| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Zachary Gillingham (fresh) SG - Dennis Pierce (fresh) SF - David Hope (fresh) PF - Christopher Wilson (fresh) C - Matthew Caines (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Hauer (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) SF - Jeff McGoey (fresh) PF - Bernard Cooper (fresh) C - Bill Lee (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Matthew Caines 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) | |
| 19:36 | Valparaiso | Matthew Caines clanks a shot in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Mercer | Scott Hauer is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Hauer, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Valparaiso | Jeffrey Gurule takes the ball from Dennis Pierce | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Mercer | Scott Hauer banks in the layup set up by Jeffrey Gurule | 0-4 |
| 18:36 | Valparaiso | Bill Lee steals the ball from Christopher Wilson | 0-4 |
| 18:32 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule can't finish the layup but the foul's on Dennis Pierce - foul #1 on Dennis Pierce, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:32 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule makes the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:32 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule makes the 2nd free throw | 0-6 |
| 18:07 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Scott Hauer - foul #2 on Scott Hauer, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (PG) Scott Hauer | |
| 18:07 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham makes the 1st free throw | 1-6 |
| 18:07 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham misses the 2nd free throw | 1-6 |
| 18:07 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper grabs the board | 1-6 |
| 17:54 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule throws a bad pass out of bounds | 1-6 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Timothy Eggleston (PF), Craig Lovelace (C) Christopher Wilson, Matthew Caines | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 17:44 | Valparaiso | David Hope misses the fadeaway from the right side | 1-6 |
| 17:42 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jeff McGoey | 1-6 |
| 17:21 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 1-6 |
| 17:20 | Valparaiso | Dennis Pierce grabs the board | 1-6 |
| 17:07 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 1-6 |
| 17:06 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jeff McGoey | 1-6 |
| 16:49 | Mercer | Bill Lee misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 1-6 |
| 16:48 | Valparaiso | Timothy Eggleston pulls down the rebound | 1-6 |
| 16:19 | Valparaiso | Bernard Cooper is called for the reach on Timothy Eggleston - foul #1 on Bernard Cooper, team foul #3 | 1-6 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Lavoie (PG), Harvey Greenwood (SG), Christopher Wilson (PF), Matthew Caines (C) Zachary Gillingham, Dennis Pierce, David Hope, Craig Lovelace | |
| Subs | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie (SG), Dikembe Banda (SF), Andrew Clayton (PF), Robert Dunn (C) Jeffrey Gurule, Jeff McGoey, Bernard Cooper, Bill Lee | |
| 16:13 | Valparaiso | Matthew Caines misses long on a shot from the left wing | 1-6 |
| 16:12 | Valparaiso | Matthew Caines tips it home | 3-6 |
| 15:59 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 3-8 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Richard Lavoie (fresh) SG - Harvey Greenwood (fresh) SF - Timothy Eggleston (fresh) PF - Christopher Wilson (fresh) C - Matthew Caines (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Mario Ortiz (fresh) SG - Heriberto Yazzie (fresh) SF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) PF - Andrew Clayton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Dunn (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Valparaiso | Harvey Greenwood comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Dikembe Banda - foul #1 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #4 | 3-8 |
| 15:54 | Valparaiso | Harvey Greenwood makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:54 | Valparaiso | Harvey Greenwood makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:40 | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 5-8 |
| 15:38 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 15:15 | Valparaiso | Timothy Eggleston buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Harvey Greenwood | 8-8 |
| 15:01 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-8 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Hope (SF), Craig Lovelace (PF), Vernon Collie (C) Timothy Eggleston, Christopher Wilson, Matthew Caines | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule (SG) Mario Ortiz | |
| 14:45 | Valparaiso | Richard Lavoie hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 14:43 | Valparaiso | Vernon Collie can't tip it in | 8-8 |
| 14:41 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 14:29 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton's layup is rejected by Craig Lovelace | 8-8 |
| 14:27 | Valparaiso | David Hope grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 14:18 | Valparaiso | Vernon Collie scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Harvey Greenwood | 10-8 |
| 14:04 | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie is hacked by Richard Lavoie - foul #1 on Richard Lavoie, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham (PG), Dennis Pierce (SG) Richard Lavoie, Harvey Greenwood | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (PG), Jeff McGoey (SF), Bernard Cooper (PF), Jackie Fischer (C) Heriberto Yazzie, Dikembe Banda, Andrew Clayton, Robert Dunn | |
| 13:44 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jeff McGoey | 10-10 |
| 13:29 | Valparaiso | Vernon Collie clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by Jackie Fischer - foul #1 on Jackie Fischer, team foul #5 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Timothy Eggleston (SG), Christopher Wilson (PF) Dennis Pierce, Craig Lovelace | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 13:29 | Valparaiso | Vernon Collie makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:29 | Valparaiso | Vernon Collie misses the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:29 | Mercer | Jackie Fischer pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:09 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz clanks a floater from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 13:07 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz tips it in | 11-12 |
