| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Carl Armitage (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Carl Pon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Skagerberg (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Longworth (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Stacey Augustine (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Elijah Burns (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Bogen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Patricio (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Daub (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jessie Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | John Skagerberg inbounds the ball | 48-36 |
| 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) | |
| 19:37 | Mercer | Michael Daub swats the short shot by Carl Pon | 48-36 |
| 19:36 | Valparaiso | Michael Daub snags the defensive board | 48-36 |
| 19:19 | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Daniel Patricio | 48-39 |
| 19:08 | Mercer | Craig Longworth misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Daub - foul #1 on Michael Daub, team foul #1 | 48-39 |
| 19:08 | Mercer | Craig Longworth misses the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 19:08 | Mercer | Craig Longworth misses the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 19:08 | Valparaiso | Jessie Williams gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 18:52 | Valparaiso | Michael Daub comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-39 |
| 18:50 | Valparaiso | Michael Daub misses the tip | 48-39 |
| 18:48 | Valparaiso | Jessie Williams tips it in | 48-41 |
| 18:35 | Mercer | Carl Pon misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 48-41 |
| 18:34 | Valparaiso | Elijah Burns pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 18:19 | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 18:17 | Mercer | Craig Longworth gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 18:12 | Mercer | John Skagerberg is fouled on the floor by Daniel Patricio - foul #3 on Daniel Patricio, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Douglas Dinwiddie (SF) Daniel Patricio | |
| 17:56 | Mercer | Carl Pon makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 50-41 |
| 17:46 | Valparaiso | Carl Pon is called for the reach on Elijah Burns - foul #1 on Carl Pon, team foul #1 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bradley Miles (PG) Carl Armitage | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Ray (SG), John Hui (PF), Neil Sullivan (C) Peter Bogen, Michael Daub, Jessie Williams | |
| 17:31 | Valparaiso | John Hui's fadeaway is rejected by Craig Longworth | 50-41 |
| 17:29 | Valparaiso | Elijah Burns pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 17:10 | Valparaiso | John Hui clanks a jumper from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 17:08 | Valparaiso | John Hui grabs the offensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 16:46 | Valparaiso | Neil Sullivan clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 16:45 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Carl Pon | 50-41 |
| 16:39 | Mercer | John Skagerberg misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-41 |
| 16:37 | Valparaiso | John Hui grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 16:25 | Valparaiso | Elijah Burns misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 16:23 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 16:03 | Mercer | John Hui picks off the pass by John Skagerberg | 50-41 |
| 15:45 | Valparaiso | Neil Sullivan hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Ray | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bradley Miles (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Pon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Skagerberg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Longworth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Stacey Augustine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Elijah Burns (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Ray (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Dinwiddie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Hui (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Neil Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Mercer | John Skagerberg is hacked by James Ray - foul #3 on James Ray, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Armitage (PG), Wallace Hogan (SF), Joseph Caldwell (PF), Amos Calvillo (C) Carl Pon, John Skagerberg, Craig Longworth, Stacey Augustine | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen (SG), Daniel Patricio (SF), Michael Daub (PF), Jessie Williams (C) Elijah Burns, Douglas Dinwiddie, John Hui, Neil Sullivan | |
| 15:09 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 50-44 |
| 15:08 | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 14:58 | Valparaiso | James Ray is called for 10 seconds | 50-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Ladd (SG) Bradley Miles | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Russell Sager (PG) James Ray | |
| 14:34 | Mercer | Carl Armitage misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 14:33 | Valparaiso | Jessie Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 14:17 | Valparaiso | Michael Daub can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Tom Ladd - foul #1 on Tom Ladd, team foul #2 | 50-44 |
| 14:17 | Valparaiso | Michael Daub makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 14:17 | Valparaiso | Michael Daub makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 14:04 | Mercer | Tom Ladd loses the dribble to Michael Daub | 50-46 |
| 13:45 | Valparaiso | Joseph Caldwell swats the layup by Michael Daub | 50-46 |
| 13:44 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 13:40 | Mercer | Tom Ladd is fouled on the floor by Peter Bogen - foul #3 on Peter Bogen, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bradley Miles (SG), Stacey Augustine (C) Tom Ladd, Amos Calvillo | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Ray (PG) Russell Sager | |
