| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Gates (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Ray (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Mosley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Abraham Fey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Seymour (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Warren Pulliam (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Kania (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Goggans (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Booth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Vernon Hallum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley inbounds the ball | 53-40 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 19:38 | Mercer | David Booth grabs the defensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 19:36 | Mercer | Thomas Kania travels in the backcourt | 53-40 |
| 19:28 | Eastern Illinois | Abraham Fey is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Abraham Fey, team foul #1 | 53-40 |
| 19:14 | Mercer | Thomas Goggans is hacked by Thomas Seymour - foul #2 on Thomas Seymour, team foul #2 | 53-40 |
| 18:55 | Mercer | Thomas Goggans can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Mosley - foul #2 on William Mosley, team foul #3 | 53-40 |
| 18:55 | Mercer | Thomas Goggans misses the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 18:55 | Mercer | Thomas Goggans makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 18:38 | Eastern Illinois | Abraham Fey loses the dribble to Thomas Goggans | 53-41 |
| 18:17 | Mercer | Warren Pulliam clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-41 |
| 18:15 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Vernon Hallum | 53-41 |
| 18:00 | Mercer | Thomas Goggans is fouled on the floor by William Mosley - foul #3 on William Mosley, team foul #4 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower (PG), Angel Rodriguez (SG), Edward Brock (SF), Nile White (PF), Jason Stewart (C) Richard Gates, Gregory Ray, William Mosley, Abraham Fey, Thomas Seymour | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Valenza (PG), John Mathis (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Mario Bell (PF), John Ellis (C) Warren Pulliam, Thomas Kania, Thomas Goggans, David Booth, Vernon Hallum | |
| 17:47 | Mercer | Martin Thrower steps in front of the John Ellis pass | 53-41 |
| 17:43 | Eastern Illinois | Angel Rodriguez lays it in on a nice dish by Martin Thrower | 55-41 |
| 17:41 | Mercer | Mario Bell is fouled in the backcourt by Nile White - foul #1 on Nile White, team foul #5 | 55-41 |
| 17:31 | Mercer | John Mathis is called for a charge - foul #2 on John Mathis, team foul #1 | 55-41 |
| 17:10 | Eastern Illinois | Nile White's layup is rejected by John Ellis | 55-41 |
| 17:08 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Robert Jones | 55-41 |
| 16:47 | Mercer | John Mathis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-41 |
| 16:46 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Stewart pulls down the rebound | 55-41 |
| 16:39 | Eastern Illinois | Angel Rodriguez misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 55-41 |
| 16:37 | Mercer | John Ellis gets the rebound | 55-41 |
| 16:10 | Mercer | John Ellis comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jason Stewart - foul #1 on Jason Stewart, team foul #6 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates (PG), Gregory Ray (SG), Abraham Fey (PF), Thomas Seymour (C) Angel Rodriguez, Edward Brock, Nile White, Jason Stewart | |
| Subs | Mercer | Warren Pulliam (PG), Thomas Kania (SG), Thomas Goggans (SF), Dale Earl (PF) David Valenza, John Mathis, Robert Jones, Mario Bell | |
| 16:10 | Mercer | John Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 16:10 | Mercer | John Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 15:47 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Seymour clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 55-42 |
| 15:46 | Mercer | Dale Earl snags the defensive board | 55-42 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Gates (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Ray (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Martin Thrower (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Abraham Fey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Seymour (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Warren Pulliam (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Kania (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Goggans (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Earl (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Ellis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:42 | Mercer | Warren Pulliam misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-42 |
| 15:40 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower snags the defensive board | 55-42 |
| 15:35 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-42 |
| 15:33 | Mercer | The rebound goes to John Ellis | 55-42 |
| 15:31 | Mercer | John Ellis's pass is intercepted by Gregory Ray in the backcourt | 55-42 |
| 15:15 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Seymour jams it set up by Martin Thrower and the foul's on John Ellis - foul #2 on John Ellis, team foul #2 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Pavel Skorupski (PG), William Mosley (SF) Richard Gates, Martin Thrower | |
| Subs | Mercer | Rigoberto Costa (SG), David Booth (PF), Vernon Hallum (C) Thomas Kania, Dale Earl, John Ellis | |
| 15:15 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Seymour makes the free throw | 58-42 |
| 14:51 | Mercer | William Mosley steals the ball from Thomas Goggans | 58-42 |
| 14:42 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Seymour misses the jumper near the basket | 58-42 |
| 14:40 | Mercer | Thomas Goggans grabs the board | 58-42 |
