| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Kevin Albro (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley McDowell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Price (fresh) PF - Richard Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Farley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Breese (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Malone (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - Darren Holt (fresh) 23 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jim Siller (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Thies (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Dan Price inbounds the ball | 31-46 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Valparaiso | Stanley McDowell misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 31-46 |
| 19:35 | Mercer | Kenneth Malone pulls down the rebound | 31-46 |
| 19:06 | Mercer | Jim Siller drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Breese and he's hacked by Richard Miller - foul #2 on Richard Miller, team foul #1 | 31-48 |
| 19:06 | Mercer | Jim Siller makes the free throw | 31-49 |
| 18:41 | Valparaiso | Kevin Albro scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-49 |
| 18:21 | Mercer | Darren Holt misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-49 |
| 18:20 | Mercer | Kenneth Malone gets the offensive rebound | 33-49 |
| 18:03 | Mercer | Robert Thies is called for a charge - foul #3 on Robert Thies, team foul #1 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mark McDonald (C) Robert Thies | |
| 17:45 | Valparaiso | Kevin Albro misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-49 |
| 17:44 | Valparaiso | Kevin Albro pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-49 |
| 17:22 | Valparaiso | Dan Price's pass is intercepted by John Breese | 33-49 |
| 17:15 | Mercer | Jim Siller misses the driving attempt in the lane | 33-49 |
| 17:13 | Mercer | Mark McDonald tips it but misses | 33-49 |
| 17:11 | Valparaiso | Stanley McDowell pulls down the rebound | 33-49 |
| 16:54 | Valparaiso | Mark McDonald swats the shot by Kevin Albro | 33-49 |
| 16:53 | Mercer | Darren Holt pulls down the rebound | 33-49 |
| 16:39 | Mercer | Darren Holt buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Breese | 33-52 |
| 16:19 | Valparaiso | Dan Price is whistled for a carry | 33-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Junior Owsley (PG), John Day (SG), Joseph Barrett (SF), Kyle Kelm (PF), Gary Schwartzer (C) Kevin Albro, Stanley McDowell, Dan Price, Richard Miller, Michael Farley | |
| Subs | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski (SG) Kenneth Malone | |
| 16:00 | Mercer | Jim Siller misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kyle Kelm - foul #2 on Kyle Kelm, team foul #2 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Thies (C) Mark McDonald | |
| 16:00 | Mercer | Jim Siller misses the 1st free throw | 33-52 |
| 16:00 | Mercer | Jim Siller misses the 2nd free throw | 33-52 |
| 16:00 | Valparaiso | Joseph Barrett grabs the board | 33-52 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Junior Owsley (fresh) SG - John Day (fresh) SF - Joseph Barrett (fresh) PF - Kyle Kelm (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Schwartzer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Breese (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Miro Kolkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darren Holt (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jim Siller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Thies (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:40 | Valparaiso | John Day clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-52 |
| 15:39 | Mercer | Jim Siller pulls down the rebound | 33-52 |
| 15:23 | Mercer | John Breese is hacked by Gary Schwartzer - foul #2 on Gary Schwartzer, team foul #3 | 33-52 |
| 15:08 | Mercer | Darren Holt is fouled on the floor by Joseph Barrett - foul #2 on Joseph Barrett, team foul #4 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kevin Albro (PG) John Day | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Malone (SG) Miro Kolkowski | |
| 14:55 | Mercer | Darren Holt misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-52 |
| 14:54 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Kyle Kelm | 33-52 |
| 14:35 | Valparaiso | Kyle Kelm hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-52 |
| 14:18 | Mercer | Darren Holt misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Barrett - foul #3 on Joseph Barrett, team foul #5 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Stanley McDowell (SG), Dan Price (SF), Michael Farley (C) Junior Owsley, Kyle Kelm, Gary Schwartzer | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 14:18 | Mercer | Darren Holt makes the 1st free throw | 36-53 |
| 14:18 | Mercer | Darren Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:54 | Valparaiso | Kevin Albro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-54 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Miller (PF) Joseph Barrett | |
| Subs | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski (PG) John Breese | |
| 13:40 | Mercer | Jim Siller buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Miro Kolkowski | 36-56 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:33 | Valparaiso | Stanley McDowell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-56 |
| 13:31 | Valparaiso | Richard Miller misses the tip | 36-56 |
| 13:29 | Mercer | Jim Siller snags the defensive board | 36-56 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:12 | Mercer | Darren Holt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 36-56 |
| 13:10 | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski tips it home | 36-58 |
