| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Robert Mikels (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Porter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Sipp (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Salvatore Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Charles Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Epperly (fresh) PF - Spencer Mena (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Gary Ketter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Raymond Epperly inbounds the ball | 39-25 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-25 |
| 19:45 | Mercer | Gary Ketter grabs the offensive board | 39-25 |
| 19:30 | Mercer | Gary Ketter buries a runner from the right block | 39-27 |
| 19:03 | Valparaiso | Raymond Epperly picks off the pass by Salvatore Rizzo | 39-27 |
| 18:43 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 18:19 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Salvatore Rizzo | 42-30 |
| 17:59 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-30 |
| 17:42 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-30 |
| 17:40 | Mercer | Spencer Mena pulls down the rebound | 42-30 |
| 17:38 | Mercer | Robert Mikels picks off the pass by Charles Wiley in the backcourt | 42-30 |
| 17:17 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp misses the easy layup | 42-30 |
| 17:15 | Mercer | Gary Ketter gets the rebound | 42-30 |
| 17:08 | Mercer | Charles Wiley makes the turnaround near the basket | 42-32 |
| 16:55 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo misses the easy layup | 42-32 |
| 16:54 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo misses the tip | 42-32 |
| 16:52 | Mercer | Gary Ketter grabs the defensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 16:47 | Mercer | Gary Ketter is hacked by Salvatore Rizzo - foul #1 on Salvatore Rizzo, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford (PG), Osei Abdula (SG), William Cress (SF), Dikembe Aldi (PF), Sergei Zvorsky (C) Robert Mikels, Andre Rizzo, Shawn Porter, Glenn Sipp, Salvatore Rizzo | |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Quijano (PG), Brett Boynton (SG), William Jauregui (SF), Donald Swanson (PF), Lonnie Lee (C) Charles Wiley, Timothy Strickland, Raymond Epperly, Spencer Mena, Gary Ketter | |
| 16:26 | Mercer | Lonnie Lee hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 16:10 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by William Cress | 45-35 |
| 15:58 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano is hacked by Sergei Zvorsky - foul #1 on Sergei Zvorsky, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Wiley (PG) Brett Boynton | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Donald Lansford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Osei Abdula (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Cress (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Aldi (fresh) C - Sergei Zvorsky (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Charles Wiley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Quijano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Jauregui (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Donald Swanson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lonnie Lee (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Mercer | Charles Wiley scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-38 |
| 15:26 | Valparaiso | Osei Abdula blows the layup | 45-38 |
| 15:24 | Valparaiso | William Cress gets the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 15:10 | Valparaiso | William Jauregui picks off the pass by Osei Abdula | 45-38 |
| 15:06 | Mercer | William Jauregui can't finish the layup | 45-38 |
| 15:04 | Mercer | Donald Swanson tips it home | 45-40 |
| 14:50 | Valparaiso | Anthony Quijano is called for the reach on Osei Abdula - foul #2 on Anthony Quijano, team foul #1 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels (PG), Andre Rizzo (SG), Shawn Porter (SF), Glenn Sipp (PF), Salvatore Rizzo (C) Donald Lansford, Osei Abdula, William Cress, Dikembe Aldi, Sergei Zvorsky | |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Strickland (SG), Spencer Mena (PF), Gary Ketter (C) Anthony Quijano, Donald Swanson, Lonnie Lee | |
| 14:29 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 47-40 |
| 14:22 | Mercer | Charles Wiley drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Timothy Strickland | 47-43 |
| 14:05 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo is fouled on the floor by Timothy Strickland - foul #3 on Timothy Strickland, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Quijano (PG), Raymond Epperly (SF) Charles Wiley, William Jauregui | |
| 13:50 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo hits a runner in the paint set up by Robert Mikels | 49-43 |
| 13:29 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 13:23 | Valparaiso | Salvatore Rizzo is called for traveling | 49-46 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Cress (C) Salvatore Rizzo | |
| Subs | Mercer | Donald Swanson (PF) Spencer Mena | |
| 13:03 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 12:43 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo is hacked by Donald Swanson - foul #2 on Donald Swanson, team foul #3 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dikembe Aldi (C) Glenn Sipp | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Wiley (PG) Anthony Quijano | |
| 12:31 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo is fouled on the floor by Timothy Strickland - foul #4 on Timothy Strickland, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brett Boynton (SG) Timothy Strickland | |
| 12:03 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from William Cress | 51-49 |
| 11:42 | Mercer | The short jumper by Raymond Epperly is denied by Dikembe Aldi | 51-49 |
| 11:41 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels grabs the board | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Robert Mikels (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Porter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Cress (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Aldi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Charles Wiley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brett Boynton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Raymond Epperly (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Ketter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 11:31 | Mercer | Charles Wiley grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 11:15 | Mercer | Charles Wiley misses short on a floater from the left side | 51-49 |
