| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Isiah Schultz (fresh) SG - Alton Wathen (fresh) SF - David Turner (fresh) PF - Edwin Halliburton (fresh) C - Kenneth Evans (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Timothy Ryan (fresh) SG - Christopher Duncan (fresh) SF - Williams Trombly (fresh) PF - William Smoot (fresh) C - Thomas Cowan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | William Smoot wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Mercer | William Smoot comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Mercer | Williams Trombly hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Western Illinois | David Turner connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Alton Wathen | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | Mercer | Christopher Duncan misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to David Turner | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Western Illinois | Isiah Schultz misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Mercer | Williams Trombly grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Mercer | Williams Trombly can't finish the layup | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Western Illinois | Edwin Halliburton pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Western Illinois | Edwin Halliburton buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Isiah Schultz | 4-2 |
| 18:30 | Mercer | Williams Trombly comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 18:29 | Mercer | William Smoot tips it in | 4-4 |
| 18:08 | Western Illinois | Isiah Schultz misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 18:07 | Mercer | Timothy Ryan pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:49 | Mercer | William Smoot can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 4-4 |
| 17:48 | Western Illinois | David Turner pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:34 | Western Illinois | Isiah Schultz is fouled on the floor by Thomas Cowan - foul #1 on Thomas Cowan, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels (PG), Leroy Labrador (SG), Hugh Naylor (SF), Raymond Parker (PF), Larry Parks (C) Timothy Ryan, Christopher Duncan, Williams Trombly, William Smoot, Thomas Cowan | |
| 17:27 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Evans misses badly on a floater near the basket | 4-4 |
| 17:25 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Raymond Parker | 4-4 |
| 17:13 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels loses the ball out of bounds | 4-4 |
| 16:56 | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from David Turner | 7-4 |
| 16:33 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels is hacked by David Turner - foul #1 on David Turner, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre (PG), Robert Holland (SG), Fred Wnorowski (PF), Nestor Stamey (C) Isiah Schultz, Alton Wathen, Edwin Halliburton, Kenneth Evans | |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Ryan (PG), Christopher Duncan (SG), William Smoot (PF), Thomas Cowan (C) Joseph Gunnels, Leroy Labrador, Hugh Naylor, Larry Parks | |
| 16:21 | Mercer | Christopher Duncan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-4 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Nicolas Frisina (PG) David Turner | |
| Subs | Mercer | Williams Trombly (SF) Raymond Parker | |
| 16:09 | Western Illinois | Fred Wnorowski buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 9-4 |
| 16:05 | Mercer | Christopher Duncan hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 9-4 |
| 16:04 | Western Illinois | Nestor Stamey grabs the defensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 15:46 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre knocks in the shot from the right side | 11-4 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Nicolas Frisina (fresh) SG - Kevin Alexandre (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Holland (fresh) PF - Fred Wnorowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nestor Stamey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Timothy Ryan (fresh) SG - Christopher Duncan (fresh) SF - Williams Trombly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Smoot (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Cowan (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Mercer | Christopher Duncan buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Ryan | 11-6 |
| 15:19 | Western Illinois | Nicolas Frisina is whistled for traveling | 11-6 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen (SG), David Turner (SF), Edwin Halliburton (PF), Kenneth Evans (C) Nicolas Frisina, Robert Holland, Fred Wnorowski, Nestor Stamey | |
| Subs | Mercer | Leroy Labrador (SG), Raymond Parker (PF), Larry Parks (C) Christopher Duncan, William Smoot, Thomas Cowan | |
| 15:02 | Mercer | Larry Parks hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-6 |
| 15:00 | Mercer | Williams Trombly can't tip it in | 11-6 |
| 14:59 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre snags the defensive board | 11-6 |
| 14:52 | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Turner | 14-6 |
| 14:31 | Mercer | Raymond Parker drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Williams Trombly | 14-8 |
| 14:11 | Western Illinois | Williams Trombly takes the ball from Edwin Halliburton | 14-8 |
| 13:52 | Mercer | Larry Parks misses the lay-in | 14-8 |
| 13:50 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Evans gets the rebound | 14-8 |
| 13:30 | Western Illinois | Edwin Halliburton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-8 |
| 13:28 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Williams Trombly | 14-8 |
| 13:12 | Mercer | Larry Parks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-8 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Isiah Schultz (PG), Robert Holland (SG), Max Valdes (SF), Fred Wnorowski (PF), Nestor Stamey (C) Kevin Alexandre, Alton Wathen, David Turner, Edwin Halliburton, Kenneth Evans | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels (PG), Christopher Duncan (SG), William Smoot (PF), Thomas Cowan (C) Timothy Ryan, Leroy Labrador, Williams Trombly, Larry Parks | |
| 12:47 | Western Illinois | Max Valdes misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-8 |
| 12:45 | Western Illinois | Nestor Stamey grabs the offensive board | 14-8 |
