| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Stauffer (fresh) SG - Andrew Barkman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Speck (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jesse Jasper (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Gardner (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Heriberto Greco (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jesse Emerson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Bartee (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Carl Hamilton inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Valparaiso | David Speck is called for the reach on Carl Hamilton in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Speck, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 19:42 | Valparaiso | Jesse Emerson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-31 |
| 19:41 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 19:35 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by David Speck and he's hacked by Jesse Emerson - foul #3 on Jesse Emerson, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Moore (SG) Jesse Emerson | |
| 19:35 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman makes the free throw | 38-31 |
| 19:31 | Valparaiso | William Moore is hacked by Andrew Barkman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Barkman, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| 19:25 | Valparaiso | Gregory Marshall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-31 |
| 19:14 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Richard Stauffer | 40-31 |
| 19:04 | Valparaiso | Jerry Bartee comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Andrew Barkman - foul #3 on Andrew Barkman, team foul #3 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathan Levine (SG) Andrew Barkman | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 19:04 | Valparaiso | Jerry Bartee makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 19:04 | Valparaiso | Jerry Bartee makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 18:44 | Mercer | Gregory Marshall swats the layup by Jesse Jasper | 40-33 |
| 18:42 | Mercer | James Gardner can't tip it in | 40-33 |
| 18:41 | Valparaiso | William Moore grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 18:36 | Valparaiso | Carl Hamilton misses the 3 from the left corner | 40-33 |
| 18:34 | Mercer | Nathan Levine gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 18:10 | Mercer | David Speck hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by William Moore - foul #1 on William Moore, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higginson (SG) Richard Stauffer | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Reginald Sanderson (SG), Robert Decker (SF), John Gilles (PF), Herman Smith (C) Heriberto Greco, Carl Hamilton, Jerry Bartee, Gregory Marshall | |
| 18:10 | Mercer | David Speck makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 18:10 | Mercer | David Speck misses the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 18:10 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 17:52 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 43-33 |
| 17:45 | Valparaiso | Reginald Sanderson is fouled on the floor by William Higginson - foul #1 on William Higginson, team foul #4 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Hamilton (SG) William Moore | |
| 17:35 | Valparaiso | Robert Decker misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 17:34 | Mercer | William Higginson grabs the board | 43-33 |
| 17:19 | Mercer | William Higginson loses the ball out of bounds | 43-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jerry Bartee (PF) Herman Smith | |
| 17:11 | Valparaiso | Jerry Bartee scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-35 |
| 16:52 | Mercer | David Speck scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from William Higginson | 45-35 |
| 16:30 | Valparaiso | Reginald Sanderson makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Bartee | 45-37 |
| 16:20 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 45-37 |
| 16:19 | Valparaiso | Robert Decker grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 16:15 | Valparaiso | Reginald Sanderson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG), Mark Murphy (C) William Higginson, James Gardner | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Heriberto Greco (PG), William Moore (SG), Carl Hamilton (SF), Herman Smith (PF), Gregory Marshall (C) Reginald Sanderson, Michael Hamilton, Robert Decker, Jerry Bartee, John Gilles | |
| 16:07 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Murphy and he's fouled by Gregory Marshall - foul #1 on Gregory Marshall, team foul #3 | 47-37 |
| 16:07 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper misses the free throw | 47-37 |
| 16:07 | Valparaiso | Herman Smith gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 16:03 | Valparaiso | Carl Hamilton misses the jump hook in the lane | 47-37 |
| 16:02 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Stauffer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathan Levine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Speck (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Jesse Jasper (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Murphy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Heriberto Greco (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - William Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Herman Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:42 | Mercer | David Speck is hacked by Carl Hamilton - foul #3 on Carl Hamilton, team foul #4 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Barkman (SG) Nathan Levine | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jesse Emerson (SG) William Moore | |
