| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Robert Mikels (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Delmar Luoma (fresh) 10 pts. C - James Patton (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Erwin Barboza (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Strickland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Chancellor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Spencer Mena (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Ketter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| 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) | |
| 19:37 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels is fouled on the floor by Robert Chancellor - foul #2 on Robert Chancellor, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| 19:25 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Andre Rizzo | 39-34 |
| 19:00 | Mercer | Spencer Mena can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 39-34 |
| 18:58 | Mercer | Gary Ketter pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 18:41 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 18:40 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 18:31 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo loses the ball out of bounds | 39-34 |
| 18:17 | Mercer | Spencer Mena is called for a backcourt violation | 39-34 |
| 18:04 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-34 |
| 18:02 | Mercer | Gary Ketter grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 17:37 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 17:35 | Valparaiso | James Patton snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 17:31 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels can't finish the layup but the foul's on Spencer Mena - foul #1 on Spencer Mena, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bill Duckworth (PF) Spencer Mena | |
| 17:31 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 17:31 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 17:13 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Bill Duckworth | 41-37 |
| 16:55 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Andre Rizzo | 44-37 |
| 16:46 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 44-37 |
| 16:44 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland snags the offensive board | 44-37 |
| 16:38 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland is called for a charge - foul #2 on Timothy Strickland, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford (PG), Shawn Porter (SG), Edward Novello (SF), Jake Rosado (PF), Glenn Sipp (C) Robert Mikels, Andre Rizzo, Roger Jones, Delmar Luoma, James Patton | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Jauregui (PG), Charles Wiley (SG), Spencer Mena (PF) Erwin Barboza, Timothy Strickland, Robert Chancellor | |
| 16:25 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Glenn Sipp | 46-37 |
| 15:58 | Mercer | Glenn Sipp denies the turnaround by Charles Wiley | 46-37 |
| 15:56 | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Donald Lansford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Porter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Novello (fresh) PF - Jake Rosado (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Sipp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - William Jauregui (fresh) SG - Charles Wiley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bill Duckworth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Spencer Mena (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Ketter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Gary Ketter - foul #1 on Gary Ketter, team foul #4 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels (PG), Roger Jones (SF) Donald Lansford, Edward Novello | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Chancellor (SF), Jesse Pincus (PF) Spencer Mena, Gary Ketter | |
| 15:38 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter misses the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 15:38 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 15:38 | Mercer | Bill Duckworth gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 15:22 | Mercer | Jesse Pincus comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 15:21 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 15:17 | Valparaiso | Robert Chancellor is called for the reach on Roger Jones - foul #3 on Robert Chancellor, team foul #5 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo (SG), Delmar Luoma (PF) Shawn Porter, Glenn Sipp | |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Strickland (SG) William Jauregui | |
| 15:12 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo loses the ball out of bounds | 46-37 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Erwin Barboza (PG) Charles Wiley | |
| 14:58 | Mercer | Bill Duckworth clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-37 |
| 14:56 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 14:36 | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado throws it down | 48-37 |
| 14:16 | Mercer | Jesse Pincus hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 48-37 |
| 14:14 | Valparaiso | Delmar Luoma gets the rebound | 48-37 |
| 13:58 | Valparaiso | Delmar Luoma can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 48-37 |
| 13:56 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo tips it in | 50-37 |
| 13:48 | Mercer | Jesse Pincus misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 13:46 | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado grabs the board | 50-37 |
| 13:29 | Valparaiso | Robert Chancellor picks off the pass by Delmar Luoma | 50-37 |
| 13:11 | Mercer | Bill Duckworth hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Jake Rosado - foul #2 on Jake Rosado, team foul #1 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford (PG), Shawn Porter (SF), Glenn Sipp (PF), James Patton (C) Robert Mikels, Roger Jones, Delmar Luoma, Jake Rosado | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Wiley (PG), Spencer Mena (PF), Gary Ketter (C) Erwin Barboza, Timothy Strickland, Robert Chancellor | |
| 13:11 | Mercer | Bill Duckworth makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 13:11 | Mercer | Bill Duckworth misses the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 13:11 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to James Patton | 50-38 |
