| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Thomas Diederich (fresh) PF - Andrew Fowler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Poyner (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Johnnie Walsh (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Huang-fu Shih (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Noel Kline (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jeffery Mathieu (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - David Kirts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Noel Kline inbounds the ball | 39-33 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Western Kentucky | Johnnie Walsh is called for 5 seconds | 39-33 |
| 19:31 | Mercer | Thomas Diederich banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Thomas and he's fouled by Noel Kline - foul #1 on Noel Kline, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| 19:31 | Mercer | Thomas Diederich makes the free throw | 42-33 |
| 19:07 | Western Kentucky | Noel Kline can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-33 |
| 19:06 | Mercer | Robert Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 19:04 | Mercer | Rodolfo Hernandez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-33 |
| 18:53 | Western Kentucky | Johnnie Walsh misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Andrew Fowler - foul #2 on Andrew Fowler, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| 18:53 | Western Kentucky | Johnnie Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 18:53 | Western Kentucky | Johnnie Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 18:24 | Mercer | Robert Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-35 |
| 18:03 | Western Kentucky | David Kirts misses the dunk attempt | 42-35 |
| 18:02 | Western Kentucky | Noel Kline misses the tip | 42-35 |
| 18:00 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Andrew Fowler | 42-35 |
| 17:51 | Mercer | Michael Poyner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 17:49 | Mercer | Andrew Fowler gets the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 17:25 | Mercer | Michael Poyner connects on the runner from the right block | 44-35 |
| 16:58 | Western Kentucky | David Kirts makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Huang-fu Shih | 44-37 |
| 16:40 | Mercer | Michael Poyner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 16:38 | Mercer | Michael Poyner gets the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 16:30 | Mercer | David Kirts is called for the reach on Robert Thomas - foul #3 on David Kirts, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edgar Grigg (PG), William Pereyra (SF), Jeffrey Farley (PF), Billie McAferty (C) Rodolfo Hernandez, Thomas Diederich, Andrew Fowler, Michael Poyner | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Keisler (PG), Frederick Portugal (SG), Rex Hardy (SF), Marcus Parks (PF), Ronald Robinson (C) Johnnie Walsh, Huang-fu Shih, Noel Kline, Jeffery Mathieu, David Kirts | |
| 16:15 | Mercer | Robert Thomas's layup is rejected by Ronald Robinson | 44-37 |
| 16:13 | Mercer | William Pereyra tips it home | 46-37 |
| 15:51 | Western Kentucky | Marcus Parks banks in the layup and he's hacked by William Pereyra - foul #3 on William Pereyra, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Ginder (SG) Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 15:51 | Western Kentucky | Marcus Parks makes the free throw | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Edgar Grigg (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Ginder (fresh) SF - William Pereyra (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Farley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Billie McAferty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - John Keisler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Portugal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Rex Hardy (fresh) PF - Marcus Parks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Mercer | Marcus Parks takes the ball from William Pereyra | 46-40 |
| 15:23 | Western Kentucky | Rex Hardy misses badly on a shot from the left side | 46-40 |
| 15:22 | Western Kentucky | Marcus Parks tips it in | 46-42 |
| 15:01 | Mercer | Frederick Portugal steps in front of the Jeffrey Farley pass | 46-42 |
| 14:45 | Western Kentucky | John Keisler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Rodolfo Hernandez (PG), Robert Thomas (SG), Thomas Diederich (SF), Andrew Fowler (PF), Michael Poyner (C) Edgar Grigg, Christopher Ginder, William Pereyra, Jeffrey Farley, Billie McAferty | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Johnnie Walsh (PG), Huang-fu Shih (SG), Noel Kline (SF), Jeffery Mathieu (PF) John Keisler, Frederick Portugal, Rex Hardy, Ronald Robinson | |
| 14:36 | Mercer | Michael Poyner comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 14:35 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Mathieu grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 14:18 | Western Kentucky | Huang-fu Shih's fadeaway is rejected by Rodolfo Hernandez | 46-42 |
| 14:16 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Mathieu hits the follow up shot | 46-44 |
| 14:04 | Mercer | Thomas Diederich buries a turnaround from the right block | 48-44 |
| 13:44 | Western Kentucky | Rodolfo Hernandez takes the ball from Johnnie Walsh | 48-44 |
| 13:34 | Mercer | Jeffery Mathieu swats the short shot by Thomas Diederich | 48-44 |
| 13:33 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Mathieu pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 13:04 | Western Kentucky | Huang-fu Shih comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 13:03 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Michael Poyner | 48-44 |
| 12:53 | Mercer | Andrew Fowler hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-44 |
| 12:52 | Mercer | Robert Thomas misses the tip | 48-44 |
| 12:51 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jeffery Mathieu | 48-44 |
| 12:38 | Western Kentucky | Marcus Parks's floater is tipped away by Thomas Diederich | 48-44 |
| 12:37 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Andrew Fowler | 48-44 |
| 12:19 | Mercer | Robert Thomas comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 12:18 | Mercer | Andrew Fowler grabs the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 11:56 | Mercer | Marcus Parks swats the short shot by Thomas Diederich | 48-44 |