| 14:32 | Mercer | Abraham Fey steals the ball from Warren Pulliam | 58-42 |
| 14:24 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray is hacked by Vernon Hallum - foul #2 on Vernon Hallum, team foul #3 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Angel Rodriguez (SG), Edward Brock (PF), Nile White (C) Gregory Ray, Abraham Fey, Thomas Seymour | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Valenza (PG), John Mathis (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Mario Bell (PF), Dale Earl (C) Warren Pulliam, Rigoberto Costa, Thomas Goggans, David Booth, Vernon Hallum | |
| 14:03 | Eastern Illinois | Angel Rodriguez connects on the floater from close range set up by Edward Brock and he's fouled by John Mathis - foul #3 on John Mathis, team foul #4 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates (PG) Pavel Skorupski | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Kania (SG) John Mathis | |
| 14:03 | Eastern Illinois | Angel Rodriguez misses the free throw | 60-42 |
| 14:03 | Mercer | Mario Bell gets the rebound | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:55 | Mercer | Mario Bell misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 60-42 |
| 13:53 | Mercer | Robert Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 60-42 |
| 13:43 | Mercer | Mario Bell drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-45 |
| 13:25 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by William Mosley | 63-45 |
| 13:15 | Mercer | Dale Earl can't finish the layup | 63-45 |
| 13:13 | Mercer | Robert Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 63-45 |
| 13:08 | Mercer | David Valenza is fouled on the floor by Angel Rodriguez - foul #3 on Angel Rodriguez, team foul #7 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Pavel Skorupski (PG), Gregory Ray (SG), Abraham Fey (PF), Jason Stewart (C) Richard Gates, Angel Rodriguez, Edward Brock, Nile White | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Mathis (SG), John Ellis (C) Thomas Kania, Dale Earl | |
| 13:08 | Mercer | David Valenza makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 13:08 | Mercer | David Valenza makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 13:05 | Eastern Illinois | Pavel Skorupski is fouled in the backcourt by David Valenza - foul #1 on David Valenza, team foul #5 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Warren Pulliam (PG), Rigoberto Costa (SF) David Valenza, Robert Jones | |
| 12:50 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by William Mosley and he's hacked by Warren Pulliam - foul #1 on Warren Pulliam, team foul #6 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Booth (PF), Vernon Hallum (C) Mario Bell, John Ellis | |
| 12:50 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray makes the free throw | 66-47 |
| 12:43 | Mercer | John Mathis connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 66-50 |
| 12:37 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by William Mosley | 68-50 |
| 12:21 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-50 |
| 12:20 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray snags the defensive board | 68-50 |
| 12:15 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-50 |
| 12:13 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum grabs the board | 68-50 |
| 12:07 | Mercer | Rigoberto Costa misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 68-50 |
| 12:06 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray grabs the board | 68-50 |
| 12:01 | Eastern Illinois | Warren Pulliam steals it from Gregory Ray | 68-50 |
| 11:57 | Mercer | John Mathis hits the finger roll set up by Warren Pulliam | 68-52 |
| 11:40 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Stewart hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Pavel Skorupski | 70-52 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Pavel Skorupski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gregory Ray (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Mosley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Abraham Fey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jason Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Warren Pulliam (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Mathis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Rigoberto Costa (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Booth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Vernon Hallum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Warren Pulliam | 70-55 |
| 11:03 | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-55 |
| 11:02 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Stewart snags the offensive board | 70-55 |
| 10:47 | Eastern Illinois | Pavel Skorupski comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by John Mathis - foul #4 on John Mathis, team foul #7 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower (SG), Angel Rodriguez (SF), Nile White (PF), Thomas Seymour (C) Gregory Ray, William Mosley, Abraham Fey, Jason Stewart | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Valenza (PG), Thomas Kania (SG), Thomas Goggans (SF), Mario Bell (PF), John Ellis (C) Warren Pulliam, John Mathis, Rigoberto Costa, David Booth, Vernon Hallum | |
| 10:47 | Eastern Illinois | Pavel Skorupski makes the 1st free throw | 71-55 |
| 10:47 | Eastern Illinois | Pavel Skorupski misses the 2nd free throw | 71-55 |
| 10:47 | Mercer | John Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:23 | Mercer | Mario Bell misses the easy layup but the foul's on Nile White - foul #2 on Nile White, team foul #8 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates (PG) Pavel Skorupski | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 10:23 | Mercer | Mario Bell makes the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 10:23 | Mercer | Mario Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 10:03 | Eastern Illinois | Nile White hits the finger roll set up by Martin Thrower | 73-57 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:49 | Mercer | John Ellis is alone and drills a fadeaway in the paint | 73-59 |
