| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Charlie Marra (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Nathaniel Pinegar (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Lathrop (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Matthew Bos (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Weldon Pomerleau (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Victor Blassingame (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Harmon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerome Green (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey inbounds the ball | 38-43 |
| 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) | |
| 19:53 | Mercer | Charlie Marra can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 38-43 |
| 19:52 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop tips it in | 40-43 |
| 19:29 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos is hacked by Charlie Marra - foul #2 on Charlie Marra, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| 19:19 | Valparaiso | Jerome Green is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jerome Green, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| 18:55 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-43 |
| 18:53 | Valparaiso | John Harmon snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 18:26 | Valparaiso | Mark Wilson blocks the jumper by Matthew Bos | 40-43 |
| 18:24 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame tips it back up and in | 40-45 |
| 18:08 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 18:06 | Valparaiso | John Harmon snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 17:45 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Victor Blassingame | 40-48 |
| 17:30 | Mercer | Mark Wilson scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Stephen Bailey | 42-48 |
| 17:06 | Valparaiso | Jerome Green hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 17:05 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Mark Wilson | 42-48 |
| 16:49 | Mercer | Mark Wilson misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 42-48 |
| 16:48 | Mercer | Mark Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 16:34 | Mercer | Charlie Marra hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Nathaniel Pinegar | 44-48 |
| 16:21 | Valparaiso | Jerome Green travels with the ball | 44-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Guse (PG), Jessie O'Bryan (SG), Chester Seddon (SF), Jeremy Coffman (PF), Justin Fletcher (C) Charlie Marra, Nathaniel Pinegar, Stephen Bailey, Robert Lathrop, Mark Wilson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman (PG), Walter Martell (SG), Sean Rotter (SF), Dennis Hackman (PF), Lawrence Lyman (C) Matthew Bos, Weldon Pomerleau, Victor Blassingame, John Harmon, Jerome Green | |
| 16:04 | Mercer | Jessie O'Bryan connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nicholas Guse | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Nicholas Guse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jessie O'Bryan (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Chester Seddon (fresh) PF - Jeremy Coffman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Richard Eshelman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Martell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Rotter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Hackman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Lyman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Valparaiso | Justin Fletcher steals it from Richard Eshelman | 46-48 |
| 15:17 | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman is fouled on the floor by Dennis Hackman - foul #1 on Dennis Hackman, team foul #2 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar (SG) Jessie O'Bryan | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos (PG) Richard Eshelman | |
| 14:57 | Mercer | Chester Seddon comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 14:56 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar tips it back up and in | 48-48 |
| 14:33 | Valparaiso | Walter Martell makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 14:18 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar travels with the ball | 48-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame (SF), John Harmon (PF), Jerome Green (C) Sean Rotter, Dennis Hackman, Lawrence Lyman | |
| 13:54 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 13:53 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 13:34 | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman misses short on a jump hook from close range | 48-51 |
| 13:33 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 13:24 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charlie Marra (PG), Robert Lathrop (PF), Mark Wilson (C) Nicholas Guse, Jeremy Coffman, Justin Fletcher | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau (SG) Walter Martell | |
| 13:06 | Mercer | Charlie Marra can't connect on a shot from the right side | 48-51 |
| 13:05 | Mercer | Mark Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 12:55 | Mercer | Chester Seddon misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-51 |
| 12:54 | Valparaiso | John Harmon gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| 12:39 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jessie O'Bryan (SG), Stephen Bailey (SF) Nathaniel Pinegar, Chester Seddon | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Walter Martell (PG), Sean Rotter (SF), Dennis Hackman (PF) Matthew Bos, Victor Blassingame, John Harmon | |
| 12:18 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop lays it in and he's hacked by Dennis Hackman - foul #2 on Dennis Hackman, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman (C) Jerome Green | |
| 12:18 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop makes the free throw | 51-51 |
