| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Claude Hetherington (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Oscar Wright (fresh) 1 pts. SF - David Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Crabill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Prewitt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Glenn Hutto (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Finch (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Devin Gayman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Burk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Lovette (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | David Moore inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Mercer | David Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-31 |
| 19:36 | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 19:32 | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman loses the ball out of bounds | 31-31 |
| 19:13 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington comes up short on the shot from the right block | 31-31 |
| 19:11 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 19:01 | Mercer | David Crabill misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-31 |
| 19:00 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Glenn Hutto | 31-31 |
| 18:53 | Valparaiso | Christopher Prewitt is called for the reach on Glenn Hutto - foul #1 on Christopher Prewitt, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 18:33 | Valparaiso | John Burk misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 18:32 | Valparaiso | John Burk tips it in | 31-33 |
| 18:16 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Oscar Wright | 34-33 |
| 18:01 | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman is hacked by David Moore - foul #2 on David Moore, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| 17:46 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette steps out of bounds on the baseline | 34-33 |
| 17:33 | Mercer | Christopher Prewitt can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 17:32 | Valparaiso | John Burk grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:15 | Valparaiso | David Finch is hacked by Oscar Wright - foul #3 on Oscar Wright, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | Harley Fulghum (PG), Adam Pierre (SG) Claude Hetherington, Oscar Wright | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Nigro (PG), Otto Owen (SF), Rickie Doyle (PF), Nick Williams (C) Glenn Hutto, Devin Gayman, John Burk, Troy Lovette | |
| 17:03 | Valparaiso | Otto Owen drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by John Nigro | 34-35 |
| 16:40 | Mercer | Adam Pierre is fouled on the floor by Otto Owen - foul #1 on Otto Owen, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Frederick (PG), William Chapman (PF), Henry Stoneking (C) David Moore, David Crabill, Christopher Prewitt | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Anthony Holland (SG) David Finch | |
| 16:27 | Mercer | Harley Fulghum clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-35 |
| 16:26 | Valparaiso | Otto Owen grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 16:12 | Valparaiso | Rickie Doyle misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 16:11 | Mercer | Harley Fulghum grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 16:07 | Mercer | Harley Fulghum comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Anthony Holland - foul #2 on Anthony Holland, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (PG) Carl Frederick | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto (PG) Anthony Holland | |
| 16:07 | Mercer | Harley Fulghum makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 16:07 | Mercer | Harley Fulghum makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 15:52 | Valparaiso | Nick Williams is called for 3 seconds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Oscar Wright (SG) Harley Fulghum | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman (SF), John Burk (PF), Troy Lovette (C) Otto Owen, Rickie Doyle, Nick Williams | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Claude Hetherington (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Oscar Wright (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Adam Pierre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Chapman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Stoneking (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Glenn Hutto (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Nigro (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Devin Gayman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Burk (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Troy Lovette (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Mercer | John Nigro steals it from Adam Pierre | 36-35 |
| 15:21 | Valparaiso | John Nigro lays it up and in | 36-37 |
| 15:04 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking lays it up and in on a nice dish by Claude Hetherington | 38-37 |
| 14:52 | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 14:50 | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman grabs the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 14:30 | Valparaiso | John Nigro is hacked by William Chapman - foul #3 on William Chapman, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Harley Fulghum (PG), David Moore (SF), David Crabill (PF), Christopher Prewitt (C) Claude Hetherington, Adam Pierre, William Chapman, Henry Stoneking | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Finch (SG), Rickie Doyle (PF) Glenn Hutto, John Burk | |
| 14:17 | Valparaiso | Rickie Doyle clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 38-37 |
| 14:15 | Mercer | David Moore snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 13:55 | Mercer | Harley Fulghum hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 38-37 |
| 13:54 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Rickie Doyle | 38-37 |
