| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joseph Hower (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Armstrong (fresh) 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Orlando Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Philip Brockberg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Sage (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Arno (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Delmar Graham (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Orlando Campbell inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Armstrong comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 19:30 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower tips it back up and in | 34-32 |
| 19:21 | Mercer | Delmar Graham connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Shorter | 34-34 |
| 18:57 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Armstrong drills a 3 from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 18:46 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Brad Moodie | 37-36 |
| 18:33 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Armstrong is hacked by Paul Arno - foul #1 on Paul Arno, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| 18:16 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Sage lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Hower | 39-36 |
| 18:02 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Paul Arno | 39-38 |
| 17:49 | Western Kentucky | Denny Ainsworth swats the short shot by Philip Brockberg | 39-38 |
| 17:48 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 17:33 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 17:32 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Sage snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 17:08 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Armstrong knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Hower | 42-38 |
| 16:50 | Mercer | Delmar Graham clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 16:49 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Shawn Sage | 42-38 |
| 16:41 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg's layup is rejected by Delmar Graham | 42-38 |
| 16:39 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Thomas Shorter | 42-38 |
| 16:34 | Mercer | Paul Arno is whistled for a carry | 42-38 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul (PG), Stanley Patrick (SG), Shawn Edwards (SF), Cody Gonsalves (PF), Benny Garry (C) Joseph Hower, Andrew Armstrong, Orlando Campbell, Philip Brockberg, Shawn Sage | |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (PG), Julius Bryant (SG), Henry Stoneking (SF), Aldo Mancini (PF), Denver Sieberg (C) Brad Moodie, Thomas Shorter, Paul Arno, Delmar Graham, Denny Ainsworth | |
| 16:14 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Shaul | 44-38 |
| 15:52 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 15:50 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Shaul (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Patrick (fresh) SF - Shawn Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Cody Gonsalves (fresh) 2 reb. C - Benny Garry (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Claude Hetherington (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Julius Bryant (fresh) SF - Henry Stoneking (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Aldo Mancini (fresh) 3 pts. C - Denver Sieberg (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Western Kentucky | Claude Hetherington picks off the pass by Shawn Edwards | 44-38 |
| 15:28 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking lays it in on a nice dish by Claude Hetherington | 44-40 |
| 15:12 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Shawn Edwards | 47-40 |
| 15:03 | Mercer | Robert Shaul is called for the reach on Henry Stoneking - foul #3 on Robert Shaul, team foul #1 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower (PG), Philip Brockberg (PF) Stanley Patrick, Cody Gonsalves | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG), Thomas Shorter (SG), Paul Arno (SF), Denny Ainsworth (C) Claude Hetherington, Julius Bryant, Aldo Mancini, Denver Sieberg | |
| 14:58 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 47-40 |
| 14:57 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 14:47 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Shaul | 50-40 |
| 14:28 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-40 |
| 14:26 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Benny Garry | 50-40 |
| 14:10 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards is fouled on the floor by Thomas Shorter - foul #2 on Thomas Shorter, team foul #2 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Andrew Armstrong (SG), Orlando Campbell (SF), Shawn Sage (C) Robert Shaul, Shawn Edwards, Benny Garry | |
| Subs | Mercer | Delmar Graham (PF) Henry Stoneking | |
| 13:59 | Western Kentucky | Delmar Graham steals it from Joseph Hower | 50-40 |
| 13:43 | Mercer | Delmar Graham misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-40 |
| 13:41 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter grabs the offensive board | 50-40 |
| 13:15 | Mercer | Brad Moodie is whistled for a carry | 50-40 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul (PG) Joseph Hower | |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (PG), Henry Stoneking (SF) Brad Moodie, Paul Arno | |
| 13:08 | Western Kentucky | Orlando Campbell drills a floater from close range set up by Robert Shaul | 52-40 |
| 12:45 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-40 |
| 12:44 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington can't tip it in | 52-40 |
| 12:43 | Mercer | Delmar Graham grabs the offensive board | 52-40 |
| 12:24 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter is fouled on the floor by Andrew Armstrong - foul #1 on Andrew Armstrong, team foul #2 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves (PF) Philip Brockberg | |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (SG), Aldo Mancini (C) Thomas Shorter, Denny Ainsworth | |
| 12:08 | Mercer | Delmar Graham misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-40 |
| 12:07 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking snags the offensive board | 52-40 |
