| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fresh) SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) SF - Paul Arno (fresh) PF - Delmar Graham (fresh) C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Hiram Collard (fresh) SG - Gregory Stuckey (fresh) SF - George Perkins (fresh) PF - John Bickerstaff (fresh) C - Matthew Perry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth can't connect on a shot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Mercer | Paul Arno blows the dunk but he's fouled by Matthew Perry - foul #1 on Matthew Perry, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Mercer | Paul Arno makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:21 | Mercer | Paul Arno makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Western Illinois | Matthew Perry connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Hiram Collard | 2-3 |
| 18:47 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth is whistled for traveling | 2-3 |
| 18:34 | Western Illinois | Delmar Graham swats the short shot by Matthew Perry | 2-3 |
| 18:32 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey misses the tip | 2-3 |
| 18:30 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:17 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 18:06 | Western Illinois | Matthew Perry banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Bickerstaff and he's hacked by Thomas Shorter - foul #1 on Thomas Shorter, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 18:06 | Western Illinois | Matthew Perry makes the free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:52 | Mercer | The 3pt attempt by Brad Moodie is denied by Hiram Collard | 5-6 |
| 17:51 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:32 | Western Illinois | Denny Ainsworth is called for the reach on Hiram Collard - foul #1 on Denny Ainsworth, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| 17:14 | Western Illinois | Paul Arno swats the short shot by John Bickerstaff | 5-6 |
| 17:12 | Western Illinois | Matthew Perry hits the follow up shot | 5-8 |
| 16:50 | Mercer | Delmar Graham drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Arno | 7-8 |
| 16:24 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 7-8 |
| 16:23 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff tips it but misses | 7-8 |
| 16:22 | Mercer | Delmar Graham pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:17 | Mercer | Paul Arno hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by George Perkins - foul #1 on George Perkins, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (PG), Henry Stoneking (PF) Brad Moodie, Delmar Graham | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 16:17 | Mercer | Paul Arno makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 16:17 | Mercer | Paul Arno makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 16:04 | Western Illinois | Paul Arno steps in front of the Gregory Stuckey pass | 9-8 |
| 16:00 | Mercer | Paul Arno lays it in | 11-8 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Claude Hetherington (fresh) SG - Thomas Shorter (fairly fresh) SF - Paul Arno (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Henry Stoneking (fresh) C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Hiram Collard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Stuckey (fresh) SF - George Perkins (fresh) PF - John Bickerstaff (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Perry (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Western Illinois | Claude Hetherington takes the ball from John Bickerstaff | 11-8 |
| 15:15 | Mercer | Matthew Perry takes the ball from Claude Hetherington | 11-8 |
| 14:59 | Western Illinois | George Perkins clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-8 |
| 14:58 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 14:34 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter is fouled on the floor by George Perkins - foul #2 on George Perkins, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG), Delmar Graham (PF), Aldo Mancini (C) Thomas Shorter, Paul Arno, Denny Ainsworth | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Niblett (PG), Jesse Lawson (SG), Donald Eagan (SF), Alton Johnson (PF), John Music (C) Hiram Collard, Gregory Stuckey, George Perkins, John Bickerstaff, Matthew Perry | |
| 14:20 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking is hacked by Alton Johnson - foul #1 on Alton Johnson, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| 14:10 | Mercer | Delmar Graham makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Henry Stoneking | 14-8 |
| 13:46 | Western Illinois | John Music misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Claude Hetherington - foul #1 on Claude Hetherington, team foul #3 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard (PG) James Niblett | |
| 13:46 | Western Illinois | John Music misses the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 13:46 | Western Illinois | John Music makes the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 13:37 | Mercer | Delmar Graham loses the dribble to Hiram Collard | 14-9 |
| 13:34 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard lays it up and in | 14-11 |
| 13:17 | Mercer | Brad Moodie misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 13:16 | Western Illinois | Alton Johnson pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 13:00 | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Henry Stoneking - foul #1 on Henry Stoneking, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (SG), Denny Ainsworth (C) Claude Hetherington, Henry Stoneking | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey (SG), John Bickerstaff (PF), Matthew Perry (C) Jesse Lawson, John Music, Alton Johnson | |
