| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Tejada (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Antoine Lancaster (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bret Wimmer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ernest Doyle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dan Davis (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Derrick Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alton Slemp (fresh) 2 blk. C - Donald Ahlers (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster inbounds the ball | 31-16 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer hits the finger roll set up by Glenn Tejada | 33-16 |
| 19:23 | Mercer | Alton Slemp hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Bret Wimmer - foul #1 on Bret Wimmer, team foul #1 | 33-18 |
| 19:23 | Mercer | Alton Slemp makes the free throw | 33-19 |
| 19:05 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Dikembe Orji | 35-19 |
| 18:41 | Mercer | Donald Ahlers comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Ernest Doyle - foul #2 on Ernest Doyle, team foul #2 | 35-19 |
| 18:41 | Mercer | Donald Ahlers makes the 1st free throw | 35-20 |
| 18:41 | Mercer | Donald Ahlers makes the 2nd free throw | 35-21 |
| 18:23 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-21 |
| 18:05 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-21 |
| 18:04 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle grabs the board | 35-21 |
| 17:42 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 35-21 |
| 17:41 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Dan Davis | 35-21 |
| 17:20 | Mercer | Antoine Lancaster steps in front of the Thomas Jacobs pass | 35-21 |
| 17:09 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer is called for a charge - foul #2 on Bret Wimmer, team foul #3 | 35-21 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee (SF), Gerald Lucey (PF), Charles Towry (C) Antoine Lancaster, Bret Wimmer, Ernest Doyle | |
| Subs | Mercer | Samual Wilson (SG), Billy Mardis (SF), Charles Stell (C) Dan Davis, Derrick Cooper, Donald Ahlers | |
| 16:45 | Mercer | Billy Mardis can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 35-21 |
| 16:44 | Mercer | Alton Slemp grabs the offensive board | 35-21 |
| 16:35 | Mercer | Alton Slemp can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-21 |
| 16:33 | Mercer | Samual Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-21 |
| 16:24 | Mercer | Billy Mardis is fouled on the floor by Samuel Lee - foul #1 on Samuel Lee, team foul #4 | 35-21 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (PG), John Hauer (C) Dikembe Orji, Glenn Tejada | |
| Subs | Mercer | Vernon Mack (SG), John Yeung (PF) Thomas Jacobs, Alton Slemp | |
| 16:12 | Mercer | John Yeung misses long on a turnaround from close range | 35-21 |
| 16:11 | Mercer | Vernon Mack misses the tip | 35-21 |
| 16:09 | Western Illinois | John Hauer gets the rebound | 35-21 |
| 15:46 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-21 |
| 15:45 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Billy Mardis | 35-21 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Samuel Collins (fresh) SG - Samuel Lee (fresh) SF - Gerald Lucey (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Charles Towry (fresh) C - John Hauer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Samual Wilson (fresh) SG - Vernon Mack (fresh) SF - Billy Mardis (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Yeung (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Stell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Mercer | Vernon Mack clanks a jumper from the left side | 35-21 |
| 15:21 | Mercer | John Yeung gets the offensive rebound | 35-21 |
| 15:06 | Mercer | Samual Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 35-21 |
| 15:04 | Mercer | John Yeung gets the offensive rebound | 35-21 |
| 14:55 | Mercer | John Yeung is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on John Yeung, team foul #1 | 35-21 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG), Glenn Tejada (SG), Antoine Lancaster (SF), Bret Wimmer (PF), Ernest Doyle (C) Samuel Collins, Samuel Lee, Gerald Lucey, Charles Towry, John Hauer | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs (PG), Dan Davis (SG), Derrick Cooper (SF), George Keeler (PF), Donald Ahlers (C) Samual Wilson, Vernon Mack, Billy Mardis, John Yeung, Charles Stell | |
| 14:32 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 35-21 |
| 14:31 | Mercer | Donald Ahlers snags the defensive board | 35-21 |
| 14:19 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs is fouled on the floor by Glenn Tejada - foul #1 on Glenn Tejada, team foul #5 | 35-21 |
| 14:00 | Mercer | Dan Davis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-21 |
| 13:59 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle snags the defensive board | 35-21 |
| 13:51 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dikembe Orji and he's hacked by Dan Davis - foul #2 on Dan Davis, team foul #2 | 37-21 |
| 13:51 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada makes the free throw | 38-21 |
| 13:42 | Mercer | Dan Davis is fouled on the floor by Ernest Doyle - foul #3 on Ernest Doyle, team foul #6 | 38-21 |
| 13:19 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Dan Davis | 38-24 |
| 12:57 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-24 |
| 12:56 | Mercer | George Keeler gets the rebound | 38-24 |
