| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jerry Green (fresh) SG - William Mance (fresh) SF - Clyde Rose (fresh) PF - Christopher Remley (fresh) C - Earl Macfarlane (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fresh) SG - Julian Thorne (fresh) SF - Howard Lawson (fresh) PF - David Brown (fresh) C - Horace Adams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Christopher Remley 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 | Christopher Remley hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on David Brown - foul #1 on David Brown, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Mercer | Christopher Remley makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:36 | Mercer | Christopher Remley misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:36 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:14 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 1-0 |
| 19:13 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams grabs the offensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:51 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 1-0 |
| 18:49 | Mercer | Christopher Remley snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:29 | Mercer | Julian Thorne is called for the reach on Jerry Green - foul #1 on Julian Thorne, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| 18:07 | Mercer | Elmer Shope is called for the reach on Jerry Green - foul #1 on Elmer Shope, team foul #3 | 1-0 |
| 17:49 | Mercer | Earl Macfarlane travels with the ball | 1-0 |
| 17:37 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 1-0 |
| 17:36 | Mercer | Christopher Remley grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 17:17 | Mercer | Christopher Remley hits the finger roll set up by Clyde Rose | 3-0 |
| 17:08 | Western Illinois | Christopher Remley steals it from David Brown | 3-0 |
| 17:04 | Mercer | Clyde Rose makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from William Mance | 5-0 |
| 16:47 | Western Illinois | Clyde Rose steps in front of the Horace Adams pass | 5-0 |
| 16:35 | Mercer | Christopher Remley hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Clyde Rose | 7-0 |
| 16:19 | Western Illinois | Clyde Rose blocks the short jumper by David Brown | 7-0 |
| 16:17 | Mercer | Earl Macfarlane snags the defensive board | 7-0 |
| 16:00 | Mercer | Jerry Green misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-0 |
| 15:58 | Western Illinois | David Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 7-0 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jerry Green (fresh) SG - William Mance (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clyde Rose (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Remley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Macfarlane (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fresh) SG - Julian Thorne (fresh) SF - Howard Lawson (fresh) PF - David Brown (fresh) C - Horace Adams (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Elmer Shope | 7-3 |
| 15:39 | Mercer | Jerry Green double dribbles | 7-3 |
| Subs | Mercer | Steven Parker (SF) Clyde Rose | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 15:29 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope is hacked by Steven Parker - foul #1 on Steven Parker, team foul #1 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo (PG), Jesus Martinez (C) Jerry Green, Earl Macfarlane | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 15:16 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 15:14 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Steven Parker | 7-3 |
| 14:52 | Mercer | Jesus Martinez connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Gabriel Colombo | 9-3 |
| 14:41 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Howard Lawson and the foul's on Christopher Remley - foul #1 on Christopher Remley, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones (SG), Clyde Rose (SF) William Mance, Christopher Remley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe (SF), John Merchant (PF) Howard Lawson, David Brown | |
| 14:41 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne makes the free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:20 | Mercer | Clyde Rose misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 9-6 |
| 14:18 | Mercer | Jesus Martinez grabs the offensive board | 9-6 |
| 14:02 | Mercer | Steven Parker hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 9-6 |
| 14:01 | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| 13:34 | Western Illinois | Gabriel Colombo is called for the reach on Elmer Shope - foul #1 on Gabriel Colombo, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Green (PG), William Mance (SG), Christopher Remley (PF), Earl Macfarlane (C) Gabriel Colombo, Jeffrey Jones, Steven Parker, Jesus Martinez | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson (PG), John Mooney (SG), Willie Hastings (C) Elmer Shope, Julian Thorne, Horace Adams | |
| 13:23 | Western Illinois | Christopher Remley swats the shot by John Mooney | 9-6 |
| 13:22 | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 13:05 | Western Illinois | Earl Macfarlane swats the shot by John Mooney | 9-6 |
| 13:03 | Western Illinois | John Merchant hits the follow up shot | 9-8 |
| 12:42 | Mercer | Earl Macfarlane can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-8 |
| 12:41 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to John Merchant | 9-8 |
| 12:16 | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 9-8 |
| 12:15 | Mercer | Christopher Remley grabs the board | 9-8 |
| 11:58 | Mercer | Earl Macfarlane comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-8 |
| 11:57 | Mercer | Clyde Rose grabs the offensive board | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jerry Green (fresh) SG - William Mance (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clyde Rose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Remley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Macfarlane (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Bernard Henderson (fresh) SG - John Mooney (fresh) SF - Johnny Lowe (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Merchant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Hastings (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Mercer | Earl Macfarlane lays it in on a nice dish by Clyde Rose and the foul's on John Mooney - foul #1 on John Mooney, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones (SG), Steven Parker (SF) William Mance, Clyde Rose | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope (PG), Howard Lawson (SF), David Brown (PF), Horace Adams (C) John Mooney, Johnny Lowe, John Merchant, Willie Hastings | |