| 12:50 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-38 |
| 12:49 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter tips it but misses | 50-38 |
| 12:47 | Valparaiso | James Patton gets the offensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 12:42 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo misses long on a shot in the paint | 50-38 |
| 12:41 | Mercer | Bill Duckworth snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 12:19 | Mercer | Bill Duckworth misses the lay-in | 50-38 |
| 12:18 | Mercer | Spencer Mena tips it home | 50-40 |
| 12:01 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 11:59 | Mercer | Spencer Mena snags the defensive board | 50-40 |
| 11:56 | Mercer | Andre Rizzo is called for the reach on Charles Wiley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andre Rizzo, team foul #2 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels (PG), Delmar Luoma (PF) Andre Rizzo, Glenn Sipp | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Jauregui (PG), Robert Chancellor (SF) Jesse Pincus, Bill Duckworth | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Robert Mikels (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Lansford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Delmar Luoma (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - James Patton (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - William Jauregui (fresh) SG - Charles Wiley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Chancellor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Spencer Mena (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Ketter (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Mercer | Charles Wiley clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 11:39 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 11:26 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Lansford | 52-40 |
| 11:17 | Mercer | William Jauregui makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 11:11 | Valparaiso | James Patton's floater is tipped away by Spencer Mena | 52-43 |
| 11:10 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels grabs the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 10:57 | Valparaiso | James Patton makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Shawn Porter | 54-43 |
| 10:36 | Mercer | Delmar Luoma picks off the pass by Charles Wiley | 54-43 |
| 10:13 | Valparaiso | Delmar Luoma misses the fadeaway from the right side | 54-43 |
| 10:11 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter can't tip it in | 54-43 |
| 10:09 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| 10:02 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor is fouled on the floor by Shawn Porter - foul #1 on Shawn Porter, team foul #3 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Osei Abdula (PG), Andre Rizzo (SG), Roger Jones (SF), Jake Rosado (PF), Glenn Sipp (C) Robert Mikels, Donald Lansford, Shawn Porter, Delmar Luoma, James Patton | |
| Subs | Mercer | Erwin Barboza (PG), Timothy Strickland (SG), Jesse Pincus (SF) William Jauregui, Charles Wiley, Robert Chancellor | |
| 09:46 | Mercer | Osei Abdula steals it from Erwin Barboza | 54-43 |
| 09:32 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones is fouled on the floor by Jesse Pincus - foul #4 on Jesse Pincus, team foul #6 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Jauregui (SF) Jesse Pincus | |
| 09:20 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones is fouled on the floor by Gary Ketter - foul #2 on Gary Ketter, team foul #7 | 54-43 |
| 09:20 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 09:20 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 09:03 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Gary Ketter and he's hacked by Andre Rizzo - foul #4 on Andre Rizzo, team foul #4 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels (PG) Andre Rizzo | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 09:03 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland misses the free throw | 56-45 |
| 09:03 | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado grabs the defensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 08:46 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Osei Abdula | 58-45 |
| 08:26 | Mercer | William Jauregui knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gary Ketter | 58-47 |
| 08:05 | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado is whistled for a carry | 58-47 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter (SG), Delmar Luoma (PF), James Patton (C) Osei Abdula, Jake Rosado, Glenn Sipp | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Chancellor (SF), Bill Duckworth (PF) William Jauregui, Spencer Mena | |
| 07:53 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza is hacked by Robert Mikels - foul #2 on Robert Mikels, team foul #5 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo (SG) Shawn Porter | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesse Pincus (PF) Gary Ketter | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Robert Mikels (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Delmar Luoma (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - James Patton (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Erwin Barboza (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Strickland (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Chancellor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jesse Pincus (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Bill Duckworth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Robert Chancellor | 58-49 |
| 07:24 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones misses short on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Chancellor - foul #4 on Robert Chancellor, team foul #8 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford (PG) Robert Mikels | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Wiley (PG), Brett Boynton (SG) Erwin Barboza, Timothy Strickland | |
| 07:24 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 07:24 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 07:00 | Mercer | Jesse Pincus hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Brett Boynton | 60-51 |
| 06:42 | Valparaiso | James Patton is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on James Patton, team foul #6 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter (SF) Roger Jones | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Jauregui (PG) Brett Boynton | |
