| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Matthew Bos (fresh) SG - Weldon Pomerleau (fresh) SF - Victor Blassingame (fresh) PF - John Harmon (fresh) C - Jerome Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Charlie Marra (fresh) SG - Nathaniel Pinegar (fresh) SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) PF - Robert Lathrop (fresh) C - Mark Wilson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Mark Wilson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Valparaiso | John Harmon snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame misses the floater from the left block but the foul's on Stephen Bailey - foul #1 on Stephen Bailey, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:32 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Mercer | Charlie Marra drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Mark Wilson | 2-3 |
| 19:01 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:59 | Mercer | Mark Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:43 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar is hacked by Weldon Pomerleau - foul #1 on Weldon Pomerleau, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:27 | Mercer | Matthew Bos steals the ball from Stephen Bailey | 2-3 |
| 18:09 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Weldon Pomerleau | 5-3 |
| 17:49 | Mercer | Mark Wilson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-3 |
| 17:47 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop snags the offensive board | 5-3 |
| 17:22 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-6 |
| 17:08 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 17:06 | Mercer | Mark Wilson pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:50 | Mercer | Mark Wilson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 5-6 |
| 16:48 | Valparaiso | John Harmon grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 16:36 | Valparaiso | Jerome Green misses short on a runner from close range | 5-6 |
| 16:35 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:31 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey misses the easy layup | 5-6 |
| 16:30 | Valparaiso | John Harmon grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:26 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Walter Martell (SG), Dennis Hackman (PF) Weldon Pomerleau, John Harmon | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Guse (PG), Chester Seddon (SF), Jeremy Coffman (PF), Justin Fletcher (C) Charlie Marra, Stephen Bailey, Robert Lathrop, Mark Wilson | |
| 16:05 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Jerome Green - foul #1 on Jerome Green, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter (SF), Lawrence Lyman (C) Victor Blassingame, Jerome Green | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jessie O'Bryan (SG) Nathaniel Pinegar | |
| 16:05 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:05 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Matthew Bos (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Walter Martell (fresh) SF - Sean Rotter (fresh) PF - Dennis Hackman (fresh) C - Lawrence Lyman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Nicholas Guse (fresh) SG - Jessie O'Bryan (fresh) SF - Chester Seddon (fresh) PF - Jeremy Coffman (fresh) C - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 5-7 |
| 15:39 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:22 | Mercer | Jessie O'Bryan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 15:21 | Valparaiso | Dennis Hackman snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 15:03 | Valparaiso | Nicholas Guse steps in front of the Matthew Bos pass | 5-7 |
| 14:47 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Nicholas Guse | 5-9 |
| 14:27 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman can't throw it down | 5-9 |
| 14:25 | Valparaiso | Dennis Hackman hits the follow up shot | 7-9 |
| 14:03 | Mercer | Chester Seddon is fouled on the floor by Sean Rotter - foul #1 on Sean Rotter, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau (SG), Victor Blassingame (SF), John Harmon (PF), Jerome Green (C) Matthew Bos, Sean Rotter, Dennis Hackman, Lawrence Lyman | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charlie Marra (PG), Nathaniel Pinegar (SG), Robert Lathrop (PF), Mark Wilson (C) Jessie O'Bryan, Chester Seddon, Jeremy Coffman, Justin Fletcher | |
| 13:55 | Mercer | John Harmon steals it from Nathaniel Pinegar | 7-9 |
| 13:36 | Valparaiso | Walter Martell hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Weldon Pomerleau | 10-9 |
| 13:24 | Mercer | Charlie Marra makes the shot from the right side | 10-11 |
| 13:13 | Valparaiso | Walter Martell scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-11 |
| 12:51 | Mercer | Nicholas Guse comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 12:50 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Victor Blassingame | 13-11 |
| 12:34 | Valparaiso | John Harmon misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 13-11 |
| 12:33 | Mercer | Nicholas Guse grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 12:24 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-11 |
| 12:23 | Valparaiso | John Harmon gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 12:04 | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Martell | 15-11 |
