| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oscar Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Arno (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Crabill (fresh) 4 pts. C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Glenn Hutto (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Finch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Devin Gayman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Burk (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Lovette (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman inbounds the ball | 32-37 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:39 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 19:38 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 19:13 | Mercer | Brad Moodie is called for a backcourt violation | 32-37 |
| 18:52 | Valparaiso | Denny Ainsworth picks off the pass by Troy Lovette | 32-37 |
| 18:29 | Mercer | Brad Moodie can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-37 |
| 18:28 | Valparaiso | John Burk snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 18:21 | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 18:06 | Mercer | Brad Moodie scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Oscar Wright | 35-40 |
| 17:52 | Valparaiso | Paul Arno swats the short shot by John Burk | 35-40 |
| 17:51 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto gets the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 17:35 | Valparaiso | Denny Ainsworth swats the layup by John Burk | 35-40 |
| 17:33 | Valparaiso | David Finch tips it back up and in | 35-42 |
| 17:17 | Mercer | Oscar Wright misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-42 |
| 17:15 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 16:48 | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-45 |
| 16:25 | Mercer | David Crabill is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on David Crabill, team foul #1 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Harley Fulghum (PG), Claude Hetherington (SG), Aldo Mancini (SF), Henry Stoneking (PF), Delmar Graham (C) Brad Moodie, Oscar Wright, Paul Arno, David Crabill, Denny Ainsworth | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Anthony Holland (PG), Ralph Ross (SG), Otto Owen (SF), Nick Williams (PF), William Rooney (C) Glenn Hutto, David Finch, Devin Gayman, John Burk, Troy Lovette | |
| 16:03 | Valparaiso | Nick Williams misses the lay-in | 35-45 |
| 16:01 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington pulls down the rebound | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Harley Fulghum (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Hetherington (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aldo Mancini (fresh) PF - Henry Stoneking (fresh) 3 reb. C - Delmar Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Anthony Holland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Ross (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Otto Owen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nick Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - William Rooney (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking is whistled for traveling | 35-45 |
| 15:18 | Valparaiso | Anthony Holland can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-45 |
| 15:16 | Mercer | Delmar Graham snags the defensive board | 35-45 |
| 14:51 | Mercer | The short jumper by Henry Stoneking is denied by William Rooney | 35-45 |
| 14:49 | Valparaiso | Anthony Holland grabs the board | 35-45 |
| 14:29 | Valparaiso | Otto Owen misses the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Aldo Mancini - foul #1 on Aldo Mancini, team foul #2 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG), Oscar Wright (SG), Paul Arno (SF), David Crabill (PF), Denny Ainsworth (C) Harley Fulghum, Claude Hetherington, Aldo Mancini, Henry Stoneking, Delmar Graham | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto (PG), David Finch (SG), Devin Gayman (SF), Troy Lovette (C) Anthony Holland, Ralph Ross, Nick Williams, William Rooney | |
| 14:29 | Valparaiso | Otto Owen makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 14:29 | Valparaiso | Otto Owen makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 14:00 | Mercer | Paul Arno steps out of bounds on the sideline | 35-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Burk (PF) Otto Owen | |
| 13:41 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette misses short on a shot from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 13:39 | Mercer | Paul Arno grabs the defensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 13:33 | Mercer | John Burk blocks the short jumper by Paul Arno | 35-47 |
| 13:32 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to John Burk | 35-47 |
| 13:20 | Valparaiso | John Burk connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Glenn Hutto and he's fouled by Oscar Wright - foul #3 on Oscar Wright, team foul #3 | 35-49 |
| 13:20 | Valparaiso | John Burk makes the free throw | 35-50 |
| 13:04 | Mercer | David Crabill comes up short on the runner from the right block but the foul's on John Burk - foul #2 on John Burk, team foul #1 | 35-50 |
| 13:04 | Mercer | David Crabill makes the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 13:04 | Mercer | David Crabill makes the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 12:47 | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Denny Ainsworth - foul #1 on Denny Ainsworth, team foul #4 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Harley Fulghum (PG), Henry Stoneking (C) Brad Moodie, Denny Ainsworth | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Nick Williams (C) Troy Lovette | |
| 12:47 | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 12:47 | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman makes the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 12:22 | Mercer | Paul Arno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (PG) Paul Arno | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Anthony Holland (PG) Glenn Hutto | |
| 11:56 | Valparaiso | John Burk can't finish the layup | 37-52 |