| 12:56 | Valparaiso | Dan Price scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Albro | 39-58 |
| 12:29 | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski is fouled on the floor by Michael Farley - foul #3 on Michael Farley, team foul #6 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Junior Owsley (PG), Joseph Barrett (SF) Kevin Albro, Dan Price | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Breese (PG), Harvey Bye (PF), Mark McDonald (C) Kenneth Malone, Jim Siller, Robert Thies | |
| 12:13 | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-58 |
| 12:11 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Richard Miller | 39-58 |
| 11:56 | Valparaiso | Stanley McDowell makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-58 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Junior Owsley (fresh) SG - Stanley McDowell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Barrett (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Richard Miller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Farley (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Breese (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Miro Kolkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darren Holt (tiring) 28 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harvey Bye (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark McDonald (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:44 | Mercer | Darren Holt is called for traveling | 42-58 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kyle Kelm (PF), Gary Schwartzer (C) Richard Miller, Michael Farley | |
| Subs | Mercer | Roger Landgraf (SG) Miro Kolkowski | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:29 | Valparaiso | Junior Owsley misses the jumpshot from the right side | 42-58 |
| 11:27 | Valparaiso | Gary Schwartzer grabs the offensive board | 42-58 |
| 11:09 | Valparaiso | Kyle Kelm comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 42-58 |
| 11:08 | Mercer | Roger Landgraf snags the defensive board | 42-58 |
| 10:50 | Mercer | Darren Holt misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-58 |
| 10:48 | Valparaiso | Stanley McDowell gets the rebound | 42-58 |
| 10:42 | Valparaiso | Junior Owsley lays it up and in set up by Stanley McDowell and he's fouled by John Breese - foul #2 on John Breese, team foul #2 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kevin Albro (PG), Dan Price (SF), Michael Farley (C) Stanley McDowell, Kyle Kelm, Gary Schwartzer | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Malone (SG), Jim Siller (PF), Robert Thies (C) Roger Landgraf, Harvey Bye, Mark McDonald | |
| 10:42 | Valparaiso | Junior Owsley makes the free throw | 45-58 |
| 10:35 | Mercer | Darren Holt misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-58 |
| 10:34 | Valparaiso | Kevin Albro grabs the board | 45-58 |
| 10:22 | Valparaiso | Joseph Barrett is fouled on the floor by John Breese - foul #3 on John Breese, team foul #3 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Miller (PF) Joseph Barrett | |
| Subs | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski (PG) John Breese | |
| 10:14 | Valparaiso | Michael Farley hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Kevin Albro | 47-58 |
| 10:01 | Mercer | Kenneth Malone is fouled on the floor by Richard Miller - foul #3 on Richard Miller, team foul #7 | 47-58 |
| 10:01 | Mercer | Kenneth Malone misses the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 10:01 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Richard Miller | 47-58 |
| 09:35 | Valparaiso | Michael Farley's floater is tipped away by Jim Siller | 47-58 |
| 09:33 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Kenneth Malone | 47-58 |
| 09:18 | Mercer | Dan Price picks off the pass by Miro Kolkowski | 47-58 |
| 09:02 | Valparaiso | Robert Thies is called for the reach on Michael Farley - foul #4 on Robert Thies, team foul #4 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Stanley McDowell (SG), Joseph Barrett (PF), Kyle Kelm (C) Junior Owsley, Richard Miller, Michael Farley | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Breese (PG), Mark McDonald (C) Miro Kolkowski, Robert Thies | |
| 08:37 | Valparaiso | Dan Price hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-58 |
| 08:36 | Valparaiso | Joseph Barrett tips it home | 49-58 |
| 08:11 | Mercer | Jim Siller can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 49-58 |
| 08:10 | Valparaiso | Joseph Barrett gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| 08:04 | Valparaiso | Stanley McDowell clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 49-58 |
| 08:03 | Valparaiso | Stanley McDowell snags the offensive board | 49-58 |
| 07:48 | Valparaiso | Dan Price misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-58 |
| 07:47 | Mercer | Jim Siller snags the defensive board | 49-58 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Kevin Albro (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stanley McDowell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dan Price (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kyle Kelm (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Breese (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Malone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - Darren Holt (tired) 28 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jim Siller (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark McDonald (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Mercer | Dan Price takes the ball from Jim Siller | 49-58 |
| 07:22 | Valparaiso | Stanley McDowell hits the finger roll set up by Dan Price | 51-58 |
| 07:07 | Mercer | Darren Holt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-58 |