| 11:41 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar is hacked by Weldon Pomerleau - foul #2 on Weldon Pomerleau, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos (PG), Sean Rotter (SG), Dennis Hackman (PF) Walter Martell, Weldon Pomerleau, John Harmon | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jessie O'Bryan (PG), Stephen Bailey (SF), Jeremy Coffman (PF), Justin Fletcher (C) Charlie Marra, Nicholas Guse, Robert Lathrop, Mark Wilson | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Matthew Bos (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sean Rotter (fresh) SF - Victor Blassingame (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Hackman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jessie O'Bryan (fresh) SG - Nathaniel Pinegar (fresh) SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeremy Coffman (fresh) C - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Mercer | Jerome Green takes the ball from Justin Fletcher | 15-11 |
| 11:10 | Valparaiso | Dennis Hackman hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 15-11 |
| 11:08 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 15-11 |
| 10:55 | Mercer | Jessie O'Bryan misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 15-11 |
| 10:53 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 10:41 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame scores on a 3 from straight away | 18-11 |
| 10:29 | Mercer | Jessie O'Bryan connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Nathaniel Pinegar | 18-14 |
| 10:10 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos is hacked by Stephen Bailey - foul #2 on Stephen Bailey, team foul #2 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Walter Martell (SG), John Harmon (PF) Victor Blassingame, Jerome Green | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kendrick Bishop (PG), Chester Seddon (SF), Robert Lathrop (PF), Mark Wilson (C) Nathaniel Pinegar, Stephen Bailey, Jeremy Coffman, Justin Fletcher | |
| 09:52 | Valparaiso | Dennis Hackman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-14 |
| 09:50 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jessie O'Bryan | 18-14 |
| 09:37 | Mercer | Mark Wilson loses the dribble to Walter Martell | 18-14 |
| 09:23 | Valparaiso | John Harmon comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 18-14 |
| 09:22 | Valparaiso | Dennis Hackman gets the offensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 09:10 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Harmon | 21-14 |
| 08:48 | Mercer | Chester Seddon misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-14 |
| 08:46 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to John Harmon | 21-14 |
| 08:32 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Lathrop | 21-14 |
| 08:30 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop grabs the board | 21-14 |
| 08:26 | Mercer | Jessie O'Bryan is fouled on the floor by Walter Martell - foul #1 on Walter Martell, team foul #5 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame (SF), Jerome Green (C) Sean Rotter, Dennis Hackman | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charlie Marra (PG), Nathaniel Pinegar (SG), Nicholas Guse (SF), Justin Fletcher (C) Kendrick Bishop, Jessie O'Bryan, Chester Seddon, Mark Wilson | |
| 08:11 | Mercer | The jump hook by Nicholas Guse is blocked by Jerome Green | 21-14 |
| 08:10 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop tips it but misses | 21-14 |
| 08:09 | Valparaiso | Jerome Green snags the defensive board | 21-14 |
| 07:55 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-14 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Eshelman (PG), Lawrence Lyman (PF) Matthew Bos, John Harmon | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman (PF) Robert Lathrop | |
| 07:39 | Mercer | Charlie Marra misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Richard Eshelman - foul #1 on Richard Eshelman, team foul #6 | 21-14 |
| 07:39 | Mercer | Charlie Marra misses the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 07:39 | Mercer | Charlie Marra misses the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 07:39 | Valparaiso | Jerome Green snags the defensive board | 21-14 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Richard Eshelman (fresh) SG - Walter Martell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Blassingame (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Lyman (fresh) C - Jerome Green (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Charlie Marra (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nathaniel Pinegar (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Guse (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeremy Coffman (fresh) C - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Valparaiso | Walter Martell can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 21-14 |
| 07:23 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 21-14 |
| 07:04 | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-14 |
| 07:03 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar grabs the offensive board | 21-14 |
| 06:44 | Mercer | Charlie Marra clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-14 |
| 06:42 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman grabs the defensive rebound | 21-14 |
| 06:38 | Valparaiso | Walter Martell can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 21-14 |
| 06:37 | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman pulls down the rebound | 21-14 |
| 06:22 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher slams it home set up by Nathaniel Pinegar | 21-16 |
| 06:06 | Valparaiso | Walter Martell connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 23-16 |
| 05:49 | Mercer | Nicholas Guse misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-16 |
| 05:48 | Mercer | Nicholas Guse hits the follow up shot | 23-18 |
| 05:34 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame misses the floater from the free throw line | 23-18 |
| 05:32 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Charlie Marra | 23-18 |
