| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Warren Pulliam (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Kania (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Goggans (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Booth (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Vernon Hallum (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Keith Collman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Nitta (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Beau Paton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Christopher Brown inbounds the ball | 27-23 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Western Illinois | Beau Paton misses the 3 from the left wing | 27-23 |
| 19:37 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum snags the defensive board | 27-23 |
| 19:26 | Mercer | David Booth lays it in | 29-23 |
| 19:06 | Western Illinois | Keith Collman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-23 |
| 18:55 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum connects on the jump hook from the left block | 31-23 |
| 18:41 | Western Illinois | Christopher Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-23 |
| 18:40 | Western Illinois | Beau Paton grabs the offensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 18:26 | Western Illinois | Aaron Nitta comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-23 |
| 18:25 | Mercer | David Booth pulls down the rebound | 31-23 |
| 18:13 | Mercer | David Booth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-23 |
| 17:44 | Western Illinois | Aaron Nitta travels with the ball | 31-23 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Bell (PF), John Ellis (C) David Booth, Vernon Hallum | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 17:23 | Mercer | Thomas Kania knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-23 |
| 17:01 | Western Illinois | Aaron Nitta hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Keith Collman | 34-26 |
| 16:46 | Mercer | Thomas Goggans hits a jump hook near the basket | 36-26 |
| 16:21 | Western Illinois | Beau Paton drills a jump hook from close range set up by Keith Collman | 36-28 |
| 16:09 | Mercer | Mario Bell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Beau Paton - foul #2 on Beau Paton, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Valenza (PG), John Mathis (SG), David Booth (PF), Vernon Hallum (C) Warren Pulliam, Thomas Kania, Thomas Goggans, John Ellis | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Willie Green (PG), James Blackwell (SG), Robert Wood (SF), Vincent Barnes (PF), Leo Major (C) Keith Collman, Aaron Nitta, Christopher Brown, Beau Paton, Allen Smith | |
| 16:09 | Mercer | Mario Bell misses the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 16:09 | Mercer | Mario Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 16:09 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum grabs the offensive board | 36-28 |
| 15:59 | Mercer | John Mathis connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-28 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Valenza (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Mathis (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Mario Bell (fresh) PF - David Booth (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Vernon Hallum (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Willie Green (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Blackwell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wood (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Vincent Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leo Major (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Western Illinois | David Booth swats the layup by Vincent Barnes | 39-28 |
| 15:42 | Mercer | David Booth grabs the board | 39-28 |
| 15:38 | Mercer | Robert Wood steals it from David Booth | 39-28 |
| 15:14 | Western Illinois | Robert Wood hits a shot from the left side set up by Vincent Barnes | 39-30 |
| 15:10 | Mercer | John Mathis comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 39-30 |
| 15:08 | Mercer | David Booth misses the tip | 39-30 |
| 15:06 | Western Illinois | James Blackwell grabs the defensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 14:59 | Western Illinois | The jumper by James Blackwell is denied by Mario Bell | 39-30 |
| 14:58 | Western Illinois | Willie Green hits the follow up shot | 39-32 |
| 14:45 | Mercer | John Mathis misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 14:43 | Mercer | David Booth grabs the offensive board | 39-32 |
| 14:24 | Mercer | John Mathis makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 14:05 | Western Illinois | Robert Wood scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Willie Green and the foul's on Mario Bell - foul #1 on Mario Bell, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | Warren Pulliam (PG), Thomas Kania (SG), Thomas Goggans (SF), Dale Earl (PF), John Ellis (C) David Valenza, John Mathis, Mario Bell, David Booth, Vernon Hallum | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Keith Collman (PG), Aaron Nitta (SG), Beau Paton (PF), Allen Smith (C) Willie Green, James Blackwell, Vincent Barnes, Leo Major | |
| 14:05 | Western Illinois | Robert Wood makes the free throw | 42-35 |
| 13:54 | Mercer | Allen Smith is called for the reach on John Ellis - foul #3 on Allen Smith, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Brown (SF) Robert Wood | |
| 13:42 | Mercer | Dale Earl scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Warren Pulliam | 45-35 |
| 13:28 | Western Illinois | Christopher Brown blows the layup | 45-35 |
| 13:26 | Mercer | John Ellis grabs the board | 45-35 |
| 13:08 | Mercer | Thomas Kania is hacked by Aaron Nitta - foul #3 on Aaron Nitta, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| 12:58 | Mercer | Dale Earl travels with the ball | 45-35 |
| 12:47 | Western Illinois | Christopher Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-35 |