| 13:00 | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:00 | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan misses the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:00 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff grabs the offensive board | 14-12 |
| 12:40 | Western Illinois | Matthew Perry lays it up and in on a great pass from Gregory Stuckey | 14-14 |
| 12:21 | Mercer | Gregory Stuckey picks off the pass by Aldo Mancini | 14-14 |
| 12:04 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey is fouled on the floor by Delmar Graham - foul #1 on Delmar Graham, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Shorter (SG), Paul Arno (SF), Henry Stoneking (PF) Brad Moodie, Aldo Mancini, Delmar Graham | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 11:41 | Western Illinois | Denny Ainsworth picks off the pass by Gregory Stuckey | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Julius Bryant (fresh) SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) SF - Paul Arno (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Henry Stoneking (fresh) C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Hiram Collard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Stuckey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Eagan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Bickerstaff (fresh) 3 reb. C - Matthew Perry (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Mercer | Paul Arno is hacked by Matthew Perry - foul #2 on Matthew Perry, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (PG), Denver Sieberg (C) Julius Bryant, Denny Ainsworth | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Niblett (PG), Alton Johnson (SF), John Music (C) Hiram Collard, Donald Eagan, Matthew Perry | |
| 11:05 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter is fouled on the floor by Alton Johnson - foul #2 on Alton Johnson, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson (SF) Alton Johnson | |
| 10:44 | Mercer | Jesse Lawson takes the ball from Henry Stoneking | 14-14 |
| 10:36 | Western Illinois | James Niblett hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gregory Stuckey | 14-16 |
| 10:08 | Mercer | Jesse Lawson takes the ball from Claude Hetherington | 14-16 |
| 09:39 | Western Illinois | James Niblett hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Gregory Stuckey | 14-19 |
| 09:16 | Mercer | Paul Arno can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-19 |
| 09:15 | Western Illinois | John Music snags the defensive board | 14-19 |
| 08:55 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Denver Sieberg - foul #1 on Denver Sieberg, team foul #6 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG), Julius Bryant (SG), Aldo Mancini (SF), Delmar Graham (PF), Denny Ainsworth (C) Claude Hetherington, Thomas Shorter, Paul Arno, Henry Stoneking, Denver Sieberg | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard (PG), Donald Eagan (SF) James Niblett, John Bickerstaff | |
| 08:55 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey makes the free throw | 14-22 |
| 08:36 | Mercer | Julius Bryant can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 14-22 |
| 08:34 | Mercer | Delmar Graham gets the offensive rebound | 14-22 |
| 08:27 | Mercer | Brad Moodie misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 14-22 |
| 08:26 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Gregory Stuckey | 14-22 |
| 08:21 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Hiram Collard | 14-25 |
| 08:06 | Mercer | Delmar Graham's pass is intercepted by Gregory Stuckey | 14-25 |
| 07:48 | Western Illinois | Denny Ainsworth swats the short shot by Hiram Collard | 14-25 |
| 07:46 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth pulls down the rebound | 14-25 |
| 07:27 | Mercer | Delmar Graham misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by John Music - foul #1 on John Music, team foul #7 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Shorter (SG), Henry Stoneking (SF) Julius Bryant, Aldo Mancini | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Williams (SG), John Bickerstaff (PF) Gregory Stuckey, Jesse Lawson | |
| 07:27 | Mercer | Delmar Graham makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 07:27 | Mercer | Delmar Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fresh) SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) SF - Henry Stoneking (fresh) PF - Delmar Graham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Hiram Collard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Williams (fresh) SF - Donald Eagan (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Bickerstaff (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Music (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Brad Moodie - foul #1 on Brad Moodie, team foul #7 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Arno (SF) Henry Stoneking | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 07:11 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff makes the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 07:11 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff makes the 2nd free throw | 16-27 |
| 06:45 | Mercer | Delmar Graham misses the easy layup | 16-27 |
| 06:43 | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan grabs the defensive rebound | 16-27 |
| 06:34 | Western Illinois | John Music is called for traveling | 16-27 |
| 06:22 | Mercer | Paul Arno banks in the layup on a great pass from Brad Moodie | 18-27 |
| 06:04 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Bickerstaff | 18-30 |
| 05:49 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 18-30 |
| 05:47 | Mercer | Delmar Graham tips it home | 20-30 |
