| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Higgins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Bacchus (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Williams Sands (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Vogenthaler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Spurling (fresh) PF - Lawrence Lyman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Ronald Spurling inbounds the ball | 38-39 |
| 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) | |
| 19:49 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Bacchus - foul #3 on Charles Bacchus, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Pimentel (C) Charles Bacchus | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 19:49 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 19:49 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 19:40 | Mercer | Williams Sands steals the ball from William Higgins | 38-40 |
| 19:35 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman throws it down on a nice dish by Williams Sands | 38-42 |
| 19:16 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-42 |
| 19:15 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 19:09 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman is fouled on the floor by David Pimentel - foul #1 on David Pimentel, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| 18:58 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Arthur Ponder - foul #1 on Arthur Ponder, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| 18:58 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman misses the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 18:58 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 18:34 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter drills a shot from close range | 40-43 |
| 18:12 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 40-43 |
| 17:49 | Mercer | The pull-up jumper by Tanner Hunter is blocked by Lawrence Lyman | 40-43 |
| 17:48 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 17:36 | Valparaiso | Williams Sands loses the dribble to Stephen Bailey | 40-43 |
| 17:25 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-43 |
| 17:24 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 17:14 | Valparaiso | Erik Vogenthaler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies (PG), Nicholas Jones (SG), Kirk Swink (SF), Matthew Haas (C) Arthur Ponder, William Higgins, Stephen Bailey, David Pimentel | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Gates (PG), David Blau (SG), John Harmon (SF), Randy Quintanar (PF), Tristan Richards (C) Williams Sands, Erik Vogenthaler, Ronald Spurling, Lawrence Lyman, Robert Thomas | |
| 17:00 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 16:59 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 16:37 | Valparaiso | Tristan Richards drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by David Blau | 40-45 |
| 16:19 | Mercer | Matthew Haas is fouled on the floor by Joseph Gates - foul #2 on Joseph Gates, team foul #1 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higgins (SG), Jeremy Coffman (PF) Nicholas Jones, Tanner Hunter | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 16:04 | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 16:03 | Valparaiso | David Blau grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gerald Voorhies (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Higgins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kirk Swink (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeremy Coffman (fresh) 4 pts. C - Matthew Haas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Joseph Gates (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Blau (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Harmon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randy Quintanar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tristan Richards (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:58 | Valparaiso | Joseph Gates connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by John Harmon | 40-47 |
| 15:35 | Mercer | Kirk Swink drills a 3 from the left corner | 43-47 |
| 15:18 | Valparaiso | John Harmon drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 14:55 | Mercer | Kirk Swink can't connect on a shot from the right side | 43-50 |
| 14:54 | Valparaiso | John Harmon gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 14:33 | Valparaiso | David Blau connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Randy Quintanar | 43-52 |
| 14:15 | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 14:13 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar grabs the board | 43-52 |
| 13:54 | Valparaiso | Gerald Voorhies is called for the reach on Joseph Gates - foul #1 on Gerald Voorhies, team foul #4 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), Nicholas Jones (SG), Stephen Bailey (SF), Tanner Hunter (PF), Charles Bacchus (C) Gerald Voorhies, William Higgins, Kirk Swink, Jeremy Coffman, Matthew Haas | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Williams Sands (PG), Erik Vogenthaler (SG), Ronald Spurling (SF), Lawrence Lyman (PF), Robert Thomas (C) Joseph Gates, David Blau, John Harmon, Randy Quintanar, Tristan Richards | |
| 13:36 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-52 |
| 13:35 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas tips it but misses | 43-52 |
| 13:34 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder snags the defensive board | 43-52 |
| 13:12 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey clanks a floater from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 13:11 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 12:51 | Valparaiso | Ronald Spurling misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-52 |