| 12:46 | Mercer | John Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 12:26 | Mercer | John Ellis misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 12:24 | Western Illinois | Beau Paton grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 12:19 | Western Illinois | Keith Collman is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Pulliam - foul #1 on Warren Pulliam, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Mathis (SG), David Booth (PF) Thomas Kania, Dale Earl | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Blackwell (PG), Robert Wood (SG), Vincent Barnes (PF) Keith Collman, Aaron Nitta, Beau Paton | |
| 12:12 | Western Illinois | Vincent Barnes loses the dribble to Thomas Goggans | 45-35 |
| 11:54 | Mercer | John Mathis buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-35 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Warren Pulliam (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Mathis (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Thomas Goggans (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Booth (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - John Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Blackwell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Vincent Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Western Illinois | Vincent Barnes misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Warren Pulliam - foul #2 on Warren Pulliam, team foul #3 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Valenza (PG), Robert Jones (SF), Vernon Hallum (C) Warren Pulliam, Thomas Goggans, John Ellis | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Willie Green (PG), Leo Major (C) Christopher Brown, Allen Smith | |
| 11:35 | Western Illinois | Vincent Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 11:35 | Western Illinois | Vincent Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 11:35 | Mercer | Robert Jones grabs the board | 48-35 |
| 11:27 | Mercer | Leo Major is called for the reach on David Booth - foul #1 on Leo Major, team foul #4 | 48-35 |
| 11:09 | Mercer | Vincent Barnes steals the ball from David Valenza | 48-35 |
| 10:58 | Western Illinois | David Valenza takes the ball from Leo Major | 48-35 |
| 10:55 | Mercer | David Valenza jams it | 50-35 |
| 10:32 | Western Illinois | Robert Wood clanks a floater from the free throw line | 50-35 |
| 10:30 | Mercer | John Mathis gets the rebound | 50-35 |
| 10:11 | Mercer | David Valenza is fouled on the floor by Willie Green - foul #1 on Willie Green, team foul #5 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Warren Pulliam (PG), Thomas Kania (SG), Thomas Goggans (SF), Mario Bell (PF) David Valenza, John Mathis, Robert Jones, David Booth | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Keith Collman (PG), Aaron Nitta (SG), Christopher Brown (SF), Beau Paton (PF), Allen Smith (C) Willie Green, James Blackwell, Robert Wood, Vincent Barnes, Leo Major | |
| 09:51 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum's pass is intercepted by Keith Collman | 50-35 |
| 09:46 | Western Illinois | Keith Collman lays it in | 50-37 |
| 09:30 | Mercer | Beau Paton swats the layup by Mario Bell | 50-37 |
| 09:28 | Mercer | Warren Pulliam hits the follow up shot | 52-37 |
| 09:07 | Western Illinois | Keith Collman travels with the ball | 52-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Ellis (C) Vernon Hallum | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 08:48 | Mercer | Mario Bell comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-37 |
| 08:46 | Western Illinois | Aaron Nitta grabs the board | 52-37 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:42 | Western Illinois | Keith Collman misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-37 |
| 08:41 | Mercer | Mario Bell gets the rebound | 52-37 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:21 | Mercer | The jumper by Thomas Kania is denied by Christopher Brown | 52-37 |
| 08:19 | Western Illinois | Beau Paton gets the rebound | 52-37 |
| 08:10 | Western Illinois | Allen Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-37 |
| 08:09 | Mercer | Warren Pulliam snags the defensive board | 52-37 |
| 07:50 | Mercer | Warren Pulliam comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-37 |
| 07:48 | Western Illinois | Beau Paton grabs the board | 52-37 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Warren Pulliam (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Kania (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Goggans (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mario Bell (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Keith Collman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Aaron Nitta (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Beau Paton (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Allen Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Western Illinois | Thomas Kania is called for the reach on Aaron Nitta - foul #2 on Thomas Kania, team foul #4 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Valenza (PG), John Mathis (SG), Robert Jones (SF), David Booth (PF) Warren Pulliam, Thomas Kania, Thomas Goggans, Mario Bell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Willie Green (PG), James Blackwell (SG), Robert Wood (SF), Vincent Barnes (PF), Leo Major (C) Keith Collman, Aaron Nitta, Christopher Brown, Beau Paton, Allen Smith | |
| 07:11 | Western Illinois | Vincent Barnes buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Blackwell | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:53 | Mercer | John Mathis is called for traveling | 52-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Vernon Hallum (C) John Ellis | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:27 | Western Illinois | Leo Major comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Mathis - foul #1 on John Mathis, team foul #5 | 52-39 |
| 06:27 | Western Illinois | Leo Major makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 06:27 | Western Illinois | Leo Major misses the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 06:27 | Western Illinois | Vincent Barnes grabs the offensive board | 52-40 |
