| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Zachary Gillingham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dennis Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hope (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Wilson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Matthew Caines (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Hauer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff McGoey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Bill Lee (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | David Hope inbounds the ball | 26-42 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Valparaiso | Matthew Caines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-42 |
| 19:34 | Mercer | Bill Lee misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-42 |
| 19:32 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson snags the defensive board | 26-42 |
| 19:13 | Valparaiso | David Hope throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-42 |
| 19:01 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 26-42 |
| 19:00 | Valparaiso | Matthew Caines grabs the board | 26-42 |
| 18:43 | Valparaiso | David Hope comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-42 |
| 18:42 | Mercer | Bill Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 26-42 |
| 18:24 | Mercer | Bill Lee clanks a floater from the left side | 26-42 |
| 18:22 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham snags the defensive board | 26-42 |
| 18:08 | Valparaiso | Bernard Cooper steals the ball from Zachary Gillingham | 26-42 |
| 17:53 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 26-42 |
| 17:51 | Valparaiso | David Hope gets the rebound | 26-42 |
| 17:32 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Dennis Pierce | 29-42 |
| 17:24 | Mercer | Matthew Caines is called for the reach on Scott Hauer - foul #1 on Matthew Caines, team foul #1 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Harvey Greenwood (SG), Timothy Eggleston (PF), Craig Lovelace (C) Dennis Pierce, Christopher Wilson, Matthew Caines | |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Clayton (PF), Robert Dunn (C) Bernard Cooper, Bill Lee | |
| 17:13 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-45 |
| 16:52 | Valparaiso | David Hope scores on a floater from the right side | 31-45 |
| 16:34 | Mercer | Robert Dunn's floater is tipped away by Craig Lovelace | 31-45 |
| 16:33 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham gets the rebound | 31-45 |
| 16:25 | Valparaiso | David Hope connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Timothy Eggleston | 34-45 |
| 16:08 | Mercer | Robert Dunn connects on the floater from the right block and he's fouled by Craig Lovelace - foul #3 on Craig Lovelace, team foul #2 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dennis Pierce (SG), Christopher Wilson (PF), Vernon Collie (C) Zachary Gillingham, David Hope, Craig Lovelace | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (PG), Heriberto Yazzie (SG), Bernard Cooper (PF) Scott Hauer, Jeffrey Gurule, Jeff McGoey | |
| 16:08 | Mercer | Robert Dunn misses the free throw | 34-47 |
| 16:08 | Valparaiso | Vernon Collie gets the rebound | 34-47 |
| 15:50 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Robert Dunn - foul #2 on Robert Dunn, team foul #1 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Matthew Caines (C) Vernon Collie | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 15:50 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 15:50 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Harvey Greenwood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Eggleston (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Caines (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Mario Ortiz (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Heriberto Yazzie (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Andrew Clayton (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Bernard Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-47 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bill Lee (C) Robert Dunn | |
| 15:16 | Valparaiso | Andrew Clayton picks off the pass by Christopher Wilson | 36-47 |
| 15:13 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz hits the finger roll on a great pass from Andrew Clayton | 36-49 |
| 14:47 | Valparaiso | Bernard Cooper picks off the pass by Harvey Greenwood | 36-49 |
| 14:34 | Mercer | Bill Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-49 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham (PG), Richard Lavoie (SG), David Hope (SF), Craig Lovelace (C) Harvey Greenwood, Dennis Pierce, Christopher Wilson, Matthew Caines | |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hauer (PG), Jeffrey Gurule (SG), Jeff McGoey (SF) Mario Ortiz, Heriberto Yazzie, Andrew Clayton | |
| 14:20 | Valparaiso | Richard Lavoie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-49 |
| 14:19 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 36-49 |
| 13:59 | Mercer | David Hope picks off the pass by Jeff McGoey | 36-49 |
| 13:55 | Valparaiso | David Hope banks in the layup | 38-49 |
| 13:43 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 13:41 | Mercer | Bill Lee snags the offensive board | 38-49 |
| 13:31 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule blows the dunk | 38-49 |
| 13:29 | Valparaiso | David Hope grabs the defensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 13:05 | Valparaiso | Craig Lovelace misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Jeffrey Gurule - foul #2 on Jeffrey Gurule, team foul #2 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dennis Pierce (SG), Christopher Wilson (PF) Richard Lavoie, Timothy Eggleston | |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Clayton (PF), Robert Dunn (C) Bernard Cooper, Bill Lee | |
