| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joseph West (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerome Sicinski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Kim (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Fairfield (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Michael Pierce (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffry Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Pettus (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eric Smalling (fresh) 5 pts. C - Thomas Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Jerome Sicinski inbounds the ball | 31-43 |
| 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) | |
| 19:43 | Mercer | Joseph West buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Gary Morgan | 34-43 |
| 19:29 | Valparaiso | Michael Pierce is fouled on the floor by Jerome Sicinski - foul #2 on Jerome Sicinski, team foul #1 | 34-43 |
| 19:22 | Valparaiso | Michael Pierce misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-43 |
| 19:21 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Willie Fairfield | 34-43 |
| 19:13 | Mercer | Steven Kim misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 34-43 |
| 19:12 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Jeffry Brown | 34-43 |
| 18:53 | Valparaiso | Michael Pierce hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Watkins | 34-46 |
| 18:36 | Mercer | Gary Morgan loses the dribble to Travis Pettus | 34-46 |
| 18:23 | Valparaiso | Travis Pettus misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-46 |
| 18:21 | Mercer | Willie Fairfield grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 18:02 | Mercer | Willie Fairfield misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 34-46 |
| 18:00 | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown gets the rebound | 34-46 |
| 17:38 | Valparaiso | Travis Pettus is fouled on the floor by Steven Kim - foul #1 on Steven Kim, team foul #2 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach (SG) Jeffry Brown | |
| 17:28 | Valparaiso | Michael Pierce comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 34-46 |
| 17:27 | Mercer | Joseph West grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 17:14 | Mercer | Gary Morgan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 17:12 | Valparaiso | Eric Smalling gets the rebound | 34-46 |
| 16:59 | Valparaiso | Gary Morgan steals it from Kenton Steinbach | 34-46 |
| 16:56 | Mercer | Gary Morgan lays it up and in | 36-46 |
| 16:41 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-46 |
| 16:39 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Smalling | 36-46 |
| 16:28 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-46 |
| 16:26 | Mercer | Steven Kim gets the rebound | 36-46 |
| 16:15 | Mercer | Willie Fairfield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Weyer (PG), Matthew Adams (SG), Justin Oestreich (SF), Abraham Steinhoff (C) Joseph West, Gary Morgan, Jerome Sicinski, Willie Fairfield | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown (SG), Anthony Todd (SF), Seth Mears (PF), Dennis Nicosia (C) Michael Pierce, Travis Pettus, Eric Smalling, Thomas Watkins | |
| 16:02 | Valparaiso | Seth Mears's pass is intercepted by Timothy Weyer | 36-46 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Timothy Weyer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Adams (fresh) SF - Justin Oestreich (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Kim (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Abraham Steinhoff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Kenton Steinbach (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffry Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Todd (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Seth Mears (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dennis Nicosia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Mercer | Anthony Todd steals it from Justin Oestreich | 36-46 |
| 15:42 | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown lays it up and in set up by Anthony Todd | 36-48 |
| 15:18 | Mercer | Justin Oestreich connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Matthew Adams | 38-48 |
| 15:05 | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Anthony Todd | 38-50 |
| 14:50 | Mercer | Steven Kim travels with the ball | 38-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Harvard (SG), Willie Fairfield (C) Matthew Adams, Steven Kim | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Pierce (PG), Travis Pettus (SF) Kenton Steinbach, Anthony Todd | |
| 14:38 | Valparaiso | Michael Pierce misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-50 |
| 14:36 | Valparaiso | Seth Mears misses the tip | 38-50 |
| 14:35 | Mercer | Willie Fairfield snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 14:16 | Mercer | Justin Oestreich hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 14:14 | Mercer | Willie Fairfield tips it but misses | 38-50 |
| 14:12 | Valparaiso | Seth Mears gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 13:59 | Valparaiso | Travis Pettus comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 13:57 | Mercer | Abraham Steinhoff grabs the defensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 13:52 | Mercer | Michael Pierce is called for the reach on Timothy Weyer - foul #1 on Michael Pierce, team foul #1 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph West (PG), Gary Morgan (SG), Jerome Sicinski (SF), Steven Kim (PF) Timothy Weyer, Thomas Harvard, Justin Oestreich, Abraham Steinhoff | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach (SG), Eric Smalling (PF), Thomas Watkins (C) Jeffry Brown, Seth Mears, Dennis Nicosia | |