| 06:07 | Western Illinois | Vincent Barnes knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Willie Green and the foul's on David Booth - foul #1 on David Booth, team foul #6 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Warren Pulliam (PG), Thomas Kania (SG) David Valenza, John Mathis | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Keith Collman (PG), Aaron Nitta (SG), Beau Paton (PF) Willie Green, James Blackwell, Robert Wood | |
| 06:07 | Western Illinois | Vincent Barnes makes the free throw | 52-43 |
| 05:49 | Mercer | Robert Jones can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-43 |
| 05:47 | Western Illinois | Aaron Nitta gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 05:33 | Western Illinois | Beau Paton is hacked by David Booth - foul #2 on David Booth, team foul #7 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Goggans (SF), Mario Bell (PF) Robert Jones, David Booth | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Brown (SF), Allen Smith (C) Vincent Barnes, Leo Major | |
| 05:33 | Western Illinois | Beau Paton misses the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 05:33 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Vernon Hallum | 52-43 |
| 05:11 | Mercer | Thomas Goggans's floater is tipped away by Beau Paton | 52-43 |
| 05:09 | Western Illinois | Allen Smith snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 04:48 | Western Illinois | Keith Collman connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Allen Smith | 52-46 |
| 04:35 | Mercer | Allen Smith is called for the reach on Vernon Hallum - foul #4 on Allen Smith, team foul #6 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Mathis (SG), John Ellis (C) Thomas Kania, Vernon Hallum | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Blackwell (PG), Robert Wood (SG), Vincent Barnes (PF) Keith Collman, Aaron Nitta, Beau Paton | |
| 04:27 | Mercer | Warren Pulliam knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by John Ellis | 54-46 |
| 04:03 | Western Illinois | Christopher Brown hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James Blackwell | 54-49 |
| 03:51 | Mercer | James Blackwell steals it from Mario Bell | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Warren Pulliam (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Mathis (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Thomas Goggans (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mario Bell (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - James Blackwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Vincent Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Allen Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Western Illinois | James Blackwell is hacked by John Mathis - foul #2 on John Mathis, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Valenza (PG), Thomas Kania (SG), Robert Jones (SF), David Booth (PF) Warren Pulliam, John Mathis, Thomas Goggans, Mario Bell | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Aaron Nitta (SG), Beau Paton (PF), Leo Major (C) Christopher Brown, Vincent Barnes, Allen Smith | |
| 03:26 | Western Illinois | James Blackwell misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 03:26 | Mercer | John Ellis grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 03:17 | Mercer | John Ellis is fouled on the floor by Leo Major - foul #2 on Leo Major, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Keith Collman (PG) James Blackwell | |
| 03:17 | Mercer | John Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 03:17 | Western Illinois | Aaron Nitta grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 02:57 | Western Illinois | Robert Wood misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on David Booth - foul #3 on David Booth, team foul #9 | 54-49 |
| 02:57 | Western Illinois | Robert Wood misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 02:57 | Western Illinois | Robert Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 02:53 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Warren Pulliam (PG), Thomas Goggans (SF), Vernon Hallum (C) David Valenza, Robert Jones, John Ellis | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Christopher Brown (SF), Allen Smith (C) Robert Wood, Leo Major | |
| 02:32 | Mercer | Warren Pulliam misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Beau Paton - foul #3 on Beau Paton, team foul #8 | 54-50 |
| 02:32 | Mercer | Warren Pulliam makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 02:32 | Mercer | Warren Pulliam misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 02:32 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Beau Paton | 55-50 |
| 02:22 | Western Illinois | Christopher Brown makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Keith Collman | 55-53 |
| 01:59 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Kania | 57-53 |
| 01:40 | Western Illinois | Aaron Nitta lays it in on a great pass from Keith Collman | 57-55 |
| 01:22 | Mercer | Thomas Kania is fouled on the floor by Beau Paton - foul #4 on Beau Paton, team foul #9 | 57-55 |
| 01:22 | Mercer | Thomas Kania makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 01:22 | Mercer | Thomas Kania makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 01:12 | Western Illinois | Beau Paton banks in the layup on a great pass from Keith Collman | 59-57 |
| 00:48 | Mercer | Christopher Brown picks off the pass by Thomas Goggans | 59-57 |
| 00:45 | Western Illinois | Aaron Nitta misses the easy layup | 59-57 |
| 00:43 | Mercer | David Booth pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Mercer | Beau Paton steals the ball from Warren Pulliam | 59-57 |
| 00:15 | Western Illinois | Thomas Kania steals the ball from Keith Collman | 59-57 |
| 00:12 | Mercer | Thomas Goggans hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Kania | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Western Illinois | Keith Collman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 00:04 | Western Illinois | Allen Smith snags the offensive board | 61-57 |
| 00:01 | Western Illinois | Keith Collman misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 61-57 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Thomas Kania | 61-57 |