| 11:43 | Mercer | Earl Macfarlane makes the free throw | 12-8 |
| 11:24 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Elmer Shope | 12-11 |
| 11:09 | Mercer | Earl Macfarlane buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jerry Green | 14-11 |
| 10:52 | Western Illinois | David Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-11 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Mance (SG), Jesus Martinez (PF) Jeffrey Jones, Christopher Remley | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne (SG) Bernard Henderson | |
| 10:35 | Mercer | Jerry Green makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 16-11 |
| 10:23 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 16-11 |
| 10:22 | Mercer | Steven Parker grabs the board | 16-11 |
| 10:12 | Mercer | Earl Macfarlane hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-11 |
| 10:10 | Mercer | Jerry Green tips it home | 18-11 |
| 10:01 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope banks in the layup on a great pass from Howard Lawson | 18-13 |
| 09:54 | Mercer | Earl Macfarlane misses the fadeaway from the left side | 18-13 |
| 09:52 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams grabs the board | 18-13 |
| 09:32 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Steven Parker - foul #2 on Steven Parker, team foul #4 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo (PG), Clyde Rose (SF), Christopher Remley (PF) Jerry Green, Steven Parker, Earl Macfarlane | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 09:32 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:32 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:17 | Mercer | Jesus Martinez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-15 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones (SG) William Mance | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 08:58 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams loses the dribble to Clyde Rose | 18-15 |
| 08:54 | Mercer | Julian Thorne picks off the pass by Gabriel Colombo in the backcourt | 18-15 |
| 08:46 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson comes up short on the floater from the left side | 18-15 |
| 08:44 | Mercer | Clyde Rose pulls down the rebound | 18-15 |
| 08:25 | Mercer | Clyde Rose misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-15 |
| 08:23 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to David Brown | 18-15 |
| 08:19 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Howard Lawson and the foul's on Gabriel Colombo - foul #2 on Gabriel Colombo, team foul #5 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Mance (SG), Michael Collins (C) Gabriel Colombo, Jesus Martinez | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson (SG), Johnny Lowe (SF), John Merchant (PF), Willie Hastings (C) Julian Thorne, Howard Lawson, David Brown, Horace Adams | |
| 08:19 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope makes the free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:06 | Mercer | Clyde Rose misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Merchant - foul #1 on John Merchant, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Mercer | Earl Macfarlane (C) Michael Collins | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Mooney (SG) Elmer Shope | |
| 08:06 | Mercer | Clyde Rose misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:06 | Mercer | Clyde Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 07:56 | Western Illinois | John Mooney can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on William Mance - foul #1 on William Mance, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Green (PG) Jeffrey Jones | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 07:56 | Western Illinois | John Mooney misses the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 07:56 | Western Illinois | John Mooney makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jerry Green (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Mance (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clyde Rose (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Remley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Macfarlane (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - John Mooney (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Bernard Henderson (fresh) SF - Johnny Lowe (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Merchant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Hastings (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Mercer | A charge is called on Jerry Green - foul #1 on Jerry Green, team foul #7 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones (SF) Clyde Rose | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 07:17 | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe loses the ball out of bounds | 19-19 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Horace Adams (C) Willie Hastings | |
| 07:04 | Mercer | Bernard Henderson steps in front of the Christopher Remley pass | 19-19 |
| 06:46 | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-19 |
| 06:45 | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 06:24 | Mercer | Earl Macfarlane makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Remley | 22-19 |
| 06:10 | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Bernard Henderson and he's fouled by Jeffrey Jones - foul #1 on Jeffrey Jones, team foul #8 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Mercer | Clyde Rose (SF), Jesus Martinez (PF), Michael Collins (C) William Mance, Christopher Remley, Earl Macfarlane | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope (PG), Julian Thorne (SG), David Brown (PF) Bernard Henderson, John Mooney, John Merchant | |
| 06:10 | Western Illinois | Johnny Lowe makes the free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:43 | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 22-22 |
| 05:41 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Collins | 22-22 |
| 05:36 | Mercer | Michael Collins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing but the foul's on Johnny Lowe - foul #1 on Johnny Lowe, team foul #6 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson (SF), Willie Hastings (C) Johnny Lowe, Horace Adams | |
| 05:36 | Mercer | Michael Collins makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:36 | Mercer | Michael Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:36 | Mercer | Michael Collins misses the 3rd free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:36 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Howard Lawson | 23-22 |
