| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Williams Sands (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Vogenthaler (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Spurling (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Lyman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Higgins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Bacchus (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Ronald Spurling inbounds the ball | 35-40 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Valparaiso | Ronald Spurling comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 19:35 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 19:33 | Mercer | Williams Sands steps in front of the Arthur Ponder pass in the backcourt | 35-40 |
| 19:23 | Valparaiso | Williams Sands misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Stephen Bailey - foul #1 on Stephen Bailey, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| 19:23 | Valparaiso | Williams Sands makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 19:23 | Valparaiso | Williams Sands makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 19:02 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-43 |
| 18:43 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 18:42 | Mercer | The rebound goes to William Higgins | 37-43 |
| 18:36 | Mercer | William Higgins buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Arthur Ponder | 37-45 |
| 18:21 | Valparaiso | Tanner Hunter is called for the reach on Ronald Spurling - foul #3 on Tanner Hunter, team foul #2 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman (PF) Tanner Hunter | |
| 18:01 | Valparaiso | Ronald Spurling loses the dribble to William Higgins | 37-45 |
| 17:49 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by William Higgins | 37-48 |
| 17:30 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Williams Sands | 39-48 |
| 17:09 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 17:08 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Coffman | 39-48 |
| 16:58 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Ronald Spurling - foul #3 on Ronald Spurling, team foul #1 | 39-48 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (SG), Kirk Swink (SF), David Pimentel (C) William Higgins, Stephen Bailey, Charles Bacchus | |
| 16:58 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 16:58 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder misses the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 16:58 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar grabs the defensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 16:35 | Valparaiso | Tristan Richards hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Blau | 41-49 |
| 16:06 | Mercer | The short jumper by Kirk Swink is denied by Tristan Richards | 41-49 |
| 16:05 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar pulls down the rebound | 41-49 |
| 15:46 | Valparaiso | John Harmon clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 41-49 |
| 15:44 | Valparaiso | John Harmon tips it home | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Joseph Gates (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Blau (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Harmon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Quintanar (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tristan Richards (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nicholas Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kirk Swink (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jeremy Coffman (fairly fresh) C - David Pimentel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder is hacked by Joseph Gates in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Gates, team foul #2 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Williams Sands (PG), Erik Vogenthaler (SG), Lawrence Lyman (PF) Joseph Gates, David Blau, Tristan Richards | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies (PG), William Higgins (SG), Stephen Bailey (SF), Tanner Hunter (PF) Arthur Ponder, Nicholas Jones, Kirk Swink, Jeremy Coffman | |
| 15:36 | Mercer | David Pimentel clanks a jumper from close range | 43-49 |
| 15:35 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 15:19 | Valparaiso | John Harmon can't finish the layup but the foul's on Stephen Bailey - foul #2 on Stephen Bailey, team foul #3 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Bacchus (C) David Pimentel | |
| 15:19 | Valparaiso | John Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 15:19 | Valparaiso | John Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 15:17 | Mercer | Williams Sands steps in front of the Gerald Voorhies pass in the backcourt | 45-49 |
| 14:57 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by William Higgins - foul #1 on William Higgins, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronald Spurling (SF), Robert Thomas (C) John Harmon, Lawrence Lyman | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 14:57 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 14:57 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 14:42 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 47-49 |
| 14:40 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter grabs the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 14:23 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Bacchus | 47-52 |
| 14:09 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronald Spurling | 49-52 |
| 14:05 | Mercer | William Higgins makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephen Bailey | 49-55 |
| 13:51 | Valparaiso | Ronald Spurling misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-55 |
| 13:50 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar snags the offensive board | 49-55 |
| 13:36 | Valparaiso | Ronald Spurling can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 13:35 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 13:24 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 13:22 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 13:06 | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies's layup is rejected by Robert Thomas | 49-55 |