| 09:32 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 73-59 |
| 09:30 | Eastern Illinois | Nile White tips it but misses | 73-59 |
| 09:28 | Mercer | John Ellis gets the rebound | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:18 | Mercer | Thomas Kania can't connect on an uncontested 3 from straight away | 73-59 |
| 09:16 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Seymour snags the defensive board | 73-59 |
| 09:09 | Eastern Illinois | Thomas Seymour's pass is intercepted by David Valenza | 73-59 |
| 09:04 | Mercer | Thomas Kania lays it in on a nice dish by David Valenza | 73-61 |
| 08:41 | Eastern Illinois | Nile White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray (SG), Edward Brock (SF), Abraham Fey (PF) Martin Thrower, Angel Rodriguez, Nile White | |
| Subs | Mercer | Warren Pulliam (PG), Robert Jones (SF), David Booth (PF), Dale Earl (C) David Valenza, Thomas Goggans, Mario Bell, John Ellis | |
| 08:21 | Mercer | David Booth blows the layup | 73-61 |
| 08:20 | Eastern Illinois | Abraham Fey grabs the board | 73-61 |
| 08:15 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-61 |
| 08:14 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray grabs the offensive board | 73-61 |
| 07:54 | Eastern Illinois | Gregory Ray makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Richard Gates | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:41 | Mercer | Gregory Ray takes the ball from Robert Jones | 76-61 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Richard Gates (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Ray (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Edward Brock (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Abraham Fey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Seymour (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Warren Pulliam (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Kania (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Booth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Earl (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Eastern Illinois | David Booth swats the short shot by Thomas Seymour | 76-61 |
| 07:27 | Mercer | Dale Earl grabs the defensive rebound | 76-61 |
| 07:20 | Mercer | Dale Earl is called for traveling | 76-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Pavel Skorupski (PG), William Mosley (SF) Richard Gates, Edward Brock | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Mathis (SG), Vernon Hallum (C) Thomas Kania, Dale Earl | |
| 07:05 | Eastern Illinois | Pavel Skorupski drills a 3 from straight away | 79-61 |
| 06:43 | Mercer | Robert Jones comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-61 |
| 06:41 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Abraham Fey | 79-61 |
| 06:36 | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley is fouled on the floor by David Booth - foul #3 on David Booth, team foul #8 | 79-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Angel Rodriguez (SG), Nile White (C) Gregory Ray, Thomas Seymour | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Valenza (PG), Thomas Goggans (SF), Mario Bell (PF), John Ellis (C) Warren Pulliam, Robert Jones, David Booth, Vernon Hallum | |
| 06:36 | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley makes the 1st free throw | 80-61 |
| 06:36 | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley makes the 2nd free throw | 81-61 |
| 06:20 | Mercer | Thomas Goggans clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 81-61 |
| 06:19 | Mercer | John Ellis grabs the offensive rebound | 81-61 |
| 06:05 | Mercer | Thomas Goggans is open but misses the lay-in | 81-61 |
| 06:04 | Eastern Illinois | Angel Rodriguez snags the defensive board | 81-61 |
| 05:57 | Eastern Illinois | Nile White buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Pavel Skorupski and he's hacked by John Ellis - foul #3 on John Ellis, team foul #9 | 83-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower (SG), Edward Brock (PF) William Mosley, Abraham Fey | |
| Subs | Mercer | Rigoberto Costa (SG) John Mathis | |
| 05:57 | Eastern Illinois | Nile White makes the free throw | 84-61 |
| 05:48 | Mercer | Angel Rodriguez is called for the reach on David Valenza - foul #4 on Angel Rodriguez, team foul #9 | 84-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Gates (PG) Pavel Skorupski | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 05:48 | Mercer | David Valenza makes the 1st free throw | 84-62 |
| 05:48 | Mercer | David Valenza makes the 2nd free throw | 84-63 |
| 05:37 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Gates | 87-63 |
| 05:35 | Mercer | Angel Rodriguez is called for the reach on Thomas Goggans in the backcourt - foul #5 on Angel Rodriguez, team foul #10 | 87-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley (SF), Jason Stewart (C) Angel Rodriguez, Nile White | |
| Subs | Mercer | Warren Pulliam (PG) David Valenza | |
| 05:35 | Mercer | Thomas Goggans makes the 1st free throw | 87-64 |
| 05:35 | Mercer | Thomas Goggans misses the 2nd free throw | 87-64 |
| 05:35 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 87-64 |
| 05:28 | Eastern Illinois | Warren Pulliam is called for the reach on Edward Brock - foul #2 on Warren Pulliam, team foul #10 | 87-64 |
| 05:28 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Brock misses the 1st free throw | 87-64 |
| 05:28 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Brock makes the 2nd free throw | 88-64 |
| 05:24 | Mercer | Warren Pulliam's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 88-64 |
| 05:14 | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 88-64 |
