| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Breese (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Malone (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Norman Wimberly (fresh) PF - Robert Baker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark McDonald (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Kevin Albro (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Junior Owsley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dan Price (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Schwartzer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Dan Price inbounds the ball | 22-25 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Malone picks off the pass by Dan Price | 22-25 |
| 19:30 | Mercer | Robert Baker is hacked by Richard Miller - foul #3 on Richard Miller, team foul #1 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Barrett (PF) Richard Miller | |
| 19:16 | Mercer | John Breese hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Malone | 25-25 |
| 18:48 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Malone knocks away the 3 by Gary Schwartzer | 25-25 |
| 18:47 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Robert Baker | 25-25 |
| 18:30 | Mercer | Robert Baker buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Kenneth Malone | 27-25 |
| 18:07 | Valparaiso | Gary Schwartzer misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 27-25 |
| 18:05 | Valparaiso | Junior Owsley grabs the offensive board | 27-25 |
| 17:49 | Valparaiso | Junior Owsley double dribbles | 27-25 |
| 17:32 | Mercer | John Breese hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-25 |
| 17:31 | Valparaiso | Junior Owsley grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 17:23 | Valparaiso | Dan Price misses long on a floater from the left side | 27-25 |
| 17:22 | Mercer | Robert Baker grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 17:05 | Mercer | Kenneth Malone can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 17:04 | Mercer | Mark McDonald pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 16:45 | Mercer | Robert Baker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 16:43 | Valparaiso | Dan Price grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 16:39 | Valparaiso | Kevin Albro is fouled on the floor by Robert Baker - foul #1 on Robert Baker, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski (PG), Roger Landgraf (SF), Harvey Bye (PF), Hamidi Aho (C) John Breese, Norman Wimberly, Robert Baker, Mark McDonald | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Steve Rounds (SG), Bernard Goss (SF), Thomas Zillmer (PF), Drew Baker (C) Junior Owsley, Dan Price, Joseph Barrett, Gary Schwartzer | |
| 16:19 | Valparaiso | Steve Rounds comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-25 |
| 16:18 | Valparaiso | Drew Baker can't tip it in | 27-25 |
| 16:16 | Mercer | Kenneth Malone gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 15:58 | Mercer | Kenneth Malone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-25 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Breese (PG) Kenneth Malone | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Austin Reed (PG), Richard Miller (PF) Kevin Albro, Bernard Goss | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Breese (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Miro Kolkowski (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Roger Landgraf (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Harvey Bye (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Hamidi Aho (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Austin Reed (fresh) SG - Steve Rounds (fresh) SF - Thomas Zillmer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Richard Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Drew Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Valparaiso | Thomas Zillmer comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 27-25 |
| 15:41 | Mercer | Roger Landgraf grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 15:37 | Mercer | John Breese clanks a jumper in the lane | 27-25 |
| 15:36 | Valparaiso | Richard Miller gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 15:18 | Valparaiso | Steve Rounds hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Richard Miller | 27-28 |
| 15:11 | Mercer | John Breese makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Miro Kolkowski and the foul's on Austin Reed - foul #1 on Austin Reed, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Baker (PF) Hamidi Aho | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Junior Owsley (SG), Dan Price (SF), Joseph Barrett (C) Steve Rounds, Thomas Zillmer, Drew Baker | |
| 15:11 | Mercer | John Breese misses the free throw | 29-28 |
| 15:11 | Valparaiso | Joseph Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 14:57 | Valparaiso | Austin Reed misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 14:56 | Mercer | Robert Baker gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 14:39 | Mercer | The pull-up jumper by John Breese is blocked by Joseph Barrett | 29-28 |
| 14:38 | Mercer | John Breese tips it in | 31-28 |
| 14:19 | Valparaiso | Austin Reed is fouled on the floor by John Breese - foul #2 on John Breese, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Malone (SG), Norman Wimberly (SF), Mark McDonald (C) John Breese, Roger Landgraf, Harvey Bye | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kevin Albro (PG), Gary Schwartzer (C) Austin Reed, Joseph Barrett | |
| 14:07 | Valparaiso | Kevin Albro buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 13:49 | Mercer | Norman Wimberly's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Schwartzer | 31-31 |
| 13:47 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Richard Miller | 31-31 |
| 13:25 | Valparaiso | Kevin Albro misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-31 |
| 13:24 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Miller | 31-31 |
| 13:11 | Valparaiso | Gary Schwartzer misses the easy layup | 31-31 |
| 13:09 | Mercer | Norman Wimberly snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 12:49 | Mercer | Norman Wimberly clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 12:47 | Valparaiso | Gary Schwartzer grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 12:34 | Valparaiso | Junior Owsley knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Kevin Albro | 31-34 |