| 11:54 | Western Kentucky | Noel Kline pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Rodolfo Hernandez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Diederich (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Andrew Fowler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Poyner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Johnnie Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Huang-fu Shih (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Noel Kline (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Mathieu (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Marcus Parks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Western Kentucky | Noel Kline can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Andrew Fowler - foul #3 on Andrew Fowler, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edgar Grigg (PG), Christopher Ginder (SG), William Pereyra (SF), Jeffrey Farley (PF) Rodolfo Hernandez, Robert Thomas, Thomas Diederich, Andrew Fowler | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Frederick Portugal (SG), Ronald Robinson (PF), David Kirts (C) Huang-fu Shih, Jeffery Mathieu, Marcus Parks | |
| 11:46 | Western Kentucky | Noel Kline makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 11:46 | Western Kentucky | Noel Kline makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 11:34 | Mercer | William Pereyra misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 11:32 | Western Kentucky | David Kirts grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 11:05 | Western Kentucky | Johnnie Walsh hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Kirts | 48-48 |
| 10:48 | Mercer | Jeffrey Farley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Thomas (SG), Billie McAferty (C) Christopher Ginder, Michael Poyner | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Keisler (PG), Rex Hardy (SF) Johnnie Walsh, Noel Kline | |
| 10:27 | Western Kentucky | John Keisler clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Edgar Grigg - foul #1 on Edgar Grigg, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Rodolfo Hernandez (PG), Andrew Fowler (PF) Edgar Grigg, Billie McAferty | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 10:27 | Western Kentucky | John Keisler makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 10:27 | Western Kentucky | John Keisler misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 10:27 | Mercer | Andrew Fowler gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 10:05 | Mercer | Robert Thomas is hacked by Rex Hardy - foul #1 on Rex Hardy, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Diederich (SF) Jeffrey Farley | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Mathieu (PF) Ronald Robinson | |
| 09:52 | Mercer | William Pereyra's pass is intercepted by John Keisler | 48-49 |
| 09:48 | Western Kentucky | John Keisler scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffery Mathieu | 48-52 |
| 09:33 | Mercer | Andrew Fowler misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-52 |
| 09:32 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Portugal grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 09:14 | Western Kentucky | Rex Hardy buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 09:01 | Mercer | Andrew Fowler misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jeffery Mathieu - foul #2 on Jeffery Mathieu, team foul #4 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Poyner (C) William Pereyra | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Johnnie Walsh (PG), Huang-fu Shih (SG), Noel Kline (SF), Ronald Robinson (C) John Keisler, Frederick Portugal, Rex Hardy, David Kirts | |
| 09:01 | Mercer | Andrew Fowler makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 09:01 | Mercer | Andrew Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 08:43 | Western Kentucky | Huang-fu Shih misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 50-55 |
| 08:41 | Mercer | Andrew Fowler pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| 08:37 | Mercer | Robert Thomas connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-55 |
| 08:20 | Western Kentucky | Johnnie Walsh clanks a floater from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 08:19 | Mercer | Andrew Fowler pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 07:59 | Mercer | Michael Poyner can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 52-55 |
| 07:58 | Mercer | Michael Poyner hits the follow up shot | 54-55 |
| 07:44 | Western Kentucky | Huang-fu Shih misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-55 |
| 07:43 | Mercer | Michael Poyner snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Rodolfo Hernandez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Diederich (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Andrew Fowler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Poyner (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Johnnie Walsh (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Huang-fu Shih (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Noel Kline (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Mathieu (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Ronald Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Mercer | Rodolfo Hernandez is called for traveling | 54-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edgar Grigg (PG), Christopher Ginder (SG), William Pereyra (SF), Jeffrey Farley (PF) Rodolfo Hernandez, Robert Thomas, Thomas Diederich, Andrew Fowler | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Frederick Portugal (SF), Marcus Parks (PF), David Kirts (C) Noel Kline, Jeffery Mathieu, Ronald Robinson | |
| 06:58 | Western Kentucky | Michael Poyner steals it from Frederick Portugal | 54-55 |
| 06:43 | Mercer | Michael Poyner hits a fadeaway near the basket | 56-55 |
| 06:31 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Portugal misses the lay-in | 56-55 |
| 06:29 | Mercer | Jeffrey Farley snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 06:14 | Mercer | Michael Poyner misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 56-55 |
