| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Hal Meyers (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Jonathan Bankhead (fresh) SF - Edwin Saine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Treiber (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Roderick Szabo (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shane Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marko Zahran (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Baumgart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Charles Fisher inbounds the ball | 29-37 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Valparaiso | Charles Fisher throws it down | 29-39 |
| 19:28 | Mercer | Richard Treiber makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Hal Meyers | 31-39 |
| 19:12 | Valparaiso | Christopher Baumgart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-39 |
| 18:58 | Mercer | Jonathan Bankhead is fouled on the floor by Christopher Baumgart - foul #2 on Christopher Baumgart, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| 18:48 | Mercer | Jonathan Bankhead can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 18:47 | Valparaiso | Charles Fisher gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 18:25 | Valparaiso | Shane Fox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-39 |
| 18:09 | Mercer | Edwin Saine comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-39 |
| 18:08 | Valparaiso | Shane Fox pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 17:59 | Valparaiso | Roderick Szabo misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Hal Meyers - foul #1 on Hal Meyers, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| 17:59 | Valparaiso | Roderick Szabo misses the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 17:59 | Valparaiso | Roderick Szabo makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 17:40 | Mercer | Jonathan Bankhead hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 17:39 | Valparaiso | Roderick Szabo grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 17:26 | Valparaiso | Christopher Baumgart buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Roderick Szabo | 31-42 |
| 17:14 | Mercer | Richard Treiber misses the easy layup | 31-42 |
| 17:12 | Valparaiso | Christopher Baumgart grabs the defensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 17:07 | Valparaiso | Charles Fisher misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 31-42 |
| 17:06 | Mercer | Edwin Saine gets the rebound | 31-42 |
| 17:02 | Mercer | Jonathan Bankhead connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Hal Meyers | 34-42 |
| 16:38 | Valparaiso | Charles Fisher is whistled for a carry | 34-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Deckard (PG), Joe Tusing (SG), Jeremiah Bayne (SF), Bradly Gullion (PF), John Rothberg (C) Hal Meyers, Jonathan Bankhead, Edwin Saine, Dennis Murphy, Richard Treiber | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Bollinger (SG), John Hammontree (SF), George Preble (PF), David Shorter (C) Shane Fox, Charles Fisher, Marko Zahran, Christopher Baumgart | |
| 16:20 | Mercer | John Rothberg comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-42 |
| 16:19 | Valparaiso | David Shorter snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| 16:10 | Valparaiso | Roderick Szabo misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 34-42 |
| 16:09 | Valparaiso | John Hammontree tips it in | 34-44 |
| 15:51 | Mercer | John Rothberg's pass is intercepted by Joseph Bollinger | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Deckard (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joe Tusing (fresh) SF - Jeremiah Bayne (fresh) PF - Bradly Gullion (fresh) C - John Rothberg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Roderick Szabo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joseph Bollinger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Hammontree (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Preble (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Shorter (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Valparaiso | John Hammontree is hacked by Jeremiah Bayne - foul #2 on Jeremiah Bayne, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jonathan Bankhead (SG), Monroe Crozier (C) Joe Tusing, Bradly Gullion | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Shane Fox (PG), Charles Fisher (SF) Roderick Szabo, John Hammontree | |
| 15:05 | Valparaiso | David Shorter is fouled on the floor by Monroe Crozier - foul #4 on Monroe Crozier, team foul #3 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edwin Saine (SF), Bradly Gullion (PF) Jeremiah Bayne, Monroe Crozier | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Marko Zahran (PF), Christopher Baumgart (C) George Preble, David Shorter | |
| 14:50 | Valparaiso | Charles Fisher hits a runner in the lane | 34-46 |
| 14:29 | Mercer | Marko Zahran swats the dunk try by John Rothberg | 34-46 |
| 14:28 | Valparaiso | Christopher Baumgart grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 14:15 | Valparaiso | Jonathan Bankhead takes the ball from Marko Zahran | 34-46 |
