| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Vaughn Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Seybert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Robey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rafael Plunkett (fresh) 6 reb. C - Wallace McNail (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Berdy Zavatson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Clukey (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - William Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Ring (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Gary Robey inbounds the ball | 27-36 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Mercer | Vaughn Taylor clanks a jumper from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 19:34 | Mercer | Rafael Plunkett grabs the offensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 19:17 | Mercer | James Seybert knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Vaughn Taylor | 29-36 |
| 19:00 | Valparaiso | Berdy Zavatson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 29-36 |
| 18:58 | Mercer | The rebound goes to James Seybert | 29-36 |
| 18:35 | Mercer | Gary Robey scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Vaughn Taylor | 31-36 |
| 18:14 | Valparaiso | Berdy Zavatson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-36 |
| 18:13 | Valparaiso | Charles Brown tips it back up and in | 31-38 |
| 17:52 | Mercer | James Seybert can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Joel Clukey - foul #2 on Joel Clukey, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| 17:52 | Mercer | James Seybert misses the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 17:52 | Mercer | James Seybert makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 17:32 | Valparaiso | Joel Clukey can't finish the layup | 32-38 |
| 17:31 | Valparaiso | Joseph Ring snags the offensive board | 32-38 |
| 17:15 | Valparaiso | William Willis is fouled on the floor by Rafael Plunkett - foul #3 on Rafael Plunkett, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Antonio Baker (PG), William Hansen (PF), Gary Smallwood (C) Vaughn Taylor, Rafael Plunkett, Wallace McNail | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Andrew Forman (SG), Joseph Bogan (SF), Harold Sanderson (C) Joel Clukey, William Willis, Joseph Ring | |
| 17:02 | Valparaiso | Harold Sanderson buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Andrew Forman | 32-40 |
| 16:53 | Mercer | William Hansen makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Antonio Baker | 35-40 |
| 16:34 | Valparaiso | Berdy Zavatson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Forman | 35-43 |
| 16:13 | Mercer | James Seybert's pass is intercepted by Berdy Zavatson | 35-43 |
| 16:06 | Valparaiso | Joseph Bogan is hacked by James Seybert - foul #2 on James Seybert, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Vaughn Taylor (PG), Wilbur Helms (SF) James Seybert, Gary Robey | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joel Clukey (SG), Joseph Ring (C) Berdy Zavatson, Charles Brown | |
| 15:51 | Valparaiso | Andrew Forman is hacked by William Hansen - foul #1 on William Hansen, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Rafael Plunkett (PF), Joshua Ladner (C) Wilbur Helms, Gary Smallwood | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Willis (SF) Harold Sanderson | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Vaughn Taylor (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Hansen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Antonio Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Rafael Plunkett (fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Ladner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Andrew Forman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joel Clukey (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - William Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Bogan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Ring (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Valparaiso | William Willis buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Forman | 35-46 |
| 15:21 | Mercer | Vaughn Taylor's pass is intercepted by William Willis | 35-46 |
| 15:02 | Valparaiso | Joseph Ring clanks a turnaround from the left block | 35-46 |
| 15:01 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Joshua Ladner | 35-46 |
| 14:57 | Mercer | Joshua Ladner can't finish the layup but the foul's on Joseph Ring - foul #2 on Joseph Ring, team foul #2 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Seybert (SG) Antonio Baker | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Berdy Zavatson (PG), Charles Brown (PF) Andrew Forman, Joseph Bogan | |
| 14:57 | Mercer | Joshua Ladner makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 14:57 | Mercer | Joshua Ladner makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 14:43 | Valparaiso | Charles Brown clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 14:42 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Brown | 37-46 |
| 14:26 | Valparaiso | William Hansen takes the ball from William Willis | 37-46 |
| 14:09 | Mercer | Joel Clukey picks off the pass by William Hansen | 37-46 |
| 13:46 | Valparaiso | Charles Brown misses the easy layup | 37-46 |
| 13:45 | Valparaiso | Charles Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 13:37 | Valparaiso | Charles Brown knocks in the jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Rafael Plunkett - foul #4 on Rafael Plunkett, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Antonio Baker (PG), Gary Robey (SF), Wallace McNail (PF) Vaughn Taylor, William Hansen, Rafael Plunkett | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Andrew Forman (SG), Joseph Bogan (SF), Harold Sanderson (C) Joel Clukey, William Willis, Joseph Ring | |
