| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Michael Beazley (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Peter Bogen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Patricio (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Fritsche (fresh) C - Ruben Heine (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Warren Pulliam (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Kania (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Goggans (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Booth (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Thomas Goggans inbounds the ball | 37-29 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Mercer | Thomas Kania's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-29 |
| 19:20 | Valparaiso | Terry Fritsche's pass is intercepted by Thomas Goggans | 37-29 |
| 19:05 | Mercer | Ruben Heine is called for the reach on Thomas Goggans - foul #2 on Ruben Heine, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| 18:43 | Mercer | John Ellis hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 37-29 |
| 18:42 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Michael Beazley | 37-29 |
| 18:36 | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen misses badly on a jumper from close range but the foul's on John Ellis - foul #1 on John Ellis, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| 18:36 | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 18:36 | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen misses the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 18:36 | Mercer | John Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 18:23 | Mercer | Terry Fritsche is called for the reach on David Booth - foul #3 on Terry Fritsche, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | George Musial (PF) Terry Fritsche | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 18:12 | Mercer | Thomas Goggans misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Peter Bogen - foul #1 on Peter Bogen, team foul #3 | 38-29 |
| 18:12 | Mercer | Thomas Goggans misses the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 18:12 | Mercer | Thomas Goggans makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 17:58 | Valparaiso | Ruben Heine misses short on a jumper in the lane | 38-30 |
| 17:57 | Mercer | David Booth grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 17:44 | Mercer | Thomas Goggans connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Kania | 38-33 |
| 17:31 | Valparaiso | David Booth is called for the reach on Daniel Patricio - foul #2 on David Booth, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Bell (PF) David Booth | |
| 17:21 | Valparaiso | Michael Beazley misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 38-33 |
| 17:19 | Mercer | John Ellis gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 17:04 | Mercer | Warren Pulliam is hacked by Daniel Patricio - foul #1 on Daniel Patricio, team foul #4 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Hui (SF), Neil Sullivan (C) Daniel Patricio, Ruben Heine | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Mathis (SG) Thomas Kania | |
| 16:42 | Mercer | John Mathis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Charles Jones (PG) Michael Beazley | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Valenza (PG), Robert Jones (SF), Dale Earl (C) Warren Pulliam, Thomas Goggans, John Ellis | |
| 16:23 | Valparaiso | George Musial connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Peter Bogen | 40-33 |
| 16:06 | Mercer | Mario Bell hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's fouled by George Musial - foul #2 on George Musial, team foul #5 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Booth (PF) Dale Earl | |
| 16:06 | Mercer | Mario Bell makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 16:06 | Mercer | Mario Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 15:51 | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Charles Jones | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Bogen (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Hui (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Musial (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Neil Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Valenza (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Mathis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Booth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mario Bell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Mercer | John Mathis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 15:34 | Mercer | Robert Jones gets the offensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 15:12 | Mercer | John Mathis knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Valenza | 43-37 |
| 14:54 | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Neil Sullivan | 46-37 |
| 14:36 | Mercer | Neil Sullivan blocks the jumper by David Valenza | 46-37 |
| 14:35 | Mercer | David Valenza hits the follow up shot | 46-39 |
| 14:15 | Valparaiso | David Booth is called for the reach on Neil Sullivan - foul #3 on David Booth, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Larry Stamper (PG), Michael Beazley (SG), Daniel Patricio (SF), Terry Fritsche (PF), Ruben Heine (C) Charles Jones, Peter Bogen, John Hui, George Musial, Neil Sullivan | |
| Subs | Mercer | Warren Pulliam (PG), Thomas Kania (SG), Thomas Goggans (SF), John Ellis (PF), Vernon Hallum (C) David Valenza, John Mathis, Robert Jones, David Booth, Mario Bell | |
| 13:55 | Valparaiso | Daniel Patricio hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 46-39 |
| 13:54 | Mercer | Thomas Kania pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 13:44 | Mercer | Thomas Goggans misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-39 |
| 13:43 | Mercer | John Ellis tips it in | 46-41 |
| 13:22 | Valparaiso | Vernon Hallum swats the short shot by Daniel Patricio | 46-41 |
| 13:20 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 13:04 | Mercer | Thomas Kania loses the dribble to Ruben Heine | 46-41 |
| 12:53 | Valparaiso | The jump hook by Michael Beazley is blocked by Vernon Hallum | 46-41 |
| 12:51 | Valparaiso | Daniel Patricio tips it back up and in | 48-41 |
| 12:47 | Mercer | Thomas Kania misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-41 |
| 12:46 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to John Ellis | 48-41 |