| 15:30 | Mercer | David Speck misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Carl Hamilton - foul #4 on Carl Hamilton, team foul #5 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rhyne (PG) Richard Stauffer | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Moore (SF) Carl Hamilton | |
| 15:30 | Mercer | David Speck makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 15:30 | Mercer | David Speck makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 15:13 | Valparaiso | The short jumper by Gregory Marshall is denied by Mark Murphy | 49-37 |
| 15:12 | Valparaiso | William Moore tips it back up and in | 49-39 |
| 14:52 | Mercer | James Rhyne misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 14:50 | Mercer | Mark Murphy can't tip it in | 49-39 |
| 14:48 | Mercer | David Speck pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 14:38 | Mercer | Gregory Marshall takes the ball from David Speck | 49-39 |
| 14:34 | Valparaiso | William Moore is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on William Moore, team foul #6 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG), William Higginson (SF), Brian Barr (C) James Rhyne, David Speck, Mark Murphy | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Reginald Sanderson (PG), Jerry Bartee (PF), Robert Decker (C) Heriberto Greco, Herman Smith, Gregory Marshall | |
| 14:22 | Mercer | William Higginson lays it in set up by Richard Stauffer | 51-39 |
| 14:20 | Valparaiso | Andrew Barkman is called for the reach on Jesse Emerson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Andrew Barkman, team foul #5 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathan Levine (SG) Andrew Barkman | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Hamilton (SF) Reginald Sanderson | |
| 14:13 | Valparaiso | Jesse Jasper takes the ball from Michael Hamilton | 51-39 |
| 13:59 | Mercer | Jesse Emerson takes the ball from Brian Barr | 51-39 |
| 13:36 | Valparaiso | Robert Decker knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 13:18 | Mercer | Robert Decker is called for the reach on Jesse Jasper - foul #3 on Robert Decker, team foul #7 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rhyne (PG), David Speck (SF), James Gardner (C) Richard Stauffer, William Higginson, Brian Barr | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Heriberto Greco (PG), Reginald Sanderson (SG), John Gilles (C) William Moore, Jesse Emerson, Michael Hamilton | |
| 13:18 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 13:18 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 13:04 | Valparaiso | Jesse Jasper blocks the short jumper by John Gilles | 53-42 |
| 13:02 | Mercer | James Rhyne pulls down the rebound | 53-42 |
| 12:57 | Mercer | Nathan Levine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Herman Harris (PF) Jesse Jasper | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gregory Marshall (C) John Gilles | |
| 12:44 | Valparaiso | Reginald Sanderson is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Decker | 53-45 |
| 12:26 | Mercer | David Speck comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 53-45 |
| 12:25 | Mercer | James Gardner pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 12:11 | Mercer | Heriberto Greco is called for the reach on Nathan Levine - foul #2 on Heriberto Greco, team foul #8 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG), Mark Murphy (C) James Rhyne, David Speck | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Gilles (PF) Jerry Bartee | |
| 12:11 | Mercer | Nathan Levine misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 12:11 | Valparaiso | John Gilles grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 12:06 | Valparaiso | Robert Decker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-45 |
| 11:48 | Mercer | Gregory Marshall is called for the reach on Richard Stauffer - foul #2 on Gregory Marshall, team foul #9 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Speck (SF) James Gardner | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Moore (SF), Herman Smith (C) Robert Decker, Gregory Marshall | |
| 11:48 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 11:48 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Stauffer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathan Levine (tiring) 5 pts. SF - David Speck (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Herman Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Murphy (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Heriberto Greco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Reginald Sanderson (fresh) 12 pts. SF - William Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Gilles (fresh) C - Herman Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Valparaiso | David Speck steals it from Herman Smith | 55-45 |
| 11:21 | Mercer | Nathan Levine connects on the fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Reginald Sanderson - foul #3 on Reginald Sanderson, team foul #10 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higginson (SF), Jesse Jasper (PF), Brian Barr (C) David Speck, Herman Harris, Mark Murphy | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jesse Emerson (SG) Reginald Sanderson | |
| 11:21 | Mercer | Nathan Levine misses the free throw | 57-45 |