| 13:38 | Mercer | Willie Fairfield lays it up and in on a great pass from Gary Morgan | 40-50 |
| 13:12 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-50 |
| 13:10 | Valparaiso | Thomas Watkins grabs the offensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 12:53 | Valparaiso | Jerome Sicinski takes the ball from Michael Pierce | 40-50 |
| 12:39 | Mercer | Jerome Sicinski can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 40-50 |
| 12:37 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Thomas Watkins | 40-50 |
| 12:20 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 40-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Justin Oestreich (PF) Steven Kim | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown (SG), Anthony Todd (SF) Michael Pierce, Travis Pettus | |
| 12:07 | Mercer | Jeffry Brown picks off the pass by Justin Oestreich | 40-50 |
| 12:00 | Valparaiso | Gary Morgan steps in front of the Kenton Steinbach pass in the backcourt | 40-50 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joseph West (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jerome Sicinski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Justin Oestreich (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Fairfield (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Kenton Steinbach (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffry Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Todd (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. PF - Eric Smalling (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Mercer | Jerome Sicinski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-50 |
| 11:38 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Thomas Watkins | 40-50 |
| 11:20 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Gary Morgan - foul #1 on Gary Morgan, team foul #3 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Abraham Steinhoff (PF) Willie Fairfield | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Pierce (PG), Seth Mears (PF), Dennis Nicosia (C) Anthony Todd, Eric Smalling, Thomas Watkins | |
| 11:20 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 11:20 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 11:02 | Mercer | Joseph West throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Weyer (PG), Thomas Harvard (SG), Steven Kim (PF) Joseph West, Gary Morgan, Jerome Sicinski | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd (SG), Travis Pettus (SF) Jeffry Brown, Kenton Steinbach | |
| 10:48 | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-52 |
| 10:46 | Valparaiso | Travis Pettus pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 10:32 | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd makes the turnaround from close range set up by Michael Pierce | 40-54 |
| 10:15 | Mercer | Thomas Harvard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-54 |
| 10:14 | Mercer | Justin Oestreich tips it home | 42-54 |
| 09:58 | Valparaiso | Seth Mears buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Michael Pierce | 42-56 |
| 09:45 | Mercer | Steven Kim blows the layup | 42-56 |
| 09:44 | Mercer | Timothy Weyer grabs the offensive rebound | 42-56 |
| 09:31 | Mercer | Timothy Weyer is hacked by Anthony Todd - foul #1 on Anthony Todd, team foul #2 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph West (PG), Gary Morgan (SG), Jerome Sicinski (SF), Willie Fairfield (C) Timothy Weyer, Thomas Harvard, Justin Oestreich, Abraham Steinhoff | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown (SG), Kenton Steinbach (SF), Eric Smalling (PF), Thomas Watkins (C) Anthony Todd, Travis Pettus, Seth Mears, Dennis Nicosia | |
| 09:12 | Mercer | Joseph West drills a shot from the free throw line | 44-56 |
| 08:51 | Valparaiso | Eric Smalling comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 44-56 |
| 08:50 | Mercer | Steven Kim pulls down the rebound | 44-56 |
| 08:25 | Mercer | Gary Morgan is hacked by Eric Smalling - foul #3 on Eric Smalling, team foul #3 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Travis Pettus (SF) Michael Pierce | |
| 08:03 | Mercer | Thomas Watkins takes the ball from Jerome Sicinski | 44-56 |
| 07:47 | Valparaiso | Eric Smalling comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 44-56 |
| 07:46 | Mercer | Willie Fairfield snags the defensive board | 44-56 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joseph West (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jerome Sicinski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Kim (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Willie Fairfield (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Kenton Steinbach (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffry Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Pettus (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eric Smalling (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Mercer | Gary Morgan connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph West | 46-56 |
| 07:11 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffry Brown | 46-59 |
| 07:03 | Mercer | Joseph West misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 46-59 |
| 07:02 | Valparaiso | Travis Pettus pulls down the rebound | 46-59 |
| 06:42 | Valparaiso | Travis Pettus connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffry Brown | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:25 | Mercer | Jerome Sicinski scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph West and he's hacked by Eric Smalling - foul #4 on Eric Smalling, team foul #4 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Weyer (PG), Thomas Harvard (SG), Abraham Steinhoff (PF), Justin Oestreich (C) Joseph West, Gary Morgan, Steven Kim, Willie Fairfield | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Pierce (PG), Anthony Todd (SG), Seth Mears (PF), Dennis Nicosia (C) Kenton Steinbach, Jeffry Brown, Eric Smalling, Thomas Watkins | |