| 13:32 | Valparaiso | David Finch can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 13:31 | Mercer | David Moore gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 13:11 | Mercer | Christopher Prewitt misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 13:09 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 13:03 | Valparaiso | John Nigro is hacked by Harley Fulghum in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harley Fulghum, team foul #5 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (PG) Oscar Wright | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto (PG), John Burk (PF), Nick Williams (C) John Nigro, Devin Gayman, Troy Lovette | |
| 12:41 | Valparaiso | Nick Williams misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-37 |
| 12:39 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Nick Williams | 38-37 |
| 12:28 | Valparaiso | Harley Fulghum takes the ball from Nick Williams | 38-37 |
| 12:17 | Mercer | David Moore banks in the layup | 40-37 |
| 11:51 | Valparaiso | Nick Williams misses the lay-in | 40-37 |
| 11:49 | Mercer | David Crabill grabs the board | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Claude Hetherington (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harley Fulghum (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Crabill (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Prewitt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Glenn Hutto (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Finch (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rickie Doyle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Burk (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Nick Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Mercer | Harley Fulghum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Oscar Wright (SG) Harley Fulghum | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 11:29 | Valparaiso | Claude Hetherington steals the ball from Rickie Doyle | 40-37 |
| 11:15 | Mercer | David Crabill knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Oscar Wright | 42-37 |
| 11:11 | Valparaiso | David Finch lays it in | 42-39 |
| 10:51 | Mercer | Christopher Prewitt misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 10:49 | Mercer | David Crabill tips it but misses | 42-39 |
| 10:48 | Valparaiso | Nick Williams grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 10:37 | Valparaiso | Oscar Wright steals the ball from Nick Williams | 42-39 |
| 10:34 | Mercer | Oscar Wright banks in the layup | 44-39 |
| 10:23 | Valparaiso | John Burk can't throw it down but the foul's on David Crabill - foul #2 on David Crabill, team foul #6 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Harley Fulghum (PG), Adam Pierre (SF), William Chapman (PF), Henry Stoneking (C) Claude Hetherington, David Moore, David Crabill, Christopher Prewitt | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Nigro (PG), Anthony Holland (SG), Devin Gayman (SF), Troy Lovette (C) Glenn Hutto, David Finch, Rickie Doyle, Nick Williams | |
| 10:23 | Valparaiso | John Burk makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 10:23 | Valparaiso | John Burk makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 10:06 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking is fouled on the floor by John Burk - foul #1 on John Burk, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Otto Owen (PF) John Burk | |
| 09:53 | Mercer | Harley Fulghum misses badly on a shot from the left side | 44-41 |
| 09:51 | Mercer | William Chapman gets the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 09:36 | Mercer | Adam Pierre's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-41 |
| 09:23 | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 44-41 |
| 09:22 | Mercer | William Chapman grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 09:12 | Mercer | Harley Fulghum is called for 10 seconds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Frederick (PG) Oscar Wright | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 08:57 | Valparaiso | John Nigro can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 08:55 | Mercer | William Chapman grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 08:47 | Mercer | Adam Pierre is hacked by Devin Gayman - foul #3 on Devin Gayman, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (PG), David Moore (SF), David Crabill (PF), Christopher Prewitt (C) Carl Frederick, Adam Pierre, William Chapman, Henry Stoneking | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto (PG), David Finch (SG), Rickie Doyle (PF) John Nigro, Anthony Holland, Otto Owen | |
| 08:29 | Mercer | David Moore's pass is intercepted by Glenn Hutto | 44-41 |
| 08:05 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 44-41 |
| 08:03 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 07:43 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto is hacked by Claude Hetherington - foul #3 on Claude Hetherington, team foul #7 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | Oscar Wright (SG) Harley Fulghum | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Burk (PF), Nick Williams (C) Devin Gayman, Troy Lovette | |
| 07:43 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 07:43 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Claude Hetherington (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Oscar Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Crabill (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Prewitt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Glenn Hutto (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Finch (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rickie Doyle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Burk (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Nick Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Mercer | David Crabill scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Oscar Wright | 47-43 |
| 07:09 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Claude Hetherington - foul #4 on Claude Hetherington, team foul #8 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Harley Fulghum (PG), William Chapman (PF) Claude Hetherington, David Crabill | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Otto Owen (SF) Rickie Doyle | |