| 12:36 | Mercer | Michael Beazley is called for the reach on Warren Pulliam - foul #1 on Michael Beazley, team foul #6 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen (SG) Michael Beazley | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Booth (PF) John Ellis | |
| 12:22 | Mercer | Warren Pulliam misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 48-41 |
| 12:21 | Valparaiso | Ruben Heine grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 12:02 | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen buries a floater from the left block | 50-41 |
| 11:33 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 11:31 | Valparaiso | Terry Fritsche snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Larry Stamper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Peter Bogen (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Daniel Patricio (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Fritsche (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ruben Heine (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Warren Pulliam (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Kania (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Goggans (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Booth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Vernon Hallum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:16 | Valparaiso | David Booth takes the ball from Daniel Patricio | 50-41 |
| 11:12 | Mercer | The pull-up jumper by Warren Pulliam is blocked by Terry Fritsche | 50-41 |
| 11:10 | Valparaiso | Ruben Heine snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 10:56 | Valparaiso | Daniel Patricio clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 10:55 | Mercer | David Booth pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 10:36 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 50-41 |
| 10:35 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum tips it but misses | 50-41 |
| 10:34 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to David Booth | 50-41 |
| 10:26 | Mercer | Thomas Kania is hacked by Larry Stamper - foul #4 on Larry Stamper, team foul #7 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Beazley (PG), John Hui (SF), George Musial (PF), Neil Sullivan (C) Larry Stamper, Daniel Patricio, Terry Fritsche, Ruben Heine | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Valenza (PG), Robert Jones (SF), Mario Bell (PF), John Ellis (C) Warren Pulliam, Thomas Goggans, David Booth, Vernon Hallum | |
| 10:26 | Mercer | Thomas Kania makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 10:26 | Mercer | Thomas Kania makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 10:18 | Valparaiso | John Ellis is called for the reach on John Hui - foul #2 on John Ellis, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Mathis (SG) Thomas Kania | |
| 10:13 | Valparaiso | Neil Sullivan buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Peter Bogen and he's fouled by John Ellis - foul #3 on John Ellis, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| 10:13 | Valparaiso | Neil Sullivan misses the free throw | 52-43 |
| 10:13 | Mercer | Mario Bell grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 09:44 | Mercer | John Mathis clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-43 |
| 09:42 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to George Musial | 52-43 |
| 09:25 | Valparaiso | Michael Beazley drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Peter Bogen | 54-43 |
| 09:12 | Mercer | John Mathis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-43 |
| 09:11 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to George Musial | 54-43 |
| 08:49 | Valparaiso | Neil Sullivan loses the ball out of bounds | 54-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ruben Heine (C) Neil Sullivan | |
| Subs | Mercer | Warren Pulliam (PG), Thomas Goggans (SF), David Booth (PF) David Valenza, Robert Jones, Mario Bell | |
| 08:31 | Mercer | John Ellis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Patricio (SF) John Hui | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Kania (SG) John Mathis | |
| 08:23 | Valparaiso | Daniel Patricio misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Goggans - foul #3 on Thomas Goggans, team foul #6 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Neil Sullivan (SG), Terry Fritsche (PF) Peter Bogen, George Musial | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 08:23 | Valparaiso | Daniel Patricio makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 08:23 | Valparaiso | Daniel Patricio misses the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 08:23 | Mercer | The rebound goes to John Ellis | 55-43 |
| 08:00 | Mercer | Thomas Goggans misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-43 |
| 07:59 | Mercer | Thomas Kania pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 07:47 | Mercer | David Booth's pass is intercepted by Ruben Heine | 55-43 |
| 07:23 | Valparaiso | Michael Beazley clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Warren Pulliam - foul #2 on Warren Pulliam, team foul #7 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen (SG) Neil Sullivan | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Bell (PF), Vernon Hallum (C) David Booth, John Ellis | |
| 07:23 | Valparaiso | Michael Beazley makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 07:23 | Valparaiso | Michael Beazley makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Michael Beazley (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Peter Bogen (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SF - Daniel Patricio (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Fritsche (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ruben Heine (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Warren Pulliam (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Kania (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Goggans (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mario Bell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Vernon Hallum (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:06 | Mercer | Ruben Heine swats the shot by Thomas Kania | 57-43 |