| 11:55 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking grabs the defensive rebound | 37-52 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Claude Hetherington (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harley Fulghum (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Crabill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Henry Stoneking (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Anthony Holland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Finch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Devin Gayman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Burk (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Nick Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:51 | Mercer | Harley Fulghum hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Nick Williams - foul #2 on Nick Williams, team foul #2 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG) Oscar Wright | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ralph Ross (PG), Otto Owen (C) Devin Gayman, John Burk | |
| 11:51 | Mercer | Harley Fulghum makes the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 11:51 | Mercer | Harley Fulghum makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 11:40 | Valparaiso | Nick Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth (C) Henry Stoneking | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette (C) Ralph Ross | |
| 11:22 | Mercer | Anthony Holland is called for the reach on Claude Hetherington - foul #1 on Anthony Holland, team foul #3 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Henry Stoneking (PF) David Crabill | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto (PG) Otto Owen | |
| 11:15 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 39-52 |
| 11:13 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington misses the tip | 39-52 |
| 11:11 | Valparaiso | Nick Williams grabs the board | 39-52 |
| 11:07 | Valparaiso | Anthony Holland misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Harley Fulghum - foul #2 on Harley Fulghum, team foul #5 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Arno (SF) Harley Fulghum | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Otto Owen (SF) David Finch | |
| 11:07 | Valparaiso | Anthony Holland makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 11:07 | Valparaiso | Anthony Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 39-54 |
| 10:49 | Mercer | Brad Moodie misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-54 |
| 10:47 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette snags the defensive board | 39-54 |
| 10:25 | Valparaiso | Claude Hetherington is called for the reach on Anthony Holland - foul #1 on Claude Hetherington, team foul #6 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Harley Fulghum (PG), Oscar Wright (SG), David Crabill (PF) Brad Moodie, Claude Hetherington, Henry Stoneking | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman (SF), John Burk (PF) Otto Owen, Nick Williams | |
| 10:04 | Valparaiso | John Burk's pass is intercepted by Paul Arno | 39-54 |
| 09:47 | Mercer | Oscar Wright can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Glenn Hutto - foul #2 on Glenn Hutto, team foul #4 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Henry Stoneking (C) Denny Ainsworth | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Finch (SG), Otto Owen (C) Glenn Hutto, Troy Lovette | |
| 09:47 | Mercer | Oscar Wright makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 09:47 | Mercer | Oscar Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 09:37 | Valparaiso | Anthony Holland scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by David Finch | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:23 | Mercer | David Crabill makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Oscar Wright | 43-57 |
| 09:10 | Valparaiso | Oscar Wright is called for the reach on Devin Gayman - foul #4 on Oscar Wright, team foul #7 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG), Claude Hetherington (SG) Oscar Wright, Paul Arno | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ralph Ross (PG), Nick Williams (C) Anthony Holland, Otto Owen | |
| 09:10 | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman misses the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 09:10 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to John Burk | 43-57 |
| 08:47 | Valparaiso | Ralph Ross knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-60 |
| 08:44 | Mercer | Ralph Ross is called for the reach on Brad Moodie in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph Ross, team foul #5 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto (PG), Otto Owen (C) Ralph Ross, John Burk | |
| 08:35 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Crabill and the foul's on Otto Owen - foul #3 on Otto Owen, team foul #6 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette (C) Otto Owen | |
| 08:35 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking makes the free throw | 46-60 |
| 08:15 | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 46-60 |
| 08:14 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette can't tip it in | 46-60 |
| 08:13 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Brad Moodie | 46-60 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 08:09 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Crabill | 49-60 |
| 07:50 | Valparaiso | David Finch buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Glenn Hutto | 49-62 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Claude Hetherington (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harley Fulghum (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Crabill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Henry Stoneking (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Glenn Hutto (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Finch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Devin Gayman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nick Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Troy Lovette (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Mercer | Brad Moodie loses the ball out of bounds | 49-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | Oscar Wright (SG), Paul Arno (SF), Denny Ainsworth (C) Brad Moodie, Claude Hetherington, David Crabill | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Anthony Holland (SF), John Burk (PF) Devin Gayman, Nick Williams | |
| 07:11 | Valparaiso | Anthony Holland's pass is intercepted by Denny Ainsworth | 49-62 |
| 06:51 | Mercer | Harley Fulghum drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Henry Stoneking | 51-62 |
| 06:41 | Valparaiso | Anthony Holland makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Finch | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:34 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Harley Fulghum | 53-65 |