| 13:56 | Mercer | Bradly Gullion misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 13:55 | Valparaiso | Charles Fisher pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| 13:34 | Valparaiso | Christopher Baumgart misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Jonathan Bankhead - foul #1 on Jonathan Bankhead, team foul #4 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Hal Meyers (PG), Dennis Murphy (PF), Richard Treiber (C) Jonathan Bankhead, Bradly Gullion, John Rothberg | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Roderick Szabo (PG), Rusty Owens (SG), John Hammontree (SF), George Preble (PF) Shane Fox, Joseph Bollinger, Charles Fisher, Marko Zahran | |
| 13:34 | Valparaiso | Christopher Baumgart makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 13:34 | Valparaiso | Christopher Baumgart makes the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 13:20 | Mercer | Richard Treiber misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-48 |
| 13:18 | Valparaiso | George Preble grabs the board | 34-48 |
| 13:02 | Valparaiso | Christopher Baumgart can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Hal Meyers - foul #2 on Hal Meyers, team foul #5 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joe Tusing (SG), Jeremiah Bayne (SF) Bruce Deckard, Edwin Saine | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 13:02 | Valparaiso | Christopher Baumgart misses the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 13:02 | Valparaiso | Christopher Baumgart makes the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 12:50 | Mercer | Hal Meyers hits a driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Christopher Baumgart - foul #3 on Christopher Baumgart, team foul #2 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Shorter (C) Christopher Baumgart | |
| 12:50 | Mercer | Hal Meyers makes the free throw | 37-49 |
| 12:29 | Valparaiso | Roderick Szabo misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-49 |
| 12:27 | Mercer | Dennis Murphy snags the defensive board | 37-49 |
| 12:22 | Mercer | The short jumper by Joe Tusing is denied by George Preble | 37-49 |
| 12:21 | Valparaiso | David Shorter gets the rebound | 37-49 |
| 12:08 | Valparaiso | Hal Meyers steals the ball from Roderick Szabo | 37-49 |
| 12:05 | Mercer | Jeremiah Bayne lays it up and in set up by Hal Meyers | 39-49 |
| 11:55 | Valparaiso | George Preble comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 39-49 |
| 11:54 | Mercer | Dennis Murphy gets the rebound | 39-49 |
| 11:28 | Mercer | Dennis Murphy scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Hal Meyers | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Hal Meyers (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Tusing (fresh) SF - Jeremiah Bayne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Treiber (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Roderick Szabo (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rusty Owens (fresh) SF - John Hammontree (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Preble (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Shorter (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Valparaiso | George Preble clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joe Tusing - foul #1 on Joe Tusing, team foul #6 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jonathan Bankhead (SG), Edwin Saine (SF), John Rothberg (C) Joe Tusing, Jeremiah Bayne, Dennis Murphy | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Shane Fox (SG), Charles Fisher (SF), Christopher Baumgart (C) Rusty Owens, John Hammontree, David Shorter | |
| 11:19 | Valparaiso | George Preble makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 11:19 | Valparaiso | George Preble makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 11:12 | Mercer | Edwin Saine misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-51 |
| 11:10 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to George Preble | 41-51 |
| 10:54 | Valparaiso | Roderick Szabo misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 10:53 | Mercer | John Rothberg grabs the board | 41-51 |
| 10:32 | Mercer | Richard Treiber lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jonathan Bankhead and he's fouled by George Preble - foul #1 on George Preble, team foul #3 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Deckard (PG) Hal Meyers | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Marko Zahran (PF) George Preble | |
| 10:32 | Mercer | Richard Treiber misses the free throw | 43-51 |
| 10:32 | Valparaiso | Marko Zahran snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| 10:19 | Valparaiso | Shane Fox comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-51 |
| 10:18 | Mercer | Richard Treiber snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| 09:59 | Mercer | Edwin Saine misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 09:57 | Mercer | Edwin Saine snags the offensive board | 43-51 |
| 09:37 | Mercer | Jonathan Bankhead's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Baumgart | 43-51 |
