| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Charles Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Epperly (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Spencer Mena (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gary Ketter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Robert Mikels (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Porter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Glenn Sipp (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Salvatore Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| 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) | |
| 19:31 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Spencer Mena - foul #1 on Spencer Mena, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| 19:31 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:31 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:31 | Mercer | Spencer Mena gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 19:19 | Mercer | Gary Ketter knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 34-34 |
| 19:01 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels is fouled on the floor by Raymond Epperly - foul #2 on Raymond Epperly, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| 18:50 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-34 |
| 18:49 | Mercer | Spencer Mena grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 18:33 | Mercer | Charles Wiley clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 34-34 |
| 18:32 | Mercer | Gary Ketter can't tip it in | 34-34 |
| 18:30 | Mercer | Gary Ketter tips it in | 36-34 |
| 18:11 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 18:10 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp misses the tip | 36-34 |
| 18:09 | Mercer | Spencer Mena snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 17:53 | Mercer | Gary Ketter is fouled on the floor by Salvatore Rizzo - foul #3 on Salvatore Rizzo, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Cress (C) Salvatore Rizzo | |
| 17:42 | Mercer | Spencer Mena misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 36-34 |
| 17:41 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 17:23 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Andre Rizzo | 36-37 |
| 17:06 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Raymond Epperly | 39-37 |
| 16:53 | Valparaiso | William Cress clanks a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Gary Ketter - foul #2 on Gary Ketter, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford (PG), Osei Abdula (SG), Dikembe Aldi (PF), Sergei Zvorsky (C) Robert Mikels, Andre Rizzo, Shawn Porter, Glenn Sipp | |
| 16:53 | Valparaiso | William Cress makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:53 | Valparaiso | William Cress makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 16:28 | Mercer | Lonnie Lee can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 16:27 | Valparaiso | William Cress grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 16:12 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Donald Lansford, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| 15:53 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano misses the floater from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 15:51 | Valparaiso | William Cress gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Anthony Quijano (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brett Boynton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Jauregui (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lonnie Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Donald Lansford (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Osei Abdula (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Cress (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Aldi (fresh) C - Sergei Zvorsky (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Valparaiso | William Jauregui steals it from Donald Lansford | 39-39 |
| 15:26 | Mercer | William Jauregui misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Dikembe Aldi - foul #3 on Dikembe Aldi, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Wiley (PG), Timothy Strickland (SG), Gary Ketter (C) Anthony Quijano, Brett Boynton, Lonnie Lee | |
| 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 | |
| 15:26 | Mercer | William Jauregui makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:26 | Mercer | William Jauregui makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 15:11 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Shawn Porter | 41-41 |
| 14:59 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 14:58 | Mercer | William Jauregui tips it in | 43-41 |
| 14:37 | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Andre Rizzo | 43-43 |
| 14:26 | Mercer | Donald Swanson's fadeaway is rejected by Salvatore Rizzo | 43-43 |
| 14:24 | Valparaiso | Salvatore Rizzo gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 13:55 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Mikels | 43-45 |
| 13:39 | Mercer | Gary Ketter lays it in | 45-45 |
| 13:23 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Glenn Sipp | 45-48 |
| 13:07 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 13:06 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Shawn Porter | 45-48 |
| 12:43 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-48 |
| 12:42 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter grabs the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 12:17 | Valparaiso | Charles Wiley steps in front of the Glenn Sipp pass | 45-48 |
| 12:04 | Mercer | Andre Rizzo takes the ball from Timothy Strickland | 45-48 |
