| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Julius Bryant (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roy Young (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Niblett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Starling (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edwin Merritt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Bickerstaff (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Alton Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Julius Bryant inbounds the ball | 39-39 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Mercer | James Niblett steals the ball from Denny Ainsworth | 39-39 |
| 19:21 | Western Illinois | James Starling misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 19:20 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 19:00 | Mercer | James Starling steps in front of the Brad Moodie pass | 39-39 |
| 18:57 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt slams it home set up by James Starling | 39-41 |
| 18:43 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Shorter | 42-41 |
| 18:19 | Western Illinois | 3 seconds is called on James Starling | 42-41 |
| 18:10 | Mercer | Brad Moodie buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-41 |
| 17:41 | Western Illinois | Alton Johnson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Denny Ainsworth - foul #1 on Denny Ainsworth, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | Denver Sieberg (PF) Roy Young | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 17:41 | Western Illinois | Alton Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 17:41 | Western Illinois | Alton Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 17:14 | Mercer | Julius Bryant blows the layup | 44-43 |
| 17:13 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 16:57 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Brad Moodie | 47-43 |
| 16:36 | Western Illinois | James Starling buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Alton Johnson | 47-46 |
| 16:27 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski (PG), Steven Poe (SG), Troy Tinney (SF), Roy Young (PF) Brad Moodie, Thomas Shorter, Julius Bryant, Denny Ainsworth | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop (PG), Greg Thompson (SG), Melvin Epps (SF), Pat Borders (PF), William McEvoy (C) James Niblett, James Starling, Edwin Merritt, John Bickerstaff, Alton Johnson | |
| 16:12 | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop double dribbles | 47-46 |
| 15:55 | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Arno (SF) Troy Tinney | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Music (C) William McEvoy | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ognjen Nowakowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Poe (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Arno (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Roy Young (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Denver Sieberg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Thad Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Greg Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Melvin Epps (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Pat Borders (fresh) C - John Music (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:37 | Western Illinois | Denver Sieberg steals the ball from Melvin Epps | 47-46 |
| 15:24 | Mercer | Paul Arno makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ognjen Nowakowski | 50-46 |
| 15:06 | Western Illinois | Greg Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (PG), Thomas Shorter (SG), Denny Ainsworth (C) Ognjen Nowakowski, Steven Poe, Denver Sieberg | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Starling (SG), John Bickerstaff (PF) Greg Thompson, Pat Borders | |
| 14:48 | Mercer | Paul Arno drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-46 |
| 14:29 | Western Illinois | John Music drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Melvin Epps | 52-48 |
| 14:24 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Thad Bishop - foul #1 on Thad Bishop, team foul #1 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG), Troy Tinney (PF) Julius Bryant, Roy Young | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Niblett (PG), Edwin Merritt (SF) Thad Bishop, Melvin Epps | |
| 14:24 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 14:24 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 13:58 | Western Illinois | John Music hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Denny Ainsworth - foul #2 on Denny Ainsworth, team foul #2 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Denver Sieberg (PF) Troy Tinney | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 13:58 | Western Illinois | John Music misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 13:58 | Western Illinois | John Music makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 13:41 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter scores on a 3 from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 13:30 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt's layup is rejected by Denny Ainsworth | 57-49 |
| 13:29 | Western Illinois | James Starling tips it back up and in | 57-51 |
| 13:16 | Mercer | Brad Moodie drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Paul Arno | 59-51 |
| 13:05 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-51 |
| 13:03 | Mercer | Brad Moodie pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| 12:59 | Mercer | Brad Moodie is whistled for a carry | 59-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (SG), Troy Tinney (SF) Thomas Shorter, Paul Arno | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop (SG), Alton Johnson (C) James Starling, John Music | |
| 12:36 | Western Illinois | James Niblett can't finish the layup | 59-51 |
| 12:35 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 12:14 | Mercer | Brad Moodie can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Niblett - foul #1 on James Niblett, team foul #2 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Roy Young (PF), Warren Ertl (C) Denver Sieberg, Denny Ainsworth | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Melvin Epps (SF), Pat Borders (C) Edwin Merritt, John Bickerstaff | |
