| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) SG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Diederich (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Andrew Fowler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Poyner (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Bernard Dennis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Bohr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Hammond (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carl Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Tim Ely (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Paul Hammond inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Western Illinois | Bernard Dennis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 19:39 | Mercer | Michael Poyner gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 19:24 | Mercer | Thomas Diederich is hacked by Paul Hammond - foul #1 on Paul Hammond, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 19:13 | Mercer | Andrew Fowler misses the lay-in but the foul's on Carl Johnson - foul #1 on Carl Johnson, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| 19:13 | Mercer | Andrew Fowler misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:13 | Mercer | Andrew Fowler makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:53 | Western Illinois | Bernard Dennis's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Fowler | 35-30 |
| 18:52 | Mercer | Michael Poyner grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 18:33 | Mercer | Robert Thomas misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 18:31 | Western Illinois | Carl Johnson snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 18:17 | Western Illinois | Tim Ely misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 18:15 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Bohr tips it home | 35-32 |
| 17:58 | Mercer | Robert Thomas drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Rodolfo Hernandez | 37-32 |
| 17:40 | Western Illinois | Bernard Dennis is hacked by Michael Poyner - foul #1 on Michael Poyner, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| 17:26 | Western Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Bohr is blocked by Andrew Fowler | 37-32 |
| 17:25 | Mercer | Thomas Diederich snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 17:08 | Mercer | 3 seconds is called on Robert Thomas | 37-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edgar Grigg (PG), William Pereyra (SF), Jeffrey Farley (PF), Billie McAferty (C) Rodolfo Hernandez, Thomas Diederich, Andrew Fowler, Michael Poyner | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lorenzo Burrell (SG), James Johnson (SF), Charles Roberts (PF), Nicholas Bergfeld (C) Kenneth Bohr, Paul Hammond, Carl Johnson, Tim Ely | |
| 16:44 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Bergfeld throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Ginder (SG) Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Donald Scales (SG) Bernard Dennis | |
| 16:34 | Mercer | Edgar Grigg is called for a charge - foul #2 on Edgar Grigg, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| 16:09 | Western Illinois | Nicholas Bergfeld comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 37-32 |
| 16:07 | Western Illinois | James Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 15:54 | Western Illinois | Charles Roberts is hacked by Billie McAferty - foul #1 on Billie McAferty, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | Rodolfo Hernandez (PG), Robert Thomas (SG), Andrew Fowler (PF), Michael Poyner (C) Edgar Grigg, Christopher Ginder, Jeffrey Farley, Billie McAferty | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Dennis (PG), Kenneth Bohr (SG), Daryl Boisvert (SF), Carl Johnson (PF) Lorenzo Burrell, Donald Scales, James Johnson, Nicholas Bergfeld | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Pereyra (fresh) PF - Andrew Fowler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Poyner (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Bernard Dennis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Bohr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daryl Boisvert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Carl Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Western Illinois | Daryl Boisvert is hacked by William Pereyra - foul #2 on William Pereyra, team foul #4 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Diederich (SF) William Pereyra | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Tim Ely (C) Charles Roberts | |
| 15:27 | Western Illinois | Daryl Boisvert misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 15:26 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Bohr grabs the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 15:16 | Western Illinois | Daryl Boisvert clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 15:14 | Mercer | Thomas Diederich gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 14:50 | Mercer | Andrew Fowler misses short on a shot from the left block | 37-32 |
| 14:49 | Western Illinois | Tim Ely gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 14:34 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Bohr hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-34 |
| 14:29 | Mercer | Thomas Diederich connects on the runner in the paint | 39-34 |
| 14:23 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Bohr can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 14:21 | Mercer | Thomas Diederich grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 14:10 | Mercer | Andrew Fowler drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Rodolfo Hernandez | 41-34 |
| 14:05 | Western Illinois | Bernard Dennis hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Daryl Boisvert | 41-36 |