| 11:21 | Valparaiso | John Gilles snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| 11:00 | Valparaiso | Herman Smith is wide open but clanks a shot from the free throw line | 57-45 |
| 10:59 | Valparaiso | John Gilles pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 10:47 | Valparaiso | Herman Smith misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 57-45 |
| 10:46 | Mercer | Brian Barr gets the rebound | 57-45 |
| 10:40 | Mercer | Nathan Levine loses the dribble to Jesse Emerson | 57-45 |
| 10:36 | Valparaiso | Jesse Emerson lays it in | 57-47 |
| 10:24 | Mercer | William Higginson misses badly on a runner from close range | 57-47 |
| 10:23 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Jesse Emerson | 57-47 |
| 10:03 | Valparaiso | Jesse Emerson can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Nathan Levine - foul #2 on Nathan Levine, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rhyne (PG), James Gardner (SF), Herman Harris (PF), Mark Murphy (C) Richard Stauffer, Nathan Levine, Jesse Jasper, Brian Barr | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Reginald Sanderson (PG), Michael Hamilton (SF), Jerry Bartee (PF), Gregory Marshall (C) Heriberto Greco, William Moore, John Gilles, Herman Smith | |
| 10:03 | Valparaiso | Jesse Emerson makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 10:03 | Valparaiso | Jesse Emerson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 09:39 | Mercer | James Gardner knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by William Higginson | 59-49 |
| 09:34 | Valparaiso | Jesse Emerson is hacked by Mark Murphy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Murphy, team foul #7 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Speck (SF) Herman Harris | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 09:34 | Valparaiso | Jesse Emerson misses the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 09:34 | Mercer | Mark Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 09:17 | Mercer | William Higginson drills a shot in the lane and the foul's on Michael Hamilton - foul #2 on Michael Hamilton, team foul #11 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Herman Harris (PF) Mark Murphy | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 09:17 | Mercer | William Higginson makes the free throw | 62-49 |
| 08:57 | Valparaiso | Jerry Bartee hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Michael Hamilton | 62-51 |
| 08:34 | Mercer | William Higginson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-51 |
| 08:33 | Valparaiso | Gregory Marshall gets the rebound | 62-51 |
| 08:30 | Valparaiso | William Higginson steps in front of the Jesse Emerson pass in the backcourt | 62-51 |
| 08:29 | Mercer | William Higginson hits the finger roll | 64-51 |
| 08:26 | Valparaiso | Jesse Emerson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG), Nathan Levine (SG) James Rhyne, William Higginson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Heriberto Greco (PG), William Moore (SG), Robert Decker (SF), Herman Smith (C) Reginald Sanderson, Jesse Emerson, Michael Hamilton, Gregory Marshall | |
| 08:18 | Mercer | Nathan Levine misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-51 |
| 08:16 | Valparaiso | Robert Decker pulls down the rebound | 64-51 |
| 07:57 | Valparaiso | Herman Smith is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-51 |
| 07:55 | Valparaiso | Heriberto Greco grabs the offensive board | 64-51 |
| 07:41 | Valparaiso | Jerry Bartee misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-51 |
| 07:39 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer grabs the defensive rebound | 64-51 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Stauffer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathan Levine (tiring) 7 pts. SF - David Speck (tired) 10 pts. PF - Herman Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Gardner (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Heriberto Greco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - William Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Decker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Bartee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Herman Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Mercer | Herman Harris can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 64-51 |
| 07:24 | Valparaiso | Herman Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 07:19 | Valparaiso | Heriberto Greco hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-51 |
| 07:18 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Bartee | 64-51 |
| 07:11 | Valparaiso | William Moore makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Decker | 64-54 |
| 07:00 | Mercer | David Speck misses the jumpshot from the right side | 64-54 |
| 06:58 | Valparaiso | William Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 06:42 | Valparaiso | Robert Decker is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 64-54 |
| 06:41 | Valparaiso | Jerry Bartee grabs the offensive board | 64-54 |
| 06:25 | Valparaiso | Herman Smith drills a jumper near the basket | 64-56 |
| 06:25 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rhyne (PG), Andrew Barkman (SG), Jesse Jasper (PF), Mark Murphy (C) Richard Stauffer, Nathan Levine, Herman Harris, James Gardner | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Reginald Sanderson (SG), Carl Hamilton (SF), Gregory Marshall (C) Heriberto Greco, Jerry Bartee, Herman Smith | |
| 06:05 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman scores on a 3 from the right wing | 67-56 |