| 05:22 | Western Illinois | John Music misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Denny Ainsworth - foul #2 on Denny Ainsworth, team foul #8 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (PG), Henry Stoneking (SF), Aldo Mancini (PF), Denver Sieberg (C) Brad Moodie, Paul Arno, Delmar Graham, Denny Ainsworth | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson (SF) Donald Eagan | |
| 05:22 | Western Illinois | John Music misses the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 05:22 | Western Illinois | John Music makes the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 05:17 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington is fouled in the backcourt by Hiram Collard - foul #1 on Hiram Collard, team foul #8 | 20-31 |
| 05:17 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 05:17 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 05:04 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson is hacked by Denver Sieberg - foul #2 on Denver Sieberg, team foul #9 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (SG), Troy Tinney (SF) Thomas Shorter, Denver Sieberg | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey (SG) Robert Williams | |
| 05:04 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 05:04 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini pulls down the rebound | 22-31 |
| 04:56 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-31 |
| 04:55 | Mercer | Troy Tinney hits the follow up shot | 24-31 |
| 04:40 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-31 |
| 04:38 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson grabs the offensive board | 24-31 |
| 04:20 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey comes up short on the shot from the right block | 24-31 |
| 04:18 | Mercer | Troy Tinney gets the rebound | 24-31 |
| 04:13 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Julius Bryant | 26-31 |
| 03:46 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 03:45 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Aldo Mancini | 26-31 |
| 03:38 | Mercer | Troy Tinney clanks a shot from the left block | 26-31 |
| 03:37 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 03:32 | Western Illinois | Claude Hetherington steals it from Gregory Stuckey | 26-31 |
| 03:23 | Mercer | Julius Bryant hits a runner from close range and the foul's on Gregory Stuckey - foul #1 on Gregory Stuckey, team foul #9 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Shorter (SG), Paul Arno (SF), Delmar Graham (PF), Denny Ainsworth (C) Claude Hetherington, Troy Tinney, Henry Stoneking, Aldo Mancini | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan (PG), George Perkins (SF), Alton Johnson (PF), Matthew Perry (C) Hiram Collard, Jesse Lawson, John Bickerstaff, John Music | |
| 03:23 | Mercer | Julius Bryant makes the free throw | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Julius Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) SF - Paul Arno (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Delmar Graham (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Donald Eagan (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Gregory Stuckey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Perkins (fresh) PF - Alton Johnson (fresh) C - Matthew Perry (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 03:03 | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Gregory Stuckey | 29-33 |
| 02:52 | Mercer | Alton Johnson is called for the reach on Julius Bryant - foul #3 on Alton Johnson, team foul #10 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Niblett (PG), Jesse Lawson (PF) Gregory Stuckey, Alton Johnson | |
| 02:52 | Mercer | Julius Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 02:52 | Mercer | Julius Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 02:52 | Western Illinois | Matthew Perry snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 02:48 | Western Illinois | James Niblett can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 02:46 | Western Illinois | Donald Eagan hits the follow up shot | 30-35 |
| 02:28 | Mercer | Delmar Graham connects on the shot in the paint | 32-35 |
| 02:11 | Western Illinois | Denny Ainsworth steals the ball from Donald Eagan | 32-35 |
| 01:56 | Mercer | Paul Arno is called for traveling | 32-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG) Julius Bryant | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard (PG), Gregory Stuckey (SG) James Niblett, Donald Eagan | |
| 01:49 | Western Illinois | Gregory Stuckey misses the floater from the free throw line | 32-35 |
| 01:48 | Mercer | Delmar Graham gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 01:26 | Mercer | Jesse Lawson steals the ball from Brad Moodie | 32-35 |
| 01:18 | Western Illinois | Denny Ainsworth steps in front of the Gregory Stuckey pass | 32-35 |
| 01:13 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter misses the 3 from the right corner | 32-35 |
| 01:12 | Western Illinois | Jesse Lawson snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 01:02 | Western Illinois | Matthew Perry hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 32-35 |
| 01:00 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 00:38 | Mercer | Brad Moodie hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Thomas Shorter | 35-35 |
| 00:09 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Brad Moodie - foul #2 on Brad Moodie, team foul #10 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (SG), Henry Stoneking (SF), Aldo Mancini (PF), Denver Sieberg (C) Thomas Shorter, Paul Arno, Delmar Graham, Denny Ainsworth | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Williams (SG), Donald Eagan (SF), John Bickerstaff (PF) Gregory Stuckey, George Perkins, Jesse Lawson | |
| 00:09 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 00:09 | Western Illinois | Hiram Collard makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 35-37 |