| 05:08 | Mercer | Charlie Marra throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-18 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos (PG), Sean Rotter (SG), Ronald Day (SF), John Harmon (PF), Dennis Hackman (C) Richard Eshelman, Walter Martell, Victor Blassingame, Lawrence Lyman, Jerome Green | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jessie O'Bryan (PG), Chester Seddon (SF), Robert Lathrop (PF), Mark Wilson (C) Charlie Marra, Nicholas Guse, Jeremy Coffman, Justin Fletcher | |
| 04:43 | Valparaiso | Nathaniel Pinegar takes the ball from Dennis Hackman | 23-18 |
| 04:20 | Mercer | Chester Seddon makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jessie O'Bryan | 23-21 |
| 04:07 | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 04:05 | Valparaiso | John Harmon grabs the offensive board | 23-21 |
| 03:56 | Valparaiso | Sean Rotter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-21 |
| 03:54 | Valparaiso | John Harmon pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 03:44 | Valparaiso | The jumper by Ronald Day is denied by Robert Lathrop | 23-21 |
| 03:42 | Valparaiso | Dennis Hackman misses the tip | 23-21 |
| 03:40 | Mercer | Jessie O'Bryan snags the defensive board | 23-21 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Matthew Bos (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Sean Rotter (fresh) SF - Ronald Day (fresh) PF - John Harmon (fresh) 7 reb. C - Dennis Hackman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jessie O'Bryan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Pinegar (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Chester Seddon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Lathrop (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Mercer | Jessie O'Bryan is hacked by John Harmon - foul #1 on John Harmon, team foul #7 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Weldon Pomerleau (SG), Jerome Green (C) Ronald Day, Dennis Hackman | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Guse (PG), Stephen Bailey (SF) Nathaniel Pinegar, Chester Seddon | |
| 03:30 | Mercer | Jessie O'Bryan makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 03:30 | Mercer | Jessie O'Bryan makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 03:16 | Valparaiso | Stephen Bailey blocks the short jumper by Jerome Green | 23-23 |
| 03:15 | Mercer | Jessie O'Bryan pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| 02:51 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Sean Rotter - foul #2 on Sean Rotter, team foul #8 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame (SF) Sean Rotter | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charlie Marra (PG) Nicholas Guse | |
| 02:51 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 02:51 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 02:26 | Valparaiso | Charlie Marra is called for the reach on John Harmon - foul #1 on Charlie Marra, team foul #3 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dennis Hackman (PF) John Harmon | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar (SG), Justin Fletcher (PF), Nicholas Guse (C) Jessie O'Bryan, Robert Lathrop, Mark Wilson | |
| 02:17 | Valparaiso | Victor Blassingame makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Weldon Pomerleau | 25-25 |
| 02:04 | Mercer | Charlie Marra misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 02:02 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Fletcher | 25-25 |
| 01:46 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 01:39 | Valparaiso | Stephen Bailey is called for the reach on Victor Blassingame - foul #3 on Stephen Bailey, team foul #4 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman (C) Jerome Green | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman (PF) Stephen Bailey | |
| 01:27 | Valparaiso | Dennis Hackman can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Justin Fletcher - foul #1 on Justin Fletcher, team foul #5 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Walter Martell (PG) Matthew Bos | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 01:27 | Valparaiso | Dennis Hackman makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 01:27 | Valparaiso | Dennis Hackman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 01:20 | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on Dennis Hackman - foul #1 on Dennis Hackman, team foul #9 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Lathrop (PF), Mark Wilson (C) Charlie Marra, Justin Fletcher | |
| 01:20 | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 01:20 | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 01:20 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 00:57 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman dunks the ball and he's fouled by Mark Wilson - foul #1 on Mark Wilson, team foul #6 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Harmon (PF) Dennis Hackman | |
| Subs | Mercer | Chester Seddon (SF) Jeremy Coffman | |
| 00:57 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman misses the free throw | 29-29 |
| 00:57 | Mercer | Mark Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 00:37 | Mercer | John Harmon is called for the reach on Nathaniel Pinegar - foul #2 on John Harmon, team foul #10 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Matthew Bos (PG), Sean Rotter (SF), Jerome Green (C) Weldon Pomerleau, Victor Blassingame, Lawrence Lyman | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:37 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 00:37 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:24 | Valparaiso | Walter Martell blows the layup | 29-31 |
| 00:22 | Valparaiso | Walter Martell gets the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 00:01 | Valparaiso | Walter Martell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Robert Lathrop | 29-31 |