| 13:49 | Mercer | Robert Thomas misses the 3 from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 13:47 | Western Illinois | Daryl Boisvert gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 13:24 | Western Illinois | Thomas Diederich is called for the reach on Daryl Boisvert - foul #3 on Thomas Diederich, team foul #5 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edgar Grigg (PG), Christopher Ginder (SG), William Pereyra (SF), Jeffrey Farley (PF), Billie McAferty (C) Rodolfo Hernandez, Robert Thomas, Thomas Diederich, Andrew Fowler, Michael Poyner | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lorenzo Burrell (PG), Donald Scales (SG), James Johnson (SF), Paul Hammond (PF), Charles Roberts (C) Bernard Dennis, Kenneth Bohr, Daryl Boisvert, Carl Johnson, Tim Ely | |
| 13:07 | Western Illinois | Paul Hammond connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Lorenzo Burrell | 41-38 |
| 12:56 | Mercer | William Pereyra makes the shot from close range and he's hacked by Paul Hammond - foul #2 on Paul Hammond, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| 12:56 | Mercer | William Pereyra makes the free throw | 44-38 |
| 12:45 | Western Illinois | James Johnson's pass is intercepted by Christopher Ginder | 44-38 |
| 12:40 | Mercer | Christopher Ginder lays it up and in | 46-38 |
| 12:21 | Western Illinois | Lorenzo Burrell blows the layup but the foul's on Edgar Grigg - foul #3 on Edgar Grigg, team foul #6 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Thomas (SG), Michael Poyner (C) Christopher Ginder, Billie McAferty | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Dennis (PG), Carl Johnson (PF) Donald Scales, James Johnson | |
| 12:21 | Western Illinois | Lorenzo Burrell makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 12:21 | Western Illinois | Lorenzo Burrell misses the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 12:21 | Mercer | Michael Poyner pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 12:01 | Mercer | Michael Poyner misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 46-39 |
| 12:00 | Western Illinois | Carl Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 11:45 | Western Illinois | Lorenzo Burrell can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 46-39 |
| 11:44 | Mercer | Michael Poyner grabs the board | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Edgar Grigg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Pereyra (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Farley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Poyner (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Bernard Dennis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lorenzo Burrell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Mercer | Edgar Grigg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-39 |
| 11:27 | Western Illinois | Charles Roberts gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| 11:07 | Western Illinois | Charles Roberts misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-39 |
| 11:05 | Western Illinois | Carl Johnson snags the offensive board | 46-39 |
| 10:50 | Western Illinois | Michael Poyner picks off the pass by Charles Roberts | 46-39 |
| 10:35 | Mercer | Lorenzo Burrell steals the ball from Jeffrey Farley | 46-39 |
| 10:31 | Western Illinois | Bernard Dennis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lorenzo Burrell | 46-41 |
| 10:14 | Mercer | William Pereyra lays it in | 48-41 |
| 10:11 | Western Illinois | Bernard Dennis's pass is intercepted by Edgar Grigg in the backcourt | 48-41 |
| 09:54 | Mercer | Lorenzo Burrell is called for the reach on William Pereyra - foul #1 on Lorenzo Burrell, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | Rodolfo Hernandez (PG), Christopher Ginder (SG), Thomas Diederich (SF), Andrew Fowler (PF), Billie McAferty (C) Edgar Grigg, Robert Thomas, William Pereyra, Jeffrey Farley, Michael Poyner | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Donald Scales (PG), Kenneth Bohr (SG), Daryl Boisvert (SF), Nicholas Bergfeld (PF), Tim Ely (C) Bernard Dennis, Lorenzo Burrell, Paul Hammond, Carl Johnson, Charles Roberts | |
| 09:46 | Mercer | Rodolfo Hernandez misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-41 |
| 09:44 | Mercer | Billie McAferty tips it back up and in | 50-41 |
| 09:30 | Western Illinois | Christopher Ginder takes the ball from Kenneth Bohr | 50-41 |
| 09:10 | Mercer | Thomas Diederich clanks a jumper from the right side | 50-41 |
| 09:08 | Western Illinois | Tim Ely gets the rebound | 50-41 |
| 08:42 | Western Illinois | Daryl Boisvert misses badly on a floater from the left side | 50-41 |
| 08:40 | Western Illinois | Tim Ely grabs the offensive board | 50-41 |
| 08:24 | Western Illinois | Tim Ely lays it in set up by Kenneth Bohr and he's fouled by Billie McAferty - foul #2 on Billie McAferty, team foul #7 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Thomas (SG), Michael Poyner (C) Christopher Ginder, Billie McAferty | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bernard Dennis (PG), Carl Johnson (PF) Donald Scales, Nicholas Bergfeld | |
| 08:24 | Western Illinois | Tim Ely makes the free throw | 50-44 |
| 08:02 | Mercer | Andrew Fowler is called for traveling | 50-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Hammond (SF) Daryl Boisvert | |
| 07:49 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Bohr misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Thomas - foul #1 on Robert Thomas, team foul #8 | 50-44 |