| 11:59 | Valparaiso | Walter Martell misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Lathrop - foul #1 on Robert Lathrop, team foul #2 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Guse (PG) Charlie Marra | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 11:59 | Valparaiso | Walter Martell makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 11:59 | Valparaiso | Walter Martell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Nicholas Guse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jessie O'Bryan (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Lathrop (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Walter Martell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Weldon Pomerleau (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Sean Rotter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Hackman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Lyman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 51-53 |
| 11:42 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 11:24 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Walter Martell | 51-55 |
| 11:10 | Mercer | Nicholas Guse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar (SG), Chester Seddon (SF), Justin Fletcher (C) Jessie O'Bryan, Stephen Bailey, Mark Wilson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos (PG), Victor Blassingame (SF), Jerome Green (C) Weldon Pomerleau, Sean Rotter, Lawrence Lyman | |
| 10:53 | Valparaiso | Justin Fletcher denies the turnaround by Jerome Green | 51-55 |
| 10:52 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Blassingame | 51-55 |
| 10:32 | Valparaiso | Jerome Green is hacked by Justin Fletcher - foul #1 on Justin Fletcher, team foul #3 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charlie Marra (PG), Jeremy Coffman (PF) Chester Seddon, Robert Lathrop | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Harmon (PF) Dennis Hackman | |
| 10:18 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos clanks a 3 from straight away | 51-55 |
| 10:16 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Martell | 51-55 |
| 10:03 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos is fouled on the floor by Charlie Marra - foul #3 on Charlie Marra, team foul #4 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | Stephen Bailey (SF), Mark Wilson (C) Nicholas Guse, Jeremy Coffman | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau (SG) Walter Martell | |
| 09:57 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Weldon Pomerleau | 51-58 |
| 09:45 | Mercer | Mark Wilson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-58 |
| 09:44 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame grabs the board | 51-58 |
| 09:29 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Weldon Pomerleau | 51-60 |
| 09:12 | Mercer | Mark Wilson misses long on a floater from close range but he's fouled by John Harmon - foul #2 on John Harmon, team foul #4 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Guse (PG) Charlie Marra | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman (C) Jerome Green | |
| 09:12 | Mercer | Mark Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 09:12 | Mercer | Mark Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 09:12 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey snags the offensive board | 52-60 |
| 08:52 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Victor Blassingame - foul #1 on Victor Blassingame, team foul #5 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Lathrop (PF) Justin Fletcher | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter (SF), Dennis Hackman (PF) Victor Blassingame, John Harmon | |
| 08:52 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 08:52 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 08:52 | Valparaiso | Dennis Hackman snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 08:32 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-60 |
| 08:31 | Mercer | Mark Wilson gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| 08:09 | Mercer | Mark Wilson buries a floater from close range | 55-60 |
| 07:40 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Stephen Bailey - foul #2 on Stephen Bailey, team foul #5 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charlie Marra (PG), Jessie O'Bryan (SG), Chester Seddon (SF), Justin Fletcher (C) Nicholas Guse, Nathaniel Pinegar, Stephen Bailey, Mark Wilson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Walter Martell (PG), Victor Blassingame (SF), Jerome Green (C) Matthew Bos, Sean Rotter, Dennis Hackman | |
| 07:40 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 07:40 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Charlie Marra (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jessie O'Bryan (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Chester Seddon (fresh) PF - Robert Lathrop (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Walter Martell (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Weldon Pomerleau (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Blassingame (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lawrence Lyman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jerome Green (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Mercer | Charlie Marra drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Chester Seddon | 58-61 |
| 07:27 | Valparaiso | Charlie Marra steps in front of the Walter Martell pass in the backcourt | 58-61 |
| 07:04 | Mercer | Chester Seddon makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Charlie Marra | 60-61 |
| 06:46 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 06:44 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 60-61 |
| 06:30 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop is fouled on the floor by Walter Martell - foul #2 on Walter Martell, team foul #6 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar (SG), Nicholas Guse (SF), Jeremy Coffman (PF) Jessie O'Bryan, Chester Seddon, Robert Lathrop | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos (PG), John Harmon (PF) Weldon Pomerleau, Lawrence Lyman | |
| 06:17 | Mercer | Walter Martell picks off the pass by Jeremy Coffman | 60-61 |
| 06:13 | Valparaiso | Walter Martell lays it up and in | 60-63 |
| 05:58 | Mercer | Walter Martell steps in front of the Nicholas Guse pass | 60-63 |
| 05:42 | Valparaiso | Walter Martell hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Nathaniel Pinegar - foul #3 on Nathaniel Pinegar, team foul #6 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Mercer | Chester Seddon (SF), Mark Wilson (C) Charlie Marra, Justin Fletcher | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter (SF) Victor Blassingame | |