| 06:10 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette is fouled on the floor by Denny Ainsworth - foul #2 on Denny Ainsworth, team foul #8 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG), David Crabill (PF) Harley Fulghum, Henry Stoneking | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ralph Ross (SG), Devin Gayman (SF), Nick Williams (PF) Glenn Hutto, David Finch, John Burk | |
| 06:10 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette misses the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 06:10 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth gets the rebound | 53-65 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 05:55 | Mercer | David Crabill scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Brad Moodie | 55-65 |
| 05:33 | Valparaiso | Anthony Holland is called for traveling | 55-65 |
| Subs | Mercer | Aldo Mancini (SF) Paul Arno | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Otto Owen (C) Troy Lovette | |
| 05:22 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 55-65 |
| 05:21 | Valparaiso | Otto Owen snags the defensive board | 55-65 |
| 05:09 | Valparaiso | David Crabill is called for the reach on Nick Williams - foul #4 on David Crabill, team foul #9 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Mercer | Harley Fulghum (SF) Aldo Mancini | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 05:09 | Valparaiso | Nick Williams makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 05:09 | Valparaiso | Nick Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 05:09 | Mercer | Harley Fulghum snags the defensive board | 55-66 |
| 04:58 | Mercer | Brad Moodie misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ralph Ross - foul #2 on Ralph Ross, team foul #7 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Mercer | Henry Stoneking (C) Denny Ainsworth | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Finch (SG), John Burk (PF) Ralph Ross, Otto Owen | |
| 04:58 | Mercer | Brad Moodie makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 04:58 | Mercer | Brad Moodie misses the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 04:58 | Valparaiso | John Burk snags the defensive board | 56-66 |
| 04:39 | Valparaiso | David Finch lays it up and in on a great pass from Anthony Holland and he's fouled by Oscar Wright - foul #5 on Oscar Wright, team foul #10 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (SG) Oscar Wright | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 04:39 | Valparaiso | David Finch makes the free throw | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:24 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking is whistled for traveling | 56-69 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Arno (SF) Brad Moodie | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto (PG) Anthony Holland | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:04 | Valparaiso | John Burk hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Glenn Hutto | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:50 | Mercer | Harley Fulghum is hacked by Glenn Hutto - foul #3 on Glenn Hutto, team foul #8 | 56-71 |
| Subs | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth (C) David Crabill | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Otto Owen (SF), William Rooney (C) Devin Gayman, Nick Williams | |
| 03:50 | Mercer | Harley Fulghum makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 03:50 | Mercer | Harley Fulghum makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Harley Fulghum (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Claude Hetherington (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Arno (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Stoneking (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Glenn Hutto (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Finch (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Otto Owen (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Burk (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - William Rooney (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Valparaiso | Otto Owen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-71 |
| 03:24 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Claude Hetherington | 58-71 |
| 03:19 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington is denied on a layup by John Burk | 58-71 |
| 03:17 | Valparaiso | David Finch pulls down the rebound | 58-71 |
| 03:02 | Valparaiso | Otto Owen is denied on a layup by Denny Ainsworth | 58-71 |
| 03:00 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Denny Ainsworth | 58-71 |
| 03:00 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-71 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG), David Crabill (PF) Harley Fulghum, Henry Stoneking | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman (SF), Troy Lovette (C) Otto Owen, William Rooney | |
| 02:47 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-71 |
| 02:45 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette grabs the defensive rebound | 58-71 |
| 02:22 | Valparaiso | Devin Gayman drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from John Burk | 58-73 |
| 02:00 | Mercer | David Crabill misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-73 |
| 01:59 | Valparaiso | Troy Lovette gets the rebound | 58-73 |
| 01:40 | Valparaiso | Glenn Hutto's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-73 |
| Subs | Mercer | Harley Fulghum (PG), Aldo Mancini (SF), Henry Stoneking (PF), Delmar Graham (C) Brad Moodie, Paul Arno, David Crabill, Denny Ainsworth | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Anthony Holland (PG), Ralph Ross (SG), Otto Owen (SF), Nick Williams (PF), William Rooney (C) Glenn Hutto, David Finch, Devin Gayman, John Burk, Troy Lovette | |
| 01:23 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini clanks a 3 from the left corner | 58-73 |
| 01:22 | Mercer | Delmar Graham grabs the offensive rebound | 58-73 |
| 01:08 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini misses the easy layup | 58-73 |
| 01:07 | Mercer | Harley Fulghum misses the tip | 58-73 |
| 01:06 | Valparaiso | Nick Williams grabs the board | 58-73 |
| 00:42 | Valparaiso | Anthony Holland can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 58-73 |
| 00:40 | Valparaiso | Otto Owen gets the offensive rebound | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Valparaiso | Nick Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-73 |
| 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) | |
| 00:04 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Harley Fulghum | 61-73 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Anthony Holland runs out the clock | 61-73 |