| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Niblett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thad Bishop (fresh) SF - Edwin Merritt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Bickerstaff (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Music (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Paul Arno (fresh) PF - Roy Young (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Paul Arno inbounds the ball | 27-24 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 27-24 |
| 19:30 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter tips it in | 27-26 |
| 19:25 | Western Illinois | James Niblett scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Thad Bishop | 30-26 |
| 19:03 | Mercer | Brad Moodie comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-26 |
| 19:02 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Edwin Merritt | 30-26 |
| 18:39 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt loses the dribble to Brad Moodie | 30-26 |
| 18:24 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter is called for traveling | 30-26 |
| 18:09 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff is whistled for traveling | 30-26 |
| 17:55 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 17:46 | Western Illinois | James Niblett hits a shot from the right side | 32-29 |
| 17:22 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-29 |
| 17:21 | Mercer | Roy Young tips it in | 32-31 |
| 17:15 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt's fadeaway is rejected by Roy Young | 32-31 |
| 17:13 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff tips it home | 34-31 |
| 17:01 | Mercer | Roy Young scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Denny Ainsworth | 34-33 |
| 16:45 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-33 |
| 16:25 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 36-35 |
| 16:10 | Western Illinois | Edwin Merritt misses the shot from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 16:09 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 15:46 | Mercer | Brad Moodie scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Paul Arno | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Niblett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thad Bishop (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edwin Merritt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Bickerstaff (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Music (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Shorter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Paul Arno (fairly fresh) PF - Roy Young (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Denny Ainsworth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Western Illinois | John Music banks in the layup set up by Thad Bishop and he's hacked by Brad Moodie - foul #2 on Brad Moodie, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Greg Thompson (PG), James Starling (SG), Alton Johnson (SF), Pat Borders (PF) James Niblett, Thad Bishop, Edwin Merritt, John Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (PG), Ognjen Nowakowski (SG), Troy Tinney (SF), Denver Sieberg (PF), Warren Ertl (C) Brad Moodie, Thomas Shorter, Paul Arno, Roy Young, Denny Ainsworth | |
| 15:34 | Western Illinois | John Music makes the free throw | 39-38 |
| 15:07 | Mercer | Julius Bryant is fouled on the floor by John Music - foul #2 on John Music, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Melvin Epps (SF) John Music | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 14:49 | Mercer | Warren Ertl comes up short on the jumper from close range | 39-38 |
| 14:47 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg tips it home | 39-40 |
| 14:34 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders misses the lay-in | 39-40 |
| 14:33 | Mercer | Troy Tinney grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 14:14 | Mercer | Warren Ertl misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Pat Borders - foul #3 on Pat Borders, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff (PF) Melvin Epps | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Shorter (SG), Denny Ainsworth (C) Ognjen Nowakowski, Denver Sieberg | |
| 14:14 | Mercer | Warren Ertl misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 14:14 | Mercer | Warren Ertl makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 14:01 | Western Illinois | Greg Thompson misses short on a 3 from the left corner but he's hacked by Thomas Shorter - foul #3 on Thomas Shorter, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Denver Sieberg (PF) Warren Ertl | |
| 14:01 | Western Illinois | Greg Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 14:01 | Western Illinois | Greg Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 14:01 | Western Illinois | Greg Thompson makes the 3rd free throw | 41-41 |
| 13:51 | Mercer | Troy Tinney comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 13:50 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Pat Borders | 41-41 |
| 13:26 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 13:25 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Denver Sieberg | 41-41 |
| 13:06 | Mercer | John Bickerstaff steals the ball from Julius Bryant | 41-41 |
| 12:50 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on John Bickerstaff, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Niblett (PG), Edwin Merritt (SF), John Music (C) Greg Thompson, Alton Johnson, Pat Borders | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG), Paul Arno (SF), Roy Young (PF) Julius Bryant, Troy Tinney, Denver Sieberg | |
| 12:25 | Mercer | Roy Young hits the finger roll set up by Brad Moodie and the foul's on John Bickerstaff - foul #3 on John Bickerstaff, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop (SG) James Starling | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski (SG) Thomas Shorter | |
| 12:25 | Mercer | Roy Young makes the free throw | 41-44 |
| 12:08 | Western Illinois | Denny Ainsworth denies the turnaround by James Niblett | 41-44 |
