| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Hauer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff McGoey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Bill Lee (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Zachary Gillingham (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Dennis Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Hope (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Matthew Caines (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| 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) | |
| 19:40 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper lays it up and in and he's fouled by Zachary Gillingham - foul #2 on Zachary Gillingham, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 19:40 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper makes the free throw | 32-28 |
| 19:23 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson loses the dribble to Jeff McGoey | 32-28 |
| 19:20 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule lays it in on a nice dish by Jeff McGoey | 34-28 |
| 18:57 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 34-28 |
| 18:55 | Valparaiso | Matthew Caines grabs the offensive board | 34-28 |
| 18:35 | Valparaiso | Dennis Pierce is whistled for traveling | 34-28 |
| 18:12 | Mercer | Bill Lee hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Gurule and the foul's on Dennis Pierce - foul #1 on Dennis Pierce, team foul #2 | 36-28 |
| 18:12 | Mercer | Bill Lee makes the free throw | 37-28 |
| 17:51 | Valparaiso | David Hope is called for traveling | 37-28 |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Clayton (C) Bill Lee | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 17:32 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 37-28 |
| 17:30 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Bernard Cooper | 37-28 |
| 17:17 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-28 |
| 17:15 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson snags the defensive board | 37-28 |
| 17:05 | Valparaiso | Dennis Pierce is hacked by Jeffrey Gurule - foul #2 on Jeffrey Gurule, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (SF), Robert Dunn (C) Jeff McGoey, Bernard Cooper | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Harvey Greenwood (SG), Timothy Eggleston (PF), Craig Lovelace (C) Dennis Pierce, Christopher Wilson, Matthew Caines | |
| 16:44 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Robert Dunn - foul #2 on Robert Dunn, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie (PG) Scott Hauer | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 16:44 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 16:44 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham misses the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 16:44 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Robert Dunn | 37-29 |
| 16:34 | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-29 |
| 16:12 | Valparaiso | David Hope connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Zachary Gillingham | 39-32 |
| 15:48 | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-32 |
| 15:47 | Valparaiso | Craig Lovelace snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Heriberto Yazzie (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mario Ortiz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Clayton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Dunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Zachary Gillingham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey Greenwood (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hope (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Eggleston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Lovelace (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Harvey Greenwood | 39-35 |
| 15:25 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton lays it up and in | 41-35 |
| 15:18 | Valparaiso | Harvey Greenwood hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 15:16 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham tips it in | 41-37 |
| 15:10 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 15:08 | Valparaiso | David Hope snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 14:59 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Timothy Eggleston and he's hacked by Robert Dunn - foul #3 on Robert Dunn, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hauer (PG), Jeff McGoey (SF), Bernard Cooper (PF), Bill Lee (C) Heriberto Yazzie, Jeffrey Gurule, Andrew Clayton, Robert Dunn | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dennis Pierce (SG), Christopher Wilson (PF), Matthew Caines (C) Harvey Greenwood, David Hope, Craig Lovelace | |
| 14:59 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham makes the free throw | 41-40 |
| 14:45 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 14:43 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Zachary Gillingham | 41-40 |
| 14:19 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Zachary Gillingham | 41-42 |
| 14:04 | Mercer | Scott Hauer clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 14:02 | Valparaiso | Timothy Eggleston gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 13:55 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson's fadeaway is rejected by Bernard Cooper | 41-42 |
| 13:53 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Bill Lee | 41-42 |
| 13:24 | Mercer | Scott Hauer misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 13:22 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz grabs the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 13:03 | Mercer | Bill Lee is denied on a layup by Matthew Caines | 41-42 |
| 13:01 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper snags the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 12:49 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Timothy Eggleston - foul #2 on Timothy Eggleston, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule (SG), Andrew Clayton (C) Mario Ortiz, Bill Lee | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Harvey Greenwood (PG), David Hope (SF), Craig Lovelace (PF), Vernon Collie (C) Zachary Gillingham, Timothy Eggleston, Christopher Wilson, Matthew Caines | |
| 12:49 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 12:49 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 12:39 | Valparaiso | Vernon Collie clanks a turnaround in the paint | 43-42 |
| 12:38 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 12:31 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 12:30 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper grabs the offensive board | 43-42 |
| 12:07 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-42 |
| 12:06 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton gets the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 12:01 | Mercer | Vernon Collie blocks the short jumper by Jeff McGoey | 43-42 |
| 12:00 | Valparaiso | Vernon Collie gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 11:31 | Valparaiso | Harvey Greenwood knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Hauer (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeff McGoey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bernard Cooper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Clayton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Harvey Greenwood (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Pierce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Hope (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Lovelace (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Vernon Collie (fresh) | |
| 11:06 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Jeffrey Gurule and he's fouled by Vernon Collie - foul #1 on Vernon Collie, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie (PG), Mario Ortiz (SF), Bill Lee (C) Scott Hauer, Jeff McGoey, Bernard Cooper | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Timothy Eggleston (SG), Christopher Wilson (PF), Matthew Caines (C) Dennis Pierce, Craig Lovelace, Vernon Collie | |
| 11:06 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| 10:41 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson is fouled on the floor by Heriberto Yazzie - foul #1 on Heriberto Yazzie, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| 10:29 | Valparaiso | Matthew Caines lays it up and in on a nice dish by Harvey Greenwood | 46-47 |