| 11:13 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 10:54 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Raymond Epperly - foul #1 on Raymond Epperly, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford (PG), Osei Abdula (SG), Glenn Sipp (PF), Salvatore Rizzo (C) Robert Mikels, Andre Rizzo, William Cress, Dikembe Aldi | |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Quijano (SG), William Jauregui (SF), Spencer Mena (PF), Lonnie Lee (C) Brett Boynton, Raymond Epperly, Donald Swanson, Gary Ketter | |
| 10:54 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 10:54 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 10:33 | Mercer | Spencer Mena clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 10:31 | Valparaiso | Salvatore Rizzo gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 10:17 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp double dribbles | 53-49 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Edward Novello (SF) Shawn Porter | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 09:53 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano misses the shot from the free throw line | 53-49 |
| 09:51 | Valparaiso | Osei Abdula grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 09:32 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Wiley - foul #2 on Charles Wiley, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo (SG), William Cress (SF) Osei Abdula, Edward Novello | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brett Boynton (SG), Gary Ketter (C) Charles Wiley, Lonnie Lee | |
| 09:32 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 09:32 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 09:09 | Mercer | William Cress takes the ball from Spencer Mena | 55-49 |
| 08:43 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Donald Lansford | 57-49 |
| 08:31 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano makes the 3 from straight away set up by Brett Boynton | 57-52 |
| 08:04 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Lansford | 59-52 |
| 07:43 | Mercer | Brett Boynton misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 59-52 |
| 07:41 | Mercer | Brett Boynton snags the offensive board | 59-52 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Donald Lansford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Cress (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Glenn Sipp (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Salvatore Rizzo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Anthony Quijano (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brett Boynton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Jauregui (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Spencer Mena (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Gary Ketter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Mercer | Brett Boynton hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William Jauregui | 59-55 |
| 07:00 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford's pass is intercepted by Spencer Mena | 59-55 |
| 06:45 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 59-55 |
| 06:44 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 59-55 |
| 06:30 | Valparaiso | Brett Boynton is called for the reach on Andre Rizzo - foul #1 on Brett Boynton, team foul #7 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels (PG), Shawn Porter (SF), Dikembe Aldi (PF), Sergei Zvorsky (C) Donald Lansford, William Cress, Glenn Sipp, Salvatore Rizzo | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Wiley (PG), Timothy Strickland (SG), Raymond Epperly (SF), Donald Swanson (PF), Lonnie Lee (C) Anthony Quijano, Brett Boynton, William Jauregui, Spencer Mena, Gary Ketter | |
| 06:30 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 06:30 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 06:06 | Mercer | Charles Wiley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 06:05 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Dikembe Aldi | 61-55 |
| 05:42 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Aldi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-55 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Osei Abdula (SG) Andre Rizzo | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 05:17 | Mercer | Raymond Epperly can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-55 |
| 05:16 | Valparaiso | Sergei Zvorsky gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 05:11 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels misses the floater from the left side | 61-55 |
| 05:09 | Mercer | Lonnie Lee snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 04:56 | Mercer | Robert Mikels is called for the reach on Charles Wiley - foul #1 on Robert Mikels, team foul #3 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Cress (PF) Sergei Zvorsky | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Ketter (C) Lonnie Lee | |
| 04:51 | Mercer | Charles Wiley misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 61-55 |
| 04:49 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Aldi pulls down the rebound | 61-55 |
| 04:32 | Valparaiso | Osei Abdula can't connect on a floater from the left side | 61-55 |
| 04:30 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to William Cress | 61-55 |
| 04:15 | Valparaiso | William Cress hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Shawn Porter and he's fouled by Charles Wiley - foul #3 on Charles Wiley, team foul #8 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp (PF) Dikembe Aldi | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Jauregui (SF) Raymond Epperly | |
| 04:15 | Valparaiso | William Cress makes the free throw | 64-55 |
| 03:51 | Mercer | William Cress is called for the reach on William Jauregui - foul #2 on William Cress, team foul #4 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo (SG) Osei Abdula | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bill Duckworth (PF) Donald Swanson | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:37 | Mercer | Bill Duckworth misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 64-55 |