| 12:40 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper slams it home set up by Thomas Jacobs and the foul's on Antoine Lancaster - foul #3 on Antoine Lancaster, team foul #7 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey (SF) Antoine Lancaster | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 12:40 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper makes the free throw | 38-27 |
| 12:13 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-27 |
| 12:12 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle tips it home | 40-27 |
| 11:57 | Mercer | Donald Ahlers can't finish the layup | 40-27 |
| 11:56 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle snags the defensive board | 40-27 |
| 11:41 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Dikembe Orji | 42-27 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Glenn Tejada (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Lucey (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Bret Wimmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Doyle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Davis (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Derrick Cooper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Keeler (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Ahlers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Mercer | Donald Ahlers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-27 |
| 11:18 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs snags the offensive board | 42-27 |
| 10:59 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper's layup is rejected by Ernest Doyle | 42-27 |
| 10:57 | Mercer | Donald Ahlers snags the offensive board | 42-27 |
| 10:41 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-27 |
| 10:40 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer snags the defensive board | 42-27 |
| 10:21 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-27 |
| 10:19 | Mercer | Donald Ahlers snags the defensive board | 42-27 |
| 10:14 | Mercer | Donald Ahlers is called for a charge - foul #1 on Donald Ahlers, team foul #3 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (PG), Samuel Lee (SG), Antoine Lancaster (SF), Charles Towry (C) Dikembe Orji, Glenn Tejada, Bret Wimmer, Ernest Doyle | |
| Subs | Mercer | Samual Wilson (PG), Billy Mardis (SG), John Yeung (SF), Alton Slemp (PF), Charles Stell (C) Thomas Jacobs, Dan Davis, Derrick Cooper, George Keeler, Donald Ahlers | |
| 09:55 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 42-27 |
| 09:54 | Mercer | John Yeung gets the rebound | 42-27 |
| 09:39 | Mercer | Samual Wilson buries a shot from the right wing | 42-29 |
| 09:17 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 42-29 |
| 09:15 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Lucey | 42-29 |
| 09:07 | Western Illinois | Billy Mardis picks off the pass by Antoine Lancaster | 42-29 |
| 09:02 | Mercer | Samual Wilson slams it home on a nice dish by Billy Mardis | 42-31 |
| 08:58 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry loses the ball out of bounds | 42-31 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Hauer (C) Gerald Lucey | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs (PG), George Keeler (PF) John Yeung, Charles Stell | |
| 08:34 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs is hacked by John Hauer - foul #1 on John Hauer, team foul #8 | 42-31 |
| 08:34 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 08:34 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 08:34 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry grabs the defensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 08:17 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry misses the lay-in | 42-32 |
| 08:16 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| 08:11 | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-32 |
| 08:10 | Mercer | George Keeler grabs the offensive board | 42-32 |
| 07:51 | Mercer | George Keeler is hacked by Samuel Lee - foul #2 on Samuel Lee, team foul #9 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG), Glenn Tejada (SG), Bret Wimmer (PF), Ernest Doyle (C) Samuel Collins, Samuel Lee, Charles Towry, John Hauer | |
| Subs | Mercer | Dan Davis (SG), Derrick Cooper (SF) Samual Wilson, Billy Mardis | |
| 07:51 | Mercer | George Keeler misses the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 07:51 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 07:38 | Western Illinois | The short jumper by Glenn Tejada is denied by Alton Slemp | 42-32 |
| 07:36 | Mercer | George Keeler grabs the board | 42-32 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Glenn Tejada (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Antoine Lancaster (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bret Wimmer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Doyle (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Jacobs (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Davis (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Derrick Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Keeler (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Alton Slemp (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Mercer | Dan Davis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 07:30 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 07:12 | Western Illinois | George Keeler swats the shot by Antoine Lancaster | 42-32 |
| 07:11 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| 06:49 | Mercer | The jump hook by George Keeler is blocked by Bret Wimmer | 42-32 |