| 07:09 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto misses the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 07:09 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 06:50 | Mercer | Christopher Prewitt makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by David Moore | 50-44 |
| 06:32 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Finch | 50-46 |
| 06:09 | Mercer | David Moore lays it in | 52-46 |
| 05:47 | Valparaiso | David Moore takes the ball from Nick Williams | 52-46 |
| 05:18 | Mercer | Oscar Wright hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Harley Fulghum | 54-46 |
| 05:18 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (PG), David Crabill (PF) Harley Fulghum, William Chapman | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman (SF), Troy Lovette (C) Otto Owen, Nick Williams | |
| 04:57 | Valparaiso | Christopher Prewitt swats the layup by Troy Lovette | 54-46 |
| 04:55 | Mercer | Christopher Prewitt pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 04:35 | Mercer | Oscar Wright buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Claude Hetherington | 57-46 |
| 04:14 | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Glenn Hutto | 57-48 |
| 04:09 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Adam Pierre (SF), William Chapman (C) David Moore, Christopher Prewitt | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Nigro (PG), Rickie Doyle (PF) Glenn Hutto, John Burk | |
| 03:47 | Valparaiso | John Nigro clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-48 |
| 03:46 | Mercer | Oscar Wright gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Claude Hetherington (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Oscar Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Adam Pierre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Crabill (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - William Chapman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - John Nigro (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Finch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Devin Gayman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Rickie Doyle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Troy Lovette (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Mercer | Adam Pierre makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Oscar Wright | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:04 | Valparaiso | David Finch connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 59-50 |
| 02:43 | Mercer | Adam Pierre makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Oscar Wright | 61-50 |
| 02:36 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by David Finch | 61-52 |
| 02:36 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Moore (SF), Christopher Prewitt (C) Adam Pierre, William Chapman | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto (PG), John Burk (PF) John Nigro, Rickie Doyle | |
| 02:15 | Mercer | David Crabill buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Claude Hetherington | 63-52 |
| 02:08 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette misses the dunk attempt | 63-52 |
| 02:07 | Valparaiso | John Burk snags the offensive board | 63-52 |
| 01:55 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto is fouled on the floor by Claude Hetherington - foul #5 on Claude Hetherington, team foul #9 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Frederick (PG), Harley Fulghum (SG), Adam Pierre (SF), William Chapman (PF), Henry Stoneking (C) Claude Hetherington, Oscar Wright, David Moore, David Crabill, Christopher Prewitt | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Nigro (SG), Otto Owen (SF), Rickie Doyle (PF), Nick Williams (C) David Finch, Devin Gayman, John Burk, Troy Lovette | |
| 01:55 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 01:55 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 01:53 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Oscar Wright (SG), David Moore (SF), David Crabill (PF), Christopher Prewitt (C) Carl Frederick, Adam Pierre, William Chapman, Henry Stoneking | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Finch (SG), Devin Gayman (SF), John Burk (PF), Troy Lovette (C) John Nigro, Otto Owen, Rickie Doyle, Nick Williams | |
| 01:38 | Mercer | David Finch steals it from Oscar Wright | 63-54 |
| 01:34 | Valparaiso | David Finch can't finish the layup | 63-54 |
| 01:33 | Mercer | David Crabill pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| 01:16 | Mercer | Harley Fulghum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 01:14 | Valparaiso | John Burk grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 01:10 | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman misses the shot from the right side | 63-54 |
| 01:08 | Mercer | David Crabill grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 00:46 | Mercer | David Crabill misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Burk - foul #2 on John Burk, team foul #5 | 63-54 |
| 00:46 | Mercer | David Crabill makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:46 | Mercer | David Crabill makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-54 |
| 00:37 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto tips it but misses | 65-54 |
| 00:35 | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman tips it but misses | 65-54 |
| 00:33 | Mercer | The rebound goes to David Crabill | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Mercer | Troy Lovette swats the layup by Christopher Prewitt | 65-54 |
| 00:11 | Valparaiso | John Burk snags the defensive board | 65-54 |
| 00:06 | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-54 |
| 00:05 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-54 |
| 00:01 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-54 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | The clock runs out | 65-54 |