| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Arno (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Roy Young (fresh) 7 pts. C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Philip Hoge (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Howard Black (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lynn Sweat (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Holland (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Paul Arno inbounds the ball | 40-18 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Mercer | Lynn Sweat picks off the pass by Thomas Shorter | 40-18 |
| 19:38 | Valparaiso | Philip Hoge hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lynn Sweat | 40-20 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:27 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 40-20 |
| 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) | |
| 19:06 | Valparaiso | Howard Black is hacked by Paul Arno - foul #2 on Paul Arno, team foul #1 | 40-20 |
| 19:01 | Valparaiso | Howard Black is hacked by Thomas Shorter - foul #1 on Thomas Shorter, team foul #2 | 40-20 |
| 18:40 | Valparaiso | Philip Hoge knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-23 |
| 18:18 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth's pass is intercepted by Philip Hoge | 40-23 |
| 17:58 | Valparaiso | Paul Arno takes the ball from John Roberts | 40-23 |
| 17:42 | Mercer | Philip Hoge steals the ball from Thomas Shorter | 40-23 |
| 17:25 | Valparaiso | Thomas Shorter is called for the reach on Howard Black - foul #2 on Thomas Shorter, team foul #3 | 40-23 |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (PG), Troy Tinney (SF), Denver Sieberg (PF) Brad Moodie, Paul Arno, Roy Young | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Charles Roth (PG), Patrick Mixson (SF), Phillip Jordan (PF) Philip Hoge, Lynn Sweat, John Roberts | |
| 17:17 | Valparaiso | Charles Roth buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Howard Black | 40-25 |
| 17:01 | Mercer | Charles Roth picks off the pass by Troy Tinney | 40-25 |
| 16:50 | Valparaiso | Patrick Mixson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Phillip Jordan | 40-28 |
| 16:43 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 40-28 |
| 16:41 | Valparaiso | Phillip Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 16:27 | Valparaiso | Phillip Jordan connects on the floater from the left block and the foul's on Denver Sieberg - foul #1 on Denver Sieberg, team foul #4 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG), Warren Ertl (C) Thomas Shorter, Denny Ainsworth | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Philip Hoge (PG), Randall Birch (C) Howard Black, Robert Holland | |
| 16:27 | Valparaiso | Phillip Jordan makes the free throw | 40-31 |
| 16:15 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Denver Sieberg, team foul #5 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Arno (SF), Roy Young (PF) Troy Tinney, Warren Ertl | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 15:57 | Valparaiso | Charles Roth travels with the ball | 40-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Lynn Sweat (SF), John Roberts (PF) Patrick Mixson, Randall Birch | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Julius Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Arno (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Roy Young (fresh) 7 pts. C - Denver Sieberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Philip Hoge (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Charles Roth (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lynn Sweat (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Phillip Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Mercer | Brad Moodie misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-31 |
| 15:43 | Mercer | Roy Young tips it but misses | 40-31 |
| 15:41 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg tips it in | 42-31 |
| 15:24 | Valparaiso | Lynn Sweat clanks a shot from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 15:22 | Mercer | Roy Young gets the rebound | 42-31 |
| 15:18 | Mercer | Brad Moodie can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 15:16 | Valparaiso | Charles Roth gets the rebound | 42-31 |
| 15:02 | Valparaiso | Charles Roth scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lynn Sweat | 42-34 |
| 14:57 | Mercer | Julius Bryant connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Brad Moodie | 44-34 |
| 14:35 | Valparaiso | Lynn Sweat misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 14:33 | Valparaiso | John Roberts tips it home | 44-36 |
| 14:17 | Mercer | Brad Moodie buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-36 |
| 14:04 | Valparaiso | Lynn Sweat misses short on a floater from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 14:02 | Valparaiso | Lynn Sweat grabs the offensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 13:51 | Valparaiso | John Roberts scores on a shot near the basket set up by Philip Hoge and the foul's on Julius Bryant - foul #1 on Julius Bryant, team foul #6 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski (PG), Thomas Shorter (SG), Troy Tinney (SF), Warren Ertl (PF), Denny Ainsworth (C) Brad Moodie, Julius Bryant, Paul Arno, Roy Young, Denver Sieberg | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Stephen Ambrose (PG), Howard Black (SG), Patrick Mixson (SF), Robert Holland (C) Philip Hoge, Charles Roth, Lynn Sweat, Phillip Jordan | |
| 13:51 | Valparaiso | John Roberts makes the free throw | 47-39 |
| 13:35 | Mercer | Troy Tinney misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Stephen Ambrose - foul #1 on Stephen Ambrose, team foul #1 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Randall Birch (PF) John Roberts | |
| 13:35 | Mercer | Troy Tinney makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 13:35 | Mercer | Troy Tinney makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 13:22 | Valparaiso | Robert Holland drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Howard Black | 49-41 |
