| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Higgins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Bacchus (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Roy Roark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard High (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Harris (fresh) 4 pts. C - Marvin Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Leonard High inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| 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) | |
| 19:50 | Western Illinois | Marvin Hicks buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-37 |
| 19:38 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter banks in the layup set up by Charles Bacchus | 36-37 |
| 19:23 | Western Illinois | Roy Roark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-37 |
| 19:03 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey can't connect on a shot from close range | 36-37 |
| 19:01 | Western Illinois | Anthony Harris pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 18:48 | Western Illinois | Roy Roark clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-37 |
| 18:46 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 18:33 | Mercer | Marvin Hicks denies the turnaround by Tanner Hunter | 36-37 |
| 18:32 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus grabs the offensive board | 36-37 |
| 18:24 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 18:02 | Western Illinois | Leonard High clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 39-37 |
| 18:01 | Western Illinois | Leonard High hits the follow up shot | 39-39 |
| 17:37 | Mercer | William Higgins misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 17:35 | Western Illinois | Leonard High snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 17:21 | Western Illinois | Leonard High is called for a charge - foul #2 on Leonard High, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies (PG), Kirk Swink (SF), David Pimentel (C) Arthur Ponder, Stephen Bailey, Charles Bacchus | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Timothy Ashe (SG), Perry Delao (SF), Clifford Collins (C) William Wilson, Leonard High, Marvin Hicks | |
| 17:08 | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Higgins | 41-39 |
| 16:47 | Western Illinois | Timothy Ashe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (SG), Jeremy Coffman (PF) William Higgins, Tanner Hunter | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Gerstner (PG) Roy Roark | |
| 16:35 | Mercer | Anthony Harris swats the short shot by Jeremy Coffman | 41-39 |
| 16:33 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Clifford Collins | 41-39 |
| 16:22 | Western Illinois | Anthony Harris knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Timothy Ashe | 41-41 |
| 16:06 | Mercer | Kirk Swink misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-41 |
| 16:04 | Mercer | David Pimentel misses the tip | 41-41 |
| 16:03 | Western Illinois | Clifford Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gerald Voorhies (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Jones (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Kirk Swink (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeremy Coffman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Pimentel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Robert Gerstner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Ashe (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Perry Delao (fresh) PF - Anthony Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Clifford Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Western Illinois | Timothy Ashe clanks a 3 from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 15:50 | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 15:46 | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies double dribbles in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), Stephen Bailey (SF), Tanner Hunter (PF), Charles Bacchus (C) Gerald Voorhies, Kirk Swink, Jeremy Coffman, David Pimentel | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | William Wilson (SG), Leonard High (SF), Marvin Hicks (PF), Gerald Zabaneh (C) Timothy Ashe, Perry Delao, Anthony Harris, Clifford Collins | |
| 15:30 | Western Illinois | Marvin Hicks can't finish the layup | 41-41 |
| 15:29 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 15:23 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higgins (SG) Nicholas Jones | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roy Roark (PG) Robert Gerstner | |
| 15:09 | Western Illinois | Charles Bacchus takes the ball from Leonard High | 41-41 |
| 14:42 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter blows the layup | 41-41 |
| 14:40 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Bailey | 41-41 |
| 14:20 | Mercer | Marvin Hicks swats the shot by William Higgins | 41-41 |
| 14:19 | Western Illinois | Leonard High gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 14:03 | Western Illinois | William Wilson knocks in the shot in the paint | 41-43 |
| 13:54 | Mercer | William Higgins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 13:52 | Western Illinois | Marvin Hicks snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 13:43 | Western Illinois | William Wilson is hacked by Arthur Ponder - foul #3 on Arthur Ponder, team foul #1 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman (PF), David Pimentel (C) Tanner Hunter, Charles Bacchus | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Timothy Ashe (SG), Anthony Harris (PF) William Wilson, Marvin Hicks | |
| 13:29 | Western Illinois | Anthony Harris is called for traveling | 41-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kirk Swink (SF) Stephen Bailey | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Perry Delao (SF) Leonard High | |
| 13:13 | Mercer | David Pimentel is hacked by Gerald Zabaneh - foul #4 on Gerald Zabaneh, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies (PG), Nicholas Jones (SG) Arthur Ponder, William Higgins | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Gerstner (PG), Clifford Collins (C) Roy Roark, Gerald Zabaneh | |