| 06:25 | Mercer | Jerome Sicinski makes the free throw | 49-62 |
| 06:12 | Valparaiso | Dennis Nicosia knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Anthony Todd | 49-64 |
| 05:57 | Mercer | Justin Oestreich buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Harvard | 52-64 |
| 05:36 | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 52-64 |
| 05:35 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Timothy Weyer | 52-64 |
| 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) | |
| 05:19 | Mercer | Jerome Sicinski misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 52-64 |
| 05:18 | Valparaiso | Dennis Nicosia pulls down the rebound | 52-64 |
| 05:00 | Valparaiso | Timothy Weyer picks off the pass by Anthony Todd | 52-64 |
| 04:42 | Mercer | Dennis Nicosia denies the turnaround by Abraham Steinhoff | 52-64 |
| 04:40 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Michael Pierce | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:33 | Valparaiso | Seth Mears can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Jerome Sicinski - foul #3 on Jerome Sicinski, team foul #4 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph West (PG), Gary Morgan (SG) Timothy Weyer, Jerome Sicinski | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach (SG), Thomas Watkins (C) Travis Pettus, Dennis Nicosia | |
| 04:33 | Valparaiso | Seth Mears makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 04:33 | Valparaiso | Seth Mears makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:16 | Mercer | Abraham Steinhoff clanks a 3 from the left wing | 52-66 |
| 04:14 | Mercer | Abraham Steinhoff snags the offensive board | 52-66 |
| 03:59 | Mercer | Justin Oestreich comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Watkins - foul #2 on Thomas Watkins, team foul #5 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Mercer | Willie Fairfield (C) Abraham Steinhoff | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jeffry Brown (SG), Eric Smalling (PF) Anthony Todd, Seth Mears | |
| 03:59 | Mercer | Justin Oestreich misses the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 03:59 | Mercer | Justin Oestreich makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:37 | Valparaiso | Thomas Watkins drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Pierce | 53-68 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joseph West (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Harvard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Justin Oestreich (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Fairfield (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Michael Pierce (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeffry Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenton Steinbach (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Smalling (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:22 | Mercer | Joseph West misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Pierce - foul #2 on Michael Pierce, team foul #6 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Weyer (SG), Abraham Steinhoff (PF) Gary Morgan, Willie Fairfield | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Randall Benson (PG), Christopher Parker (SF), Seth Mears (PF), Dennis Nicosia (C) Michael Pierce, Jeffry Brown, Eric Smalling, Thomas Watkins | |
| 03:22 | Mercer | Joseph West misses the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 03:22 | Mercer | Joseph West misses the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| 03:22 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Seth Mears | 53-68 |
| 03:17 | Valparaiso | Randall Benson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-68 |
| 03:16 | Valparaiso | Christopher Parker hits the follow up shot | 53-70 |
| 03:05 | Mercer | Randall Benson takes the ball from Abraham Steinhoff | 53-70 |
| 02:39 | Valparaiso | Christopher Parker hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 53-70 |
| 02:38 | Valparaiso | Dennis Nicosia pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-70 |
| 02:22 | Valparaiso | Thomas Harvard steals the ball from Christopher Parker | 53-70 |
| 02:05 | Mercer | Joseph West misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-70 |
| 02:04 | Valparaiso | Seth Mears gets the rebound | 53-70 |
| 01:39 | Valparaiso | Seth Mears's layup is rejected by Abraham Steinhoff | 53-70 |
| 01:37 | Mercer | Thomas Harvard snags the defensive board | 53-70 |
| 01:26 | Mercer | Timothy Weyer is called for traveling | 53-70 |
| Subs | Mercer | Matthew Adams (SF) Joseph West | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd (SG) Randall Benson | |
| 01:06 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-70 |
| 01:04 | Valparaiso | Anthony Todd tips it in | 53-72 |
| 00:53 | Mercer | Abraham Steinhoff is denied on a layup by Dennis Nicosia | 53-72 |
| 00:52 | Mercer | Abraham Steinhoff tips it home | 55-72 |
| 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) | |
| 00:25 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Dennis Nicosia | 55-74 |
| 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) | |
| 00:19 | Mercer | Timothy Weyer misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-74 |
| 00:17 | Valparaiso | Seth Mears gets the rebound | 55-74 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Kenton Steinbach runs out the clock | 55-74 |