| 11:56 | Mercer | Julius Bryant clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-40 |
| 11:54 | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves grabs the board | 52-40 |
| 11:35 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-40 |
| 11:34 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Sage snags the offensive board | 52-40 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Shaul (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Armstrong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Orlando Campbell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cody Gonsalves (fresh) 3 reb. C - Shawn Sage (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Claude Hetherington (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julius Bryant (fresh) SF - Henry Stoneking (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Delmar Graham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Aldo Mancini (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:09 | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Julius Bryant - foul #1 on Julius Bryant, team foul #3 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower (PG), Philip Brockberg (PF), Benny Garry (C) Andrew Armstrong, Orlando Campbell, Shawn Sage | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG), Thomas Shorter (SG), Paul Arno (SF), Denny Ainsworth (C) Claude Hetherington, Julius Bryant, Delmar Graham, Aldo Mancini | |
| 11:09 | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves misses the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 11:09 | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves makes the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 10:56 | Mercer | Paul Arno misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-40 |
| 10:54 | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves grabs the defensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 10:41 | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves comes up short on the 3 from the left corner but the foul's on Denny Ainsworth - foul #2 on Denny Ainsworth, team foul #4 | 53-40 |
| 10:41 | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves misses the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 10:41 | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves misses the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 10:41 | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves misses the 3rd free throw | 53-40 |
| 10:41 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter grabs the board | 53-40 |
| 10:30 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Brad Moodie | 53-42 |
| 10:26 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 53-42 |
| 10:24 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg tips it but misses | 53-42 |
| 10:23 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower tips it back up and in | 55-42 |
| 10:08 | Mercer | Paul Arno comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 55-42 |
| 10:06 | Mercer | Paul Arno can't tip it in | 55-42 |
| 10:05 | Mercer | Paul Arno misses the tip | 55-42 |
| 10:03 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Shaul | 55-42 |
| 09:54 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Hower | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:43 | Mercer | Brad Moodie buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Paul Arno | 58-45 |
| 09:25 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry connects on the floater in the lane set up by Robert Shaul | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:15 | Mercer | Philip Brockberg picks off the pass by Brad Moodie | 60-45 |
| 08:56 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Hower and he's hacked by Brad Moodie - foul #3 on Brad Moodie, team foul #5 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Andrew Armstrong (SG), Orlando Campbell (SF), Shawn Sage (C) Robert Shaul, Cody Gonsalves, Philip Brockberg | |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (SG), Delmar Graham (PF), Aldo Mancini (C) Thomas Shorter, Henry Stoneking, Denny Ainsworth | |
| 08:56 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry makes the free throw | 63-45 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:44 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington is denied on a layup by Shawn Sage | 63-45 |
| 08:42 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Sage gets the rebound | 63-45 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:19 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Armstrong clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 63-45 |
| 08:17 | Mercer | Delmar Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 63-45 |
| 07:58 | Mercer | Brad Moodie clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-45 |
| 07:56 | Western Kentucky | Orlando Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 63-45 |
| 07:45 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 63-45 |
| 07:44 | Mercer | Delmar Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 63-45 |
| 07:25 | Mercer | Paul Arno hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Joseph Hower - foul #2 on Joseph Hower, team foul #3 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards (PG), Philip Brockberg (PF) Joseph Hower, Benny Garry | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Shorter (SG), Denny Ainsworth (C) Brad Moodie, Aldo Mancini | |
| 07:25 | Mercer | Paul Arno makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 07:25 | Mercer | Paul Arno misses the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 07:25 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Sage pulls down the rebound | 63-46 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Shawn Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Orlando Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Philip Brockberg (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Sage (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Claude Hetherington (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Arno (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Delmar Graham (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:03 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards is hacked by Denny Ainsworth - foul #3 on Denny Ainsworth, team foul #6 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul (PG) Shawn Edwards | |