| 12:55 | Mercer | Kirk Swink jams it set up by Gerald Voorhies | 43-43 |
| 12:33 | Western Illinois | Clifford Collins misses the fadeaway from the left side | 43-43 |
| 12:31 | Western Illinois | Clifford Collins tips it back up and in | 43-45 |
| 12:27 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gerald Voorhies | 46-45 |
| 12:17 | Western Illinois | Perry Delao throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), William Higgins (SG), Stephen Bailey (SF), Tanner Hunter (PF) Gerald Voorhies, Nicholas Jones, Kirk Swink, Jeremy Coffman | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roy Roark (PG), William Wilson (SG), Leonard High (SF), Marvin Hicks (C) Robert Gerstner, Timothy Ashe, Perry Delao, Clifford Collins | |
| 11:51 | Mercer | David Pimentel comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 11:50 | Western Illinois | Marvin Hicks pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Higgins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David Pimentel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Roy Roark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard High (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Harris (fresh) 6 pts. C - Marvin Hicks (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:40 | Western Illinois | Marvin Hicks hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 46-45 |
| 11:38 | Western Illinois | William Wilson snags the offensive board | 46-45 |
| 11:23 | Western Illinois | Leonard High can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 46-45 |
| 11:22 | Mercer | William Higgins grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 11:06 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Marvin Hicks - foul #1 on Marvin Hicks, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Bacchus (C) David Pimentel | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Clifford Collins (C) Anthony Harris | |
| 11:06 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 11:06 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 11:06 | Western Illinois | Clifford Collins grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 10:46 | Western Illinois | William Higgins steals it from Marvin Hicks | 47-45 |
| 10:42 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder banks in the layup set up by William Higgins | 49-45 |
| 10:23 | Western Illinois | Roy Roark is fouled on the floor by William Higgins - foul #3 on William Higgins, team foul #2 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies (PG), Nicholas Jones (SG), Kirk Swink (SF) Arthur Ponder, William Higgins, Stephen Bailey | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Gerstner (PG), Timothy Ashe (SG), Perry Delao (SF) Roy Roark, William Wilson, Leonard High | |
| 10:11 | Western Illinois | Clifford Collins connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Gerstner | 49-48 |
| 09:54 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus is hacked by Clifford Collins - foul #3 on Clifford Collins, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| 09:35 | Mercer | Kirk Swink is fouled on the floor by Marvin Hicks - foul #2 on Marvin Hicks, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman (PF) Tanner Hunter | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Anthony Harris (PF) Marvin Hicks | |
| 09:24 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus misses the floater from close range | 49-48 |
| 09:22 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus grabs the offensive board | 49-48 |
| 09:10 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Jeremy Coffman and the foul's on Timothy Ashe - foul #1 on Timothy Ashe, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), Stephen Bailey (SF) Gerald Voorhies, Kirk Swink | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roy Roark (PG), William Wilson (SG), Leonard High (SF) Robert Gerstner, Timothy Ashe, Perry Delao | |
| 09:10 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones makes the free throw | 52-48 |
| 08:46 | Western Illinois | Leonard High misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-48 |
| 08:44 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 08:34 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 08:32 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus tips it back up and in | 54-48 |
| 08:03 | Western Illinois | Leonard High clanks a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Jeremy Coffman - foul #1 on Jeremy Coffman, team foul #3 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higgins (SG), Tanner Hunter (PF), David Pimentel (C) Nicholas Jones, Jeremy Coffman, Charles Bacchus | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Marvin Hicks (C) Clifford Collins | |
| 08:03 | Western Illinois | Leonard High makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 08:03 | Western Illinois | Leonard High makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 07:45 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter blows the dunk but he's hacked by Anthony Harris - foul #2 on Anthony Harris, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gerald Zabaneh (C) Anthony Harris | |
| 07:45 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 07:45 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Higgins (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - David Pimentel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Roy Roark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard High (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Marvin Hicks (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Gerald Zabaneh (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Western Illinois | Marvin Hicks hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Roy Roark | 56-52 |
| 07:01 | Mercer | William Higgins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 06:59 | Western Illinois | Gerald Zabaneh grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 06:38 | Western Illinois | Gerald Zabaneh lays it in on a great pass from William Wilson | 56-54 |