| 13:37 | Valparaiso | Charles Brown makes the free throw | 37-49 |
| 13:22 | Mercer | Wallace McNail can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Brown - foul #2 on Charles Brown, team foul #3 | 37-49 |
| 13:22 | Mercer | Wallace McNail makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 13:22 | Mercer | Wallace McNail misses the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 13:22 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Harold Sanderson | 38-49 |
| 13:09 | Valparaiso | Joseph Bogan loses the dribble to Joshua Ladner | 38-49 |
| 12:51 | Mercer | Wallace McNail throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Francis Patel (SG), Gary Smallwood (C) James Seybert, Joshua Ladner | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 12:49 | Valparaiso | Berdy Zavatson is fouled in the backcourt by Antonio Baker - foul #1 on Antonio Baker, team foul #5 | 38-49 |
| 12:37 | Valparaiso | Joseph Bogan misses the easy layup | 38-49 |
| 12:35 | Mercer | Gary Robey gets the rebound | 38-49 |
| 12:14 | Mercer | Gary Robey banks in the layup on a nice dish by Antonio Baker | 40-49 |
| 11:59 | Valparaiso | Berdy Zavatson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-49 |
| 11:57 | Valparaiso | Charles Brown tips it home | 40-51 |
| 11:36 | Mercer | Francis Patel scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Antonio Baker | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Antonio Baker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Francis Patel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Robey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wallace McNail (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Smallwood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Berdy Zavatson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Forman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Joseph Bogan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Brown (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Sanderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Valparaiso | Charles Brown makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Andrew Forman | 43-53 |
| 10:59 | Mercer | Charles Brown picks off the pass by Francis Patel | 43-53 |
| 10:37 | Valparaiso | Berdy Zavatson buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Bogan | 43-55 |
| 10:12 | Mercer | Gary Robey misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Berdy Zavatson - foul #2 on Berdy Zavatson, team foul #4 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | Vaughn Taylor (PG), James Seybert (SG), William Hansen (PF), Joshua Ladner (C) Antonio Baker, Francis Patel, Wallace McNail, Gary Smallwood | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joel Clukey (SG), William Willis (SF), William Johnson (PF), Joseph Ring (C) Berdy Zavatson, Joseph Bogan, Charles Brown, Harold Sanderson | |
| 10:12 | Mercer | Gary Robey makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 10:12 | Mercer | Gary Robey makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 09:48 | Valparaiso | Andrew Forman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by William Willis and the foul's on Gary Robey - foul #3 on Gary Robey, team foul #6 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Wilbur Helms (SF) Gary Robey | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 09:48 | Valparaiso | Andrew Forman makes the free throw | 45-58 |
| 09:34 | Mercer | William Hansen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-58 |
| 09:32 | Valparaiso | Joseph Ring snags the defensive board | 45-58 |
| 09:17 | Valparaiso | William Johnson knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Joel Clukey | 45-60 |
| 09:05 | Mercer | Vaughn Taylor drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Seybert | 48-60 |
| 08:56 | Valparaiso | William Willis loses the ball out of bounds | 48-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Smallwood (PF) Wilbur Helms | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Olson (PG) Andrew Forman | |
| 08:27 | Mercer | Gary Smallwood misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 48-60 |
| 08:26 | Mercer | Joshua Ladner grabs the offensive board | 48-60 |
| 08:01 | Mercer | William Hansen misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 48-60 |
| 08:00 | Valparaiso | Joseph Ring snags the defensive board | 48-60 |
| 07:45 | Valparaiso | Joseph Ring banks in the layup set up by William Willis and he's hacked by Joshua Ladner - foul #4 on Joshua Ladner, team foul #7 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Robey (SF), Rafael Plunkett (PF) William Hansen, Gary Smallwood | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Berdy Zavatson (PG), Joseph Bogan (SF), Charles Brown (PF) John Olson, William Willis, William Johnson | |
| 07:45 | Valparaiso | Joseph Ring makes the free throw | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:28 | Mercer | James Seybert lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gary Robey | 50-63 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Vaughn Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Seybert (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Robey (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Rafael Plunkett (fresh) 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Joshua Ladner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Berdy Zavatson (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joel Clukey (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - Joseph Bogan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Brown (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Joseph Ring (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:05 | Valparaiso | Joel Clukey misses the 3 from straight away | 50-63 |
| 07:04 | Valparaiso | Joseph Bogan tips it in | 50-65 |