| Subs | Mercer | Henry Stoneking (SF) Paul Arno | |
| 06:43 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul misses short on a floater from the left wing | 63-46 |
| 06:41 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington pulls down the rebound | 63-46 |
| 06:22 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-49 |
| 05:53 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Sage can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-49 |
| 05:52 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington gets the rebound | 63-49 |
| 05:44 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 63-49 |
| 05:42 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg snags the defensive board | 63-49 |
| 05:17 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-49 |
| 05:15 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington snags the defensive board | 63-49 |
| 05:07 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-49 |
| 05:05 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington grabs the offensive board | 63-49 |
| 04:50 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-49 |
| 04:49 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Sage snags the defensive board | 63-49 |
| 04:43 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul is hacked by Thomas Shorter - foul #3 on Thomas Shorter, team foul #7 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower (PG), Shawn Edwards (SF), Cody Gonsalves (PF), Benny Garry (C) Andrew Armstrong, Orlando Campbell, Philip Brockberg, Shawn Sage | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG), Julius Bryant (SG), Paul Arno (SF) Claude Hetherington, Thomas Shorter, Delmar Graham | |
| 04:43 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 04:43 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul makes the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 04:15 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth double dribbles | 65-49 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick (SG) Robert Shaul | |
| Subs | Mercer | Aldo Mancini (C) Denny Ainsworth | |
| 03:55 | Western Kentucky | Cody Gonsalves comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 65-49 |
| 03:54 | Western Kentucky | Benny Garry gets the offensive rebound | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Western Kentucky | Paul Arno steps in front of the Cody Gonsalves pass | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking buries a jump hook from the right block | 65-51 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Joseph Hower (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stanley Patrick (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shawn Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cody Gonsalves (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Benny Garry (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Julius Bryant (fresh) SF - Paul Arno (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Stoneking (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Aldo Mancini (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:04 | Western Kentucky | Shawn Edwards misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 65-51 |
| 03:02 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking grabs the board | 65-51 |
| 02:47 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Brad Moodie | 65-54 |
| 02:47 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-54 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Andrew Armstrong (SG), Orlando Campbell (SF), Philip Brockberg (PF), Shawn Sage (C) Stanley Patrick, Shawn Edwards, Cody Gonsalves, Benny Garry | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Shorter (SG), Delmar Graham (PF), Denny Ainsworth (C) Julius Bryant, Henry Stoneking, Aldo Mancini | |
| 02:28 | Western Kentucky | Orlando Campbell misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 65-54 |
| 02:26 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth pulls down the rebound | 65-54 |
| 02:19 | Mercer | Brad Moodie comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-54 |
| 02:17 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg snags the defensive board | 65-54 |
| 02:01 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Armstrong misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-54 |
| 02:00 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower tips it back up and in | 67-54 |
| 01:55 | Mercer | Paul Arno buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Brad Moodie | 67-56 |
| 01:29 | Western Kentucky | Delmar Graham steals the ball from Philip Brockberg | 67-56 |
| 01:14 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth comes up short on the floater from the left block | 67-56 |
| 01:13 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Shawn Sage | 67-56 |
| 00:52 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Hower scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Mercer | Delmar Graham misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 69-56 |
| 00:45 | Western Kentucky | Philip Brockberg grabs the defensive rebound | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Western Kentucky | Denny Ainsworth denies the turnaround by Orlando Campbell | 69-56 |
| 00:14 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth snags the defensive board | 69-56 |
| 00:08 | Mercer | Delmar Graham misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Orlando Campbell - foul #1 on Orlando Campbell, team foul #4 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul (PG), Stanley Patrick (SG), Shawn Edwards (SF), Cody Gonsalves (PF), Benny Garry (C) Joseph Hower, Andrew Armstrong, Orlando Campbell, Philip Brockberg, Shawn Sage | |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (PG), Julius Bryant (SG), Henry Stoneking (SF), Aldo Mancini (C) Brad Moodie, Thomas Shorter, Paul Arno, Denny Ainsworth | |
| 00:08 | Mercer | Delmar Graham misses the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 00:08 | Mercer | Delmar Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Robert Shaul runs out the clock | 69-57 |