| 12:48 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-12 |
| 12:47 | Valparaiso | David Hope tips it back up and in | 13-12 |
| 12:23 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-12 |
| 12:21 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Timothy Eggleston | 13-12 |
| 12:12 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 13-12 |
| 12:10 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz snags the defensive board | 13-12 |
| 11:54 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Mario Ortiz | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Zachary Gillingham (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Timothy Eggleston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Hope (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Wilson (fairly fresh) C - Vernon Collie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Mario Ortiz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff McGoey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bernard Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jackie Fischer (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from David Hope | 16-14 |
| 11:15 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Vernon Collie - foul #1 on Vernon Collie, team foul #3 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Harvey Greenwood (PG), Dennis Pierce (SG), Michael Smith (SF), Craig Lovelace (PF), Matthew Caines (C) Zachary Gillingham, Timothy Eggleston, David Hope, Christopher Wilson, Vernon Collie | |
| Subs | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie (PG), Andrew Clayton (SF), Robert Dunn (PF), Bill Lee (C) Mario Ortiz, Jeff McGoey, Bernard Cooper, Jackie Fischer | |
| 11:15 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 11:15 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule misses the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 11:15 | Valparaiso | Craig Lovelace snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| 10:54 | Valparaiso | Harvey Greenwood comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-15 |
| 10:52 | Valparaiso | Michael Smith tips it in | 18-15 |
| 10:36 | Mercer | Bill Lee connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Jeffrey Gurule | 18-17 |
| 10:29 | Valparaiso | Dennis Pierce can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-17 |
| 10:27 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Caines | 18-17 |
| 10:12 | Valparaiso | Harvey Greenwood double dribbles | 18-17 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham (PG) Harvey Greenwood | |
| Subs | Mercer | Dikembe Banda (SG) Jeffrey Gurule | |
| 09:50 | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 18-17 |
| 09:48 | Mercer | Bill Lee tips it back up and in | 18-19 |
| 09:37 | Valparaiso | Matthew Caines clanks a runner near the basket | 18-19 |
| 09:35 | Valparaiso | Matthew Caines gets the offensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 09:25 | Valparaiso | Michael Smith drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Dennis Pierce | 20-19 |
| 09:11 | Mercer | Zachary Gillingham is called for the reach on Dikembe Banda - foul #1 on Zachary Gillingham, team foul #4 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Harvey Greenwood (SG), David Hope (SF), Timothy Eggleston (PF) Dennis Pierce, Michael Smith, Matthew Caines | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (PG), Jeff McGoey (SF), Bernard Cooper (PF) Heriberto Yazzie, Robert Dunn, Bill Lee | |
| 08:57 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey is hacked by Zachary Gillingham - foul #2 on Zachary Gillingham, team foul #5 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson (PF), Robert Lucas (C) Zachary Gillingham, Craig Lovelace | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bill Lee (C) Andrew Clayton | |
| 08:38 | Mercer | Dikembe Banda can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 20-19 |
| 08:37 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 08:26 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Banda is called for the reach on Christopher Wilson - foul #2 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #6 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule (SG), Jackie Fischer (C) Dikembe Banda, Bill Lee | |
| 08:17 | Valparaiso | Timothy Eggleston misses the jump hook from the left block | 20-19 |
| 08:16 | Mercer | Jackie Fischer pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| 08:04 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz double dribbles | 20-19 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dennis Pierce (SG), Vernon Collie (C) Timothy Eggleston, Robert Lucas | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Dunn (C) Jackie Fischer | |
| 07:53 | Valparaiso | Harvey Greenwood can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-19 |
| 07:51 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule grabs the board | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Harvey Greenwood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Pierce (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Hope (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Vernon Collie (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Mario Ortiz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff McGoey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bernard Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Dunn (fresh) | |
| 07:47 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule banks in the layup and he's hacked by Harvey Greenwood - foul #1 on Harvey Greenwood, team foul #6 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Timothy Eggleston (PF), Matthew Caines (C) Christopher Wilson, Vernon Collie | |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Clayton (C) Robert Dunn | |
| 07:47 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule makes the free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:34 | Valparaiso | Harvey Greenwood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-22 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Dunn (C) Bernard Cooper | |
| 07:16 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-22 |
