| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Carl Armitage (fresh) SG - Carl Pon (fresh) SF - John Skagerberg (fresh) PF - Craig Longworth (fresh) C - Stacey Augustine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Blackwell (fresh) SG - Aaron Nitta (fresh) SF - Byron Lutes (fresh) PF - Oliver Callihan (fresh) C - Leonard Harr (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Craig Longworth wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Mercer | Carl Armitage hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:30 | Western Illinois | Craig Longworth is called for the reach on Byron Lutes - foul #1 on Craig Longworth, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:17 | Western Illinois | Byron Lutes makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 18:57 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by John Skagerberg | 5-3 |
| 18:35 | Western Illinois | Leonard Harr can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 18:34 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine grabs the defensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 18:20 | Mercer | John Skagerberg hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 18:19 | Western Illinois | Leonard Harr grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 18:15 | Western Illinois | James Blackwell makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Oliver Callihan | 5-5 |
| 17:56 | Mercer | Craig Longworth is hacked by Leonard Harr - foul #1 on Leonard Harr, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 17:47 | Mercer | Carl Pon scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-5 |
| 17:26 | Western Illinois | Aaron Nitta's pass is intercepted by Stacey Augustine | 8-5 |
| 17:02 | Mercer | Carl Armitage misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-5 |
| 17:01 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Leonard Harr | 8-5 |
| 16:43 | Western Illinois | Leonard Harr blows the layup | 8-5 |
| 16:41 | Mercer | Craig Longworth grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:18 | Mercer | John Skagerberg can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 8-5 |
| 16:17 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Leonard Harr | 8-5 |
| 16:00 | Western Illinois | Leonard Harr misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stacey Augustine - foul #1 on Stacey Augustine, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bradley Miles (PG), Tom Ladd (SG), Wallace Hogan (SF), Joseph Caldwell (PF), Amos Calvillo (C) Carl Armitage, Carl Pon, John Skagerberg, Craig Longworth, Stacey Augustine | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Willie Green (PG), Nicholas Stever (SG), Charles Hambleton (SF), George Galles (PF) James Blackwell, Aaron Nitta, Byron Lutes, Oliver Callihan | |
| 16:00 | Western Illinois | Leonard Harr makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:00 | Western Illinois | Leonard Harr makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bradley Miles (fresh) SG - Tom Ladd (fresh) SF - Wallace Hogan (fresh) PF - Joseph Caldwell (fresh) C - Amos Calvillo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Willie Green (fresh) SG - Nicholas Stever (fresh) SF - Charles Hambleton (fresh) PF - George Galles (fresh) C - Leonard Harr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 8-7 |
| 15:32 | Western Illinois | Charles Hambleton snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 15:27 | Western Illinois | Charles Hambleton can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 15:26 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Stever grabs the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:20 | Western Illinois | Charles Hambleton is hacked by Wallace Hogan - foul #1 on Wallace Hogan, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Wood (SF) Leonard Harr | |
| 15:04 | Western Illinois | Robert Wood is whistled for traveling | 8-7 |
| 14:40 | Mercer | Tom Ladd knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Amos Calvillo | 10-7 |
| 14:24 | Western Illinois | Willie Green misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph Caldwell - foul #1 on Joseph Caldwell, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Pon (SG), John Skagerberg (SF), Craig Longworth (PF), Stacey Augustine (C) Tom Ladd, Wallace Hogan, Joseph Caldwell, Amos Calvillo | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Aaron Nitta (SG), Byron Lutes (SF), Oliver Callihan (PF) Nicholas Stever, Robert Wood, Charles Hambleton | |
| 14:24 | Western Illinois | Willie Green makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:24 | Western Illinois | Willie Green makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:12 | Mercer | Carl Pon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-9 |
| 14:10 | Mercer | Craig Longworth gets the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:05 | Mercer | Carl Pon misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 14:04 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to George Galles | 10-9 |
| 13:44 | Western Illinois | Aaron Nitta misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 13:43 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:21 | Mercer | Carl Pon misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 13:20 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine tips it back up and in | 12-9 |
| 13:14 | Western Illinois | Oliver Callihan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-9 |
| 13:13 | Mercer | Bradley Miles pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:58 | Mercer | Bradley Miles is fouled on the floor by Willie Green - foul #1 on Willie Green, team foul #2 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Armitage (PG) Bradley Miles | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Blackwell (PG), Nicholas Stever (SG), Leonard Harr (C) Willie Green, Aaron Nitta, George Galles | |
| 12:42 | Mercer | Craig Longworth can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Nicholas Stever - foul #1 on Nicholas Stever, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| 12:42 | Mercer | Craig Longworth makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:42 | Mercer | Craig Longworth makes the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 12:24 | Western Illinois | Oliver Callihan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-9 |
