| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dan Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derrick Cooper (fresh) 1 pts. PF - George Keeler (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Ahlers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Glenn Tejada (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Antoine Lancaster (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bret Wimmer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Doyle (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster inbounds the ball | 36-40 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 19:42 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Derrick Cooper | 36-40 |
| 19:36 | Mercer | Dan Davis is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Dan Davis, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| 19:29 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer's layup is rejected by George Keeler | 36-40 |
| 19:28 | Mercer | George Keeler snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 19:22 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs is hacked by Antoine Lancaster - foul #1 on Antoine Lancaster, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| 19:09 | Mercer | Donald Ahlers's floater is tipped away by Ernest Doyle | 36-40 |
| 19:07 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 18:43 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster hits the finger roll on a great pass from Glenn Tejada | 36-42 |
| 18:17 | Mercer | Glenn Tejada is called for the reach on George Keeler - foul #1 on Glenn Tejada, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| 17:59 | Mercer | Donald Ahlers knocks in the floater from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 17:36 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle is called for 3 seconds | 38-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Samual Wilson (SG), Billy Mardis (SF), Alton Slemp (C) Dan Davis, Derrick Cooper, Donald Ahlers | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee (SF), Gerald Lucey (PF), Charles Towry (C) Antoine Lancaster, Bret Wimmer, Ernest Doyle | |
| 17:24 | Mercer | Alton Slemp knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Billy Mardis | 40-42 |
| 17:13 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Glenn Tejada | 40-44 |
| 17:08 | Mercer | Glenn Tejada takes the ball from Thomas Jacobs in the backcourt | 40-44 |
| 16:58 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee drills a floater from close range set up by Glenn Tejada | 40-46 |
| 16:29 | Mercer | George Keeler misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 40-46 |
| 16:27 | Mercer | Alton Slemp misses the tip | 40-46 |
| 16:26 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 16:07 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 16:05 | Mercer | Samual Wilson pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 15:46 | Mercer | Billy Mardis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-46 |
| 15:45 | Mercer | Samual Wilson tips it home | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samual Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Mardis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Keeler (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Alton Slemp (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Glenn Tejada (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Samuel Lee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Lucey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Towry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Western Illinois | Thomas Jacobs steals the ball from Dikembe Orji | 42-46 |
| 15:31 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs dunks the ball | 44-46 |
| 15:18 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Vernon Mack (PG), Dan Davis (SG), Derrick Cooper (SF), Donald Ahlers (C) Thomas Jacobs, Samual Wilson, Billy Mardis, George Keeler | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (PG), Michael Becker (SG), Antoine Lancaster (SF), Bret Wimmer (PF), Ernest Doyle (C) Dikembe Orji, Glenn Tejada, Samuel Lee, Gerald Lucey, Charles Towry | |
| 15:03 | Mercer | Dan Davis connects on the turnaround in the lane | 46-46 |
| 14:42 | Western Illinois | Michael Becker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 14:40 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 14:23 | Mercer | Vernon Mack is whistled for a carry | 46-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Yeung (PF) Alton Slemp | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey (PG) Michael Becker | |
| 14:02 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Samual Wilson (PG), Billy Mardis (PF) Vernon Mack, John Yeung | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee (SG) Gerald Lucey | |
| 13:51 | Mercer | Billy Mardis makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Samual Wilson | 49-46 |
| 13:45 | Western Illinois | Dan Davis steps in front of the Samuel Lee pass | 49-46 |
| 13:43 | Mercer | Samual Wilson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 49-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs (PG) Samual Wilson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 13:29 | Western Illinois | Dan Davis steals it from Samuel Collins | 49-46 |
| 13:26 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs misses the lay-in | 49-46 |
| 13:24 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 13:05 | Western Illinois | Derrick Cooper takes the ball from Samuel Lee | 49-46 |
| 12:54 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper connects on the jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Bret Wimmer - foul #3 on Bret Wimmer, team foul #3 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | George Keeler (PF), Alton Slemp (C) Dan Davis, Donald Ahlers | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG), Glenn Tejada (SG), Gerald Lucey (PF), Charles Towry (C) Samuel Collins, Antoine Lancaster, Bret Wimmer, Ernest Doyle | |
| 12:54 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper makes the free throw | 52-46 |
| 12:39 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 12:37 | Mercer | George Keeler grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 12:26 | Mercer | George Keeler can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Samuel Lee - foul #1 on Samuel Lee, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Samual Wilson (SG), Charles Stell (C) Billy Mardis, Derrick Cooper | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Hauer (C) Samuel Lee | |
| 12:26 | Mercer | George Keeler makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 12:26 | Mercer | George Keeler misses the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 12:26 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada grabs the board | 53-46 |
| 12:11 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 12:09 | Mercer | Alton Slemp gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 11:54 | Mercer | George Keeler makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Charles Stell and the foul's on John Hauer - foul #1 on John Hauer, team foul #5 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle (C) John Hauer | |
| 11:54 | Mercer | George Keeler misses the free throw | 55-46 |