| 06:57 | Mercer | James Seybert is hacked by Joel Clukey - foul #3 on Joel Clukey, team foul #5 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Mercer | Antonio Baker (PG), William Hansen (SG), Wallace McNail (C) Vaughn Taylor, James Seybert, Joshua Ladner | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Andrew Forman (SG), Harold Sanderson (C) Joel Clukey, Joseph Ring | |
| 06:50 | Mercer | Rafael Plunkett is whistled for traveling | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:30 | Valparaiso | Joseph Bogan buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Charles Brown | 50-67 |
| 06:13 | Mercer | Rafael Plunkett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-67 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Seybert (SG) William Hansen | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Willis (SF) Harold Sanderson | |
| 05:46 | Valparaiso | Andrew Forman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-67 |
| 05:45 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Bogan | 50-67 |
| 05:21 | Valparaiso | Charles Brown is whistled for a carry | 50-67 |
| Subs | Mercer | Vaughn Taylor (PG), Joshua Ladner (C) Antonio Baker, Rafael Plunkett | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joel Clukey (SG), Joseph Ring (C) Andrew Forman, Joseph Bogan | |
| 05:14 | Mercer | Vaughn Taylor is hacked by William Willis - foul #2 on William Willis, team foul #6 | 50-67 |
| 05:09 | Mercer | Gary Robey misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-67 |
| 05:07 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Ladner | 50-67 |
| 04:50 | Mercer | Wallace McNail hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Vaughn Taylor | 52-67 |
| 04:21 | Valparaiso | Joseph Ring drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Berdy Zavatson | 52-69 |
| 03:59 | Mercer | William Willis steals the ball from Joshua Ladner | 52-69 |
| 03:56 | Valparaiso | Joel Clukey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Willis | 52-71 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:49 | Mercer | Gary Robey misses long on a jump hook from close range | 52-71 |
| 03:48 | Mercer | Joshua Ladner tips it in | 54-71 |
| 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) | |
| 03:23 | Valparaiso | Charles Brown hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Gary Robey - foul #4 on Gary Robey, team foul #8 | 54-71 |
| Subs | Mercer | Antonio Baker (PG), Francis Patel (SG), Wilbur Helms (SF), William Hansen (PF), Gary Smallwood (C) Vaughn Taylor, James Seybert, Gary Robey, Wallace McNail, Joshua Ladner | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Andrew Forman (PG), William Eklund (SG), Joseph Bogan (SF), Harold Sanderson (C) Berdy Zavatson, Joel Clukey, William Willis, Joseph Ring | |
| 03:23 | Valparaiso | Charles Brown makes the 1st free throw | 54-72 |
| 03:23 | Valparaiso | Charles Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 54-72 |
| 03:23 | Mercer | Wilbur Helms grabs the defensive rebound | 54-72 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Antonio Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Francis Patel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wilbur Helms (fresh) PF - William Hansen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Smallwood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Andrew Forman (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Eklund (fresh) SF - Joseph Bogan (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Brown (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Harold Sanderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Mercer | Wilbur Helms travels with the ball | 54-72 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Johnson (C) Charles Brown | |
| 02:51 | Valparaiso | William Eklund banks in the layup set up by Joseph Bogan | 54-74 |
| 02:31 | Mercer | Francis Patel makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Antonio Baker | 56-74 |
| 02:07 | Valparaiso | Andrew Forman misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-74 |
| 02:06 | Valparaiso | William Johnson snags the offensive board | 56-74 |
| 01:55 | Valparaiso | William Hansen steals it from Joseph Bogan | 56-74 |
| 01:44 | Mercer | William Eklund is called for the reach on Antonio Baker - foul #1 on William Eklund, team foul #7 | 56-74 |
| Subs | Mercer | Wallace McNail (PF) Francis Patel | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 01:44 | Mercer | Antonio Baker makes the 1st free throw | 57-74 |
| 01:44 | Mercer | Antonio Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 58-74 |
| 01:21 | Valparaiso | William Eklund knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Andrew Forman | 58-76 |
| 01:03 | Mercer | William Eklund is called for the reach on William Hansen - foul #2 on William Eklund, team foul #8 | 58-76 |
| 01:03 | Mercer | William Hansen misses the 1st free throw | 58-76 |
| 01:03 | Valparaiso | Harold Sanderson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-76 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Valparaiso | Andrew Forman comes up short on the shot from the right side | 58-76 |
| 00:41 | Mercer | William Hansen grabs the board | 58-76 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Mercer | Gary Smallwood's layup is rejected by William Johnson | 58-76 |
| 00:31 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Joseph Bogan | 58-76 |
| 00:07 | Valparaiso | Joseph Bogan can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Wilbur Helms - foul #1 on Wilbur Helms, team foul #9 | 58-76 |
| 00:07 | Valparaiso | Joseph Bogan makes the 1st free throw | 58-77 |
| 00:07 | Valparaiso | Joseph Bogan makes the 2nd free throw | 58-78 |
| 00:01 | Mercer | The short jumper by Wilbur Helms is denied by Harold Sanderson | 58-78 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Joseph Bogan grabs the board | 58-78 |