| 13:22 | Mercer | Bradley Miles clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jessie Williams - foul #2 on Jessie Williams, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Pon (SG) Carl Armitage | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Elijah Burns (PG), Douglas Dinwiddie (SF), John Hui (PF) James Ray, Daniel Patricio, Michael Daub | |
| 13:22 | Mercer | Bradley Miles misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 13:22 | Mercer | Bradley Miles misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 13:22 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine grabs the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 12:57 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine lays it up and in on a great pass from Bradley Miles | 52-46 |
| 12:44 | Valparaiso | Jessie Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 52-46 |
| 12:43 | Valparaiso | John Hui pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 12:28 | Valparaiso | Elijah Burns misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 12:26 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 12:14 | Mercer | Bradley Miles scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 12:02 | Valparaiso | Joseph Caldwell swats the layup by John Hui | 55-46 |
| 12:01 | Mercer | Bradley Miles snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 11:35 | Mercer | Carl Pon clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-46 |
| 11:33 | Valparaiso | John Hui gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bradley Miles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Pon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wallace Hogan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Caldwell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Stacey Augustine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Elijah Burns (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Bogen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Dinwiddie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Hui (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Jessie Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Valparaiso | Jessie Williams drills a jumper in the lane | 55-48 |
| 11:12 | Mercer | Bradley Miles is fouled in the backcourt by Elijah Burns - foul #2 on Elijah Burns, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Armitage (PG), Tom Ladd (SG), John Skagerberg (SF), Craig Longworth (PF), Amos Calvillo (C) Bradley Miles, Carl Pon, Wallace Hogan, Joseph Caldwell, Stacey Augustine | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Ray (PG), Russell Sager (SG), Daniel Patricio (SF), Michael Daub (PF), Neil Sullivan (C) Elijah Burns, Peter Bogen, Douglas Dinwiddie, John Hui, Jessie Williams | |
| 10:56 | Mercer | John Skagerberg misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 10:55 | Valparaiso | Michael Daub grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 10:42 | Valparaiso | Daniel Patricio is hacked by Craig Longworth - foul #2 on Craig Longworth, team foul #3 | 55-48 |
| 10:29 | Valparaiso | James Ray hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 55-48 |
| 10:27 | Mercer | Carl Armitage gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 10:16 | Mercer | Craig Longworth is whistled for traveling | 55-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Douglas Dinwiddie (C) Neil Sullivan | |
| 09:57 | Valparaiso | Russell Sager is called for traveling | 55-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Stacey Augustine (C) Amos Calvillo | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Elijah Burns (PG) Russell Sager | |
| 09:42 | Mercer | Tom Ladd comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Ray - foul #4 on James Ray, team foul #7 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Pon (SG) Carl Armitage | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Russell Sager (SG) James Ray | |
| 09:42 | Mercer | Tom Ladd makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 09:42 | Mercer | Tom Ladd makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 09:22 | Valparaiso | Michael Daub is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Michael Daub, team foul #8 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bradley Miles (PG) Tom Ladd | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 09:07 | Mercer | John Skagerberg buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Carl Pon | 59-48 |
| 08:54 | Valparaiso | Russell Sager makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Elijah Burns | 59-50 |
| 08:36 | Mercer | Bradley Miles misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 59-50 |
| 08:35 | Mercer | Craig Longworth hits the follow up shot | 61-50 |
| 08:27 | Valparaiso | Michael Daub connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Elijah Burns | 61-52 |
| 08:16 | Mercer | Bradley Miles misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 61-52 |
| 08:14 | Valparaiso | Daniel Patricio snags the defensive board | 61-52 |
| 07:59 | Valparaiso | John Skagerberg steps in front of the Russell Sager pass | 61-52 |
| 07:35 | Mercer | John Skagerberg buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Carl Pon | 64-52 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bradley Miles (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Pon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Skagerberg (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Longworth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Stacey Augustine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Elijah Burns (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Russell Sager (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Patricio (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Daub (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Douglas Dinwiddie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Valparaiso | Douglas Dinwiddie loses the dribble to John Skagerberg | 64-52 |
| 06:52 | Mercer | Douglas Dinwiddie swats the short shot by John Skagerberg | 64-52 |
| 06:50 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine can't tip it in | 64-52 |
| 06:48 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine hits the follow up shot | 66-52 |