| 05:13 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Thomas Goggans | 88-64 |
| 04:58 | Mercer | Mario Bell blows the layup | 88-64 |
| 04:56 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Gates | 88-64 |
| 04:52 | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley can't connect on a floater from close range | 88-64 |
| 04:50 | Mercer | John Ellis snags the defensive board | 88-64 |
| 04:31 | Mercer | Rigoberto Costa makes the wide open runner from the right block set up by Warren Pulliam | 88-66 |
| 04:17 | Eastern Illinois | Rigoberto Costa steals the ball from Martin Thrower | 88-66 |
| 04:13 | Mercer | Warren Pulliam clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 88-66 |
| 04:11 | Mercer | Warren Pulliam grabs the offensive rebound | 88-66 |
| 03:57 | Mercer | Warren Pulliam misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 88-66 |
| 03:55 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower grabs the board | 88-66 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:49 | Eastern Illinois | John Ellis is called for the reach on William Mosley - foul #4 on John Ellis, team foul #11 | 88-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Pavel Skorupski (PG), Nile White (C) Richard Gates, Edward Brock | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Valenza (PG), John Mathis (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Dale Earl (PF) Warren Pulliam, Rigoberto Costa, Thomas Goggans, Mario Bell | |
| 03:49 | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley makes the 1st free throw | 89-66 |
| 03:49 | Eastern Illinois | William Mosley misses the 2nd free throw | 89-66 |
| 03:49 | Mercer | The rebound goes to John Mathis | 89-66 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Mercer | John Mathis misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 89-66 |
| 03:36 | Mercer | Dale Earl gets the offensive rebound | 89-66 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Pavel Skorupski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Martin Thrower (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Mosley (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jason Stewart (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Nile White (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Valenza (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Mathis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Dale Earl (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Ellis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Mercer | John Ellis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Nile White - foul #3 on Nile White, team foul #11 | 89-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Brock (SF) William Mosley | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 03:25 | Mercer | John Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 89-67 |
| 03:25 | Mercer | John Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 89-68 |
| 03:12 | Eastern Illinois | David Valenza picks off the pass by Pavel Skorupski | 89-68 |
| 03:09 | Mercer | John Mathis lays it in on a great pass from David Valenza | 89-70 |
| 02:51 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Stewart is hacked by John Ellis - foul #5 on John Ellis, team foul #12 | 89-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Bell (PF) John Ellis | |
| 02:51 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 90-70 |
| 02:51 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 90-70 |
| 02:51 | Mercer | Robert Jones gets the rebound | 90-70 |
| 02:47 | Mercer | John Mathis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 90-70 |
| 02:34 | Eastern Illinois | Nile White misses the easy layup | 90-70 |
| 02:33 | Eastern Illinois | Nile White pulls down the offensive rebound | 90-70 |
| 02:17 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 90-70 |
| 02:16 | Mercer | Robert Jones gets the rebound | 90-70 |
| 02:02 | Mercer | Dale Earl can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 90-70 |
| 02:00 | Mercer | Dale Earl gets the offensive rebound | 90-70 |
| 01:49 | Mercer | Edward Brock steps in front of the Dale Earl pass | 90-70 |
| 01:44 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Brock misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 90-70 |
| 01:42 | Eastern Illinois | Nile White snags the offensive board | 90-70 |
| 01:27 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 90-70 |
| 01:26 | Mercer | Robert Jones grabs the board | 90-70 |
| 01:24 | Mercer | David Valenza is fouled in the backcourt by Nile White - foul #4 on Nile White, team foul #12 | 90-70 |
| 01:24 | Mercer | David Valenza misses the 1st free throw | 90-70 |
| 01:24 | Mercer | David Valenza misses the 2nd free throw | 90-70 |
| 01:24 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Jason Stewart | 90-70 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Illinois | Dale Earl is called for the reach on Jason Stewart - foul #2 on Dale Earl, team foul #13 | 90-70 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 91-70 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Illinois | Jason Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 91-70 |
| 00:55 | Mercer | Dale Earl snags the defensive board | 91-70 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Mercer | The jump hook by David Valenza is blocked by Jason Stewart | 91-70 |
| 00:47 | Mercer | Dale Earl tips it home | 91-72 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Eastern Illinois | Pavel Skorupski can't connect on a runner from the right block | 91-72 |
| 00:25 | Mercer | Robert Jones grabs the board | 91-72 |
| 00:18 | Mercer | Robert Jones hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook in the paint | 91-72 |
| 00:17 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Thrower pulls down the rebound | 91-72 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Pavel Skorupski runs out the clock | 91-72 |