| 06:48 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 06:33 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Derrick Cooper - foul #2 on Derrick Cooper, team foul #4 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey (SF) Antoine Lancaster | |
| Subs | Mercer | Billy Mardis (PF), Donald Ahlers (C) George Keeler, Alton Slemp | |
| 06:33 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer misses the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 06:33 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 06:07 | Mercer | Derrick Cooper hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 43-32 |
| 06:05 | Mercer | Donald Ahlers grabs the offensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 05:50 | Mercer | Donald Ahlers lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Jacobs | 43-34 |
| 05:28 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Dikembe Orji | 45-34 |
| 05:09 | Mercer | Dan Davis drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Jacobs | 45-37 |
| 04:54 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-37 |
| 04:44 | Mercer | Billy Mardis misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 48-37 |
| 04:42 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer grabs the defensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 04:35 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-37 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (PG), Samuel Lee (SG), Charles Towry (PF), John Hauer (C) Dikembe Orji, Glenn Tejada, Bret Wimmer, Ernest Doyle | |
| Subs | Mercer | Samual Wilson (PG), Alton Slemp (SF), George Keeler (PF) Thomas Jacobs, Dan Davis, Derrick Cooper | |
| 04:16 | Mercer | George Keeler lays it up and in | 48-39 |
| 04:05 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey can't finish the layup but the foul's on Alton Slemp - foul #3 on Alton Slemp, team foul #5 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster (SF) John Hauer | |
| Subs | Mercer | Vernon Mack (SG), Charles Stell (C) Billy Mardis, Donald Ahlers | |
| 04:05 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 04:05 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 03:52 | Mercer | Charles Stell scores on a floater from close range set up by Alton Slemp | 50-41 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee is fouled on the floor by Vernon Mack - foul #1 on Vernon Mack, team foul #6 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada (SG), John Hauer (C) Samuel Lee, Gerald Lucey | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Samuel Collins (fresh) SG - Glenn Tejada (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Antoine Lancaster (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Towry (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Hauer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Samual Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Vernon Mack (fresh) SF - Alton Slemp (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. PF - George Keeler (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Charles Stell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Western Illinois | John Hauer is fouled on the floor by Samual Wilson - foul #1 on Samual Wilson, team foul #7 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG), Ernest Doyle (C) Samuel Collins, Charles Towry | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Jacobs (PG), Derrick Cooper (SF) Vernon Mack, Charles Stell | |
| 03:06 | Western Illinois | John Hauer makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 03:06 | Western Illinois | John Hauer misses the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 03:06 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Doyle | 51-41 |
| 02:42 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Alton Slemp - foul #4 on Alton Slemp, team foul #8 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (PG), Samuel Lee (SG), Michael Becker (SF), Charles Towry (PF) Dikembe Orji, Glenn Tejada, Antoine Lancaster, John Hauer | |
| Subs | Mercer | Billy Mardis (SG), John Yeung (SF), Charles Stell (C) Thomas Jacobs, Derrick Cooper, George Keeler | |
| 02:42 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle misses the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 02:42 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:29 | Mercer | Alton Slemp's floater is tipped away by Charles Towry | 52-41 |
| 02:28 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 02:02 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry connects on the jumper from the left side | 54-41 |
| 01:55 | Mercer | John Yeung's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-41 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey (SF), John Hauer (C) Michael Becker, Ernest Doyle | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 01:32 | Western Illinois | Charles Stell steps in front of the Samuel Lee pass | 54-41 |
| 01:16 | Mercer | John Yeung misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-41 |
| 01:14 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Stell | 54-41 |
| 01:05 | Mercer | John Yeung comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-41 |
| 01:03 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins grabs the board | 54-41 |
| 00:42 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Mercer | Billy Mardis hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Samual Wilson | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gerald Lucey | 59-44 |
| 00:10 | Mercer | Gerald Lucey picks off the pass by Alton Slemp | 59-44 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins runs out the clock | 59-44 |