| 13:04 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter misses the tip | 49-55 |
| 13:03 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 12:41 | Valparaiso | Williams Sands hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 12:39 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus pulls down the rebound | 49-55 |
| 12:34 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-55 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Gates (PG), David Blau (SG), John Harmon (SF), Lawrence Lyman (PF), Tristan Richards (C) Williams Sands, Erik Vogenthaler, Ronald Spurling, Randy Quintanar, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), Nicholas Jones (SG), Kirk Swink (SF), Jeremy Coffman (PF), David Pimentel (C) Gerald Voorhies, William Higgins, Stephen Bailey, Tanner Hunter, Charles Bacchus | |
| 12:14 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeremy Coffman - foul #1 on Jeremy Coffman, team foul #5 | 49-55 |
| 12:14 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 12:14 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 12:04 | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-55 |
| 12:02 | Valparaiso | David Blau grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 11:41 | Valparaiso | Kirk Swink steps in front of the John Harmon pass | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Joseph Gates (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Blau (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Harmon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Lyman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Tristan Richards (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nicholas Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kirk Swink (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Jeremy Coffman (fresh) C - David Pimentel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Mercer | Kirk Swink scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 11:09 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Tristan Richards | 53-57 |
| 10:49 | Mercer | David Pimentel drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Arthur Ponder | 53-60 |
| 10:20 | Valparaiso | Tristan Richards clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 10:19 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jeremy Coffman | 53-60 |
| 10:09 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by David Pimentel | 53-62 |
| 09:55 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Jeremy Coffman - foul #2 on Jeremy Coffman, team foul #6 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Williams Sands (PG), Erik Vogenthaler (SG), Ronald Spurling (SF), Robert Thomas (C) Joseph Gates, David Blau, John Harmon, Tristan Richards | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higgins (SG), Stephen Bailey (SF), Tanner Hunter (PF), Charles Bacchus (C) Nicholas Jones, Kirk Swink, Jeremy Coffman, David Pimentel | |
| 09:55 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 09:55 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 09:43 | Mercer | Williams Sands steps in front of the Stephen Bailey pass | 55-62 |
| 09:21 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas misses the floater from the left block but the foul's on Tanner Hunter - foul #4 on Tanner Hunter, team foul #7 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar (PF) Lawrence Lyman | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies (PG), Matthew Haas (PF) Arthur Ponder, Tanner Hunter | |
| 09:21 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 09:21 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 09:11 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey drills a jumper from the right wing | 57-64 |
| 08:54 | Valparaiso | Ronald Spurling hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 57-64 |
| 08:52 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Charles Bacchus | 57-64 |
| 08:45 | Mercer | William Higgins is hacked by Erik Vogenthaler - foul #3 on Erik Vogenthaler, team foul #3 | 57-64 |
| 08:35 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-64 |
| 08:33 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Randy Quintanar | 57-64 |
| 08:29 | Valparaiso | Erik Vogenthaler comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Matthew Haas - foul #1 on Matthew Haas, team foul #8 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman (PF) Matthew Haas | |
| 08:29 | Valparaiso | Erik Vogenthaler makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 08:29 | Valparaiso | Erik Vogenthaler makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 08:08 | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Gerald Voorhies and he's fouled by Robert Thomas - foul #1 on Robert Thomas, team foul #4 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Harmon (SF), Tristan Richards (C) Ronald Spurling, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG) Gerald Voorhies | |
| 08:08 | Mercer | Jeremy Coffman makes the free throw | 59-67 |
| 07:47 | Valparaiso | Arthur Ponder picks off the pass by Randy Quintanar | 59-67 |
| 07:34 | Mercer | William Higgins clanks a jumper from the right side | 59-67 |
| 07:32 | Valparaiso | Tristan Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 59-67 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Williams Sands (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Erik Vogenthaler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Harmon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Quintanar (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Tristan Richards (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Higgins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jeremy Coffman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Bacchus (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Valparaiso | Williams Sands comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-67 |
| 07:19 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey snags the defensive board | 59-67 |
| 07:10 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-67 |
| 07:08 | Valparaiso | Erik Vogenthaler snags the defensive board | 59-67 |