| 13:01 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter is called for 3 seconds | 49-41 |
| 12:48 | Valparaiso | Stephen Ambrose lays it up and in set up by Howard Black | 49-43 |
| 12:26 | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski clanks a shot from the free throw line | 49-43 |
| 12:25 | Valparaiso | Robert Holland gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 12:19 | Valparaiso | Robert Holland loses the ball out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (SF) Warren Ertl | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Charles Roth (PG), Phillip Jordan (PF) Stephen Ambrose, Randall Birch | |
| 11:56 | Mercer | Troy Tinney buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Ognjen Nowakowski | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ognjen Nowakowski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Julius Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Troy Tinney (fresh) 8 pts. C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Charles Roth (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Howard Black (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Patrick Mixson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Phillip Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Holland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Valparaiso | Charles Roth steps out of bounds on the baseline | 51-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG), Paul Arno (SF), Roy Young (PF) Ognjen Nowakowski, Julius Bryant, Troy Tinney | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Philip Hoge (PG), Lynn Sweat (SF), John Roberts (PF) Charles Roth, Patrick Mixson, Phillip Jordan | |
| 11:16 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter lays it up and in set up by Roy Young | 53-43 |
| 10:57 | Valparaiso | Philip Hoge misses badly on a shot from the right side | 53-43 |
| 10:56 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter grabs the board | 53-43 |
| 10:30 | Mercer | Howard Black takes the ball from Paul Arno | 53-43 |
| 10:27 | Valparaiso | Howard Black hits the finger roll | 53-45 |
| 10:25 | Mercer | Brad Moodie is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 53-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (SG), Denver Sieberg (C) Thomas Shorter, Denny Ainsworth | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Charles Roth (SG), Phillip Jordan (C) Howard Black, Robert Holland | |
| 10:15 | Valparaiso | Philip Hoge is fouled on the floor by Brad Moodie - foul #2 on Brad Moodie, team foul #7 | 53-45 |
| 10:15 | Valparaiso | Philip Hoge misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 10:15 | Mercer | Roy Young snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 10:07 | Mercer | Roy Young blows the layup | 53-45 |
| 10:06 | Mercer | Brad Moodie snags the offensive board | 53-45 |
| 09:48 | Mercer | Brad Moodie makes the 3 from straight away set up by Roy Young | 56-45 |
| 09:30 | Valparaiso | Charles Roth clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's fouled by Julius Bryant - foul #2 on Julius Bryant, team foul #8 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski (SG), Troy Tinney (SF), Warren Ertl (C) Brad Moodie, Paul Arno, Roy Young | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Howard Black (SG), Patrick Mixson (SF), Randall Birch (C) Philip Hoge, Lynn Sweat, John Roberts | |
| 09:30 | Valparaiso | Charles Roth makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 09:30 | Valparaiso | Charles Roth makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 09:30 | Valparaiso | Charles Roth makes the 3rd free throw | 56-48 |
| 09:12 | Mercer | Warren Ertl can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 56-48 |
| 09:10 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Randall Birch | 56-48 |
| 08:53 | Valparaiso | Denver Sieberg steals it from Howard Black | 56-48 |
| 08:47 | Mercer | Troy Tinney misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 56-48 |
| 08:46 | Valparaiso | Randall Birch pulls down the rebound | 56-48 |
| 08:28 | Valparaiso | Howard Black misses short on a floater from the right side | 56-48 |
| 08:26 | Valparaiso | Charles Roth misses the tip | 56-48 |
| 08:25 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Jordan | 56-48 |
| 08:12 | Valparaiso | Phillip Jordan connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Howard Black | 56-51 |
| 07:58 | Mercer | Patrick Mixson is called for the reach on Troy Tinney - foul #1 on Patrick Mixson, team foul #2 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG), Thomas Shorter (SG), Paul Arno (SF), Roy Young (PF), Denny Ainsworth (C) Julius Bryant, Ognjen Nowakowski, Troy Tinney, Denver Sieberg, Warren Ertl | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Philip Hoge (PG), Lynn Sweat (SF), John Roberts (PF), Robert Holland (C) Charles Roth, Patrick Mixson, Phillip Jordan, Randall Birch | |
| 07:50 | Mercer | Philip Hoge is called for the reach on Brad Moodie - foul #2 on Philip Hoge, team foul #3 | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Arno (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Roy Young (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Philip Hoge (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Howard Black (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Lynn Sweat (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Holland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Mercer | Brad Moodie is hacked by Robert Holland - foul #1 on Robert Holland, team foul #4 | 56-51 |
| 07:28 | Mercer | Brad Moodie is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Brad Moodie, team foul #9 | 56-51 |
| 07:13 | Valparaiso | John Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Charles Roth (SG) Howard Black | |
| 06:53 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Brad Moodie | 58-51 |
| 06:38 | Valparaiso | Roy Young steps in front of the Lynn Sweat pass | 58-51 |