| 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) | |
| 06:22 | Valparaiso | Daniel Patricio scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 66-54 |
| 06:16 | Mercer | Carl Pon drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bradley Miles | 68-54 |
| 06:02 | Valparaiso | Michael Daub knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-57 |
| 05:45 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine misses short on a jump hook from close range | 68-57 |
| 05:43 | Valparaiso | Russell Sager grabs the board | 68-57 |
| 05:43 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Armitage (PG), Wallace Hogan (SF), Joseph Caldwell (PF), Amos Calvillo (C) Carl Pon, John Skagerberg, Craig Longworth, Stacey Augustine | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen (SG), James Ray (SF), John Hui (PF), Jessie Williams (C) Elijah Burns, Daniel Patricio, Michael Daub, Douglas Dinwiddie | |
| 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) | |
| 05:22 | Valparaiso | Jessie Williams scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Russell Sager | 68-59 |
| 05:02 | Mercer | Bradley Miles connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Carl Armitage | 71-59 |
| 04:50 | Valparaiso | Jessie Williams knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 71-61 |
| 04:39 | Mercer | Amos Calvillo is hacked by John Hui - foul #2 on John Hui, team foul #9 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Pon (SG) Bradley Miles | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Elijah Burns (PG) Russell Sager | |
| 04:39 | Mercer | Amos Calvillo makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 04:39 | Mercer | Amos Calvillo misses the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 04:39 | Valparaiso | Jessie Williams pulls down the rebound | 72-61 |
| 04:17 | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 72-61 |
| 04:15 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Carl Pon | 72-61 |
| 04:01 | Mercer | Peter Bogen steals it from Carl Pon | 72-61 |
| 03:57 | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen lays it up and in | 72-63 |
| 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 and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Mercer | Carl Armitage can't throw it down but the foul's on Elijah Burns - foul #3 on Elijah Burns, team foul #10 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Skagerberg (SF), Craig Longworth (PF), Stacey Augustine (C) Wallace Hogan, Joseph Caldwell, Amos Calvillo | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Neil Sullivan (PF) John Hui | |
| 03:30 | Mercer | Carl Armitage makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 03:30 | Mercer | Carl Armitage makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Carl Armitage (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Carl Pon (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Skagerberg (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Craig Longworth (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Stacey Augustine (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Elijah Burns (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Peter Bogen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Ray (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Neil Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jessie Williams (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Valparaiso | James Ray double dribbles | 74-63 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bradley Miles (PG) Carl Armitage | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Russell Sager (SG), Douglas Dinwiddie (PF) Peter Bogen, Jessie Williams | |
| 02:50 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine throws it down on a nice dish by Bradley Miles and the foul's on Neil Sullivan - foul #2 on Neil Sullivan, team foul #11 | 76-63 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Ladd (SG) Carl Pon | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Daub (PF) James Ray | |
| 02:50 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine makes the free throw | 77-63 |
| 02:48 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-63 |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Armitage (PG), Carl Pon (SG) Bradley Miles, Tom Ladd | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen (SG), Daniel Patricio (SF), Jessie Williams (C) Russell Sager, Douglas Dinwiddie, Neil Sullivan | |
| 02:38 | Valparaiso | Stacey Augustine blocks the short jumper by Jessie Williams | 77-63 |
| 02:37 | Mercer | Craig Longworth gets the rebound | 77-63 |
| 02:16 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 77-63 |
| 02:14 | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen snags the defensive board | 77-63 |
| 02:09 | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 77-63 |
| 02:08 | Mercer | Craig Longworth grabs the defensive rebound | 77-63 |
| 01:52 | Mercer | Craig Longworth makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Carl Pon | 79-63 |
| 01:37 | Valparaiso | John Skagerberg is called for the reach on Daniel Patricio - foul #3 on John Skagerberg, team foul #4 | 79-63 |
| 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 | Valparaiso | James Ray (PG), Russell Sager (SG), Douglas Dinwiddie (SF), John Hui (PF), Neil Sullivan (C) Elijah Burns, Peter Bogen, Daniel Patricio, Michael Daub, Jessie Williams | |
| 01:25 | Valparaiso | Douglas Dinwiddie is hacked by Wallace Hogan - foul #2 on Wallace Hogan, team foul #5 | 79-63 |
| 01:13 | Valparaiso | John Hui is called for a charge - foul #3 on John Hui, team foul #12 | 79-63 |
| 00:44 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 79-63 |
| 00:43 | Valparaiso | Douglas Dinwiddie pulls down the rebound | 79-63 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Valparaiso | James Ray misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 79-63 |
| 00:35 | Mercer | Tom Ladd pulls down the rebound | 79-63 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 79-63 |
| 00:11 | Mercer | Amos Calvillo gets the offensive rebound | 79-63 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Bradley Miles runs out the clock | 79-63 |