| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Claude Hetherington (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Moore (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Crabill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Prewitt (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Hiram Collard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Stuckey (fresh) 1 pts. SF - George Perkins (fresh) PF - Ernest Heitzman (fresh) C - Manuel Rickman (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | David Moore inbounds the ball | 30-20 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Mercer | Christopher Prewitt misses badly on a floater in the lane | 30-20 |
| 19:37 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman grabs the board | 30-20 |
| 19:20 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 30-20 |
| 19:19 | Mercer | David Moore pulls down the rebound | 30-20 |
| 18:59 | Mercer | George Perkins takes the ball from Claude Hetherington | 30-20 |
| 18:45 | Western Illinois | David Moore is called for the reach on Gregory Stuckey - foul #1 on David Moore, team foul #1 | 30-20 |
| 18:33 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Hiram Collard | 30-22 |
| 18:16 | Mercer | Christopher Prewitt is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Christopher Prewitt, team foul #2 | 30-22 |
| 18:02 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard's pass is intercepted by Oscar Wright | 30-22 |
| 18:00 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington's pass is intercepted by Hiram Collard in the backcourt | 30-22 |
| 17:58 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard lays it up and in | 30-24 |
| 17:41 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-24 |
| 17:39 | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 17:25 | Western Illinois | George Perkins is whistled for traveling | 30-24 |
| Subs | Mercer | Harley Fulghum (PG) Claude Hetherington | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan (SG), Leonard Wei (SF), Michael Phair (PF) Gregory Stuckey, George Perkins, Ernest Heitzman | |
| 17:01 | Mercer | Harley Fulghum is fouled on the floor by Leonard Wei - foul #1 on Leonard Wei, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Frederick (PG), Adam Pierre (SF), William Chapman (PF), Henry Stoneking (C) Oscar Wright, David Moore, David Crabill, Christopher Prewitt | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Dunkle (SF) Manuel Rickman | |
| 16:53 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking is fouled on the floor by Michael Phair - foul #3 on Michael Phair, team foul #2 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson (SG), Matthew Perry (C) Hiram Collard, Michael Phair | |
| 16:41 | Mercer | Carl Frederick misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-24 |
| 16:40 | Mercer | William Chapman tips it home | 32-24 |
| 16:27 | Western Illinois | Leonard Wei misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by William Chapman - foul #3 on William Chapman, team foul #3 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Crabill (PF) William Chapman | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey (SG), Ernest Heitzman (PF) Jesse Lawson, Matthew Perry | |
| 16:27 | Western Illinois | Leonard Wei makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 16:27 | Western Illinois | Leonard Wei makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 16:18 | Mercer | David Crabill comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-26 |
| 16:16 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Dunkle | 32-26 |
| 16:11 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 15:58 | Mercer | David Crabill is hacked by Ernest Heitzman - foul #1 on Ernest Heitzman, team foul #3 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (PG), Oscar Wright (SG), David Moore (SF), Christopher Prewitt (C) Carl Frederick, Harley Fulghum, Adam Pierre, Henry Stoneking | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard (PG), George Perkins (SF), Manuel Rickman (C) Donald Eagan, Christopher Dunkle, Leonard Wei | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Claude Hetherington (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Moore (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Crabill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Prewitt (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Hiram Collard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Stuckey (fresh) 6 pts. SF - George Perkins (fresh) PF - Ernest Heitzman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Manuel Rickman (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 32-29 |
| 15:37 | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 15:25 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman connects on the shot in the paint set up by Gregory Stuckey | 32-31 |
| 15:14 | Mercer | Oscar Wright can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 15:13 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Manuel Rickman | 32-31 |
| 14:59 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-33 |
| 14:43 | Mercer | Ernest Heitzman takes the ball from David Crabill | 32-33 |
| 14:25 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey hits a shot from the left wing set up by George Perkins | 32-35 |
| 13:59 | Mercer | Oscar Wright is hacked by Manuel Rickman - foul #1 on Manuel Rickman, team foul #4 | 32-35 |
| 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 | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan (PG), Jesse Lawson (SG), Christopher Dunkle (SF), Leonard Wei (PF), Michael Phair (C) Hiram Collard, Gregory Stuckey, George Perkins, Ernest Heitzman, Manuel Rickman | |
| 13:50 | Mercer | Adam Pierre misses the floater from the left side | 32-35 |
| 13:49 | Mercer | Harley Fulghum tips it in | 34-35 |
| 13:43 | Western Illinois | Carl Frederick is called for the reach on Donald Eagan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Frederick, team foul #4 | 34-35 |
| 13:22 | Western Illinois | Michael Phair hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 34-35 |
| 13:21 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Eagan | 34-35 |
| 13:15 | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 13:13 | Western Illinois | Leonard Wei tips it home | 34-37 |
| 12:59 | Mercer | William Chapman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (PG), Oscar Wright (SG), David Moore (SF), Christopher Prewitt (C) Carl Frederick, Harley Fulghum, Adam Pierre, Henry Stoneking | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard (PG), Manuel Rickman (C) Jesse Lawson, Christopher Dunkle | |
| 12:41 | Western Illinois | Leonard Wei is fouled on the floor by Claude Hetherington - foul #2 on Claude Hetherington, team foul #5 | 34-37 |
| 12:28 | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 34-37 |
| 12:27 | Mercer | The rebound goes to William Chapman | 34-37 |