| 13:05 | Valparaiso | Craig Lovelace makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 13:05 | Valparaiso | Craig Lovelace makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 12:41 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton's pass is intercepted by David Hope | 40-49 |
| 12:38 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Hope | 42-49 |
| 12:24 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 42-49 |
| 12:23 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule tips it back up and in | 42-51 |
| 12:07 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson dunks the ball set up by Dennis Pierce | 44-51 |
| 11:51 | Mercer | A charge is called on Jeff McGoey - foul #2 on Jeff McGoey, team foul #3 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Harvey Greenwood (PG), Matthew Caines (C) Zachary Gillingham, Craig Lovelace | |
| Subs | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie (PG), Mario Ortiz (SF), Jackie Fischer (C) Scott Hauer, Jeff McGoey, Andrew Clayton | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Harvey Greenwood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Hope (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Caines (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Heriberto Yazzie (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Ortiz (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jackie Fischer (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Valparaiso | Harvey Greenwood drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-51 |
| 11:24 | Mercer | Matthew Caines denies the turnaround by Heriberto Yazzie | 47-51 |
| 11:22 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 11:18 | Valparaiso | David Hope's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Timothy Eggleston (PF) Christopher Wilson | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 11:09 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-51 |
| 11:07 | Mercer | Robert Dunn tips it home | 47-53 |
| 10:47 | Valparaiso | Harvey Greenwood misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-53 |
| 10:46 | Mercer | Robert Dunn grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 10:31 | Mercer | Dennis Pierce is called for the reach on Jeffrey Gurule - foul #2 on Dennis Pierce, team foul #3 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham (PG), Craig Lovelace (PF) Dennis Pierce, David Hope | |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hauer (PG), Andrew Clayton (SF), Bernard Cooper (PF), Bill Lee (C) Heriberto Yazzie, Jeffrey Gurule, Robert Dunn, Jackie Fischer | |
| 10:15 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 10:14 | Valparaiso | Craig Lovelace snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 10:02 | Valparaiso | Craig Lovelace misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 10:00 | Mercer | Scott Hauer gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| 09:33 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mario Ortiz | 47-56 |
| 09:16 | Valparaiso | Timothy Eggleston is fouled on the floor by Scott Hauer - foul #2 on Scott Hauer, team foul #4 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Hope (SF), Christopher Wilson (PF) Timothy Eggleston, Matthew Caines | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule (SG), Jeff McGoey (SF) Mario Ortiz, Bill Lee | |
| 08:55 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Craig Lovelace | 49-56 |
| 08:33 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-56 |
| 08:32 | Valparaiso | David Hope gets the rebound | 49-56 |
| 08:05 | Valparaiso | Craig Lovelace makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Zachary Gillingham | 52-56 |
| 07:44 | Mercer | Scott Hauer misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 52-56 |
| 07:42 | Valparaiso | David Hope grabs the board | 52-56 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Zachary Gillingham (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Harvey Greenwood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hope (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Craig Lovelace (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Hauer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff McGoey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Cooper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Andrew Clayton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:26 | Valparaiso | Jeff McGoey is called for the reach on David Hope - foul #3 on Jeff McGoey, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Lavoie (PG), Dennis Pierce (SG), Matthew Caines (C) Zachary Gillingham, Harvey Greenwood, Craig Lovelace | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (PG), Robert Dunn (PF), Bill Lee (C) Scott Hauer, Bernard Cooper, Andrew Clayton | |
| 07:11 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-56 |
| 07:09 | Valparaiso | Dennis Pierce tips it home | 54-56 |
| 06:46 | Mercer | Robert Dunn loses the dribble to Richard Lavoie | 54-56 |
| 06:25 | Valparaiso | David Hope is hacked by Jeff McGoey - foul #4 on Jeff McGoey, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Smith (SF), Timothy Eggleston (PF) David Hope, Christopher Wilson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hauer (PG), Heriberto Yazzie (SG) Jeffrey Gurule, Jeff McGoey | |
| 06:01 | Valparaiso | Dennis Pierce is called for traveling | 54-56 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham (PG), Vernon Collie (C) Richard Lavoie, Matthew Caines | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jackie Fischer (C) Bill Lee | |
| 05:42 | Mercer | Zachary Gillingham is called for the reach on Scott Hauer - foul #1 on Zachary Gillingham, team foul #4 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Craig Lovelace (C) Vernon Collie | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule (SG), Bernard Cooper (PF) Heriberto Yazzie, Jackie Fischer | |
| 05:29 | Mercer | Scott Hauer knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Gurule | 54-58 |