| 06:13 | Western Kentucky | Huang-fu Shih grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 06:00 | Western Kentucky | David Kirts misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 05:58 | Western Kentucky | Huang-fu Shih gets the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 05:46 | Western Kentucky | David Kirts can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Poyner - foul #2 on Michael Poyner, team foul #5 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | Rodolfo Hernandez (PG), Robert Thomas (SG), Billie McAferty (C) Edgar Grigg, Christopher Ginder, Michael Poyner | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Keisler (PG), Noel Kline (SF) Johnnie Walsh, Huang-fu Shih | |
| 05:46 | Western Kentucky | David Kirts makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 05:46 | Western Kentucky | David Kirts makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 05:28 | Mercer | Jeffrey Farley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 56-57 |
| 05:26 | Western Kentucky | Noel Kline grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 05:14 | Western Kentucky | David Kirts is whistled for traveling | 56-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Diederich (SF), Andrew Fowler (PF) Jeffrey Farley, Billie McAferty | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Mathieu (PF) David Kirts | |
| 04:56 | Mercer | Andrew Fowler is hacked by Frederick Portugal - foul #2 on Frederick Portugal, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Poyner (C) William Pereyra | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ronald Robinson (C) Marcus Parks | |
| 04:35 | Mercer | Robert Thomas misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Ronald Robinson - foul #3 on Ronald Robinson, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Johnnie Walsh (PG) John Keisler | |
| 04:35 | Mercer | Robert Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 04:35 | Mercer | Robert Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 04:18 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Mathieu lays it up and in | 57-59 |
| 03:51 | Mercer | Rodolfo Hernandez misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 03:50 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Robinson snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 03:31 | Western Kentucky | Noel Kline is fouled on the floor by Robert Thomas - foul #1 on Robert Thomas, team foul #6 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edgar Grigg (PG), Christopher Ginder (SG), William Pereyra (SF) Rodolfo Hernandez, Robert Thomas, Thomas Diederich | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Huang-fu Shih (SG), Marcus Parks (PF), David Kirts (C) Frederick Portugal, Jeffery Mathieu, Ronald Robinson | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Edgar Grigg (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Ginder (fresh) SF - William Pereyra (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Fowler (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Poyner (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Johnnie Walsh (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Huang-fu Shih (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Noel Kline (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marcus Parks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Kirts (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Fowler steals the ball from Marcus Parks | 57-59 |
| 03:09 | Mercer | Michael Poyner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-59 |
| 03:08 | Mercer | Michael Poyner gets the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 02:56 | Mercer | Michael Poyner misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 02:54 | Western Kentucky | Noel Kline pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 02:46 | Western Kentucky | Noel Kline makes the floater from close range set up by Johnnie Walsh | 57-61 |
| 02:46 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | Rodolfo Hernandez (PG), Robert Thomas (SG), Thomas Diederich (SF) Edgar Grigg, Christopher Ginder, William Pereyra | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Mathieu (PF) Marcus Parks | |
| 02:34 | Mercer | Michael Poyner's floater is tipped away by Jeffery Mathieu | 57-61 |
| 02:32 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Mathieu gets the rebound | 57-61 |
| 02:19 | Western Kentucky | Noel Kline misses badly on a shot from close range | 57-61 |
| 02:17 | Mercer | Robert Thomas grabs the board | 57-61 |
| 02:08 | Mercer | Thomas Diederich misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-61 |
| 02:06 | Mercer | Andrew Fowler tips it back up and in | 59-61 |
| 01:54 | Western Kentucky | Thomas Diederich steps in front of the Noel Kline pass | 59-61 |
| 01:35 | Mercer | Thomas Diederich knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Rodolfo Hernandez | 62-61 |
| 01:21 | Western Kentucky | Rodolfo Hernandez is called for the reach on Johnnie Walsh - foul #1 on Rodolfo Hernandez, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| 01:21 | Western Kentucky | Johnnie Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 01:21 | Western Kentucky | Johnnie Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:57 | Mercer | Rodolfo Hernandez scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 00:40 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Mathieu throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Mercer | Robert Thomas double dribbles | 65-63 |
| 00:12 | Western Kentucky | Noel Kline is hacked by Thomas Diederich - foul #1 on Thomas Diederich, team foul #8 | 65-63 |
| 00:12 | Western Kentucky | Noel Kline misses the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:12 | Mercer | Andrew Fowler pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Johnnie Walsh is called for the reach on Andrew Fowler in the backcourt - foul #3 on Johnnie Walsh, team foul #7 | 65-63 |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Andrew Fowler misses the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:09 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Mathieu grabs the board | 65-63 |
| 00:09 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| 00:01 | Western Kentucky | David Kirts can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 65-63 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | The clock runs out | 65-63 |