| 07:05 | Valparaiso | Stanley McDowell pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| 06:39 | Valparaiso | Joseph Barrett misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-58 |
| 06:37 | Mercer | John Breese grabs the defensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 06:17 | Mercer | Darren Holt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-58 |
| 06:15 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Kyle Kelm | 51-58 |
| 06:08 | Valparaiso | Mark McDonald blocks the short jumper by Kyle Kelm | 51-58 |
| 06:07 | Mercer | Jim Siller gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 05:53 | Mercer | Jim Siller misses the shot from just outside the lane | 51-58 |
| 05:51 | Valparaiso | Dan Price gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 05:51 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-58 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Junior Owsley (SF), Richard Miller (PF), Michael Farley (C) Dan Price, Joseph Barrett, Kyle Kelm | |
| Subs | Mercer | Harvey Bye (SF), Joseph Pate (PF), Robert Thies (C) Darren Holt, Jim Siller, Mark McDonald | |
| 05:35 | Valparaiso | Stanley McDowell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-58 |
| 05:34 | Valparaiso | Stanley McDowell grabs the offensive board | 51-58 |
| 05:12 | Valparaiso | Kevin Albro connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Farley | 53-58 |
| 04:59 | Mercer | Stanley McDowell is called for the reach on Kenneth Malone - foul #2 on Stanley McDowell, team foul #8 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dan Price (SF) Kevin Albro | |
| Subs | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski (PG) John Breese | |
| 04:59 | Mercer | Kenneth Malone misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 04:59 | Valparaiso | Michael Farley pulls down the rebound | 53-58 |
| 04:42 | Valparaiso | Richard Miller hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 53-58 |
| 04:40 | Valparaiso | Junior Owsley tips it back up and in | 55-58 |
| 04:21 | Mercer | Robert Thies misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Dan Price - foul #3 on Dan Price, team foul #9 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Barrett (SF) Dan Price | |
| Subs | Mercer | Roger Landgraf (SG), Darren Holt (SF), Jim Siller (PF) Kenneth Malone, Harvey Bye, Joseph Pate | |
| 04:21 | Mercer | Robert Thies misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:21 | Mercer | Robert Thies misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:21 | Valparaiso | Joseph Barrett pulls down the rebound | 55-58 |
| 04:01 | Valparaiso | Roger Landgraf is called for the reach on Stanley McDowell - foul #2 on Roger Landgraf, team foul #5 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Day (SG) Stanley McDowell | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 03:53 | Valparaiso | Junior Owsley comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 55-58 |
| 03:51 | Valparaiso | Richard Miller tips it home | 57-58 |
| 03:37 | Mercer | Jim Siller is called for a charge - foul #2 on Jim Siller, team foul #6 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kevin Albro (PG) John Day | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Breese (PG) Roger Landgraf | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Kevin Albro (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Junior Owsley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Farley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Breese (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Miro Kolkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darren Holt (tiring) 28 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jim Siller (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Thies (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Valparaiso | Robert Thies steals it from Michael Farley | 57-58 |
| 03:10 | Mercer | Robert Thies connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Miro Kolkowski | 57-60 |
| 02:55 | Valparaiso | Kevin Albro knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 59-60 |
| 02:33 | Mercer | Darren Holt misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-60 |
| 02:32 | Valparaiso | Michael Farley pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |
| 02:32 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Stanley McDowell (SG), Dan Price (SF) Junior Owsley, Joseph Barrett | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Malone (SG) Miro Kolkowski | |
| 02:16 | Valparaiso | Kevin Albro clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-60 |
| 02:14 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Kenneth Malone | 59-60 |
| 01:58 | Mercer | Darren Holt misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-60 |
| 01:56 | Mercer | Kenneth Malone can't tip it in | 59-60 |
| 01:55 | Mercer | Kenneth Malone gets the offensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 01:48 | Mercer | Kevin Albro takes the ball from Darren Holt | 59-60 |
| 01:44 | Valparaiso | Kevin Albro misses the easy layup | 59-60 |
| 01:42 | Mercer | Jim Siller snags the defensive board | 59-60 |
| 01:37 | Mercer | Darren Holt misses long on a jumper near the basket | 59-60 |
| 01:35 | Valparaiso | Richard Miller pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |
| 01:19 | Valparaiso | Richard Miller misses short on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Breese - foul #4 on John Breese, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| 01:19 | Valparaiso | Richard Miller makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 01:19 | Valparaiso | Richard Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 01:01 | Mercer | Darren Holt misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Dan Price - foul #4 on Dan Price, team foul #10 | 61-60 |