| 05:21 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson lays it in set up by Elmer Shope | 23-24 |
| 05:14 | Mercer | Jerry Green can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 23-24 |
| 05:13 | Western Illinois | David Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 05:01 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Clyde Rose - foul #1 on Clyde Rose, team foul #9 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Mance (SG), Christopher Remley (PF) Jeffrey Jones, Michael Collins | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Merchant (C) Willie Hastings | |
| 05:01 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:01 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson misses the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:01 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Christopher Remley | 23-25 |
| 04:47 | Mercer | John Merchant picks off the pass by Jerry Green | 23-25 |
| 04:29 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson double dribbles | 23-25 |
| Subs | Mercer | Earl Macfarlane (C) Clyde Rose | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson (SG), Horace Adams (C) Julian Thorne, David Brown | |
| 04:16 | Mercer | Christopher Remley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-25 |
| 04:14 | Mercer | Earl Macfarlane gets the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 04:04 | Mercer | Jesus Martinez can't finish the layup but the foul's on Bernard Henderson - foul #1 on Bernard Henderson, team foul #7 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones (PG) Jerry Green | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 04:04 | Mercer | Jesus Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 04:04 | Mercer | Jesus Martinez misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 04:04 | Mercer | Christopher Remley gets the offensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 03:51 | Mercer | Christopher Remley makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-25 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jeffrey Jones (fresh) SG - William Mance (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jesus Martinez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Remley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Earl Macfarlane (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Elmer Shope (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Henderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Howard Lawson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Merchant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Horace Adams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Merchant | 27-28 |
| 03:31 | Mercer | Christopher Remley comes up short on the shot in the paint | 27-28 |
| 03:29 | Western Illinois | Horace Adams snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 03:22 | Western Illinois | Christopher Remley is called for the reach on John Merchant - foul #2 on Christopher Remley, team foul #10 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo (PG), Clyde Rose (SF) William Mance, Jesus Martinez | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne (SG), Johnny Lowe (SF) Elmer Shope, Howard Lawson | |
| 03:22 | Western Illinois | John Merchant makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 03:22 | Western Illinois | John Merchant makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:54 | Mercer | Johnny Lowe swats the short shot by Earl Macfarlane | 27-30 |
| 02:53 | Mercer | Christopher Remley hits the follow up shot | 29-30 |
| 02:38 | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-30 |
| 02:37 | Mercer | Christopher Remley grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 02:14 | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-30 |
| 02:13 | Mercer | Christopher Remley snags the offensive board | 29-30 |
| 02:04 | Mercer | Horace Adams takes the ball from Jeffrey Jones | 29-30 |
| 01:55 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Clyde Rose - foul #2 on Clyde Rose, team foul #11 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Mance (SG), Steven Parker (SF), Scott Hollis (PF), Michael Collins (C) Jeffrey Jones, Clyde Rose, Christopher Remley, Earl Macfarlane | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope (PG), Howard Lawson (SF), David Brown (PF), Willie Hastings (C) Bernard Henderson, Johnny Lowe, John Merchant, Horace Adams | |
| 01:55 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 01:55 | Western Illinois | Julian Thorne makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 01:32 | Mercer | Michael Collins comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 29-31 |
| 01:30 | Western Illinois | Howard Lawson gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 01:18 | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Scott Hollis - foul #1 on Scott Hollis, team foul #12 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Green (PG), Jesus Martinez (PF) Gabriel Colombo, Scott Hollis | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Mooney (SG) Julian Thorne | |
| 01:18 | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 01:18 | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 00:59 | Mercer | Michael Collins comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Brown - foul #2 on David Brown, team foul #8 | 29-33 |
| 00:59 | Mercer | Michael Collins makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 00:59 | Mercer | Michael Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 00:59 | Western Illinois | Willie Hastings snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 00:46 | Western Illinois | Michael Collins is called for the reach on David Brown - foul #1 on Michael Collins, team foul #13 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | Clyde Rose (SF) Michael Collins | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Henderson (SG), Horace Adams (C) John Mooney, Willie Hastings | |
| 00:46 | Western Illinois | David Brown misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 00:46 | Western Illinois | David Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 00:46 | Mercer | Steven Parker gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 00:25 | Mercer | Jesus Martinez lays it in | 32-33 |
| 00:02 | Western Illinois | Elmer Shope misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-33 |
| 00:01 | Mercer | Steven Parker pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Steven Parker misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 32-33 |