| 12:14 | Mercer | Kenneth Malone is whistled for a carry | 31-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Breese (PG), Roger Landgraf (SF), Harvey Bye (PF), Hamidi Aho (C) Miro Kolkowski, Norman Wimberly, Robert Baker, Mark McDonald | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Steve Rounds (SG), Joseph Barrett (SF), Thomas Zillmer (PF), Drew Baker (C) Junior Owsley, Dan Price, Richard Miller, Gary Schwartzer | |
| 11:56 | Valparaiso | Steve Rounds misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-34 |
| 11:54 | Mercer | Harvey Bye grabs the board | 31-34 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Breese (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Malone (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Landgraf (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Harvey Bye (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Hamidi Aho (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Kevin Albro (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steve Rounds (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Barrett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Zillmer (fresh) 1 pts. C - Drew Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Mercer | Harvey Bye is hacked by Thomas Zillmer - foul #2 on Thomas Zillmer, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| 11:20 | Mercer | Harvey Bye buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by John Breese and he's fouled by Drew Baker - foul #1 on Drew Baker, team foul #4 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Junior Owsley (SG) Steve Rounds | |
| 11:20 | Mercer | Harvey Bye makes the free throw | 34-34 |
| 11:03 | Valparaiso | Kevin Albro makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Junior Owsley | 34-37 |
| 10:39 | Mercer | Joseph Barrett swats the short shot by John Breese | 34-37 |
| 10:37 | Valparaiso | Joseph Barrett snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 10:08 | Valparaiso | Joseph Barrett buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Zillmer | 34-39 |
| 09:52 | Mercer | The short jumper by Kenneth Malone is denied by Drew Baker | 34-39 |
| 09:50 | Valparaiso | Kevin Albro gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 09:30 | Valparaiso | Harvey Bye takes the ball from Kevin Albro | 34-39 |
| 09:03 | Mercer | John Breese drills a floater from the right block | 36-39 |
| 08:47 | Valparaiso | Junior Owsley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 36-39 |
| 08:46 | Valparaiso | Drew Baker misses the tip | 36-39 |
| 08:44 | Mercer | Harvey Bye grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 08:39 | Mercer | John Breese hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 36-39 |
| 08:37 | Valparaiso | Thomas Zillmer pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 08:25 | Valparaiso | Thomas Zillmer misses the runner in the paint | 36-39 |
| 08:23 | Valparaiso | Thomas Zillmer tips it home | 36-41 |
| 07:59 | Mercer | Roger Landgraf misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 07:57 | Valparaiso | Kevin Albro snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Breese (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Malone (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Landgraf (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Harvey Bye (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Hamidi Aho (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Kevin Albro (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Junior Owsley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Barrett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Thomas Zillmer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Drew Baker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:50 | Valparaiso | Junior Owsley misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-41 |
| 07:49 | Valparaiso | Thomas Zillmer hits the follow up shot | 36-43 |
| 07:39 | Mercer | Kevin Albro steals the ball from Kenneth Malone | 36-43 |
| 07:35 | Valparaiso | Kevin Albro misses the lay-in | 36-43 |
| 07:33 | Valparaiso | Joseph Barrett grabs the offensive board | 36-43 |
| 07:17 | Valparaiso | Thomas Zillmer hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Kevin Albro | 36-45 |
| 07:00 | Mercer | Hamidi Aho's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski (SG), Norman Wimberly (SF), Robert Baker (PF), Mark McDonald (C) Kenneth Malone, Roger Landgraf, Harvey Bye, Hamidi Aho | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Austin Reed (PG), Steve Rounds (SG), Dan Price (SF), Richard Miller (PF), Gary Schwartzer (C) Kevin Albro, Junior Owsley, Joseph Barrett, Thomas Zillmer, Drew Baker | |
| 06:41 | Valparaiso | Richard Miller makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Dan Price | 36-48 |
| 06:29 | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 36-48 |
| 06:27 | Mercer | John Breese pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 06:03 | Mercer | Norman Wimberly slams it home on a nice dish by John Breese and he's fouled by Austin Reed - foul #2 on Austin Reed, team foul #5 | 38-48 |
| 06:03 | Mercer | Norman Wimberly misses the free throw | 38-48 |
| 06:03 | Valparaiso | Gary Schwartzer pulls down the rebound | 38-48 |
| 05:44 | Valparaiso | Richard Miller misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-48 |
| 05:42 | Mercer | John Breese gets the rebound | 38-48 |
| 05:34 | Mercer | Mark McDonald comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Gary Schwartzer - foul #3 on Gary Schwartzer, team foul #6 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Malone (SG) John Breese | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 05:34 | Mercer | Mark McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 05:34 | Mercer | Mark McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 05:24 | Valparaiso | Richard Miller misses long on a shot from the right block | 40-48 |
| 05:23 | Mercer | Norman Wimberly grabs the defensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 05:18 | Mercer | Kenneth Malone comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 40-48 |