| 05:49 | Valparaiso | Reginald Sanderson is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from William Moore | 67-58 |
| 05:38 | Mercer | David Speck misses badly on a floater from the right side | 67-58 |
| 05:37 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper tips it home | 69-58 |
| 05:25 | Valparaiso | Mark Murphy blocks the short jumper by Gregory Marshall | 69-58 |
| 05:24 | Valparaiso | Carl Hamilton grabs the offensive board | 69-58 |
| 05:16 | Valparaiso | Carl Hamilton hits a wide open jumper from close range set up by Reginald Sanderson | 69-60 |
| 04:49 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman is hacked by Robert Decker - foul #4 on Robert Decker, team foul #12 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG), William Higginson (SF), Brian Barr (C) James Rhyne, David Speck, Mark Murphy | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jesse Emerson (SG), Michael Hamilton (SF), Jerry Bartee (PF), John Gilles (C) William Moore, Carl Hamilton, Robert Decker, Gregory Marshall | |
| 04:49 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman misses the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 04:49 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 04:33 | Valparaiso | Jesse Emerson clanks a shot from the right wing | 70-60 |
| 04:31 | Mercer | Brian Barr grabs the board | 70-60 |
| 04:17 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 70-60 |
| 04:16 | Valparaiso | Jerry Bartee grabs the board | 70-60 |
| 04:10 | Valparaiso | Michael Hamilton is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Stauffer - foul #2 on Richard Stauffer, team foul #8 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Heriberto Greco (PG) Reginald Sanderson | |
| 04:10 | Valparaiso | Michael Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 04:10 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jesse Jasper | 70-60 |
| 03:56 | Mercer | John Gilles swats the short shot by Jesse Jasper | 70-60 |
| 03:55 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer grabs the offensive board | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Mercer | Jesse Jasper knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Andrew Barkman | 72-60 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Stauffer (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Barkman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Higginson (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jesse Jasper (tired) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Barr (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Heriberto Greco (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jesse Emerson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Hamilton (fairly fresh) PF - Jerry Bartee (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - John Gilles (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Valparaiso | Michael Hamilton makes the 3 from the right corner | 72-63 |
| 02:48 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 72-63 |
| 02:47 | Valparaiso | Jerry Bartee snags the defensive board | 72-63 |
| 02:47 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-63 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rhyne (PG), Nathan Levine (SG), James Gardner (PF), Mark Murphy (C) Richard Stauffer, Andrew Barkman, Jesse Jasper, Brian Barr | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Carl Hamilton (SF), Gregory Marshall (C) Michael Hamilton, John Gilles | |
| 02:33 | Valparaiso | Jesse Emerson makes the 3 from the right corner | 72-66 |
| 02:33 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-66 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesse Jasper (PF) Mark Murphy | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:09 | Mercer | Nathan Levine connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 74-66 |
| 02:00 | Valparaiso | Heriberto Greco connects on the jumper from the left side | 74-68 |
| 02:00 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 74-68 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Stauffer (PG), Andrew Barkman (SG), David Speck (SF) James Rhyne, Nathan Levine, William Higginson | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 01:36 | Mercer | James Gardner drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Richard Stauffer | 76-68 |
| 01:26 | Valparaiso | Jesse Emerson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 76-68 |
| 01:24 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman snags the defensive board | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:08 | Mercer | David Speck comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Carl Hamilton - foul #5 on Carl Hamilton, team foul #13 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Decker (SF) Carl Hamilton | |
| 01:08 | Mercer | David Speck makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 01:08 | Mercer | David Speck makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 01:05 | Valparaiso | Heriberto Greco loses the dribble to Richard Stauffer in the backcourt | 78-68 |
| 01:02 | Mercer | David Speck lays it up and in set up by Richard Stauffer | 80-68 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Valparaiso | Robert Decker is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 80-68 |
| 00:54 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman pulls down the rebound | 80-68 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Mercer | David Speck lays it in | 82-68 |
| 00:27 | Valparaiso | Gregory Marshall hits a floater in the lane | 82-70 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Richard Stauffer runs out the clock | 82-70 |