| 05:42 | Valparaiso | Walter Martell makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 05:42 | Valparaiso | Walter Martell makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 05:14 | Mercer | Matthew Bos takes the ball from Jeremy Coffman | 60-65 |
| 04:54 | Valparaiso | Nathaniel Pinegar is called for the reach on Walter Martell - foul #4 on Nathaniel Pinegar, team foul #7 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Mercer | Stephen Bailey (SF), Robert Lathrop (PF) Chester Seddon, Jeremy Coffman | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dennis Hackman (C) Jerome Green | |
| 04:54 | Valparaiso | Walter Martell misses the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 04:54 | Mercer | Mark Wilson snags the defensive board | 60-65 |
| 04:37 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-65 |
| 04:28 | Valparaiso | John Harmon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-65 |
| 04:27 | Mercer | Nicholas Guse pulls down the rebound | 63-65 |
| 04:20 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-65 |
| 04:03 | Valparaiso | Nathaniel Pinegar is called for the reach on Walter Martell - foul #5 on Nathaniel Pinegar, team foul #8 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charlie Marra (PG), Jessie O'Bryan (SG), Justin Fletcher (C) Nicholas Guse, Nathaniel Pinegar, Mark Wilson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame (SF), Lawrence Lyman (C) Sean Rotter, John Harmon | |
| 04:03 | Valparaiso | Walter Martell makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 04:03 | Valparaiso | Walter Martell makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 03:39 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop is hacked by Dennis Hackman - foul #3 on Dennis Hackman, team foul #7 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Mercer | Chester Seddon (SF) Stephen Bailey | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman (PG), Weldon Pomerleau (SG), Jerome Green (C) Matthew Bos, Walter Martell, Lawrence Lyman | |
| 03:39 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:39 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Charlie Marra (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jessie O'Bryan (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Chester Seddon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Lathrop (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Richard Eshelman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Weldon Pomerleau (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Blassingame (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dennis Hackman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerome Green (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Richard Eshelman | 68-69 |
| 03:03 | Mercer | Jessie O'Bryan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-69 |
| 03:02 | Valparaiso | Dennis Hackman pulls down the rebound | 68-69 |
| 02:58 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| Subs | Mercer | Stephen Bailey (SF), Mark Wilson (C) Chester Seddon, Justin Fletcher | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos (PG), John Harmon (PF) Richard Eshelman, Dennis Hackman | |
| 02:41 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerome Green | 68-72 |
| 02:20 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jerome Green - foul #2 on Jerome Green, team foul #8 | 68-72 |
| 02:20 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop misses the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 02:20 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 01:59 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos lays it up and in on a great pass from Weldon Pomerleau | 69-74 |
| 01:41 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Lathrop, team foul #9 | 69-74 |
| 01:20 | Valparaiso | Jerome Green's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Wilson | 69-74 |
| 01:18 | Mercer | Jessie O'Bryan gets the rebound | 69-74 |
| 01:03 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 69-74 |
| 01:01 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame snags the defensive board | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame is called for traveling | 69-74 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Mercer | Jessie O'Bryan clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 69-74 |
| 00:27 | Mercer | Jessie O'Bryan grabs the offensive rebound | 69-74 |
| 00:23 | Mercer | Jessie O'Bryan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-74 |
| 00:21 | Mercer | Mark Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-74 |
| 00:19 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-74 |
| 00:17 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Victor Blassingame | 69-74 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame is fouled in the backcourt by Charlie Marra - foul #4 on Charlie Marra, team foul #10 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Walter Martell (SG), Dennis Hackman (C) Weldon Pomerleau, Jerome Green | |
| 00:15 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame misses the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:15 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:08 | Mercer | Jessie O'Bryan buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Lathrop | 72-75 |
| 00:08 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-75 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jerome Green (C) Dennis Hackman | |
| 00:07 | Valparaiso | John Harmon is fouled in the backcourt by Charlie Marra - foul #5 on Charlie Marra, team foul #11 | 72-75 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Guse (PG) Charlie Marra | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 00:07 | Valparaiso | John Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:07 | Valparaiso | John Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-77 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau (SG) Walter Martell | |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-77 |
| 00:01 | Mercer | Jessie O'Bryan gets the offensive rebound | 72-77 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | The clock runs out | 72-77 |