| 06:23 | Mercer | Bill Duckworth misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 06:22 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Shawn Porter | 60-51 |
| 06:17 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 60-51 |
| 06:16 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| 05:56 | Mercer | Charles Wiley misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 05:54 | Mercer | Bill Duckworth tips it home | 60-53 |
| 05:50 | Valparaiso | Delmar Luoma misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 60-53 |
| 05:49 | Mercer | William Jauregui gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| 05:30 | Mercer | Charles Wiley connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Jesse Pincus | 60-55 |
| 05:15 | Valparaiso | Bill Duckworth is called for the reach on James Patton - foul #2 on Bill Duckworth, team foul #9 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels (PG), Roger Jones (SF), Jake Rosado (PF) Donald Lansford, Shawn Porter, Delmar Luoma | |
| Subs | Mercer | Erwin Barboza (PG), Timothy Strickland (SG), Gary Ketter (C) William Jauregui, Charles Wiley, Bill Duckworth | |
| 05:15 | Valparaiso | James Patton misses the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 05:15 | Mercer | Gary Ketter gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 04:52 | Mercer | Gary Ketter misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-55 |
| 04:50 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 04:37 | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado can't connect on a runner from the left block | 60-55 |
| 04:35 | Mercer | Jesse Pincus grabs the defensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 04:14 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor loses the dribble to Jake Rosado | 60-55 |
| 03:57 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-55 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter (SG), Delmar Luoma (PF) Andre Rizzo, James Patton | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Jauregui (SF), Spencer Mena (PF) Robert Chancellor, Jesse Pincus | |
| 03:37 | Mercer | Gary Ketter lays it in on a nice dish by Timothy Strickland | 60-57 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Robert Mikels (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Delmar Luoma (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Jake Rosado (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Erwin Barboza (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Strickland (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Jauregui (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Spencer Mena (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Ketter (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Valparaiso | Delmar Luoma scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Shawn Porter | 62-57 |
| 03:02 | Mercer | Gary Ketter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-57 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bill Duckworth (SF) William Jauregui | |
| 02:56 | Valparaiso | Erwin Barboza steps in front of the Robert Mikels pass in the backcourt | 62-57 |
| 02:55 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland banks in the layup set up by Erwin Barboza | 62-59 |
| 02:55 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo (SG) Shawn Porter | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Chancellor (SF) Bill Duckworth | |
| 02:43 | Valparaiso | Jake Rosado can't connect on a floater from the left side | 62-59 |
| 02:42 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza snags the defensive board | 62-59 |
| 02:28 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland is whistled for a carry | 62-59 |
| 02:21 | Valparaiso | Delmar Luoma lays it up and in and he's fouled by Timothy Strickland - foul #3 on Timothy Strickland, team foul #10 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Patton (C) Jake Rosado | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 02:21 | Valparaiso | Delmar Luoma misses the free throw | 64-59 |
| 02:21 | Mercer | Gary Ketter snags the defensive board | 64-59 |
| 02:04 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza is hacked by Robert Mikels - foul #3 on Robert Mikels, team foul #7 | 64-59 |
| 02:04 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 02:04 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 01:37 | Valparaiso | Delmar Luoma hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-61 |
| 01:36 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to James Patton | 64-61 |
| 01:20 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-61 |
| 01:19 | Mercer | Erwin Barboza grabs the board | 64-61 |
| 01:03 | Mercer | James Patton steals it from Gary Ketter | 64-61 |
| 00:59 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Mikels | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Mercer | Delmar Luoma is called for the reach on Robert Chancellor - foul #1 on Delmar Luoma, team foul #8 | 66-61 |
| 00:43 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:43 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Valparaiso | Roger Jones is whistled for traveling | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 00:08 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels grabs the board | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels is hacked by Erwin Barboza in the backcourt - foul #1 on Erwin Barboza, team foul #11 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter (SG) Andre Rizzo | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:06 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:06 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels misses the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:06 | Valparaiso | James Patton grabs the offensive board | 67-63 |
| 00:05 | Valparaiso | James Patton is hacked by Gary Ketter - foul #3 on Gary Ketter, team foul #12 | 67-63 |
| 00:05 | Valparaiso | James Patton makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:05 | Valparaiso | James Patton misses the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Gary Ketter grabs the defensive rebound | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Robert Chancellor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 68-63 |