| 12:50 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 12:36 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-52 |
| 12:34 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Bacchus | 43-52 |
| 12:25 | Mercer | Robert Thomas steals the ball from Stephen Bailey | 43-52 |
| 12:11 | Valparaiso | Ronald Spurling scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Erik Vogenthaler and the foul's on Charles Bacchus - foul #4 on Charles Bacchus, team foul #5 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higgins (SG), David Pimentel (C) Nicholas Jones, Charles Bacchus | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 12:11 | Valparaiso | Ronald Spurling misses the free throw | 43-54 |
| 12:11 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 12:00 | Valparaiso | Erik Vogenthaler is hacked by William Higgins - foul #1 on William Higgins, team foul #6 | 43-54 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Higgins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - David Pimentel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Williams Sands (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Erik Vogenthaler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Spurling (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Lyman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:51 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas can't connect on a shot in the paint | 43-54 |
| 11:49 | Valparaiso | Erik Vogenthaler tips it in | 43-56 |
| 11:25 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder lays it up and in on a great pass from Stephen Bailey | 45-56 |
| 11:09 | Valparaiso | Ronald Spurling hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-56 |
| 11:07 | Valparaiso | Erik Vogenthaler gets the offensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 10:51 | Valparaiso | Erik Vogenthaler lays it in | 45-58 |
| 10:43 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey is called for traveling | 45-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies (PG), Kirk Swink (SF), Jeremy Coffman (PF) Arthur Ponder, Stephen Bailey, Tanner Hunter | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Gates (PG), David Blau (SG), John Harmon (SF), Randy Quintanar (PF), Tristan Richards (C) Williams Sands, Erik Vogenthaler, Ronald Spurling, Lawrence Lyman, Robert Thomas | |
| 10:17 | Valparaiso | John Harmon clanks a 3 from the left wing | 45-58 |
| 10:15 | Mercer | Kirk Swink gets the rebound | 45-58 |
| 10:00 | Mercer | Kirk Swink is hacked by John Harmon - foul #2 on John Harmon, team foul #2 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Matthew Haas (C) David Pimentel | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 09:50 | Mercer | William Higgins connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jeremy Coffman | 48-58 |
| 09:29 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Gates | 48-61 |
| 09:13 | Mercer | Kirk Swink can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-61 |
| 09:11 | Valparaiso | Tristan Richards snags the defensive board | 48-61 |
| 08:50 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar steps out of bounds on the sideline | 48-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), Nicholas Jones (SG), Stephen Bailey (SF), Tanner Hunter (PF) Gerald Voorhies, William Higgins, Kirk Swink, Jeremy Coffman | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Williams Sands (PG), Erik Vogenthaler (SG), Lawrence Lyman (PF) Joseph Gates, David Blau, Tristan Richards | |
| 08:36 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-61 |
| 08:35 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter can't tip it in | 48-61 |
| 08:33 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar snags the defensive board | 48-61 |
| 08:22 | Valparaiso | Williams Sands drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Erik Vogenthaler | 48-64 |
| 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) | |
| 08:09 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Erik Vogenthaler - foul #2 on Erik Vogenthaler, team foul #3 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Pimentel (C) Matthew Haas | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronald Spurling (SF), Robert Thomas (C) John Harmon, Randy Quintanar | |
| 08:09 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones misses the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 08:09 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| 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) | |
| 07:54 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman comes up short on the shot in the lane | 49-64 |
| 07:53 | Valparaiso | Ronald Spurling pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-64 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nicholas Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - David Pimentel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Williams Sands (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Erik Vogenthaler (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Spurling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Lyman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Valparaiso | Tanner Hunter is called for the reach on Ronald Spurling - foul #1 on Tanner Hunter, team foul #7 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Bacchus (C) David Pimentel | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 07:31 | Valparaiso | Ronald Spurling makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 07:31 | Valparaiso | Ronald Spurling makes the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| 07:07 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey scores on a 3 from the right wing | 52-66 |