| 10:22 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Heriberto Yazzie | 48-47 |
| 10:05 | Valparaiso | Timothy Eggleston is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Gurule - foul #3 on Jeffrey Gurule, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Dunn (PF) Andrew Clayton | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham (PG) Timothy Eggleston | |
| 09:46 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-47 |
| 09:45 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson tips it back up and in | 48-49 |
| 09:25 | Mercer | Robert Dunn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 09:23 | Valparaiso | David Hope grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 09:00 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Harvey Greenwood | 48-51 |
| 08:35 | Mercer | Bill Lee loses the dribble to Zachary Gillingham | 48-51 |
| 08:13 | Valparaiso | Harvey Greenwood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hauer (PG), Jeff McGoey (SF), Bernard Cooper (PF), Andrew Clayton (C) Heriberto Yazzie, Jeffrey Gurule, Robert Dunn, Bill Lee | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dennis Pierce (SG), Michael Smith (SF), Timothy Eggleston (PF), Craig Lovelace (C) Harvey Greenwood, David Hope, Christopher Wilson, Matthew Caines | |
| 07:51 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Scott Hauer | 50-51 |
| 07:40 | Valparaiso | Michael Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 07:39 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 07:16 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Michael Smith - foul #2 on Michael Smith, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule (SG) Mario Ortiz | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Lavoie (PG) Zachary Gillingham | |
| 07:16 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 07:16 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Hauer (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeff McGoey (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bernard Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Clayton (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Richard Lavoie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Smith (fresh) PF - Timothy Eggleston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Lovelace (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Valparaiso | Dennis Pierce hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Lavoie | 51-53 |
| 06:45 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey hits a runner in the lane and the foul's on Michael Smith - foul #3 on Michael Smith, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Hope (SF) Michael Smith | |
| 06:45 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| 06:25 | Valparaiso | Dennis Pierce misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 06:24 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 06:04 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-53 |
| 06:03 | Valparaiso | Craig Lovelace gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 05:35 | Valparaiso | The jumper by Richard Lavoie is denied by Andrew Clayton | 54-53 |
| 05:34 | Valparaiso | Craig Lovelace pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 05:19 | Valparaiso | The short jumper by Timothy Eggleston is denied by Bernard Cooper | 54-53 |
| 05:18 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 05:02 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Scott Hauer | 57-53 |
| 05:02 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bill Lee (C) Andrew Clayton | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham (PG), Christopher Wilson (PF), Matthew Caines (C) Richard Lavoie, Timothy Eggleston, Craig Lovelace | |
| 04:41 | Valparaiso | Dennis Pierce connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-55 |
| 04:22 | Mercer | Scott Hauer is called for a charge - foul #3 on Scott Hauer, team foul #6 | 57-55 |
| 04:03 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 04:02 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 03:56 | Mercer | Scott Hauer scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Gurule | 60-55 |
| 03:40 | Valparaiso | Dennis Pierce misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-55 |
| 03:38 | Mercer | Scott Hauer pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| 03:34 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 60-55 |
| 03:32 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| 03:11 | Valparaiso | David Hope comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-55 |
| 03:09 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Bernard Cooper | 60-55 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Hauer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeff McGoey (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bernard Cooper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 13 reb. 3 blk. C - Bill Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Zachary Gillingham (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Pierce (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Hope (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Matthew Caines (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Matthew Caines - foul #3 on Matthew Caines, team foul #7 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (SF), Andrew Clayton (PF) Jeff McGoey, Bernard Cooper | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Harvey Greenwood (SG) Dennis Pierce | |
| 03:05 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 03:05 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 02:57 | Valparaiso | David Hope clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-55 |
| 02:56 | Mercer | Bill Lee gets the rebound | 62-55 |
| 02:56 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeff McGoey (SF), Bernard Cooper (PF) Mario Ortiz, Andrew Clayton | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 02:43 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dennis Pierce (SG) Harvey Greenwood | |
| 02:28 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson is hacked by Bill Lee - foul #1 on Bill Lee, team foul #7 | 62-55 |
| 02:28 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 02:28 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 02:28 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Caines | 62-56 |
| 02:09 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by David Hope | 62-59 |
| 01:51 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 01:50 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham gets the rebound | 62-59 |
| 01:38 | Valparaiso | Dennis Pierce misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Jeffrey Gurule - foul #4 on Jeffrey Gurule, team foul #8 | 62-59 |
| 01:38 | Valparaiso | Dennis Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 01:38 | Valparaiso | Dennis Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 01:27 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper misses short on a shot from the left block | 62-60 |
| 01:26 | Valparaiso | Matthew Caines grabs the board | 62-60 |
| 01:16 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Gurule | 62-60 |
| 00:56 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bernard Cooper | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-60 |
| 00:44 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson tips it in | 64-62 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Mercer | Bill Lee misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Dennis Pierce - foul #2 on Dennis Pierce, team foul #8 | 64-62 |
| 00:18 | Mercer | Bill Lee makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:18 | Mercer | Bill Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:18 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Matthew Caines | 65-62 |
| 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) | |
| 00:07 | Valparaiso | David Hope comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-62 |
| 00:06 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Dennis Pierce is called for the reach on Jeff McGoey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Pierce, team foul #9 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (PG), Andrew Clayton (PF) Scott Hauer, Bernard Cooper | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Dennis Pierce clanks a halfcourt shot | 67-62 |