| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Anthony Brown (fresh) SG - William Jackson (fresh) SF - Christopher Sisk (fresh) PF - Paul Adams (fresh) C - Hubert Sargeant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Daniel Adkinson (fresh) SG - Kenton Steinbach (fresh) SF - Christopher Parker (fresh) PF - James Johnson (fresh) C - Donald Bartelt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Paul Adams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Mercer | Anthony Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Mercer | Hubert Sargeant gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Mercer | Anthony Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Donald Bartelt | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Valparaiso | James Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Mercer | William Jackson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Mercer | Hubert Sargeant is hacked by Donald Bartelt - foul #1 on Donald Bartelt, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | Mercer | Christopher Sisk makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Jackson | 2-0 |
| 17:58 | Valparaiso | Christopher Sisk is called for the reach on Christopher Parker - foul #1 on Christopher Sisk, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:36 | Valparaiso | Hubert Sargeant steals it from Christopher Parker | 2-0 |
| 17:15 | Mercer | William Jackson is denied on a layup by Donald Bartelt | 2-0 |
| 17:13 | Mercer | Paul Adams tips it in | 4-0 |
| 16:52 | Valparaiso | James Johnson clanks a turnaround near the basket | 4-0 |
| 16:50 | Mercer | Hubert Sargeant grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 16:35 | Mercer | Anthony Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-0 |
| 16:34 | Valparaiso | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 16:11 | Valparaiso | Christopher Sisk steps in front of the James Johnson pass | 4-0 |
| 15:55 | Mercer | Christopher Sisk drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Jackson | 6-0 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Anthony Brown (fairly fresh) SG - William Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Sisk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Hubert Sargeant (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Daniel Adkinson (fresh) SG - Kenton Steinbach (fresh) SF - Christopher Parker (fairly fresh) PF - James Johnson (fresh) C - Donald Bartelt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-0 |
| 15:26 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Paul Adams | 6-0 |
| 15:11 | Mercer | James Johnson steps in front of the Christopher Sisk pass | 6-0 |
| 14:55 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 6-0 |
| 14:54 | Mercer | Hubert Sargeant grabs the board | 6-0 |
| 14:29 | Mercer | Paul Adams's floater is tipped away by Donald Bartelt | 6-0 |
| 14:28 | Mercer | Hubert Sargeant tips it in | 8-0 |
| 14:05 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach is denied on a layup by Christopher Sisk | 8-0 |
| 14:04 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach snags the offensive board | 8-0 |
| 13:57 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kenton Steinbach and he's fouled by Hubert Sargeant - foul #1 on Hubert Sargeant, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Harvard (PG), Daniel Luttrell (SG), Richard Perry (SF), Ralph Serafin (PF), Jack Werner (C) Anthony Brown, William Jackson, Christopher Sisk, Paul Adams, Hubert Sargeant | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd (SG), Jeffry Brown (SF), Dennis Parent (PF), Grant Labkovsky (C) Kenton Steinbach, Christopher Parker, James Johnson, Donald Bartelt | |
| 13:57 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson misses the free throw | 8-2 |
| 13:57 | Mercer | Jack Werner grabs the defensive rebound | 8-2 |
| 13:41 | Mercer | Ralph Serafin misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Dennis Parent - foul #1 on Dennis Parent, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Travis Pettus (SF) Daniel Adkinson | |
| 13:41 | Mercer | Ralph Serafin makes the 1st free throw | 9-2 |
| 13:41 | Mercer | Ralph Serafin makes the 2nd free throw | 10-2 |
| 13:28 | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Daniel Luttrell - foul #1 on Daniel Luttrell, team foul #3 | 10-2 |
| 13:28 | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd makes the 1st free throw | 10-3 |
| 13:28 | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 13:15 | Mercer | Richard Perry clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 10-4 |
| 13:14 | Mercer | Richard Perry tips it back up and in | 12-4 |
| 13:07 | Valparaiso | Grant Labkovsky misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 12-4 |
| 13:05 | Mercer | Jack Werner grabs the board | 12-4 |
| 12:51 | Mercer | Jack Werner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Anthony Todd - foul #1 on Anthony Todd, team foul #3 | 12-4 |
| 12:51 | Mercer | Jack Werner misses the 1st free throw | 12-4 |
| 12:51 | Mercer | Jack Werner makes the 2nd free throw | 13-4 |
| 12:36 | Valparaiso | Travis Pettus misses short on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Harvard - foul #1 on Thomas Harvard, team foul #4 | 13-4 |
| 12:36 | Valparaiso | Travis Pettus misses the 1st free throw | 13-4 |
| 12:36 | Valparaiso | Travis Pettus makes the 2nd free throw | 13-5 |
| 12:24 | Mercer | Jack Werner misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 13-5 |
| 12:22 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Dennis Parent | 13-5 |
| 12:15 | Valparaiso | Grant Labkovsky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-5 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson (PG), James Johnson (PF) Travis Pettus, Grant Labkovsky | |
| 11:58 | Mercer | Ralph Serafin misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Daniel Adkinson - foul #1 on Daniel Adkinson, team foul #4 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach (SG), Donald Bartelt (C) Anthony Todd, Dennis Parent | |
| 11:58 | Mercer | Ralph Serafin makes the 1st free throw | 14-5 |
| 11:58 | Mercer | Ralph Serafin makes the 2nd free throw | 15-5 |
| 11:44 | Valparaiso | Jack Werner blocks the short jumper by Donald Bartelt | 15-5 |