| 06:48 | Valparaiso | Williams Sands is hacked by Jeremy Coffman - foul #3 on Jeremy Coffman, team foul #9 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Gates (SG), Ronald Spurling (SF), Lawrence Lyman (PF), Robert Thomas (C) Erik Vogenthaler, John Harmon, Randy Quintanar, Tristan Richards | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (SG), Kirk Swink (SF), Tanner Hunter (PF), David Pimentel (C) William Higgins, Stephen Bailey, Jeremy Coffman, Charles Bacchus | |
| 06:48 | Valparaiso | Williams Sands makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 06:48 | Valparaiso | Williams Sands makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 06:43 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-67 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Blau (SG) Williams Sands | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 06:18 | Valparaiso | Joseph Gates is called for a charge - foul #2 on Joseph Gates, team foul #5 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies (PG) Arthur Ponder | |
| 06:05 | Mercer | Kirk Swink banks in the layup set up by Tanner Hunter | 61-69 |
| 05:48 | Valparaiso | David Blau knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Gates | 63-69 |
| 05:34 | Mercer | David Pimentel connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Gerald Voorhies and the foul's on Robert Thomas - foul #2 on Robert Thomas, team foul #6 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Williams Sands (PG), Erik Vogenthaler (SG), Randy Quintanar (C) Joseph Gates, David Blau, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higgins (SG) Nicholas Jones | |
| 05:34 | Mercer | David Pimentel misses the free throw | 63-71 |
| 05:34 | Valparaiso | Randy Quintanar gets the rebound | 63-71 |
| 05:23 | Valparaiso | Williams Sands knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-71 |
| 05:04 | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-71 |
| 05:03 | Valparaiso | Ronald Spurling snags the defensive board | 66-71 |
| 04:56 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman clanks a shot from the left side | 66-71 |
| 04:55 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Gerald Voorhies | 66-71 |
| 04:37 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter loses the ball out of bounds | 66-71 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Harmon (SF) Ronald Spurling | |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), Stephen Bailey (SF), Charles Bacchus (C) Gerald Voorhies, Kirk Swink, David Pimentel | |
| 04:22 | Valparaiso | Erik Vogenthaler misses short on a jumper from the left side | 66-71 |
| 04:21 | Valparaiso | John Harmon tips it home | 68-71 |
| 04:02 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey clanks a turnaround from close range | 68-71 |
| 04:00 | Valparaiso | John Harmon gets the rebound | 68-71 |
| 03:52 | Valparaiso | Williams Sands misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 68-71 |
| 03:51 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Quintanar | 68-71 |
| 03:39 | Valparaiso | John Harmon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-71 |
| 03:37 | Mercer | William Higgins grabs the defensive rebound | 68-71 |
| 03:22 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Bacchus | 68-73 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Williams Sands (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Erik Vogenthaler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Harmon (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lawrence Lyman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Quintanar (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Higgins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 18 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tanner Hunter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Charles Bacchus (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 68-73 |
| 03:10 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Lyman | 68-73 |
| 02:57 | Valparaiso | John Harmon buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-73 |
| 02:42 | Mercer | Randy Quintanar swats the short shot by William Higgins | 71-73 |
| 02:41 | Valparaiso | Erik Vogenthaler grabs the board | 71-73 |
| 02:41 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-73 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronald Spurling (SF), Robert Thomas (C) John Harmon, Randy Quintanar | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 02:27 | Valparaiso | Williams Sands misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 71-73 |
| 02:25 | Valparaiso | Erik Vogenthaler grabs the offensive rebound | 71-73 |
| 02:14 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Williams Sands | 73-73 |
| 01:48 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Arthur Ponder | 73-76 |
| 01:21 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 73-76 |
| 01:20 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter snags the defensive board | 73-76 |
| 01:00 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-76 |
| 00:42 | Valparaiso | Ronald Spurling comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-76 |
| 00:41 | Mercer | William Higgins pulls down the rebound | 73-76 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Ronald Spurling - foul #4 on Ronald Spurling, team foul #7 | 73-76 |
| 00:20 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:20 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Valparaiso | Robert Thomas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-78 |
| 00:11 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey pulls down the rebound | 73-78 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey is fouled in the backcourt by Williams Sands - foul #2 on Williams Sands, team foul #8 | 73-78 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (SG) William Higgins | |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 73-80 |
| 00:03 | Valparaiso | Lawrence Lyman connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Williams Sands | 76-80 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder runs out the clock | 76-80 |