| 07:04 | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen grabs the defensive rebound | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:39 | Valparaiso | Ruben Heine lays it in on a nice dish by Peter Bogen | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:27 | Mercer | Thomas Kania hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Ruben Heine - foul #3 on Ruben Heine, team foul #8 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Larry Stamper (PG), John Hui (SF), George Musial (PF), Neil Sullivan (C) Michael Beazley, Daniel Patricio, Terry Fritsche, Ruben Heine | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Jones (SF) Thomas Goggans | |
| 06:27 | Mercer | Thomas Kania makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 06:27 | Mercer | Thomas Kania makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 06:03 | Valparaiso | Neil Sullivan misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-45 |
| 06:01 | Mercer | Mario Bell grabs the board | 59-45 |
| 05:46 | Mercer | Mario Bell buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Robert Jones | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:32 | Valparaiso | John Hui's layup is rejected by Vernon Hallum | 59-47 |
| 05:31 | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen grabs the offensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 05:17 | Valparaiso | Larry Stamper hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Neil Sullivan | 62-47 |
| 05:01 | Mercer | George Musial swats the short shot by Mario Bell | 62-47 |
| 05:00 | Valparaiso | Neil Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:44 | Valparaiso | Larry Stamper can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 62-47 |
| 04:42 | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen tips it back up and in | 64-47 |
| 04:38 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-47 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Patricio (SF), Terry Fritsche (PF), Ruben Heine (C) John Hui, George Musial, Neil Sullivan | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Mathis (SG), Thomas Goggans (SF), David Booth (PF) Thomas Kania, Robert Jones, Mario Bell | |
| 04:31 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum hits the finger roll | 64-49 |
| 04:14 | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Mathis - foul #2 on John Mathis, team foul #8 | 64-49 |
| 04:14 | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen makes the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 04:14 | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen misses the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 04:14 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum snags the defensive board | 65-49 |
| 04:05 | Mercer | David Booth is denied on a layup by Ruben Heine | 65-49 |
| 04:03 | Valparaiso | Peter Bogen grabs the board | 65-49 |
| 04:01 | Valparaiso | Larry Stamper double dribbles in the backcourt | 65-49 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Ellis (C) Vernon Hallum | |
| 03:52 | Mercer | John Mathis comes up short on the shot from the left side | 65-49 |
| 03:50 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Daniel Patricio | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Valparaiso | Thomas Goggans steals the ball from Terry Fritsche | 65-49 |
| 03:26 | Mercer | Thomas Goggans misses the easy layup | 65-49 |
| 03:25 | Mercer | John Mathis grabs the offensive rebound | 65-49 |
| 03:08 | Mercer | John Ellis misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 65-49 |
| 03:06 | Mercer | David Booth hits the follow up shot | 65-51 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Larry Stamper (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Peter Bogen (fresh) 18 pts. 7 ast. SF - Daniel Patricio (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Fritsche (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ruben Heine (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Warren Pulliam (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Mathis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Goggans (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - David Booth (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:45 | Valparaiso | Ruben Heine misses badly on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on David Booth - foul #4 on David Booth, team foul #9 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Beazley (PG), Neil Sullivan (SG), John Hui (SF), George Musial (PF) Larry Stamper, Peter Bogen, Daniel Patricio, Terry Fritsche | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Valenza (PG), Robert Jones (SF), Mario Bell (PF) Warren Pulliam, Thomas Goggans, David Booth | |
| 02:45 | Valparaiso | Ruben Heine makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 02:45 | Valparaiso | Ruben Heine makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 02:22 | Mercer | John Mathis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-51 |
| 02:20 | Valparaiso | George Musial pulls down the rebound | 67-51 |
| 01:58 | Valparaiso | George Musial blows the layup | 67-51 |
| 01:56 | Mercer | John Mathis pulls down the rebound | 67-51 |
| 01:44 | Mercer | John Ellis hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 67-51 |
| 01:43 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to George Musial | 67-51 |
| 01:18 | Valparaiso | Michael Beazley travels with the ball | 67-51 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Charles Jones (PG) Ruben Heine | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 01:09 | Mercer | John Hui blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by John Ellis | 67-51 |
| 01:07 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to John Hui | 67-51 |
| 00:41 | Valparaiso | John Hui misses long on a runner in the paint but the foul's on John Mathis - foul #3 on John Mathis, team foul #10 | 67-51 |
| 00:41 | Valparaiso | John Hui makes the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 00:41 | Valparaiso | John Hui misses the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 00:41 | Mercer | John Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Mercer | Mario Bell is fouled on the floor by Charles Jones - foul #1 on Charles Jones, team foul #9 | 68-51 |
| 00:35 | Mercer | Mario Bell makes the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 00:35 | Mercer | Mario Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Valparaiso | Charles Jones lays it up and in and he's fouled by David Valenza - foul #1 on David Valenza, team foul #11 | 70-53 |
| 00:11 | Valparaiso | Charles Jones makes the free throw | 71-53 |
| 00:04 | Mercer | David Valenza hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Mathis | 71-56 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Charles Jones runs out the clock | 71-56 |