| 03:35 | Valparaiso | William Cress pulls down the rebound | 64-55 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Robert Mikels (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Porter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Glenn Sipp (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - William Cress (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Charles Wiley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Strickland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Jauregui (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bill Duckworth (fresh) C - Gary Ketter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by William Cress | 66-55 |
| 02:56 | Mercer | Gary Ketter buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Bill Duckworth | 66-57 |
| 02:37 | Valparaiso | William Cress misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-57 |
| 02:35 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter can't tip it in | 66-57 |
| 02:33 | Mercer | Gary Ketter grabs the defensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 02:33 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Salvatore Rizzo (C) William Cress | |
| Subs | Mercer | Raymond Epperly (SF), Spencer Mena (PF) William Jauregui, Bill Duckworth | |
| 02:19 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland misses long on a 3 from straight away | 66-57 |
| 02:17 | Mercer | Raymond Epperly hits the follow up shot | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:06 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter double dribbles | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:51 | Mercer | Gary Ketter misses the easy layup but the foul's on Salvatore Rizzo - foul #2 on Salvatore Rizzo, team foul #5 | 66-59 |
| 01:51 | Mercer | Gary Ketter makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 01:51 | Mercer | Gary Ketter makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 01:25 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter connects on the runner in the paint set up by Robert Mikels | 68-61 |
| 01:08 | Mercer | Charles Wiley knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Raymond Epperly | 68-63 |
| 00:54 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Andre Rizzo | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:48 | Mercer | Raymond Epperly is hacked by Shawn Porter - foul #2 on Shawn Porter, team foul #6 | 71-63 |
| 00:45 | Mercer | Gary Ketter misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-63 |
| 00:44 | Mercer | Spencer Mena pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-63 |
| 00:41 | Mercer | Charles Wiley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-63 |
| 00:39 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Spencer Mena | 71-63 |
| 00:37 | Mercer | Andre Rizzo is called for the reach on Timothy Strickland - foul #1 on Andre Rizzo, team foul #7 | 71-63 |
| 00:37 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:37 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland misses the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:37 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp gets the rebound | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:34 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Wiley - foul #4 on Charles Wiley, team foul #9 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Cress (C) Salvatore Rizzo | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:34 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:34 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:28 | Mercer | Charles Wiley misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-64 |
| 00:27 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Epperly | 73-64 |
| 00:23 | Mercer | Charles Wiley comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 73-64 |
| 00:22 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Glenn Sipp | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Valparaiso | Charles Wiley is called for the reach on Glenn Sipp in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Wiley, team foul #10 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Quijano (PG) Charles Wiley | |
| 00:19 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:19 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp misses the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:19 | Mercer | Spencer Mena pulls down the rebound | 74-64 |
| 00:14 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland is hacked by Andre Rizzo - foul #2 on Andre Rizzo, team foul #8 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford (PG), Osei Abdula (SG), Dikembe Aldi (PF), Sergei Zvorsky (C) Robert Mikels, Andre Rizzo, Shawn Porter, Glenn Sipp | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Jauregui (SF), Donald Swanson (PF), Lonnie Lee (C) Raymond Epperly, Spencer Mena, Gary Ketter | |
| 00:14 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:14 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland misses the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:14 | Valparaiso | Dikembe Aldi grabs the defensive rebound | 74-65 |
| 00:14 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-65 |
| 00:11 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford is hacked by Anthony Quijano in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Quijano, team foul #11 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels (PG), Shawn Porter (SF), Salvatore Rizzo (C) Osei Abdula, Dikembe Aldi, Sergei Zvorsky | |
| Subs | Mercer | Raymond Epperly (SF), Spencer Mena (PF), Gary Ketter (C) William Jauregui, Donald Swanson, Lonnie Lee | |
| 00:11 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:11 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford misses the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:11 | Mercer | Gary Ketter pulls down the rebound | 75-65 |
| 00:05 | Mercer | Spencer Mena drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Raymond Epperly | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso 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) | |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels runs out the clock | 75-67 |