| 05:05 | Valparaiso | Robert Dunn is called for the reach on Zachary Gillingham - foul #3 on Robert Dunn, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Hope (SF), Christopher Wilson (PF) Michael Smith, Timothy Eggleston | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeff McGoey (SF), Andrew Clayton (C) Mario Ortiz, Robert Dunn | |
| 05:05 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 05:05 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Wilson | 54-58 |
| 04:46 | Valparaiso | Scott Hauer is called for the reach on Zachary Gillingham - foul #3 on Scott Hauer, team foul #8 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Harvey Greenwood (SG), Matthew Caines (C) Dennis Pierce, Craig Lovelace | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bill Lee (C) Andrew Clayton | |
| 04:46 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:46 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 04:33 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule can't connect on a floater from the left side | 56-58 |
| 04:32 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper tips it back up and in | 56-60 |
| 04:17 | Valparaiso | The jump hook by Christopher Wilson is blocked by Bill Lee | 56-60 |
| 04:16 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Gurule | 56-60 |
| 03:58 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule misses the jumper from the free throw line | 56-60 |
| 03:56 | Valparaiso | David Hope gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| 03:52 | Valparaiso | David Hope drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Caines | 59-60 |
| 03:35 | Mercer | David Hope steals it from Bernard Cooper | 59-60 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Zachary Gillingham (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Harvey Greenwood (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hope (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Christopher Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Matthew Caines (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Hauer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff McGoey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Bernard Cooper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Bill Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Valparaiso | David Hope is hacked by Bill Lee - foul #3 on Bill Lee, team foul #9 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dennis Pierce (SG), Timothy Eggleston (PF), Craig Lovelace (C) Zachary Gillingham, Christopher Wilson, Matthew Caines | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (PG), Heriberto Yazzie (SG), Andrew Clayton (PF), Robert Dunn (C) Scott Hauer, Jeffrey Gurule, Bernard Cooper, Bill Lee | |
| 03:09 | Valparaiso | David Hope misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 03:09 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Heriberto Yazzie | 59-60 |
| 02:52 | Mercer | Dennis Pierce is called for the reach on Heriberto Yazzie - foul #3 on Dennis Pierce, team foul #5 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Dikembe Banda (SF) Jeff McGoey | |
| 02:41 | Mercer | The short jumper by Mario Ortiz is denied by Timothy Eggleston | 59-60 |
| 02:40 | Valparaiso | David Hope pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |
| 02:40 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham (PG), Christopher Wilson (PF), Matthew Caines (C) Harvey Greenwood, Timothy Eggleston, Craig Lovelace | |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hauer (PG), Jeffrey Gurule (SG), Jeff McGoey (SF), Bernard Cooper (PF), Bill Lee (C) Mario Ortiz, Heriberto Yazzie, Dikembe Banda, Andrew Clayton, Robert Dunn | |
| 02:33 | Valparaiso | Matthew Caines misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-60 |
| 02:32 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 02:18 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott Hauer | 59-63 |
| 01:58 | Valparaiso | Matthew Caines can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Bill Lee - foul #4 on Bill Lee, team foul #10 | 59-63 |
| 01:58 | Valparaiso | Matthew Caines makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 01:58 | Valparaiso | Matthew Caines makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 01:42 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-63 |
| 01:41 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson pulls down the rebound | 61-63 |
| 01:16 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Scott Hauer - foul #4 on Scott Hauer, team foul #11 | 61-63 |
| 01:16 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 01:16 | Valparaiso | Christopher Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 01:16 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| 01:01 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-65 |
| 00:48 | Valparaiso | David Hope hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Zachary Gillingham and he's fouled by Bill Lee - foul #5 on Bill Lee, team foul #12 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Clayton (C) Bill Lee | |
| 00:48 | Valparaiso | David Hope misses the free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:48 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper gets the rebound | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Bernard Cooper, team foul #13 | 64-65 |
| 00:15 | Valparaiso | Zachary Gillingham hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 64-65 |
| 00:14 | Valparaiso | Matthew Caines grabs the offensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 00:12 | Valparaiso | David Hope clanks a runner near the basket | 64-65 |
| 00:11 | Valparaiso | Matthew Caines tips it in | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Mercer | Dennis Pierce is called for the reach on Jeffrey Gurule - foul #4 on Dennis Pierce, team foul #6 | 66-65 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton is hacked by Matthew Caines - foul #2 on Matthew Caines, team foul #7 | 66-65 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:03 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | David Hope comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 66-67 |