| 09:36 | Mercer | Richard Treiber can't tip it in | 43-51 |
| 09:35 | Valparaiso | Christopher Baumgart grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 09:14 | Valparaiso | Marko Zahran comes up short on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Richard Treiber - foul #1 on Richard Treiber, team foul #7 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeremiah Bayne (SF), Dennis Murphy (PF) Edwin Saine, Richard Treiber | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Bollinger (SG), David Shorter (C) Roderick Szabo, Christopher Baumgart | |
| 09:14 | Valparaiso | Marko Zahran makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 09:14 | Valparaiso | Marko Zahran misses the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 09:14 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jonathan Bankhead | 43-52 |
| 09:03 | Mercer | Dennis Murphy misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on David Shorter - foul #1 on David Shorter, team foul #4 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Hal Meyers (PG) Bruce Deckard | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 09:03 | Mercer | Dennis Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 09:03 | Mercer | Dennis Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 08:49 | Valparaiso | Marko Zahran's floater is tipped away by John Rothberg | 45-52 |
| 08:47 | Mercer | Dennis Murphy snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 08:32 | Mercer | Jeremiah Bayne can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by David Shorter - foul #2 on David Shorter, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Deckard (SG), Richard Treiber (C) Jonathan Bankhead, John Rothberg | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Hammontree (SF) Charles Fisher | |
| 08:32 | Mercer | Jeremiah Bayne misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 08:32 | Mercer | Jeremiah Bayne makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 08:30 | Valparaiso | Bruce Deckard takes the ball from Shane Fox in the backcourt | 46-52 |
| 08:29 | Mercer | Bruce Deckard throws it down | 48-52 |
| 08:08 | Valparaiso | Marko Zahran buries a turnaround from close range | 48-54 |
| 07:57 | Mercer | Hal Meyers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 07:56 | Mercer | Dennis Murphy pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 07:42 | Mercer | Shane Fox takes the ball from Bruce Deckard | 48-54 |
| 07:23 | Valparaiso | Joseph Bollinger scores on a 3 from straight away set up by David Shorter | 48-57 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Hal Meyers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Deckard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeremiah Bayne (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Treiber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Shane Fox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Bollinger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Hammontree (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marko Zahran (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - David Shorter (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Mercer | Dennis Murphy misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-57 |
| 07:05 | Mercer | Hal Meyers tips it home | 50-57 |
| 07:01 | Valparaiso | Joseph Bollinger misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 07:00 | Valparaiso | John Hammontree tips it in | 50-59 |
| 06:42 | Mercer | Jeremiah Bayne hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 52-59 |
| 06:32 | Valparaiso | Shane Fox misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 06:31 | Mercer | Dennis Murphy grabs the board | 52-59 |
| 06:08 | Mercer | Hal Meyers misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-59 |
| 06:07 | Valparaiso | David Shorter grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 05:54 | Valparaiso | Marko Zahran slams it home and the foul's on Bruce Deckard - foul #1 on Bruce Deckard, team foul #8 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joe Tusing (PG), Jonathan Bankhead (SG), Edwin Saine (SF), John Rothberg (PF), Monroe Crozier (C) Hal Meyers, Bruce Deckard, Jeremiah Bayne, Dennis Murphy, Richard Treiber | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Roderick Szabo (PG), Rusty Owens (SG), Charles Fisher (SF), Christopher Baumgart (C) Shane Fox, Joseph Bollinger, John Hammontree, David Shorter | |
| 05:54 | Valparaiso | Marko Zahran misses the free throw | 52-61 |
| 05:54 | Mercer | Monroe Crozier snags the defensive board | 52-61 |
| 05:40 | Mercer | Edwin Saine misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-61 |
| 05:39 | Valparaiso | Christopher Baumgart pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| 05:34 | Valparaiso | Roderick Szabo drills a floater from the free throw line | 52-63 |
| 05:15 | Mercer | Monroe Crozier scores on a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Christopher Baumgart - foul #4 on Christopher Baumgart, team foul #6 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | George Preble (PF) Marko Zahran | |