| 12:14 | Mercer | Brad Moodie makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 12:14 | Mercer | Brad Moodie misses the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 12:14 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders grabs the defensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 11:47 | Western Illinois | James Niblett's pass is intercepted by Brad Moodie | 60-51 |
| 11:44 | Mercer | Brad Moodie banks in the layup | 62-51 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Julius Bryant (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Tinney (fresh) PF - Roy Young (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Warren Ertl (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Niblett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thad Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Epps (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alton Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Pat Borders (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Western Illinois | Alton Johnson is fouled on the floor by Troy Tinney - foul #1 on Troy Tinney, team foul #3 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Shorter (SG), Paul Arno (SF) Brad Moodie, Troy Tinney | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Starling (SG), John Music (C) James Niblett, Melvin Epps | |
| 11:08 | Western Illinois | Alton Johnson is called for traveling | 62-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth (C) Warren Ertl | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt (SF), John Bickerstaff (PF) Alton Johnson, Pat Borders | |
| 10:45 | Mercer | Paul Arno hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Julius Bryant | 64-51 |
| 10:24 | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop is hacked by Julius Bryant - foul #2 on Julius Bryant, team foul #4 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Greg Thompson (PG) Thad Bishop | |
| 10:10 | Western Illinois | John Music comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-51 |
| 10:09 | Mercer | Paul Arno snags the defensive board | 64-51 |
| 09:58 | Mercer | Paul Arno is called for traveling | 64-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski (PG), Troy Tinney (SF), Denver Sieberg (PF) Julius Bryant, Paul Arno, Roy Young | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Niblett (PG) Greg Thompson | |
| 09:37 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff travels with the ball | 64-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Alton Johnson (SF) Edwin Merritt | |
| 09:24 | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-51 |
| 09:23 | Western Illinois | James Starling gets the rebound | 64-51 |
| 09:03 | Western Illinois | James Starling drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by James Niblett and he's fouled by Thomas Shorter - foul #2 on Thomas Shorter, team foul #5 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG), Julius Bryant (SF), Warren Ertl (C) Ognjen Nowakowski, Troy Tinney, Denny Ainsworth | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Melvin Epps (SF), Pat Borders (C) John Bickerstaff, John Music | |
| 09:03 | Western Illinois | James Starling misses the free throw | 64-53 |
| 09:03 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg snags the defensive board | 64-53 |
| 08:50 | Mercer | Brad Moodie misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Niblett - foul #2 on James Niblett, team foul #3 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Arno (SF) Julius Bryant | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop (SG) James Starling | |
| 08:50 | Mercer | Brad Moodie makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 08:50 | Mercer | Brad Moodie makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 08:50 | Mercer | Brad Moodie makes the 3rd free throw | 67-53 |
| 08:21 | Western Illinois | James Niblett is fouled on the floor by Paul Arno - foul #4 on Paul Arno, team foul #6 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (SG), Troy Tinney (SF), Roy Young (PF) Thomas Shorter, Paul Arno, Warren Ertl | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Greg Thompson (SG), Edwin Merritt (SF) James Niblett, Melvin Epps | |
| 08:08 | Western Illinois | Greg Thompson misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 67-53 |
| 08:06 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Denver Sieberg | 67-53 |
| 07:49 | Mercer | Julius Bryant scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Brad Moodie | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:30 | Western Illinois | Alton Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 69-53 |
| 07:29 | Western Illinois | Alton Johnson hits the follow up shot | 69-55 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fresh) 23 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Julius Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Tinney (fresh) PF - Roy Young (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Denver Sieberg (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Thad Bishop (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Greg Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edwin Merritt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alton Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Pat Borders (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Mercer | Julius Bryant makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Brad Moodie | 72-55 |
| 06:57 | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Edwin Merritt | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:34 | Mercer | Brad Moodie comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-57 |
| 06:32 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt grabs the defensive rebound | 72-57 |
| 06:17 | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 72-57 |
| 06:16 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt grabs the offensive rebound | 72-57 |
| 05:59 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Thad Bishop and he's hacked by Troy Tinney - foul #2 on Troy Tinney, team foul #7 | 72-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Shorter (SG), Paul Arno (SF), Warren Ertl (PF), Denny Ainsworth (C) Brad Moodie, Troy Tinney, Roy Young, Denver Sieberg | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Niblett (PG), James Starling (SG), John Bickerstaff (PF), John Music (C) Thad Bishop, Greg Thompson, Alton Johnson, Pat Borders | |