| 01:01 | Mercer | Darren Holt makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 01:01 | Mercer | Darren Holt misses the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 01:01 | Valparaiso | Richard Miller grabs the board | 61-61 |
| 00:54 | Valparaiso | Stanley McDowell can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 00:52 | Mercer | Robert Thies gets the rebound | 61-61 |
| 00:46 | Mercer | Robert Thies blows the dunk | 61-61 |
| 00:44 | Valparaiso | Stanley McDowell snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| 00:28 | Valparaiso | The short jumper by Richard Miller is denied by Jim Siller | 61-61 |
| 00:26 | Mercer | Jim Siller grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 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) | |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Darren Holt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-61 |
| 00:02 | Valparaiso | Stanley McDowell snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| 00:02 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Kevin Albro can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 61-61 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Kevin Albro (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanley McDowell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dan Price (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Richard Miller (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Farley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Breese (fresh) 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Malone (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - Darren Holt (tiring) 29 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jim Siller (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Thies (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Mercer | Robert Thies wins the tip | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:40 | Mercer | Darren Holt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 04:39 | Mercer | Jim Siller tips it home | 61-63 |
| 04:21 | Valparaiso | Jim Siller blocks the short jumper by Stanley McDowell | 61-63 |
| 04:20 | Mercer | Robert Thies snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 04:11 | Mercer | Darren Holt's pass is intercepted by Richard Miller | 61-63 |
| 03:54 | Valparaiso | Kevin Albro hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 03:52 | Mercer | Darren Holt grabs the board | 61-63 |
| 03:33 | Mercer | Jim Siller is fouled on the floor by Richard Miller - foul #4 on Richard Miller, team foul #11 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Barrett (PF) Richard Miller | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 03:33 | Mercer | Jim Siller makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 03:33 | Mercer | Jim Siller makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 03:10 | Valparaiso | The jumper by Michael Farley is denied by Jim Siller | 61-65 |
| 03:08 | Mercer | The rebound goes to John Breese | 61-65 |
| 03:02 | Mercer | Darren Holt scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Kenneth Malone | 61-67 |
| 02:43 | Valparaiso | The jump hook by Michael Farley is blocked by Robert Thies | 61-67 |
| 02:42 | Valparaiso | Kevin Albro tips it home | 63-67 |
| 02:16 | Mercer | Darren Holt makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 63-69 |
| 02:10 | Valparaiso | John Breese steps in front of the Kevin Albro pass in the backcourt | 63-69 |
| 02:02 | Mercer | Darren Holt misses the lay-in | 63-69 |
| 02:01 | Mercer | Jim Siller tips it back up and in | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:44 | Valparaiso | Stanley McDowell misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-71 |
| 01:43 | Mercer | Jim Siller grabs the board | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:16 | Mercer | Darren Holt makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jim Siller | 63-74 |
| 01:08 | Valparaiso | Dan Price misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-74 |
| 01:06 | Mercer | Jim Siller snags the defensive board | 63-74 |
| 00:47 | Mercer | Darren Holt knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-77 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Kevin Albro (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanley McDowell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dan Price (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Joseph Barrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Farley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Breese (tiring) 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Malone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Darren Holt (tired) 39 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jim Siller (tiring) 19 pts. 12 reb. 5 blk. C - Robert Thies (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Valparaiso | Darren Holt is called for the reach on Dan Price - foul #2 on Darren Holt, team foul #8 | 63-77 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Junior Owsley (PG), John Day (SG), Kyle Kelm (C) Kevin Albro, Stanley McDowell, Michael Farley | |
| Subs | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski (PG), Roger Landgraf (SG), Harvey Bye (SF), Joseph Pate (PF), Mark McDonald (C) John Breese, Kenneth Malone, Darren Holt, Jim Siller, Robert Thies | |
| 00:41 | Valparaiso | Dan Price makes the 1st free throw | 64-77 |
| 00:41 | Valparaiso | Dan Price makes the 2nd free throw | 65-77 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski hits the finger roll | 65-79 |
| 00:17 | Valparaiso | Junior Owsley makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-79 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski runs out the clock | 68-79 |