| 11:42 | Mercer | Daniel Luttrell grabs the defensive rebound | 15-5 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Harvard (fresh) SG - Daniel Luttrell (fresh) SF - Richard Perry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Serafin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jack Werner (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Daniel Adkinson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenton Steinbach (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffry Brown (fresh) PF - James Johnson (fresh) C - Donald Bartelt (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Mercer | Daniel Luttrell blows the layup | 15-5 |
| 11:36 | Valparaiso | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 15-5 |
| 11:22 | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 15-5 |
| 11:21 | Mercer | Richard Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 15-5 |
| 11:10 | Mercer | Daniel Luttrell misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-5 |
| 11:09 | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt pulls down the rebound | 15-5 |
| 10:51 | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown misses badly on a floater from the right side | 15-5 |
| 10:50 | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt grabs the offensive board | 15-5 |
| 10:44 | Valparaiso | James Johnson is hacked by Ralph Serafin - foul #1 on Ralph Serafin, team foul #5 | 15-5 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (PG), Donald Williams (SG), Christopher Sisk (SF), Paul Adams (PF), Hubert Sargeant (C) Thomas Harvard, Daniel Luttrell, Richard Perry, Ralph Serafin, Jack Werner | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent (SF) Jeffry Brown | |
| 10:26 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 15-7 |
| 10:20 | Mercer | Paul Adams misses the jumper from the right wing | 15-7 |
| 10:19 | Mercer | Hubert Sargeant tips it but misses | 15-7 |
| 10:17 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent gets the rebound | 15-7 |
| 09:59 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 15-7 |
| 09:57 | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-7 |
| 09:32 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent is hacked by Anthony Brown - foul #1 on Anthony Brown, team foul #6 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Jackson (SG) Donald Williams | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd (PG), Travis Pettus (SG), Christopher Parker (SF), Grant Labkovsky (C) Daniel Adkinson, Kenton Steinbach, James Johnson, Donald Bartelt | |
| 09:19 | Valparaiso | Christopher Parker misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Christopher Sisk - foul #2 on Christopher Sisk, team foul #7 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Perry (SF) Christopher Sisk | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 09:19 | Valparaiso | Christopher Parker makes the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 09:19 | Valparaiso | Christopher Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 09:17 | Mercer | Travis Pettus is called for the reach on Anthony Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Travis Pettus, team foul #5 | 15-9 |
| 08:59 | Mercer | Anthony Brown makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Jackson | 18-9 |
| 08:54 | Valparaiso | Christopher Parker comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 18-9 |
| 08:53 | Mercer | William Jackson pulls down the rebound | 18-9 |
| 08:40 | Mercer | Hubert Sargeant hits a turnaround from the left block | 20-9 |
| 08:28 | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 20-9 |
| 08:26 | Mercer | Richard Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 20-9 |
| 08:22 | Mercer | William Jackson knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by Grant Labkovsky - foul #1 on Grant Labkovsky, team foul #6 | 22-9 |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Luttrell (SF), Ralph Serafin (C) Paul Adams, Hubert Sargeant | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson (PG), Jeffry Brown (SG), James Johnson (PF) Anthony Todd, Travis Pettus, Dennis Parent | |
| 08:22 | Mercer | William Jackson misses the free throw | 22-9 |
| 08:22 | Valparaiso | Christopher Parker snags the defensive board | 22-9 |
| 08:09 | Valparaiso | Christopher Parker misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-9 |
| 08:08 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Richard Perry | 22-9 |
| 08:03 | Mercer | Daniel Luttrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-9 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Harvard (PG) Anthony Brown | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt (C) Grant Labkovsky | |
| 07:53 | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-9 |
| 07:52 | Mercer | Daniel Luttrell gets the rebound | 22-9 |
| 07:50 | Mercer | Jeffry Brown steals it from Thomas Harvard in the backcourt | 22-9 |
| 07:43 | Valparaiso | James Johnson hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Daniel Adkinson | 22-11 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Harvard (fresh) SG - William Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Luttrell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Serafin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Daniel Adkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffry Brown (fresh) SF - Christopher Parker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Bartelt (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:39 | Mercer | Thomas Harvard misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 22-11 |
| 07:37 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson pulls down the rebound | 22-11 |
| 07:22 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffry Brown | 22-14 |
| 07:07 | Mercer | Daniel Luttrell knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Harvard | 24-14 |
| 06:53 | Valparaiso | Daniel Luttrell takes the ball from James Johnson | 24-14 |
| 06:50 | Mercer | Daniel Luttrell misses the easy layup | 24-14 |
| 06:49 | Mercer | Ralph Serafin snags the offensive board | 24-14 |
| 06:36 | Mercer | Ralph Serafin connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Thomas Harvard | 26-14 |
| 06:23 | Valparaiso | Christopher Parker misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-14 |