| 05:15 | Mercer | Monroe Crozier makes the free throw | 55-63 |
| 05:03 | Valparaiso | Christopher Baumgart scores on a jump hook in the paint | 55-65 |
| 04:48 | Mercer | John Rothberg clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-65 |
| 04:47 | Valparaiso | Christopher Baumgart pulls down the rebound | 55-65 |
| 04:32 | Valparaiso | Roderick Szabo buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Rusty Owens | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:10 | Mercer | Christopher Baumgart denies the turnaround by Edwin Saine | 55-68 |
| 04:08 | Valparaiso | Rusty Owens gets the rebound | 55-68 |
| 04:02 | Valparaiso | George Preble clanks a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Monroe Crozier - foul #5 on Monroe Crozier, team foul #9 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Deckard (PG), Bradly Gullion (PF) Joe Tusing, Monroe Crozier | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Bollinger (SG) Rusty Owens | |
| 04:02 | Valparaiso | George Preble makes the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 04:02 | Valparaiso | George Preble makes the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| 03:54 | Mercer | Edwin Saine scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:34 | Valparaiso | Edwin Saine takes the ball from Christopher Baumgart | 57-70 |
| 03:15 | Mercer | Edwin Saine can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Fisher - foul #1 on Charles Fisher, team foul #7 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Mercer | Hal Meyers (PG), Dennis Murphy (PF) Bradly Gullion, John Rothberg | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Shane Fox (SG), David Shorter (C) Joseph Bollinger, Christopher Baumgart | |
| 03:15 | Mercer | Edwin Saine makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 03:15 | Mercer | Edwin Saine misses the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 03:15 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to David Shorter | 58-70 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Hal Meyers (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Bankhead (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edwin Saine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Bruce Deckard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Roderick Szabo (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Shane Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Fisher (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Preble (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - David Shorter (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Valparaiso | Roderick Szabo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-70 |
| 02:52 | Valparaiso | Charles Fisher grabs the offensive board | 58-70 |
| 02:52 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-70 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Treiber (C) Bruce Deckard | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Marko Zahran (PF), Christopher Baumgart (C) George Preble, David Shorter | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:32 | Valparaiso | Shane Fox hits a 3 from the left wing | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:20 | Mercer | Jonathan Bankhead is fouled on the floor by Shane Fox - foul #2 on Shane Fox, team foul #8 | 58-73 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Deckard (PG), Jeremiah Bayne (SF), John Rothberg (C) Hal Meyers, Edwin Saine, Dennis Murphy | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Stefan Ricci (PG), Joseph Bollinger (SG), John Hammontree (SF), George Preble (PF), David Shorter (C) Roderick Szabo, Shane Fox, Charles Fisher, Marko Zahran, Christopher Baumgart | |
| 02:20 | Mercer | Jonathan Bankhead misses the 1st free throw | 58-73 |
| 02:20 | Valparaiso | George Preble snags the defensive board | 58-73 |
| 02:02 | Valparaiso | David Shorter blows the layup but he's fouled by John Rothberg - foul #1 on John Rothberg, team foul #10 | 58-73 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joe Tusing (SG) Jonathan Bankhead | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 02:02 | Valparaiso | David Shorter makes the 1st free throw | 58-74 |
| 02:02 | Valparaiso | David Shorter makes the 2nd free throw | 58-75 |
| 01:47 | Mercer | Joe Tusing double dribbles | 58-75 |
| 01:19 | Valparaiso | George Preble drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Bollinger | 58-77 |
| 01:04 | Mercer | Joe Tusing hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-77 |
| 01:03 | Valparaiso | George Preble pulls down the rebound | 58-77 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:36 | Valparaiso | Joseph Bollinger loses the ball out of bounds | 58-77 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Mercer | George Preble is called for the reach on Richard Treiber - foul #2 on George Preble, team foul #9 | 58-77 |
| 00:29 | Mercer | Richard Treiber makes the 1st free throw | 59-77 |
| 00:29 | Mercer | Richard Treiber makes the 2nd free throw | 60-77 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Stefan Ricci runs out the clock | 60-77 |