| 07:14 | Valparaiso | Matthew Caines grabs the defensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 07:09 | Valparaiso | Harvey Greenwood is fouled on the floor by Robert Dunn - foul #1 on Robert Dunn, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| 07:09 | Valparaiso | Harvey Greenwood makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 07:09 | Valparaiso | Harvey Greenwood makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:49 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 22-22 |
| 06:48 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz can't tip it in | 22-22 |
| 06:46 | Valparaiso | David Hope snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 06:34 | Valparaiso | Harvey Greenwood knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Timothy Eggleston | 24-22 |
| 06:13 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Timothy Eggleston - foul #1 on Timothy Eggleston, team foul #7 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Lavoie (PG), Michael Smith (SF), Christopher Wilson (PF), Craig Lovelace (C) Harvey Greenwood, Dennis Pierce, David Hope, Matthew Caines | |
| Subs | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie (PG), Bernard Cooper (PF), Bill Lee (C) Mario Ortiz, Jeff McGoey, Robert Dunn | |
| 06:13 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:13 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:47 | Valparaiso | Timothy Eggleston hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Bill Lee - foul #1 on Bill Lee, team foul #8 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeff McGoey (SF) Andrew Clayton | |
| 05:47 | Valparaiso | Timothy Eggleston misses the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:47 | Valparaiso | Timothy Eggleston makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 05:22 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey buries a runner from the right block | 25-26 |
| 05:03 | Valparaiso | Timothy Eggleston clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 05:01 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 04:44 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey is hacked by Timothy Eggleston - foul #2 on Timothy Eggleston, team foul #8 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Harvey Greenwood (SG), David Hope (SF), Vernon Collie (C) Timothy Eggleston, Michael Smith, Christopher Wilson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (PG), Robert Dunn (C) Jeffrey Gurule, Bill Lee | |
| 04:44 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:44 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:44 | Valparaiso | Harvey Greenwood grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 04:22 | Valparaiso | David Hope drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Lavoie | 28-27 |
| 03:59 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Dunn | 28-30 |
| 03:51 | Valparaiso | Harvey Greenwood scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-30 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Richard Lavoie (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harvey Greenwood (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hope (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Lovelace (fresh) C - Vernon Collie (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Mario Ortiz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Heriberto Yazzie (fairly fresh) SF - Jeff McGoey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bernard Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Dunn (fresh) | |
| 03:33 | Mercer | Robert Dunn hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 31-30 |
| 03:31 | Mercer | Robert Dunn snags the offensive board | 31-30 |
| 03:13 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 31-30 |
| 03:11 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Cooper | 31-30 |
| 02:57 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper's pass is intercepted by Richard Lavoie | 31-30 |
| 02:53 | Valparaiso | Richard Lavoie banks in the layup | 33-30 |
| 02:37 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Lavoie - foul #2 on Richard Lavoie, team foul #9 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham (PG), Dennis Pierce (SG), Christopher Wilson (PF), Matthew Caines (C) Richard Lavoie, Harvey Greenwood, Craig Lovelace, Vernon Collie | |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hauer (PG), Jeffrey Gurule (SG), Andrew Clayton (PF), Bill Lee (C) Heriberto Yazzie, Jeff McGoey, Bernard Cooper, Robert Dunn | |
| 02:37 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 02:37 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 02:15 | Valparaiso | Scott Hauer steals it from David Hope | 33-32 |
| 01:55 | Mercer | Scott Hauer clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dennis Pierce - foul #2 on Dennis Pierce, team foul #10 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Timothy Eggleston (SF) David Hope | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 01:55 | Mercer | Scott Hauer makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 01:55 | Mercer | Scott Hauer makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 01:34 | Valparaiso | Timothy Eggleston is hacked by Andrew Clayton - foul #1 on Andrew Clayton, team foul #9 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Dikembe Banda (SF) Mario Ortiz | |
| 01:34 | Valparaiso | Timothy Eggleston makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 01:34 | Valparaiso | Timothy Eggleston makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 01:25 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 35-36 |
| 01:13 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Zachary Gillingham, team foul #11 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Harvey Greenwood (PG) Zachary Gillingham | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jackie Fischer (C) Bill Lee | |
| 00:54 | Mercer | Scott Hauer can't finish the layup | 35-36 |
| 00:53 | Mercer | Scott Hauer snags the offensive board | 35-36 |
| 00:38 | Mercer | Jackie Fischer is called for 5 seconds | 35-36 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Hope (SF), Craig Lovelace (C) Christopher Wilson, Matthew Caines | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (SF), Robert Dunn (C) Dikembe Banda, Jackie Fischer | |
| 00:17 | Valparaiso | David Hope knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Craig Lovelace | 38-36 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton clanks a jumper from close range | 38-36 |