 14:53 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Jacobs | 35-46 |
| 14:48 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by William Young | 35-48 |
| 14:25 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-48 |
| 14:24 | Mercer | George Keeler grabs the offensive board | 35-48 |
| 14:11 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from George Keeler and he's fouled by Jerome Tompkins - foul #2 on Jerome Tompkins, team foul #3 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Larkin (SF), Jeremy Reece (C) Dan Davis, Alton Slemp | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Henry Wilson (PG), Joseph Whitman (SG), William Elder (C) William Young, Michael Rambert, Jerome Tompkins | |
| 14:11 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper makes the free throw | 38-48 |
| 13:56 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams misses long on a shot from close range | 38-48 |
| 13:54 | Mercer | George Keeler grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 13:47 | Mercer | Robert Stanley swats the layup by Derrick Cooper | 38-48 |
| 13:45 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Robert Stanley | 38-48 |
| 13:32 | Valparaiso | Henry Wilson is whistled for traveling | 38-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Dasilva (PG), John Bennett (SG) Thomas Jacobs, Derrick Cooper | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Willian Pickett (PG), Jerome Tompkins (C) Henry Wilson, William Elder | |
| 13:13 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece buries a turnaround from the left block | 40-48 |
| 12:56 | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-48 |
| 12:54 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece snags the defensive board | 40-48 |
| 12:35 | Mercer | John Bennett drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Daniel Dasilva | 43-48 |
| 12:19 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by John Bennett - foul #3 on John Bennett, team foul #2 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs (PG), Eric Ferguson (PF) Daniel Dasilva, George Keeler | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Young (PG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF), William Elder (C) Willian Pickett, Robert Stanley, Jerome Tompkins | |
| 12:19 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 12:19 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 11:59 | Mercer | Eric Ferguson dunks the ball on a nice dish by John Bennett | 45-50 |
| 11:43 | Valparaiso | William Elder hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 11:41 | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman gets the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Bennett (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Larkin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeremy Reece (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - William Young (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Whitman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Williams (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdelrahman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Elder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Henry Wilson (PG), Michael Rambert (SG), David Portillo (SF), Robert Stanley (PF), Jerome Tompkins (C) William Young, Joseph Whitman, Adam Williams, Dikembe Abdelrahman, William Elder | |
| 11:14 | Mercer | Eric Ferguson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jerome Tompkins - foul #3 on Jerome Tompkins, team foul #4 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Alton Slemp (C) Jeremy Reece | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Young (PG), Joseph Whitman (SG) Henry Wilson, Michael Rambert | |
| 11:14 | Mercer | Eric Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 11:14 | Mercer | Eric Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 10:57 | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman is fouled on the floor by John Bennett - foul #4 on John Bennett, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Dan Davis (SG), George Keeler (PF) John Bennett, Alton Slemp | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Rambert (SG), Adam Williams (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF), William Elder (C) Joseph Whitman, David Portillo, Robert Stanley, Jerome Tompkins | |
| 10:43 | Valparaiso | William Young is hacked by James Larkin - foul #2 on James Larkin, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Henry Wilson (PG), Joseph Whitman (SG), Robert Stanley (PF), Jerome Tompkins (C) William Young, Michael Rambert, Dikembe Abdelrahman, William Elder | |
| 10:29 | Valparaiso | Henry Wilson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 10:27 | Mercer | Dan Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 10:20 | Mercer | Dan Davis hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Eric Ferguson | 49-50 |
| 10:04 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley loses the dribble to Thomas Jacobs | 49-50 |
| 09:59 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs misses the lay-in | 49-50 |
| 09:58 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 09:45 | Valparaiso | Henry Wilson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-50 |
| 09:43 | Mercer | Dan Davis snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 09:32 | Mercer | Henry Wilson is called for the reach on Thomas Jacobs - foul #1 on Henry Wilson, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Dasilva (PG), Derrick Cooper (SF), Jeremy Reece (C) Thomas Jacobs, James Larkin, Eric Ferguson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Young (PG), Michael Rambert (SG), David Portillo (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF), William Elder (C) Henry Wilson, Joseph Whitman, Adam Williams, Robert Stanley, Jerome Tompkins | |
| 09:18 | Mercer | Dikembe Abdelrahman denies the turnaround by George Keeler | 49-50 |
| 09:17 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 08:58 | Valparaiso | William Young clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 08:57 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jeremy Reece | 49-50 |
| 08:49 | Mercer | George Keeler lays it up and in | 51-50 |
| 08:47 | Valparaiso | William Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Billy Mardis (PF) George Keeler | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Willian Pickett (SG), Adam Williams (SF), Robert Stanley (PF), Jerome Tompkins (C) Michael Rambert, David Portillo, Dikembe Abdelrahman, William Elder | |
| 08:31 | Mercer | Billy Mardis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs (PG) Daniel Dasilva | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Rambert (SG) William Young | |
| 08:16 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 51-50 |
| 08:15 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 08:00 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Rambert | 51-52 |