| 11:49 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Mikels | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Charles Wiley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Strickland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Jauregui (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Swanson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Ketter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Robert Mikels (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andre Rizzo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shawn Porter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Glenn Sipp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Salvatore Rizzo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 11:33 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Robert Mikels | 45-51 |
| 11:17 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter lays it up and in | 45-53 |
| 11:01 | Mercer | William Jauregui is hacked by Shawn Porter - foul #3 on Shawn Porter, team foul #4 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Quijano (PG), Brett Boynton (SG), Raymond Epperly (SF), Spencer Mena (PF), Lonnie Lee (C) Charles Wiley, Timothy Strickland, William Jauregui, Donald Swanson, Gary Ketter | |
| 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 | |
| 10:50 | Mercer | Raymond Epperly can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 10:48 | Mercer | Lonnie Lee snags the offensive board | 45-53 |
| 10:34 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Lonnie Lee | 48-53 |
| 10:19 | Valparaiso | Osei Abdula misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 10:18 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Lonnie Lee | 48-53 |
| 09:56 | Mercer | Brett Boynton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 09:54 | Valparaiso | William Cress gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 09:43 | Valparaiso | Osei Abdula hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 09:42 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Aldi | 48-53 |
| 09:37 | Valparaiso | Spencer Mena steals it from Sergei Zvorsky | 48-53 |
| 09:17 | Mercer | Osei Abdula steals the ball from Brett Boynton | 48-53 |
| 08:55 | Valparaiso | William Cress misses the jumper in the paint | 48-53 |
| 08:53 | Mercer | Spencer Mena snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 08:49 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano is whistled for traveling | 48-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Wiley (PG), Timothy Strickland (SG), Bill Duckworth (SF), Gary Ketter (C) Anthony Quijano, Brett Boynton, Raymond Epperly, Lonnie Lee | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels (PG), Andre Rizzo (SG) Donald Lansford, Sergei Zvorsky | |
| 08:35 | Valparaiso | Osei Abdula hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by William Cress | 48-56 |
| 08:15 | Mercer | Bill Duckworth scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-56 |
| 07:55 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo knocks in the floater from the right side set up by William Cress | 51-58 |
| 07:36 | Mercer | Gary Ketter jams it on a nice dish by Bill Duckworth and he's hacked by Dikembe Aldi - foul #4 on Dikembe Aldi, team foul #5 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Raymond Epperly (SF) Spencer Mena | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter (SF), Glenn Sipp (PF), Salvatore Rizzo (C) Osei Abdula, William Cress, Dikembe Aldi | |
| 07:36 | Mercer | Gary Ketter makes the free throw | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Charles Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Strickland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Epperly (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Bill Duckworth (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gary Ketter (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Robert Mikels (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shawn Porter (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Glenn Sipp (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Salvatore Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Bill Duckworth - foul #1 on Bill Duckworth, team foul #4 | 54-58 |
| 07:18 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 07:18 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 06:54 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland is hacked by Andre Rizzo - foul #2 on Andre Rizzo, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | Donald Swanson (PF) Bill Duckworth | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 06:36 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Wiley | 57-59 |
| 06:14 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-59 |
| 06:13 | Valparaiso | Salvatore Rizzo gets the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 05:59 | Valparaiso | Salvatore Rizzo misses long on a runner from the right block | 57-59 |
| 05:58 | Valparaiso | Salvatore Rizzo pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 05:50 | Valparaiso | Salvatore Rizzo misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 05:48 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 05:44 | Mercer | Charles Wiley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Quijano (PG), Brett Boynton (SG), William Jauregui (SF), Lonnie Lee (C) Charles Wiley, Timothy Strickland, Raymond Epperly, Gary Ketter | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford (PG), Osei Abdula (SG), William Cress (PF), Sergei Zvorsky (C) Robert Mikels, Andre Rizzo, Glenn Sipp, Salvatore Rizzo | |
| 05:33 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-59 |
| 05:32 | Valparaiso | Osei Abdula hits the follow up shot | 57-61 |
| 05:16 | Mercer | Shawn Porter is called for the reach on Brett Boynton - foul #4 on Shawn Porter, team foul #7 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | Spencer Mena (PF) Donald Swanson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dikembe Aldi (C) Sergei Zvorsky | |