| 06:38 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 52-66 |
| 06:37 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman grabs the offensive board | 52-66 |
| 06:16 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas is fouled on the floor by Charles Bacchus - foul #5 on Charles Bacchus, team foul #8 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higgins (SG), Kirk Swink (SF), David Pimentel (C) Nicholas Jones, Stephen Bailey, Charles Bacchus | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Gates (PG), David Blau (SG), John Harmon (SF), Randy Quintanar (PF) Williams Sands, Erik Vogenthaler, Ronald Spurling, Lawrence Lyman | |
| 06:16 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 06:16 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| 06:14 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder is fouled in the backcourt by David Blau - foul #1 on David Blau, team foul #4 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Tristan Richards (C) Robert Thomas | |
| 06:05 | Mercer | David Pimentel makes the floater in the lane | 54-68 |
| 05:40 | Valparaiso | David Blau is hacked by Kirk Swink - foul #2 on Kirk Swink, team foul #9 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies (PG), Jeremy Coffman (PF) Arthur Ponder, Tanner Hunter | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 05:40 | Valparaiso | David Blau makes the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 05:40 | Valparaiso | David Blau makes the 2nd free throw | 54-70 |
| 05:20 | Mercer | David Pimentel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-70 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Williams Sands (PG) David Blau | |
| 04:59 | Valparaiso | Williams Sands drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Gates | 54-72 |
| 04:40 | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Randy Quintanar - foul #1 on Randy Quintanar, team foul #5 | 54-72 |
| Subs | Mercer | Stephen Bailey (SF), Tanner Hunter (PF), Matthew Haas (C) Kirk Swink, Jeremy Coffman, David Pimentel | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Erik Vogenthaler (SG), Ronald Spurling (SF), Lawrence Lyman (PF), Robert Thomas (C) Joseph Gates, John Harmon, Randy Quintanar, Tristan Richards | |
| 04:40 | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies makes the 1st free throw | 55-72 |
| 04:40 | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies makes the 2nd free throw | 56-72 |
| 04:11 | Valparaiso | Ronald Spurling can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-72 |
| 04:09 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter grabs the board | 56-72 |
| 03:56 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ronald Spurling - foul #3 on Ronald Spurling, team foul #6 | 56-72 |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG) Gerald Voorhies | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 03:56 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 56-72 |
| 03:56 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 57-72 |
| 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) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Higgins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Haas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Williams Sands (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Erik Vogenthaler (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Spurling (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Lyman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:31 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas hits the finger roll set up by Erik Vogenthaler | 57-74 |
| 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) | |
| 03:19 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-74 |
| 02:50 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Ronald Spurling | 60-76 |
| 02:43 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 60-76 |
| 02:41 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Robert Thomas | 60-76 |
| 02:19 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Matthew Haas - foul #2 on Matthew Haas, team foul #10 | 60-76 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies (PG), Nicholas Jones (SG), Kirk Swink (SF), Jeremy Coffman (PF), David Pimentel (C) Arthur Ponder, William Higgins, Stephen Bailey, Tanner Hunter, Matthew Haas | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Gates (PG), David Blau (SG), John Harmon (SF), Randy Quintanar (PF) Williams Sands, Erik Vogenthaler, Ronald Spurling, Lawrence Lyman | |
| 02:19 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 60-77 |
| 02:19 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 60-78 |
| 02:04 | Mercer | Randy Quintanar steals it from Gerald Voorhies | 60-78 |
| 01:36 | Valparaiso | Joseph Gates is called for traveling | 60-78 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Tristan Richards (C) Robert Thomas | |
| 01:20 | Mercer | Kirk Swink throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-78 |
| 00:55 | Valparaiso | Tristan Richards misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 60-78 |
| 00:54 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 60-78 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Mercer | David Blau steps in front of the Kirk Swink pass | 60-78 |
| 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) | |
| 00:21 | Valparaiso | Kirk Swink steps in front of the Joseph Gates pass | 60-78 |
| 00:16 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Voorhies | 63-78 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Joseph Gates runs out the clock | 63-78 |