| 12:01 | Mercer | William Chapman can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Manuel Rickman - foul #2 on Manuel Rickman, team foul #5 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey (SG), George Perkins (SF), Ernest Heitzman (PF) Donald Eagan, Leonard Wei, Michael Phair | |
| 12:01 | Mercer | William Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 12:01 | Mercer | William Chapman misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 12:01 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 11:47 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Manuel Rickman, team foul #6 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Crabill (PF) William Chapman | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Claude Hetherington (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Moore (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Crabill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Prewitt (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Hiram Collard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Stuckey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Perkins (fresh) PF - Ernest Heitzman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Manuel Rickman (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Mercer | Christopher Prewitt misses the jumper in the lane | 35-37 |
| 11:30 | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 11:10 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard makes the 3 from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 10:52 | Mercer | Christopher Prewitt banks in the layup | 37-40 |
| 10:32 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Hiram Collard | 37-43 |
| 10:21 | Mercer | Oscar Wright blows the layup | 37-43 |
| 10:19 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Manuel Rickman | 37-43 |
| 10:08 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Claude Hetherington - foul #3 on Claude Hetherington, team foul #6 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Frederick (PG), Harley Fulghum (SG), Adam Pierre (SF), William Chapman (C) Claude Hetherington, Oscar Wright, David Moore, Christopher Prewitt | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan (SG), Christopher Dunkle (SF), Leonard Wei (PF), Michael Phair (C) Gregory Stuckey, George Perkins, Ernest Heitzman, Manuel Rickman | |
| 10:08 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 10:08 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 09:46 | Mercer | David Crabill knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 39-45 |
| 09:33 | Western Illinois | The short jumper by Leonard Wei is denied by William Chapman | 39-45 |
| 09:31 | Mercer | David Crabill gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 09:26 | Mercer | Adam Pierre can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Christopher Dunkle - foul #1 on Christopher Dunkle, team foul #7 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Henry Stoneking (C) David Crabill | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson (SG) Hiram Collard | |
| 09:26 | Mercer | Adam Pierre makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 09:26 | Mercer | Adam Pierre makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 09:15 | Western Illinois | Christopher Dunkle's layup is rejected by William Chapman | 41-45 |
| 09:13 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 09:07 | Mercer | William Chapman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Harley Fulghum | 44-45 |
| 08:41 | Western Illinois | Christopher Dunkle misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 08:39 | Mercer | William Chapman grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 08:25 | Mercer | The short jumper by Adam Pierre is denied by Leonard Wei | 44-45 |
| 08:23 | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 08:09 | Western Illinois | Leonard Wei buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Eagan | 44-47 |
| 07:50 | Mercer | Adam Pierre hits the finger roll set up by Harley Fulghum and the foul's on Michael Phair - foul #4 on Michael Phair, team foul #8 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (PG), Oscar Wright (SG), David Crabill (PF), Christopher Prewitt (C) Carl Frederick, Harley Fulghum, William Chapman, Henry Stoneking | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey (SG), George Perkins (SF), Ernest Heitzman (PF), Manuel Rickman (C) Donald Eagan, Jesse Lawson, Christopher Dunkle, Michael Phair | |
| 07:50 | Mercer | Adam Pierre makes the free throw | 47-47 |
| 07:37 | Western Illinois | George Perkins is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on George Perkins, team foul #9 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Moore (SF) Adam Pierre | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard (PG) Leonard Wei | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Claude Hetherington (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Oscar Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Moore (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Crabill (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Prewitt (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Hiram Collard (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Stuckey (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Perkins (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ernest Heitzman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Manuel Rickman (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Moore | 49-47 |
| 07:11 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-47 |
| 07:10 | Western Illinois | George Perkins snags the offensive board | 49-47 |
| 07:01 | Western Illinois | David Crabill denies the turnaround by George Perkins | 49-47 |
| 06:59 | Mercer | Oscar Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 06:52 | Mercer | Oscar Wright can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Manuel Rickman - foul #4 on Manuel Rickman, team foul #10 | 49-47 |
| 06:52 | Mercer | Oscar Wright misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 06:52 | Mercer | Oscar Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 06:30 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Christopher Prewitt - foul #3 on Christopher Prewitt, team foul #7 | 50-47 |
| 06:30 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 06:30 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 06:08 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Oscar Wright | 53-49 |
| 06:00 | Western Illinois | David Crabill swats the layup by Manuel Rickman | 53-49 |
| 05:58 | Mercer | David Crabill gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 05:39 | Mercer | David Crabill is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on David Crabill, team foul #8 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Harley Fulghum (PG) Claude Hetherington | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan (PG) Hiram Collard | |