| 05:16 | Mercer | Brett Boynton makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 05:16 | Mercer | Brett Boynton makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 05:07 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford dunks the ball on a nice dish by Dikembe Aldi and the foul's on Lonnie Lee - foul #1 on Lonnie Lee, team foul #5 | 59-63 |
| 05:07 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford makes the free throw | 59-64 |
| 04:50 | Mercer | William Jauregui hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 59-64 |
| 04:48 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Lonnie Lee | 59-64 |
| 04:36 | Mercer | Spencer Mena clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-64 |
| 04:35 | Mercer | Spencer Mena grabs the offensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 04:21 | Mercer | Anthony Quijano drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Brett Boynton | 62-64 |
| 04:02 | Valparaiso | Osei Abdula misses long on a floater from the left wing | 62-64 |
| 04:01 | Valparaiso | Donald Lansford tips it back up and in | 62-66 |
| 04:01 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-66 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Wiley (PG), Timothy Strickland (SG), Raymond Epperly (SF), Gary Ketter (C) Anthony Quijano, Brett Boynton, William Jauregui, Lonnie Lee | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Mikels (PG), Andre Rizzo (SG), Glenn Sipp (PF), Salvatore Rizzo (C) Donald Lansford, Osei Abdula, William Cress, Dikembe Aldi | |
| 03:36 | Mercer | Charles Wiley hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Timothy Strickland | 64-66 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Charles Wiley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Strickland (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Epperly (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Spencer Mena (fresh) 9 reb. C - Gary Ketter (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Robert Mikels (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andre Rizzo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shawn Porter (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Glenn Sipp (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Salvatore Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Valparaiso | Salvatore Rizzo can't finish the layup but the foul's on Spencer Mena - foul #2 on Spencer Mena, team foul #6 | 64-66 |
| 03:21 | Valparaiso | Salvatore Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 03:21 | Valparaiso | Salvatore Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 03:21 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland grabs the board | 64-67 |
| 03:15 | Mercer | Charles Wiley scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Ketter | 66-67 |
| 03:00 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 66-69 |
| 02:47 | Mercer | Salvatore Rizzo swats the layup by Raymond Epperly | 66-69 |
| 02:46 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo gets the rebound | 66-69 |
| 02:20 | Valparaiso | Shawn Porter buries a fadeaway from the left side | 66-71 |
| 02:02 | Mercer | Charles Wiley misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 66-71 |
| 02:00 | Valparaiso | Salvatore Rizzo snags the defensive board | 66-71 |
| 01:41 | Valparaiso | Gary Ketter picks off the pass by Salvatore Rizzo | 66-71 |
| 01:37 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Shawn Porter - foul #5 on Shawn Porter, team foul #8 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Cress (SF) Shawn Porter | |
| 01:37 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland misses the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 01:37 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 01:29 | Valparaiso | William Cress banks in the layup | 67-73 |
| 01:11 | Mercer | Charles Wiley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 67-73 |
| 01:10 | Mercer | Raymond Epperly pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-73 |
| 00:56 | Mercer | Glenn Sipp denies the turnaround by Timothy Strickland | 67-73 |
| 00:54 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Glenn Sipp | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Valparaiso | Charles Wiley is called for the reach on Glenn Sipp in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Wiley, team foul #7 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Osei Abdula (SF) Salvatore Rizzo | |
| 00:51 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:51 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sipp makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Mercer | Charles Wiley clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-75 |
| 00:44 | Valparaiso | William Cress snags the defensive board | 67-75 |
| 00:44 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-75 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Salvatore Rizzo (C) Glenn Sipp | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Valparaiso | William Cress is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Wiley - foul #3 on Charles Wiley, team foul #8 | 67-75 |
| 00:43 | Valparaiso | William Cress makes the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:43 | Valparaiso | William Cress makes the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:39 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland's floater is knocked away by Salvatore Rizzo | 67-77 |
| 00:37 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Ketter | 67-77 |
| 00:35 | Mercer | Timothy Strickland misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-77 |
| 00:33 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Osei Abdula | 67-77 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Valparaiso | Andre Rizzo drills a jumper from close range | 67-79 |
| 00:02 | Mercer | Salvatore Rizzo steals it from Timothy Strickland | 67-79 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Salvatore Rizzo runs out the clock | 67-79 |