| 12:06 | Mercer | Paul Arno grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 11:45 | Mercer | Roy Young is hacked by John Bickerstaff - foul #4 on John Bickerstaff, team foul #5 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Alton Johnson (PF) John Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (SG), Denver Sieberg (C) Ognjen Nowakowski, Denny Ainsworth | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Niblett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thad Bishop (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edwin Merritt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alton Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Music (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julius Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Arno (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roy Young (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Denver Sieberg (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Mercer | Paul Arno clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edwin Merritt - foul #1 on Edwin Merritt, team foul #6 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Starling (SG) Thad Bishop | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Shorter (SG) Julius Bryant | |
| 11:31 | Mercer | Paul Arno misses the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 11:31 | Mercer | Paul Arno makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 11:18 | Western Illinois | James Niblett misses the fadeaway in the lane | 41-45 |
| 11:16 | Mercer | Roy Young gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 11:05 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 11:03 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg tips it back up and in | 41-47 |
| 10:35 | Western Illinois | Alton Johnson misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Roy Young - foul #1 on Roy Young, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Pat Borders (C) John Music | |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (SF), Denny Ainsworth (C) Paul Arno, Roy Young | |
| 10:35 | Western Illinois | Alton Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 10:35 | Western Illinois | Alton Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 10:35 | Mercer | Julius Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 10:23 | Mercer | Brad Moodie misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 41-47 |
| 10:22 | Western Illinois | Alton Johnson pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 10:12 | Western Illinois | Alton Johnson connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Denver Sieberg - foul #1 on Denver Sieberg, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Troy Tinney (SF) Brad Moodie | |
| 10:12 | Western Illinois | Alton Johnson makes the free throw | 44-47 |
| 09:53 | Mercer | Troy Tinney hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by James Niblett - foul #1 on James Niblett, team foul #7 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop (PG), Greg Thompson (SG), Melvin Epps (SF) James Niblett, James Starling, Edwin Merritt | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski (SG) Thomas Shorter | |
| 09:53 | Mercer | Troy Tinney makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 09:53 | Mercer | Troy Tinney makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 09:36 | Western Illinois | Melvin Epps is fouled on the floor by Troy Tinney - foul #1 on Troy Tinney, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Music (C) Alton Johnson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Warren Ertl (PF) Denver Sieberg | |
| 09:22 | Western Illinois | Greg Thompson loses the ball out of bounds | 44-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Roy Young (PF) Warren Ertl | |
| 08:56 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Julius Bryant | 44-52 |
| 08:34 | Western Illinois | Melvin Epps misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-52 |
| 08:32 | Mercer | Roy Young grabs the board | 44-52 |
| 08:15 | Mercer | Roy Young drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Julius Bryant | 44-54 |
| 07:59 | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop is fouled on the floor by Julius Bryant - foul #1 on Julius Bryant, team foul #6 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Niblett (PG), James Starling (SG), Edwin Merritt (SF), John Bickerstaff (PF), Alton Johnson (C) Thad Bishop, Greg Thompson, Melvin Epps, Pat Borders, John Music | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG), Thomas Shorter (SG), Paul Arno (SF), Denver Sieberg (C) Julius Bryant, Ognjen Nowakowski, Troy Tinney, Denny Ainsworth | |
| 07:42 | Western Illinois | Denver Sieberg is called for the reach on Alton Johnson - foul #2 on Denver Sieberg, team foul #7 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Warren Ertl (C) Roy Young | |
| 07:42 | Western Illinois | Alton Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 07:42 | Western Illinois | Alton Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 07:42 | Mercer | Warren Ertl gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Niblett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Starling (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Edwin Merritt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Bickerstaff (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Alton Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Paul Arno (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Denver Sieberg (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Warren Ertl (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Edwin Merritt - foul #2 on Edwin Merritt, team foul #8 | 45-54 |
| 07:30 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 07:30 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 07:13 | Western Illinois | Alton Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-56 |
| 06:58 | Mercer | Brad Moodie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-56 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Music (C) Alton Johnson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth (C) Warren Ertl | |
| 06:42 | Western Illinois | James Niblett misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-56 |