| 05:22 | Western Illinois | George Perkins knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Eagan | 53-51 |
| 05:01 | Mercer | Christopher Prewitt misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 05:00 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 04:50 | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 04:48 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman snags the offensive board | 53-51 |
| 04:29 | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Frederick (PG), Adam Pierre (SF), William Chapman (PF), Henry Stoneking (C) Oscar Wright, David Moore, David Crabill, Christopher Prewitt | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard (PG), Christopher Dunkle (SF), Leonard Wei (PF), Michael Phair (C) Gregory Stuckey, George Perkins, Ernest Heitzman, Manuel Rickman | |
| 04:13 | Mercer | Hiram Collard is called for the reach on Harley Fulghum - foul #2 on Hiram Collard, team foul #11 | 53-51 |
| 04:13 | Mercer | Harley Fulghum makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 04:13 | Mercer | Harley Fulghum makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 03:54 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard banks in the layup on a great pass from Leonard Wei and the foul's on Carl Frederick - foul #2 on Carl Frederick, team foul #9 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (PG) Carl Frederick | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 03:54 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard makes the free throw | 55-54 |
| 03:41 | Mercer | Leonard Wei is called for the reach on William Chapman - foul #2 on Leonard Wei, team foul #12 | 55-54 |
| 03:41 | Mercer | William Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 03:41 | Mercer | William Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 03:20 | Western Illinois | Christopher Dunkle banks in the layup set up by Leonard Wei | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Claude Hetherington (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harley Fulghum (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Adam Pierre (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Chapman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Henry Stoneking (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Hiram Collard (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Eagan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Dunkle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leonard Wei (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Phair (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 03:03 | Mercer | William Chapman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 03:01 | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 02:58 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Oscar Wright (SG), David Moore (SF), David Crabill (PF), Christopher Prewitt (C) Harley Fulghum, Adam Pierre, William Chapman, Henry Stoneking | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey (SG), George Perkins (SF), Ernest Heitzman (PF), Manuel Rickman (C) Donald Eagan, Christopher Dunkle, Leonard Wei, Michael Phair | |
| 02:38 | Western Illinois | George Perkins is fouled on the floor by Claude Hetherington - foul #4 on Claude Hetherington, team foul #10 | 57-56 |
| 02:38 | Western Illinois | George Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 02:38 | Western Illinois | George Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 02:38 | Mercer | Christopher Prewitt pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 02:33 | Mercer | George Perkins is called for the reach on David Crabill - foul #4 on George Perkins, team foul #13 | 57-57 |
| 02:33 | Mercer | David Crabill makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 02:33 | Mercer | David Crabill misses the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 02:33 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 02:19 | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman is hacked by David Crabill - foul #2 on David Crabill, team foul #11 | 58-57 |
| 02:19 | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 02:19 | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman misses the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 02:19 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Christopher Prewitt | 58-58 |
| 02:08 | Mercer | David Crabill knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 01:48 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Stuckey | 61-60 |
| 01:41 | Mercer | David Crabill hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Ernest Heitzman - foul #2 on Ernest Heitzman, team foul #14 | 61-60 |
| 01:41 | Mercer | David Crabill makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 01:41 | Mercer | David Crabill makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 01:19 | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Hiram Collard and the foul's on David Crabill - foul #3 on David Crabill, team foul #12 | 63-62 |
| 01:19 | Western Illinois | Ernest Heitzman makes the free throw | 63-63 |
| 01:07 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-63 |
| 00:44 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by Christopher Prewitt - foul #4 on Christopher Prewitt, team foul #13 | 63-63 |
| 00:44 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:44 | Western Illinois | Manuel Rickman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:30 | Mercer | David Crabill misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Gregory Stuckey - foul #2 on Gregory Stuckey, team foul #15 | 63-65 |
| 00:30 | Mercer | David Crabill misses the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:30 | Mercer | David Crabill makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Western Illinois | Oscar Wright is called for the reach on Hiram Collard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Oscar Wright, team foul #14 | 64-65 |
| 00:27 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:27 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:15 | Mercer | David Crabill buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Oscar Wright | 66-67 |
| 00:12 | Western Illinois | Claude Hetherington is called for the reach on Hiram Collard in the backcourt - foul #5 on Claude Hetherington, team foul #15 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Mercer | Harley Fulghum (PG) Claude Hetherington | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:12 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 00:12 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | David Crabill misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-69 |
| 00:02 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey grabs the defensive rebound | 66-69 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey runs out the clock | 66-69 |