| 06:21 | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-14 |
| 06:10 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeffry Brown | 26-16 |
| 05:51 | Mercer | The refs have stopped play. Ralph Serafin is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 26-16 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (PG), Donald Williams (SF), Paul Adams (PF), Hubert Sargeant (C) Thomas Harvard, Daniel Luttrell, Richard Perry, Ralph Serafin | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd (PG), Kenton Steinbach (SG), Travis Pettus (SF), Dennis Parent (PF), Grant Labkovsky (C) Daniel Adkinson, Jeffry Brown, Christopher Parker, James Johnson, Donald Bartelt | |
| 05:41 | Mercer | Paul Adams is whistled for traveling | 26-16 |
| 05:23 | Valparaiso | Grant Labkovsky misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-16 |
| 05:21 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent tips it in | 26-18 |
| 05:10 | Mercer | Anthony Brown drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Williams | 29-18 |
| 04:56 | Valparaiso | Dennis Parent hits a floater from just outside the lane | 29-20 |
| 04:45 | Mercer | Anthony Brown is hacked by Anthony Todd - foul #2 on Anthony Todd, team foul #7 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Harvard (SG), Richard Perry (SF) William Jackson, Donald Williams | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson (PG) Anthony Todd | |
| 04:45 | Mercer | Anthony Brown makes the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 04:45 | Mercer | Anthony Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 04:45 | Valparaiso | Grant Labkovsky gets the rebound | 30-20 |
| 04:26 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-22 |
| 03:58 | Mercer | Dennis Parent is called for the reach on Thomas Harvard - foul #2 on Dennis Parent, team foul #8 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Luttrell (SG), Christopher Sisk (SF) Anthony Brown, Richard Perry | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Johnson (PF), Donald Bartelt (C) Travis Pettus, Grant Labkovsky | |
| 03:58 | Mercer | Thomas Harvard misses the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 03:58 | Valparaiso | James Johnson snags the defensive board | 30-22 |
| 03:35 | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt loses the dribble to Christopher Sisk | 30-22 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Harvard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Luttrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Christopher Sisk (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Paul Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Hubert Sargeant (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Daniel Adkinson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenton Steinbach (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Parent (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Bartelt (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:30 | Mercer | Christopher Sisk is fouled on the floor by Dennis Parent - foul #3 on Dennis Parent, team foul #9 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (PG) Thomas Harvard | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd (SG), Jeffry Brown (SF) Kenton Steinbach, Dennis Parent | |
| 03:30 | Mercer | Christopher Sisk makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 03:30 | Mercer | Christopher Sisk misses the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 03:30 | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 03:05 | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 31-22 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Perry (PF), Jack Werner (C) Paul Adams, Hubert Sargeant | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 02:43 | Mercer | Daniel Luttrell is called for traveling | 31-22 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Christopher Parker (SF) Daniel Adkinson | |
| 02:25 | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd misses the lay-in | 31-22 |
| 02:24 | Valparaiso | Donald Bartelt hits the follow up shot | 31-24 |
| 02:10 | Mercer | Christopher Sisk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-24 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Harvard (PG) Anthony Brown | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach (SG) Anthony Todd | |
| 01:50 | Valparaiso | Christopher Parker's layup is rejected by Richard Perry | 31-24 |
| 01:48 | Valparaiso | James Johnson tips it home | 31-26 |
| 01:27 | Mercer | Jack Werner misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-26 |
| 01:26 | Mercer | Christopher Sisk grabs the offensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 01:09 | Mercer | Christopher Parker steps in front of the Christopher Sisk pass | 31-26 |
| 01:06 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach throws it down on a nice dish by Christopher Parker | 31-28 |
| 00:54 | Mercer | Richard Perry knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Sisk | 34-28 |
| 00:43 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach is fouled on the floor by Richard Perry - foul #1 on Richard Perry, team foul #8 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (PG), William Jackson (SG), Paul Adams (PF), Hubert Sargeant (C) Thomas Harvard, Daniel Luttrell, Christopher Sisk, Jack Werner | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson (PG), Travis Pettus (SF), Grant Labkovsky (PF), Willard Perales (C) Jeffry Brown, Christopher Parker, James Johnson, Donald Bartelt | |
| 00:43 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach misses the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 00:43 | Mercer | William Jackson snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 00:22 | Mercer | Paul Adams hits a floater from just outside the lane | 36-28 |
| 00:03 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson is hacked by Anthony Brown - foul #2 on Anthony Brown, team foul #9 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Mercer | Donald Williams (SF) Richard Perry | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd (SG) Kenton Steinbach | |
| 00:03 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 00:03 | Valparaiso | Daniel Adkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | William Jackson misses short on a halfcourt shot | 36-30 |