| 06:40 | Western Illinois | James Niblett grabs the offensive board | 45-56 |
| 06:16 | Western Illinois | The jumper by John Music is denied by Denny Ainsworth | 45-56 |
| 06:14 | Western Illinois | John Music snags the offensive board | 45-56 |
| 06:06 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-56 |
| 06:04 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| 05:51 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Music - foul #3 on John Music, team foul #9 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Roy Young (PF) Denver Sieberg | |
| 05:51 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 05:51 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:44 | Western Illinois | Paul Arno is called for the reach on James Niblett - foul #2 on Paul Arno, team foul #8 | 45-58 |
| 05:44 | Western Illinois | James Niblett makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 05:44 | Western Illinois | James Niblett makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 05:25 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-58 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (SF) Paul Arno | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:04 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff misses the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Roy Young - foul #2 on Roy Young, team foul #9 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Thad Bishop (PG), Alton Johnson (SF), Pat Borders (C) James Niblett, Edwin Merritt, John Music | |
| Subs | Mercer | Troy Tinney (SF) Brad Moodie | |
| 05:04 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 05:04 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff misses the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 05:04 | Mercer | Roy Young gets the rebound | 48-58 |
| 04:44 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 48-58 |
| 04:43 | Western Illinois | Pat Borders pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| 04:24 | Western Illinois | James Starling makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Thad Bishop | 50-58 |
| 04:02 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-58 |
| 04:00 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff snags the defensive board | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Western Illinois | John Bickerstaff misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-58 |
| 03:44 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth gets the rebound | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Thad Bishop (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Starling (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Alton Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Bickerstaff (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Pat Borders (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Julius Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Shorter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Troy Tinney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Young (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Denny Ainsworth (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:25 | Mercer | Julius Bryant drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Shorter and the foul's on Thad Bishop - foul #1 on Thad Bishop, team foul #10 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Niblett (PG), Edwin Merritt (SF), John Music (C) James Starling, John Bickerstaff, Pat Borders | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG), Paul Arno (SF), Denver Sieberg (PF), Warren Ertl (C) Thomas Shorter, Troy Tinney, Roy Young, Denny Ainsworth | |
| 03:25 | Mercer | Julius Bryant makes the free throw | 50-61 |
| 03:01 | Western Illinois | Alton Johnson buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Thad Bishop | 53-61 |
| 02:59 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-61 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Starling (SG), John Bickerstaff (PF) Thad Bishop, Alton Johnson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Shorter (SG), Roy Young (PF), Denny Ainsworth (C) Julius Bryant, Denver Sieberg, Warren Ertl | |
| 02:34 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Brad Moodie | 53-64 |
| 02:17 | Western Illinois | James Starling misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-64 |
| 02:15 | Mercer | Roy Young gets the rebound | 53-64 |
| 01:49 | Mercer | John Bickerstaff is called for the reach on Thomas Shorter - foul #5 on John Bickerstaff, team foul #11 | 53-64 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (PG), Troy Tinney (SF), Denver Sieberg (PF), Warren Ertl (C) Brad Moodie, Paul Arno, Roy Young, Denny Ainsworth | |
| 01:49 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 01:49 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 01:33 | Western Illinois | Alton Johnson blows the layup | 53-66 |
| 01:32 | Mercer | Julius Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 53-66 |
| 01:18 | Mercer | Troy Tinney misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-66 |
| 01:16 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter tips it but misses | 53-66 |
| 01:15 | Western Illinois | Melvin Epps gets the rebound | 53-66 |
| 01:02 | Western Illinois | Greg Thompson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:59 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter is fouled on the floor by Thad Bishop - foul #2 on Thad Bishop, team foul #12 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski (PG) Warren Ertl | |
| 00:59 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:59 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois 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 (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Western Illinois | Ognjen Nowakowski takes the ball from Melvin Epps | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois 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 (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 56-68 |
| 00:28 | Mercer | Troy Tinney snags the offensive board | 56-68 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski runs out the clock | 56-68 |