| Subs | Mercer | Wallace Hogan (SF), Joseph Caldwell (PF) John Skagerberg, Craig Longworth | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 11:59 | Mercer | Leonard Harr picks off the pass by Stacey Augustine | 14-9 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Carl Armitage (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Carl Pon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wallace Hogan (fresh) PF - Joseph Caldwell (fresh) C - Stacey Augustine (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Blackwell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nicholas Stever (fresh) SF - Byron Lutes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oliver Callihan (fresh) C - Leonard Harr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:55 | Western Illinois | Byron Lutes connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Oliver Callihan | 14-11 |
| 11:37 | Mercer | Byron Lutes is called for the reach on Carl Pon - foul #1 on Byron Lutes, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bradley Miles (SG) Carl Pon | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Aaron Nitta (SG), George Galles (PF) Byron Lutes, Oliver Callihan | |
| 11:32 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine dunks the ball on a great pass from Wallace Hogan and he's fouled by Leonard Harr - foul #2 on Leonard Harr, team foul #5 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Hambleton (C) Leonard Harr | |
| 11:32 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine makes the free throw | 17-11 |
| 11:14 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Stever connects on the runner in the lane set up by James Blackwell | 17-13 |
| 11:04 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-13 |
| 11:03 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Caldwell | 17-13 |
| 10:44 | Mercer | Carl Armitage can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by James Blackwell - foul #1 on James Blackwell, team foul #6 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Skagerberg (SF), Craig Longworth (PF) Wallace Hogan, Stacey Augustine | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 10:44 | Mercer | Carl Armitage makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 10:44 | Mercer | Carl Armitage makes the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 10:20 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Stever's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-13 |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Pon (SG) Carl Armitage | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Willie Green (PG), Byron Lutes (SF), Oliver Callihan (PF) James Blackwell, Nicholas Stever, Charles Hambleton | |
| 10:08 | Mercer | Bradley Miles hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 19-13 |
| 10:06 | Mercer | Craig Longworth snags the offensive board | 19-13 |
| 09:53 | Mercer | Bradley Miles misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-13 |
| 09:52 | Western Illinois | Oliver Callihan grabs the board | 19-13 |
| 09:45 | Western Illinois | Oliver Callihan misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-13 |
| 09:44 | Western Illinois | George Galles gets the offensive rebound | 19-13 |
| 09:28 | Western Illinois | Willie Green hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 19-13 |
| 09:27 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell gets the rebound | 19-13 |
| 09:21 | Mercer | John Skagerberg comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-13 |
| 09:20 | Western Illinois | George Galles snags the defensive board | 19-13 |
| 09:12 | Western Illinois | Oliver Callihan drills a 3 from the right corner | 19-16 |
| 08:54 | Mercer | Carl Pon connects on the jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by Willie Green - foul #2 on Willie Green, team foul #7 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Armitage (PG), Stacey Augustine (C) Bradley Miles, Joseph Caldwell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Blackwell (PG), Nicholas Stever (SG), Charles Hambleton (C) Willie Green, Aaron Nitta, George Galles | |
| 08:54 | Mercer | Carl Pon makes the free throw | 22-16 |
| 08:36 | Western Illinois | Oliver Callihan drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Byron Lutes | 22-18 |
| 08:13 | Mercer | Byron Lutes steps in front of the Carl Armitage pass | 22-18 |
| 08:09 | Western Illinois | Oliver Callihan lays it in set up by Byron Lutes | 22-20 |
| 07:55 | Mercer | Charles Hambleton is called for the reach on Stacey Augustine - foul #1 on Charles Hambleton, team foul #8 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Ladd (SG), Wallace Hogan (SF), Mario Bell (PF) Carl Pon, John Skagerberg, Craig Longworth | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Wood (SF) Byron Lutes | |
| 07:55 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:55 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Carl Armitage (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Tom Ladd (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wallace Hogan (fresh) PF - Mario Bell (fresh) C - Stacey Augustine (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Blackwell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Stever (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Wood (fresh) PF - Oliver Callihan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Charles Hambleton (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Western Illinois | Oliver Callihan is hacked by Mario Bell - foul #1 on Mario Bell, team foul #5 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bradley Miles (PG), Joseph Caldwell (PF) Carl Armitage, Mario Bell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | George Galles (PF) Oliver Callihan | |
| 07:21 | Western Illinois | James Blackwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-20 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Percy Wright (PG) James Blackwell | |
| 06:59 | Mercer | Nicholas Stever steals it from Tom Ladd | 24-20 |