| 07:40 | Mercer | Dan Davis makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Derrick Cooper | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dan Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Derrick Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Billy Mardis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Reece (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Willian Pickett (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Rambert (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Adam Williams (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Stanley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerome Tompkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Billy Mardis - foul #2 on Billy Mardis, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Bennett (SG), James Larkin (SF), George Keeler (PF) Dan Davis, Derrick Cooper, Billy Mardis | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Young (PG), Joseph Whitman (SG), Jay Grant (SF), William Elder (C) Willian Pickett, Michael Rambert, Adam Williams, Jerome Tompkins | |
| 07:12 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 07:12 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 07:12 | Mercer | George Keeler pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| 06:47 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 06:46 | Mercer | John Bennett tips it home | 56-53 |
| 06:30 | Valparaiso | James Larkin is called for the reach on William Young - foul #3 on James Larkin, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Dasilva (PG), Eric Ferguson (C) Thomas Jacobs, Jeremy Reece | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Adam Williams (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF), Jerome Tompkins (C) Jay Grant, Robert Stanley, William Elder | |
| 06:19 | Valparaiso | Joseph Whitman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 06:18 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Jerome Tompkins | 56-53 |
| 06:10 | Valparaiso | William Young knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerome Tompkins | 56-56 |
| 05:43 | Mercer | The jump hook by Eric Ferguson is blocked by Jerome Tompkins | 56-56 |
| 05:42 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 05:28 | Valparaiso | Daniel Dasilva steps in front of the Joseph Whitman pass | 56-56 |
| 05:16 | Mercer | James Larkin hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Dasilva | 58-56 |
| 05:00 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins misses the jumper from the free throw line | 58-56 |
| 04:59 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins tips it in | 58-58 |
| 04:46 | Mercer | Daniel Dasilva is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 58-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs (PG), Jeremy Reece (C) Daniel Dasilva, Eric Ferguson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Henry Wilson (PG), Michael Rambert (SG), Jay Grant (SF), Robert Stanley (PF), William Elder (C) William Young, Joseph Whitman, Adam Williams, Dikembe Abdelrahman, Jerome Tompkins | |
| 04:28 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Henry Wilson | 58-60 |
| 04:03 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece's fadeaway is rejected by William Elder | 58-60 |
| 04:02 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece hits the follow up shot | 60-60 |
| 03:46 | Valparaiso | William Elder misses the jump hook from close range but the foul's on John Bennett - foul #5 on John Bennett, team foul #7 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | Dan Davis (SG), Eric Ferguson (PF) John Bennett, George Keeler | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Willian Pickett (SG), Adam Williams (SF), Jerome Tompkins (C) Henry Wilson, Michael Rambert, Jay Grant | |
| 03:46 | Valparaiso | William Elder misses the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 03:46 | Valparaiso | William Elder makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 03:28 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dan Davis | 62-61 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dan Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Larkin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jeremy Reece (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - William Elder (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Willian Pickett (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Adam Williams (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Stanley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerome Tompkins (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 62-61 |
| 03:14 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 02:48 | Mercer | James Larkin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | Billy Mardis (PF) James Larkin | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Young (PG), Joseph Whitman (SG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF) William Elder, Willian Pickett, Robert Stanley | |
| 02:25 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Billy Mardis - foul #3 on Billy Mardis, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | George Keeler (PF), Alton Slemp (C) Billy Mardis, Jeremy Reece | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley (PF) Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| 02:25 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 02:25 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 02:23 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Larkin (SF), Jeremy Reece (C) Eric Ferguson, Alton Slemp | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Elder (C) Jerome Tompkins | |
| 02:05 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs is hacked by Joseph Whitman - foul #3 on Joseph Whitman, team foul #6 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Portillo (SF), Jerome Tompkins (C) Adam Williams, William Elder | |
| 01:45 | Mercer | James Larkin lays it in on a great pass from Dan Davis | 64-62 |
| 01:27 | Valparaiso | George Keeler steps in front of the Joseph Whitman pass | 64-62 |
| 01:12 | Mercer | James Larkin scores on a floater near the basket | 66-62 |
| 00:49 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Jeremy Reece - foul #2 on Jeremy Reece, team foul #9 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Adam Williams (SF) David Portillo | |
| 00:49 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:49 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Mercer | Adam Williams denies the turnaround by Thomas Jacobs | 66-64 |
| 00:26 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins gets the rebound | 66-64 |
| 00:20 | Valparaiso | William Young clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Dan Davis - foul #3 on Dan Davis, team foul #10 | 66-64 |
| 00:20 | Valparaiso | William Young makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:20 | Valparaiso | William Young makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | George Keeler's floater is tipped away by Robert Stanley | 66-66 |