| 05:16 | Valparaiso | Richard Miller pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| 05:01 | Valparaiso | Gary Schwartzer loses the dribble to Mark McDonald | 40-48 |
| 04:40 | Mercer | Miro Kolkowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-48 |
| 04:38 | Valparaiso | Gary Schwartzer pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| 04:33 | Valparaiso | Austin Reed clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Baker - foul #2 on Robert Baker, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Roger Landgraf (SF), Kang Wang (C) Norman Wimberly, Mark McDonald | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Junior Owsley (SG), Joseph Barrett (C) Steve Rounds, Gary Schwartzer | |
| 04:33 | Valparaiso | Austin Reed makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 04:33 | Valparaiso | Austin Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 04:25 | Mercer | Kenneth Malone comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-50 |
| 04:23 | Mercer | Robert Baker grabs the offensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 04:08 | Mercer | Kenneth Malone hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 40-50 |
| 04:06 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Dan Price | 40-50 |
| 04:02 | Valparaiso | Junior Owsley clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-50 |
| 04:00 | Valparaiso | Richard Miller gets the offensive rebound | 40-50 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:52 | Valparaiso | Roger Landgraf steals the ball from Austin Reed | 40-50 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Miro Kolkowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Malone (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Landgraf (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Kang Wang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Austin Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Junior Owsley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dan Price (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Miller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Joseph Barrett (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Mercer | Kenneth Malone buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-50 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Valparaiso | Junior Owsley buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Miller | 43-52 |
| 03:11 | Mercer | Roger Landgraf comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 03:09 | Mercer | Kenneth Malone snags the offensive board | 43-52 |
| 02:55 | Mercer | Robert Baker drills a jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Richard Miller - foul #4 on Richard Miller, team foul #7 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Breese (PG), Harvey Bye (SG), Norman Wimberly (SF), Mark McDonald (C) Miro Kolkowski, Kenneth Malone, Roger Landgraf, Kang Wang | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kevin Albro (PG), Thomas Zillmer (SF), Drew Baker (PF), Gary Schwartzer (C) Austin Reed, Dan Price, Richard Miller, Joseph Barrett | |
| 02:55 | Mercer | Robert Baker makes the free throw | 46-52 |
| 02:53 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Roger Landgraf (SG) Harvey Bye | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Barrett (SF) Drew Baker | |
| 02:30 | Valparaiso | Gary Schwartzer misses long on a shot from the left block | 46-52 |
| 02:28 | Mercer | John Breese grabs the board | 46-52 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:15 | Mercer | Robert Baker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-52 |
| 02:13 | Mercer | Robert Baker snags the offensive board | 46-52 |
| 01:56 | Mercer | John Breese clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Zillmer - foul #3 on Thomas Zillmer, team foul #8 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Malone (SG) Roger Landgraf | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dan Price (SF), Richard Miller (PF) Joseph Barrett, Thomas Zillmer | |
| 01:56 | Mercer | John Breese makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 01:56 | Mercer | John Breese makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 01:41 | Valparaiso | Junior Owsley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Baker - foul #3 on Robert Baker, team foul #4 | 48-52 |
| 01:41 | Valparaiso | Junior Owsley makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 01:41 | Valparaiso | Junior Owsley misses the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 01:41 | Mercer | Norman Wimberly pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| 01:19 | Mercer | Kenneth Malone connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from John Breese | 50-53 |
| 01:05 | Valparaiso | Junior Owsley loses the ball out of bounds | 50-53 |
| 00:44 | Mercer | Norman Wimberly's pass is intercepted by Dan Price | 50-53 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Valparaiso | Richard Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-53 |
| 00:11 | Mercer | Junior Owsley is called for the reach on John Breese - foul #2 on Junior Owsley, team foul #9 | 50-53 |
| 00:11 | Mercer | John Breese makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 00:11 | Mercer | John Breese misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 00:11 | Valparaiso | Richard Miller pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Valparaiso | Richard Miller is hacked by John Breese in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Breese, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| 00:06 | Valparaiso | Kevin Albro is fouled on the floor by Robert Baker - foul #4 on Robert Baker, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| 00:05 | Valparaiso | Richard Miller is fouled on the floor by Robert Baker - foul #5 on Robert Baker, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | Harvey Bye (PF) Robert Baker | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 00:05 | Valparaiso | Richard Miller makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:05 | Valparaiso | Richard Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Kevin Albro steals the ball from John Breese | 51-55 |