| 06:38 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Stever misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-20 |
| 06:37 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan grabs the board | 24-20 |
| 06:16 | Mercer | Tom Ladd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 24-20 |
| 06:15 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell tips it home | 26-20 |
| 06:05 | Western Illinois | Bradley Miles steals it from Charles Hambleton | 26-20 |
| 05:42 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-20 |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Armitage (PG), Carl Pon (SG), John Skagerberg (SF), Craig Longworth (PF), Amos Calvillo (C) Bradley Miles, Tom Ladd, Wallace Hogan, Joseph Caldwell, Stacey Augustine | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Blackwell (PG), Aaron Nitta (SG), Byron Lutes (SF), Oliver Callihan (PF) Percy Wright, Nicholas Stever, Robert Wood, Charles Hambleton | |
| 05:17 | Western Illinois | Oliver Callihan connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Byron Lutes | 26-23 |
| 04:52 | Mercer | Craig Longworth misses the 3 from the right corner | 26-23 |
| 04:50 | Mercer | John Skagerberg hits the follow up shot | 28-23 |
| 04:34 | Western Illinois | Byron Lutes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-23 |
| 04:32 | Mercer | Amos Calvillo grabs the defensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 04:14 | Mercer | John Skagerberg is hacked by James Blackwell - foul #2 on James Blackwell, team foul #9 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Mercer | Stacey Augustine (C) Amos Calvillo | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Percy Wright (PG), Nicholas Stever (C) James Blackwell, George Galles | |
| 04:14 | Mercer | John Skagerberg makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 04:14 | Mercer | John Skagerberg makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 04:02 | Western Illinois | Byron Lutes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-23 |
| 04:00 | Mercer | Craig Longworth grabs the defensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 03:45 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine blows the layup | 30-23 |
| 03:43 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Stever snags the defensive board | 30-23 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Carl Armitage (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carl Pon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Skagerberg (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Craig Longworth (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Stacey Augustine (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Percy Wright (fresh) SG - Aaron Nitta (fresh) SF - Byron Lutes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Oliver Callihan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Nicholas Stever (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Western Illinois | Carl Armitage is called for the reach on Percy Wright - foul #1 on Carl Armitage, team foul #6 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bradley Miles (PG) Carl Armitage | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Blackwell (PG), Leonard Harr (C) Percy Wright, Oliver Callihan | |
| 03:28 | Western Illinois | Aaron Nitta clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 30-23 |
| 03:27 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine grabs the defensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 03:07 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine misses the floater near the basket | 30-23 |
| 03:06 | Western Illinois | Leonard Harr grabs the board | 30-23 |
| 03:00 | Western Illinois | Aaron Nitta is called for traveling | 30-23 |
| Subs | Mercer | Wallace Hogan (SF), Joseph Caldwell (PF) John Skagerberg, Craig Longworth | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Willie Green (SG), Charles Hambleton (PF) Aaron Nitta, Byron Lutes | |
| 02:47 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Carl Pon | 32-23 |
| 02:20 | Western Illinois | Charles Hambleton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-23 |
| 02:19 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Stever pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 02:14 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Stever misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-23 |
| 02:12 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Blackwell | 32-23 |
| 02:00 | Western Illinois | Leonard Harr misses short on a floater from the right side | 32-23 |
| 01:59 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine snags the defensive board | 32-23 |
| 01:53 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Carl Pon | 34-23 |
| 01:43 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Stever knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-26 |
| 01:14 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Stacey Augustine and he's hacked by Nicholas Stever - foul #2 on Nicholas Stever, team foul #10 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Armitage (PG), Craig Longworth (PF) Carl Pon, Stacey Augustine | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Aaron Nitta (SG), Byron Lutes (SF), Oliver Callihan (PF) James Blackwell, Nicholas Stever, Charles Hambleton | |
| 01:14 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan makes the free throw | 37-26 |
| 01:00 | Western Illinois | Aaron Nitta scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Byron Lutes | 37-28 |
| 00:47 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell misses short on a shot from the right side | 37-28 |
| 00:45 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Leonard Harr | 37-28 |
| 00:33 | Western Illinois | Oliver Callihan misses long on a floater from the right side | 37-28 |
| 00:32 | Mercer | Craig Longworth pulls down the rebound | 37-28 |
| 00:15 | Mercer | Carl Armitage misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-28 |
| 00:14 | Western Illinois | Byron Lutes gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Leonard Harr knocks in the shot from the right block | 37-30 |