| 00:01 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs grabs the offensive board | 66-66 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | The clock runs out | 66-66 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dan Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Larkin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Keeler (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeremy Reece (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - William Young (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Whitman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Adam Williams (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Stanley (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Jerome Tompkins (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Mercer | George Keeler wins the tip | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:34 | Mercer | James Larkin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 66-66 |
| 04:32 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins pulls down the rebound | 66-66 |
| 04:18 | Valparaiso | William Young knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Stanley | 66-69 |
| 03:56 | Mercer | Robert Stanley steals it from Thomas Jacobs | 66-69 |
| 03:46 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley is hacked by James Larkin - foul #4 on James Larkin, team foul #11 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Willian Pickett (PG), Michael Rambert (SG), William Elder (C) William Young, Joseph Whitman, Jerome Tompkins | |
| 03:46 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 03:46 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 03:26 | Mercer | Dan Davis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-71 |
| 03:24 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Robert Stanley | 66-71 |
| 03:22 | Valparaiso | Willian Pickett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-71 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jay Grant (SF), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF) Adam Williams, Robert Stanley | |
| 03:10 | Mercer | James Larkin clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-71 |
| 03:09 | Valparaiso | Willian Pickett gets the rebound | 66-71 |
| 03:02 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Abdelrahman scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Jay Grant | 66-73 |
| 02:46 | Mercer | Dan Davis clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-73 |
| 02:44 | Mercer | George Keeler tips it in | 68-73 |
| 02:24 | Valparaiso | Michael Rambert knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Jay Grant | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:13 | Mercer | James Larkin misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Jay Grant - foul #3 on Jay Grant, team foul #7 | 68-76 |
| Subs | Mercer | Derrick Cooper (SG), Eric Ferguson (C) Dan Davis, Jeremy Reece | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Henry Wilson (PG), Adam Williams (SF), Jerome Tompkins (C) Willian Pickett, Jay Grant, William Elder | |
| 02:13 | Mercer | James Larkin misses the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 02:13 | Mercer | James Larkin makes the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| 01:59 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins scores on a runner from the left block set up by Dikembe Abdelrahman | 69-78 |
| 01:59 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-78 |
| Subs | Mercer | Dan Davis (SG), Jeremy Reece (C) Derrick Cooper, Eric Ferguson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Young (PG), Joseph Whitman (SG), Robert Stanley (PF) Henry Wilson, Michael Rambert, Dikembe Abdelrahman | |
| 01:49 | Mercer | Jeremy Reece's floater is tipped away by Robert Stanley | 69-78 |
| 01:47 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams snags the defensive board | 69-78 |
| 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) | |
| 01:19 | Valparaiso | Adam Williams travels with the ball | 69-78 |
| 01:10 | Mercer | George Keeler throws it down | 71-78 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:01 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Joseph Whitman | 71-80 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dan Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Larkin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - George Keeler (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeremy Reece (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - William Young (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Whitman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Adam Williams (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Stanley (fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. C - Jerome Tompkins (fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Mercer | Jerome Tompkins is called for the reach on James Larkin - foul #4 on Jerome Tompkins, team foul #8 | 71-80 |
| 00:54 | Mercer | James Larkin misses the 1st free throw | 71-80 |
| 00:54 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley grabs the board | 71-80 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Jacobs - foul #1 on Thomas Jacobs, team foul #12 | 71-80 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Rambert (SG), David Portillo (SF) Joseph Whitman, Adam Williams | |
| 00:51 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 71-80 |
| 00:51 | Valparaiso | Robert Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:44 | Mercer | George Keeler misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-81 |
| 00:43 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins snags the defensive board | 71-81 |
| 00:42 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins is fouled in the backcourt by Dan Davis - foul #4 on Dan Davis, team foul #13 | 71-81 |
| Subs | Mercer | Derrick Cooper (SG), Eric Ferguson (SF), Billy Mardis (PF), Alton Slemp (C) Thomas Jacobs, James Larkin, George Keeler, Jeremy Reece | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Henry Wilson (PG), Dikembe Abdelrahman (PF) William Young, Robert Stanley | |
| 00:42 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins makes the 1st free throw | 71-82 |
| 00:42 | Valparaiso | Jerome Tompkins makes the 2nd free throw | 71-83 |
| 00:37 | Mercer | Billy Mardis is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Billy Mardis, team foul #14 | 71-83 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Elder (C) Jerome Tompkins | |
| 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) | |
| 00:17 | Valparaiso | David Portillo buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Wilson | 71-85 |
| 00:12 | Mercer | Dan Davis is called for traveling | 71-85 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jay Grant (SF) David Portillo | |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Henry Wilson runs out the clock | 71-85 |