| 05:59 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt makes the free throw | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:55 | Mercer | James Niblett steps in front of the Julius Bryant pass in the backcourt | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:50 | Western Illinois | James Niblett buries a floater from the left wing set up by James Starling | 72-62 |
| 05:41 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 72-62 |
| 05:40 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff grabs the board | 72-62 |
| 05:28 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt misses badly on a shot from the right side | 72-62 |
| 05:26 | Mercer | Paul Arno gets the rebound | 72-62 |
| 05:08 | Mercer | John Bickerstaff steals it from Denny Ainsworth | 72-62 |
| 04:48 | Western Illinois | James Starling misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 72-62 |
| 04:46 | Mercer | Paul Arno gets the rebound | 72-62 |
| 04:39 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski (PG), Troy Tinney (PF) Julius Bryant, Warren Ertl | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Melvin Epps (SF) Edwin Merritt | |
| 04:33 | Western Illinois | James Niblett throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-62 |
| 04:21 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-62 |
| 04:19 | Mercer | Troy Tinney gets the offensive rebound | 72-62 |
| 04:04 | Mercer | Paul Arno hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on James Niblett - foul #3 on James Niblett, team foul #4 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG), Roy Young (PF) Ognjen Nowakowski, Troy Tinney | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Alton Johnson (SF) Melvin Epps | |
| 04:04 | Mercer | Paul Arno makes the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 04:04 | Mercer | Paul Arno misses the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 04:04 | Western Illinois | John Music snags the defensive board | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:47 | Western Illinois | Alton Johnson slams it home on a great pass from James Starling | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Mercer | Paul Arno knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Thomas Shorter | 76-64 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fresh) 23 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Paul Arno (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Roy Young (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Niblett (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Starling (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alton Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Bickerstaff (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - John Music (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Western Illinois | James Niblett buries a turnaround from close range set up by Alton Johnson | 76-66 |
| 02:57 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter is hacked by James Starling - foul #2 on James Starling, team foul #5 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (SG), Troy Tinney (SF), Denver Sieberg (C) Thomas Shorter, Paul Arno, Denny Ainsworth | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop (PG), Greg Thompson (SG), Melvin Epps (SF), Pat Borders (C) James Niblett, James Starling, John Bickerstaff, John Music | |
| 02:28 | Mercer | Roy Young misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Alton Johnson - foul #1 on Alton Johnson, team foul #6 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski (SG) Brad Moodie | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt (SF) Melvin Epps | |
| 02:28 | Mercer | Roy Young misses the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 02:28 | Mercer | Roy Young makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 02:24 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-66 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG), Thomas Shorter (SG), Paul Arno (SF), Denny Ainsworth (C) Julius Bryant, Ognjen Nowakowski, Troy Tinney, Denver Sieberg | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Niblett (PG), James Starling (SG), John Bickerstaff (PF), John Music (C) Thad Bishop, Greg Thompson, Alton Johnson, Pat Borders | |
| 02:19 | Western Illinois | James Starling misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 77-66 |
| 02:17 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Paul Arno | 77-66 |
| 01:58 | Mercer | Brad Moodie makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Arno | 80-66 |
| 01:39 | Western Illinois | Roy Young steals the ball from Edwin Merritt | 80-66 |
| 01:10 | Mercer | Roy Young connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Brad Moodie and the foul's on Edwin Merritt - foul #1 on Edwin Merritt, team foul #7 | 82-66 |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (PG), Ognjen Nowakowski (SG), Troy Tinney (SF), Denver Sieberg (C) Brad Moodie, Thomas Shorter, Paul Arno, Denny Ainsworth | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop (PG), Greg Thompson (SG), Melvin Epps (SF), Alton Johnson (PF), Pat Borders (C) James Niblett, James Starling, Edwin Merritt, John Bickerstaff, John Music | |
| 01:10 | Mercer | Roy Young makes the free throw | 83-66 |
| 00:53 | Western Illinois | Melvin Epps makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Thad Bishop | 83-68 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Mercer | Troy Tinney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-68 |
| Subs | Mercer | Warren Ertl (C) Roy Young | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Western Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Greg Thompson is blocked by Troy Tinney | 83-68 |
| 00:17 | Western Illinois | Melvin Epps grabs the offensive board | 83-68 |
| 00:14 | Western Illinois | Melvin Epps scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Pat Borders | 83-71 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Julius Bryant runs out the clock | 83-71 |