| 06:23 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies (PG), Kirk Swink (SF), Charles Bacchus (C) Arthur Ponder, Stephen Bailey, David Pimentel | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Gerstner (PG), Timothy Ashe (SG), Anthony Harris (PF) Roy Roark, William Wilson, Leonard High | |
| 06:04 | Western Illinois | Marvin Hicks misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Kirk Swink - foul #1 on Kirk Swink, team foul #4 | 56-54 |
| 06:04 | Western Illinois | Marvin Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 06:04 | Western Illinois | Marvin Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 05:42 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 56-56 |
| 05:41 | Western Illinois | Gerald Zabaneh snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 05:12 | Western Illinois | Gerald Voorhies takes the ball from Marvin Hicks | 56-56 |
| 04:53 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Gerstner - foul #3 on Robert Gerstner, team foul #8 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (SG), Jeremy Coffman (PF) William Higgins, Tanner Hunter | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roy Roark (PG), Perry Delao (SF), Clifford Collins (C) Robert Gerstner, Marvin Hicks, Gerald Zabaneh | |
| 04:53 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 04:53 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 04:39 | Western Illinois | Timothy Ashe misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 04:38 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Clifford Collins | 57-56 |
| 04:29 | Western Illinois | Anthony Harris clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on Gerald Voorhies - foul #1 on Gerald Voorhies, team foul #5 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), Stephen Bailey (SF), David Pimentel (C) Gerald Voorhies, Kirk Swink, Charles Bacchus | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | William Wilson (SG), Leonard High (SF) Timothy Ashe, Perry Delao | |
| 04:29 | Western Illinois | Anthony Harris makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 04:29 | Western Illinois | Anthony Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 04:13 | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Arthur Ponder | 59-58 |
| 03:52 | Western Illinois | Roy Roark is hacked by David Pimentel - foul #1 on David Pimentel, team foul #6 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higgins (SG), Tanner Hunter (PF) Nicholas Jones, Jeremy Coffman | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Timothy Ashe (C) Anthony Harris | |
| 03:34 | Western Illinois | Timothy Ashe lays it in set up by Roy Roark | 59-60 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Higgins (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - David Pimentel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Roy Roark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard High (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clifford Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Ashe (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Mercer | William Higgins's pass is intercepted by Roy Roark | 59-60 |
| 03:12 | Western Illinois | Leonard High jams it on a great pass from Roy Roark | 59-62 |
| 02:50 | Mercer | Leonard High steals it from David Pimentel | 59-62 |
| 02:50 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Bacchus (C) David Pimentel | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Anthony Harris (PF), Gerald Zabaneh (C) Clifford Collins, Timothy Ashe | |
| 02:28 | Western Illinois | Gerald Zabaneh scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Wilson and the foul's on Charles Bacchus - foul #2 on Charles Bacchus, team foul #7 | 59-64 |
| 02:28 | Western Illinois | Gerald Zabaneh makes the free throw | 59-65 |
| 02:09 | Mercer | William Higgins knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Charles Bacchus | 61-65 |
| 01:56 | Western Illinois | The jumper by Leonard High is denied by Stephen Bailey | 61-65 |
| 01:54 | Mercer | William Higgins snags the defensive board | 61-65 |
| 01:26 | Mercer | William Higgins scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Arthur Ponder | 64-65 |
| 01:10 | Western Illinois | William Wilson hits a jumper from the left side | 64-67 |
| 00:43 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-67 |
| 00:42 | Western Illinois | Gerald Zabaneh snags the defensive board | 64-67 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Western Illinois | Anthony Harris makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roy Roark | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Mercer | William Wilson steals the ball from Arthur Ponder | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:13 | Western Illinois | William Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Ponder - foul #4 on Arthur Ponder, team foul #8 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Timothy Ashe (SF), Marvin Hicks (C) Leonard High, Gerald Zabaneh | |
| 00:13 | Western Illinois | William Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:13 | Western Illinois | William Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:06 | Mercer | Marvin Hicks is called for the reach on Arthur Ponder - foul #3 on Marvin Hicks, team foul #9 | 64-71 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Leonard High (SF), Gerald Zabaneh (C) Timothy Ashe, Marvin Hicks | |
| 00:06 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:06 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder makes the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:04 | Western Illinois | Roy Roark is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Ponder - foul #5 on Arthur Ponder, team foul #9 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies (PG) Arthur Ponder | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Timothy Ashe (SF), Marvin Hicks (C) Leonard High, Gerald Zabaneh | |
| 00:04 | Western Illinois | Roy Roark makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:04 | Western Illinois | Roy Roark makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey misses short on a halfcourt shot | 66-73 |