| 06:10 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth misses the lay-in but the foul's on Philip Hoge - foul #3 on Philip Hoge, team foul #5 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (SF), Denver Sieberg (PF) Paul Arno, Roy Young | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Howard Black (SG), Patrick Mixson (SF), Phillip Jordan (PF) Charles Roth, Lynn Sweat, John Roberts | |
| 06:10 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 06:10 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 05:54 | Valparaiso | Patrick Mixson misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 60-51 |
| 05:52 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Denny Ainsworth | 60-51 |
| 05:31 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-51 |
| 05:29 | Valparaiso | Robert Holland gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| 05:13 | Valparaiso | Robert Holland misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 60-51 |
| 05:11 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Julius Bryant | 60-51 |
| 04:57 | Mercer | Phillip Jordan steps in front of the Thomas Shorter pass | 60-51 |
| 04:39 | Valparaiso | Howard Black knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Patrick Mixson | 60-53 |
| 04:26 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 60-53 |
| 04:24 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Shorter | 60-53 |
| 04:19 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter hits a 3 from straight away | 63-53 |
| 04:01 | Valparaiso | Robert Holland hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Phillip Jordan | 63-56 |
| 04:01 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Arno (SF), Roy Young (PF) Brad Moodie, Denver Sieberg | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Lynn Sweat (SF), John Roberts (PF) Patrick Mixson, Phillip Jordan | |
| 03:43 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 03:41 | Valparaiso | Lynn Sweat snags the defensive board | 63-56 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Julius Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Arno (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Roy Young (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Philip Hoge (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Howard Black (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Lynn Sweat (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Holland (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Valparaiso | Philip Hoge misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Julius Bryant - foul #3 on Julius Bryant, team foul #10 | 63-56 |
| 03:20 | Valparaiso | Philip Hoge makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 03:20 | Valparaiso | Philip Hoge makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 03:16 | Mercer | Julius Bryant is hacked by Philip Hoge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Philip Hoge, team foul #6 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Charles Roth (PG) Philip Hoge | |
| 02:58 | Mercer | Paul Arno hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-58 |
| 02:57 | Valparaiso | Charles Roth grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 02:53 | Valparaiso | Roy Young is called for the reach on Charles Roth - foul #2 on Roy Young, team foul #11 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG) Julius Bryant | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Phillip Jordan (C) Robert Holland | |
| 02:53 | Valparaiso | Charles Roth makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:53 | Valparaiso | Charles Roth makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 02:39 | Mercer | Paul Arno is hacked by Lynn Sweat - foul #1 on Lynn Sweat, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (SG) Thomas Shorter | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 02:39 | Mercer | Paul Arno misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 02:39 | Valparaiso | Lynn Sweat gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 02:39 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| 02:26 | Valparaiso | Paul Arno swats the shot by Charles Roth | 63-60 |
| 02:24 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Roy Young | 63-60 |
| 02:01 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth makes the jumper from the right side set up by Julius Bryant | 65-60 |
| 02:01 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Shorter (SG) Julius Bryant | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Philip Hoge (PG), Robert Holland (C) Charles Roth, Phillip Jordan | |
| 01:43 | Valparaiso | Lynn Sweat scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Philip Hoge | 65-63 |
| 01:30 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 65-63 |
| 01:28 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth can't tip it in | 65-63 |
| 01:27 | Valparaiso | Lynn Sweat grabs the defensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 01:21 | Valparaiso | Howard Black is fouled on the floor by Denny Ainsworth - foul #1 on Denny Ainsworth, team foul #12 | 65-63 |
| 01:21 | Valparaiso | Howard Black makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 01:21 | Valparaiso | Howard Black makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:58 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 65-65 |
| 00:57 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to John Roberts | 65-65 |
| 00:38 | Valparaiso | Robert Holland misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Shorter - foul #3 on Thomas Shorter, team foul #13 | 65-65 |
| 00:38 | Valparaiso | Robert Holland makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:38 | Valparaiso | Robert Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:12 | Mercer | Paul Arno hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Brad Moodie and he's hacked by Lynn Sweat - foul #2 on Lynn Sweat, team foul #8 | 67-67 |
| 00:12 | Mercer | Paul Arno makes the free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:01 | Valparaiso | Lynn Sweat hits a floater from the right side | 68-69 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter misses the fullcourt shot | 68-69 |