| 12:26 | Western Illinois | Joseph Gunnels is called for the reach on Isiah Schultz - foul #1 on Joseph Gunnels, team foul #2 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | David Turner (SF) Max Valdes | |
| Subs | Mercer | Hugh Naylor (SF) Raymond Parker | |
| 12:03 | Western Illinois | Fred Wnorowski comes up short on the shot from the right block | 14-8 |
| 12:02 | Western Illinois | David Turner gets the offensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 11:49 | Western Illinois | Fred Wnorowski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Fred Wnorowski, team foul #2 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen (SG), Edwin Halliburton (PF), Kenneth Evans (C) Robert Holland, Fred Wnorowski, Nestor Stamey | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Isiah Schultz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alton Wathen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edwin Halliburton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Evans (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joseph Gunnels (fresh) SG - Christopher Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hugh Naylor (fresh) PF - William Smoot (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Cowan (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Mercer | William Smoot misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-8 |
| 11:24 | Mercer | William Smoot grabs the offensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 11:09 | Mercer | Hugh Naylor travels with the ball | 14-8 |
| 10:53 | Western Illinois | David Turner drills a fadeaway from close range and the foul's on Hugh Naylor - foul #1 on Hugh Naylor, team foul #3 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Raymond Parker (SF), Larry Parks (C) Hugh Naylor, Thomas Cowan | |
| 10:53 | Western Illinois | David Turner makes the free throw | 17-8 |
| 10:39 | Mercer | Christopher Duncan misses the lay-in | 17-8 |
| 10:38 | Western Illinois | Edwin Halliburton grabs the board | 17-8 |
| 10:29 | Western Illinois | William Smoot swats the short shot by Kenneth Evans | 17-8 |
| 10:28 | Mercer | Christopher Duncan grabs the board | 17-8 |
| 10:22 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 17-8 |
| 10:20 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 17-8 |
| 10:16 | Western Illinois | David Turner clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-8 |
| 10:14 | Mercer | Raymond Parker pulls down the rebound | 17-8 |
| 10:08 | Mercer | Raymond Parker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-8 |
| 10:07 | Western Illinois | Edwin Halliburton gets the rebound | 17-8 |
| 09:50 | Western Illinois | Isiah Schultz is hacked by Larry Parks - foul #1 on Larry Parks, team foul #4 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Nicolas Frisina (PG), Kevin Alexandre (SG), Robert Holland (SF) Isiah Schultz, Alton Wathen, David Turner | |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Ryan (PG), Leroy Labrador (SG), Williams Trombly (SF), Thomas Cowan (C) Joseph Gunnels, Christopher Duncan, William Smoot, Larry Parks | |
| 09:34 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Leroy Labrador - foul #1 on Leroy Labrador, team foul #5 | 17-8 |
| 09:34 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre makes the 1st free throw | 18-8 |
| 09:34 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre makes the 2nd free throw | 19-8 |
| 09:20 | Mercer | Williams Trombly hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 19-8 |
| 09:19 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre snags the defensive board | 19-8 |
| 09:12 | Western Illinois | Nicolas Frisina hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Holland | 22-8 |
| 08:52 | Mercer | Raymond Parker is hacked by Edwin Halliburton - foul #1 on Edwin Halliburton, team foul #3 | 22-8 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Fred Wnorowski (PF), Nestor Stamey (C) Edwin Halliburton, Kenneth Evans | |
| Subs | Mercer | Larry Parks (PF) Raymond Parker | |
| 08:45 | Mercer | Larry Parks connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Williams Trombly and he's fouled by Robert Holland - foul #1 on Robert Holland, team foul #4 | 22-10 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen (SG) Nicolas Frisina | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 08:45 | Mercer | Larry Parks misses the free throw | 22-10 |
| 08:45 | Western Illinois | Fred Wnorowski pulls down the rebound | 22-10 |
| 08:22 | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 22-10 |
| 08:20 | Mercer | Williams Trombly pulls down the rebound | 22-10 |
| 08:05 | Mercer | Larry Parks connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Timothy Ryan | 22-12 |
| 07:55 | Western Illinois | Nestor Stamey double dribbles | 22-12 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Isiah Schultz (PG), David Turner (SF) Kevin Alexandre, Robert Holland | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Duncan (SG), William Smoot (PF) Leroy Labrador, Thomas Cowan | |
| 07:39 | Mercer | Larry Parks's floater is tipped away by Nestor Stamey | 22-12 |
| 07:37 | Western Illinois | David Turner gets the rebound | 22-12 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Isiah Schultz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alton Wathen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Wnorowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nestor Stamey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Timothy Ryan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Williams Trombly (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Smoot (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Parks (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:15 | Western Illinois | Fred Wnorowski misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 22-12 |
| 07:14 | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen gets the offensive rebound | 22-12 |
| 06:55 | Western Illinois | Isiah Schultz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-12 |
| 06:53 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Isiah Schultz | 22-12 |
| 06:37 | Western Illinois | David Turner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 22-12 |
| 06:35 | Western Illinois | Fred Wnorowski tips it back up and in | 24-12 |