| 11:54 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Stell | 55-46 |
| 11:42 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-46 |
| 11:40 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samual Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alton Slemp (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Keeler (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Stell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Glenn Tejada (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerald Lucey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Towry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Doyle (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle is whistled for traveling | 55-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Dan Davis (SG) Thomas Jacobs | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (SG), Antoine Lancaster (SF), Bret Wimmer (PF) Glenn Tejada, Gerald Lucey, Charles Towry | |
| 11:05 | Mercer | Samual Wilson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Dan Davis | 58-46 |
| 10:52 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 58-46 |
| 10:50 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Dan Davis | 58-46 |
| 10:38 | Mercer | Dan Davis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-46 |
| 10:37 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Ernest Doyle | 58-46 |
| 10:31 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer misses the turnaround from the right block | 58-46 |
| 10:30 | Mercer | Alton Slemp gets the rebound | 58-46 |
| 10:25 | Mercer | Dan Davis can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 58-46 |
| 10:24 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji snags the defensive board | 58-46 |
| 09:57 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster hits a fadeaway in the paint | 58-48 |
| 09:36 | Mercer | Samual Wilson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-48 |
| 09:34 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Ernest Doyle | 58-48 |
| 09:07 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins is hacked by Charles Stell - foul #1 on Charles Stell, team foul #2 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs (PG), Billy Mardis (SG), Derrick Cooper (SF), John Yeung (PF), Donald Ahlers (C) Samual Wilson, Dan Davis, Alton Slemp, George Keeler, Charles Stell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada (SG), Samuel Lee (SF), Gerald Lucey (PF), Charles Towry (C) Dikembe Orji, Antoine Lancaster, Bret Wimmer, Ernest Doyle | |
| 08:44 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-48 |
| 08:43 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey grabs the offensive board | 58-48 |
| 08:22 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry is whistled for traveling | 58-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG) Samuel Collins | |
| 07:57 | Mercer | John Yeung misses long on a floater from close range | 58-48 |
| 07:56 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| 07:33 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Glenn Tejada | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Mardis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Derrick Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Yeung (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Ahlers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Glenn Tejada (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Samuel Lee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Lucey (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Towry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 07:07 | Mercer | Billy Mardis gets the offensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 06:47 | Mercer | John Yeung scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Jacobs | 60-51 |
| 06:35 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Donald Ahlers - foul #2 on Donald Ahlers, team foul #3 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Dan Davis (SG), George Keeler (PF), Alton Slemp (C) Billy Mardis, John Yeung, Donald Ahlers | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (SG), Antoine Lancaster (SF), Bret Wimmer (PF), Ernest Doyle (C) Dikembe Orji, Glenn Tejada, Samuel Lee, Charles Towry | |
| 06:35 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 06:35 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 06:16 | Mercer | Gerald Lucey steps in front of the Alton Slemp pass | 60-53 |
| 06:08 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins misses the jumper from close range | 60-53 |
| 06:06 | Mercer | George Keeler grabs the defensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 06:01 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper's fadeaway is rejected by Bret Wimmer | 60-53 |
| 05:59 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Bret Wimmer | 60-53 |
| 05:53 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins is hacked by Thomas Jacobs - foul #3 on Thomas Jacobs, team foul #4 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | Samual Wilson (PG) Thomas Jacobs | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Becker (SG) Gerald Lucey | |
| 05:40 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Bret Wimmer | 60-56 |
| 05:35 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Stell (C) Derrick Cooper | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada (SG) Michael Becker | |
| 05:17 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-56 |
| 05:16 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer tips it but misses | 60-56 |
| 05:15 | Mercer | George Keeler gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 04:46 | Mercer | Samual Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 04:44 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 04:39 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins is fouled on the floor by Samual Wilson - foul #2 on Samual Wilson, team foul #5 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs (PG), Billy Mardis (SF), Donald Ahlers (C) Samual Wilson, Alton Slemp, Charles Stell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee (SF), Charles Towry (C) Antoine Lancaster, Ernest Doyle | |
| 04:24 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Samuel Lee | 60-58 |
| 04:19 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 60-58 |
| 04:17 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 03:56 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada loses the dribble to Billy Mardis | 60-58 |
| 03:34 | Mercer | Charles Towry is called for the reach on Billy Mardis - foul #2 on Charles Towry, team foul #6 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Derrick Cooper (SF), Alton Slemp (PF) Dan Davis, George Keeler | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG), Gerald Lucey (SF), Ernest Doyle (C) Samuel Collins, Glenn Tejada, Bret Wimmer | |
| 03:19 | Mercer | Donald Ahlers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 03:17 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey snags the defensive board | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Billy Mardis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Derrick Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alton Slemp (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Ahlers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Samuel Lee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Lucey (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Charles Towry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Doyle (fresh) 9 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Gerald Lucey | 60-61 |
| 03:00 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | Dan Davis (SG), George Keeler (PF) Billy Mardis, Alton Slemp | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada (SG), Antoine Lancaster (SF), Bret Wimmer (PF) Samuel Lee, Gerald Lucey, Charles Towry | |
| 02:41 | Mercer | Dan Davis scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Derrick Cooper | 63-61 |
| 02:27 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Dikembe Orji | 63-63 |
| 02:09 | Mercer | George Keeler's fadeaway is rejected by Ernest Doyle | 63-63 |
| 02:07 | Mercer | Donald Ahlers tips it but misses | 63-63 |
| 02:06 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| 01:46 | Western Illinois | Donald Ahlers swats the dunk try by Bret Wimmer | 63-63 |
| 01:45 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster tips it back up and in | 63-65 |
| 01:23 | Mercer | Donald Ahlers's layup is rejected by Ernest Doyle | 63-65 |
| 01:22 | Mercer | Dan Davis hits the follow up shot | 65-65 |
| 01:03 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-65 |
| 01:01 | Mercer | George Keeler pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 00:55 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Orji - foul #3 on Dikembe Orji, team foul #7 | 65-65 |
| 00:55 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:55 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:45 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer misses the easy layup but the foul's on George Keeler - foul #3 on George Keeler, team foul #6 | 67-65 |
| 00:45 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer misses the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:45 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer misses the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:45 | Mercer | Dan Davis snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Antoine Lancaster - foul #2 on Antoine Lancaster, team foul #8 | 67-65 |
| 00:22 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:22 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:05 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Dikembe Orji | 68-68 |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Mercer calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Mercer | The jump hook by George Keeler is blocked by Ernest Doyle | 68-68 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dan Davis (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Derrick Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Keeler (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Ahlers (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Glenn Tejada (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Antoine Lancaster (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bret Wimmer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ernest Doyle (fresh) 9 pts. 13 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle wins the tip | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:40 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada scores on a runner near the basket | 68-70 |
| 04:28 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs knocks in the 3 from straight away | 71-70 |
| 04:03 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle double dribbles | 71-70 |
| Subs | Mercer | Alton Slemp (C) Donald Ahlers | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 03:47 | Mercer | Dan Davis misses the shot from the free throw line | 71-70 |
| 03:45 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer grabs the defensive rebound | 71-70 |
| 03:40 | Western Illinois | George Keeler denies the turnaround by Dikembe Orji | 71-70 |
| 03:39 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Derrick Cooper | 71-70 |
| 03:18 | Mercer | Dan Davis clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-70 |
| 03:16 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Antoine Lancaster | 71-70 |
| 02:53 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Orji | 71-73 |
| 02:39 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper is denied on a layup by Ernest Doyle | 71-73 |
| 02:38 | Mercer | George Keeler gets the offensive rebound | 71-73 |
| 02:33 | Mercer | Dan Davis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-73 |
| 02:31 | Mercer | Alton Slemp tips it home | 73-73 |
| 02:10 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 73-73 |
| 02:09 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer can't tip it in | 73-73 |
| 02:07 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper snags the defensive board | 73-73 |
| 01:54 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-73 |
| 01:53 | Mercer | Dan Davis grabs the offensive board | 73-73 |
| 01:37 | Mercer | George Keeler connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Dan Davis | 75-73 |
| 01:25 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Bret Wimmer | 75-75 |
| 01:20 | Mercer | Dikembe Orji is called for the reach on Thomas Jacobs - foul #4 on Dikembe Orji, team foul #9 | 75-75 |
| Subs | Mercer | Donald Ahlers (C) Alton Slemp | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 01:20 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 01:20 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:57 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Bret Wimmer | 77-78 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dan Davis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Derrick Cooper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Keeler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Donald Ahlers (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Glenn Tejada (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - Antoine Lancaster (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bret Wimmer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ernest Doyle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 13 reb. 5 blk. | |
| 00:42 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs is whistled for a carry | 77-78 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:13 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 77-78 |
| 00:11 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada grabs the offensive board | 77-78 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:08 | Western Illinois | George Keeler is called for the reach on Glenn Tejada - foul #4 on George Keeler, team foul #7 | 77-78 |
| 00:08 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada makes the 1st free throw | 77-79 |
| 00:08 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada misses the 2nd free throw | 77-79 |
| 00:08 | Mercer | George Keeler snags the defensive board | 77-79 |
| 00:08 | Mercer | Mercer calls a :30 timeout (4 full remaining) | 77-79 |
| 00:01 | Mercer | George Keeler comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 77-79 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer gets the rebound | 77-79 |