| 06:21 | Mercer | David Turner picks off the pass by Timothy Ryan | 24-12 |
| 06:01 | Western Illinois | William Smoot is called for the reach on Fred Wnorowski - foul #1 on William Smoot, team foul #6 | 24-12 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre (PG), Robert Holland (SG), Edwin Halliburton (PF), Kenneth Evans (C) Isiah Schultz, Alton Wathen, Fred Wnorowski, Nestor Stamey | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels (PG), Leroy Labrador (SG), Hugh Naylor (SF), Raymond Parker (PF), Thomas Cowan (C) Timothy Ryan, Christopher Duncan, Williams Trombly, William Smoot, Larry Parks | |
| 05:42 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Holland | 26-12 |
| 05:20 | Mercer | Raymond Parker hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Gunnels | 26-14 |
| 05:05 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Evans buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from David Turner and he's hacked by Leroy Labrador - foul #2 on Leroy Labrador, team foul #7 | 28-14 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Link (SG) Leroy Labrador | |
| 05:05 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Evans makes the free throw | 29-14 |
| 04:44 | Mercer | Raymond Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-14 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Isiah Schultz (PG) David Turner | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Duncan (SG), William Smoot (PF) Andrew Link, Hugh Naylor | |
| 04:28 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-14 |
| 04:02 | Mercer | Thomas Cowan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-14 |
| 04:01 | Mercer | William Smoot tips it but misses | 29-14 |
| 03:59 | Mercer | Thomas Cowan snags the offensive board | 29-14 |
| 03:40 | Mercer | Christopher Duncan knocks in the runner in the lane and he's hacked by Robert Holland - foul #2 on Robert Holland, team foul #5 | 29-16 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen (SG), David Turner (SF) Kevin Alexandre, Robert Holland | |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Ryan (PG), Williams Trombly (SF) Joseph Gunnels, Thomas Cowan | |
| 03:40 | Mercer | Christopher Duncan makes the free throw | 29-17 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Isiah Schultz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alton Wathen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edwin Halliburton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Timothy Ryan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Duncan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Williams Trombly (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Smoot (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Western Illinois | Isiah Schultz scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-17 |
| 03:12 | Mercer | William Smoot comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-17 |
| 03:10 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Evans snags the defensive board | 32-17 |
| 02:57 | Western Illinois | Edwin Halliburton can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by William Smoot - foul #2 on William Smoot, team foul #8 | 32-17 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre (PG), Fred Wnorowski (C) Isiah Schultz, Kenneth Evans | |
| Subs | Mercer | Leroy Labrador (SG), Larry Parks (PF), Hugh Naylor (C) Christopher Duncan, William Smoot, Raymond Parker | |
| 02:57 | Western Illinois | Edwin Halliburton makes the 1st free throw | 33-17 |
| 02:57 | Western Illinois | Edwin Halliburton makes the 2nd free throw | 34-17 |
| 02:29 | Mercer | Leroy Labrador makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Timothy Ryan | 34-20 |
| 02:17 | Western Illinois | Edwin Halliburton hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Kevin Alexandre | 37-20 |
| 02:03 | Mercer | Edwin Halliburton picks off the pass by Timothy Ryan | 37-20 |
| 01:51 | Western Illinois | Edwin Halliburton misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Larry Parks - foul #2 on Larry Parks, team foul #9 | 37-20 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Evans (C) Fred Wnorowski | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Duncan (SG), William Smoot (PF), Thomas Cowan (C) Leroy Labrador, Williams Trombly, Larry Parks | |
| 01:51 | Western Illinois | Edwin Halliburton makes the 1st free throw | 38-20 |
| 01:51 | Western Illinois | Edwin Halliburton misses the 2nd free throw | 38-20 |
| 01:51 | Mercer | Hugh Naylor snags the defensive board | 38-20 |
| 01:36 | Mercer | Thomas Cowan comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Turner - foul #2 on David Turner, team foul #6 | 38-20 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Isiah Schultz (PG), Fred Wnorowski (PF) Kevin Alexandre, Edwin Halliburton | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels (PG), Raymond Parker (SF) Timothy Ryan, Hugh Naylor | |
| 01:36 | Mercer | Thomas Cowan misses the 1st free throw | 38-20 |
| 01:36 | Mercer | Thomas Cowan misses the 2nd free throw | 38-20 |
| 01:36 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Evans snags the defensive board | 38-20 |
| 01:21 | Western Illinois | Fred Wnorowski misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by William Smoot - foul #3 on William Smoot, team foul #10 | 38-20 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Larry Parks (PF) William Smoot | |
| 01:21 | Western Illinois | Fred Wnorowski misses the 1st free throw | 38-20 |
| 01:21 | Western Illinois | Fred Wnorowski misses the 2nd free throw | 38-20 |
| 01:21 | Mercer | Raymond Parker pulls down the rebound | 38-20 |
| 00:56 | Mercer | Christopher Duncan can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Alton Wathen - foul #1 on Alton Wathen, team foul #7 | 38-20 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre (SG), Robert Holland (SF) Alton Wathen, David Turner | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:56 | Mercer | Christopher Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 38-21 |
| 00:56 | Mercer | Christopher Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 38-22 |
| 00:30 | Western Illinois | Isiah Schultz connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Fred Wnorowski | 40-22 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Thomas Cowan misses badly on a floater from the right block | 40-22 |