| 07:49 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Bohr makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 07:49 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Bohr misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 07:49 | Mercer | Michael Poyner pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 07:29 | Mercer | Kenneth Bohr picks off the pass by Andrew Fowler | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Diederich (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Fowler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Poyner (fresh) 5 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Bernard Dennis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Bohr (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Tim Ely (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Western Illinois | Bernard Dennis drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 07:02 | Mercer | Bernard Dennis takes the ball from Michael Poyner | 50-48 |
| 06:58 | Western Illinois | Bernard Dennis dunks the ball | 50-50 |
| 06:45 | Mercer | Michael Poyner buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Thomas | 52-50 |
| 06:34 | Western Illinois | Paul Hammond misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Rodolfo Hernandez - foul #3 on Rodolfo Hernandez, team foul #9 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edgar Grigg (PG), William Pereyra (SF), Jeffrey Farley (PF) Rodolfo Hernandez, Thomas Diederich, Andrew Fowler | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Lorenzo Burrell (SG), Daryl Boisvert (SF), Charles Roberts (C) Kenneth Bohr, Carl Johnson, Tim Ely | |
| 06:34 | Western Illinois | Paul Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 06:34 | Western Illinois | Paul Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 06:12 | Mercer | Edgar Grigg misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-52 |
| 06:10 | Mercer | William Pereyra tips it but misses | 52-52 |
| 06:08 | Mercer | Edgar Grigg gets the offensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 05:53 | Mercer | Robert Thomas misses the lay-in | 52-52 |
| 05:51 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Poyner | 52-52 |
| 05:45 | Mercer | Michael Poyner misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 05:43 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Roberts | 52-52 |
| 05:21 | Western Illinois | Bernard Dennis hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Hammond | 52-55 |
| 05:08 | Mercer | Robert Thomas drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-55 |
| 04:47 | Western Illinois | Charles Roberts makes the jumper near the basket set up by Lorenzo Burrell | 55-57 |
| 04:33 | Mercer | Robert Thomas clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 04:32 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to William Pereyra | 55-57 |
| 04:15 | Mercer | Jeffrey Farley connects on the shot from the right block | 57-57 |
| 03:59 | Western Illinois | Bernard Dennis misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 03:57 | Mercer | Robert Thomas snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 03:57 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Rodolfo Hernandez (PG), Thomas Diederich (SF), Andrew Fowler (PF) Edgar Grigg, Jeffrey Farley, Michael Poyner | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Bohr (SG), James Johnson (SF), Carl Johnson (PF), Tim Ely (C) Lorenzo Burrell, Daryl Boisvert, Paul Hammond, Charles Roberts | |
| 03:40 | Mercer | Rodolfo Hernandez makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Andrew Fowler | 59-57 |
| 03:14 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Bohr can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 03:13 | Western Illinois | Bernard Dennis can't tip it in | 59-57 |
| 03:12 | Western Illinois | Carl Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-57 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Rodolfo Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Diederich (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Fowler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - William Pereyra (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Bernard Dennis (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Bohr (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Tim Ely (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Western Illinois | James Johnson hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Bohr and he's hacked by William Pereyra - foul #3 on William Pereyra, team foul #10 | 59-59 |
| 03:07 | Western Illinois | James Johnson misses the free throw | 59-59 |
| 03:07 | Mercer | Andrew Fowler snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 02:44 | Mercer | Andrew Fowler misses the 3 from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 02:42 | Mercer | William Pereyra can't tip it in | 59-59 |
| 02:41 | Mercer | Thomas Diederich tips it back up and in | 61-59 |
| 02:24 | Western Illinois | Bernard Dennis can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-59 |
| 02:22 | Western Illinois | Carl Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 02:03 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Bohr scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-62 |
| 01:48 | Mercer | William Pereyra is called for traveling | 61-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Poyner (C) William Pereyra | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daryl Boisvert (SF) James Johnson | |
| 01:37 | Western Illinois | Robert Thomas is called for the reach on Kenneth Bohr - foul #2 on Robert Thomas, team foul #11 | 61-62 |
| 01:37 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Bohr makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 01:37 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Bohr makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 01:22 | Mercer | Robert Thomas drills a shot from the left block set up by Michael Poyner | 63-64 |
| 01:06 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Bohr's pass is intercepted by Rodolfo Hernandez | 63-64 |
| 00:49 | Mercer | Michael Poyner can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Tim Ely - foul #1 on Tim Ely, team foul #5 | 63-64 |
| 00:49 | Mercer | Michael Poyner makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 00:49 | Mercer | Michael Poyner misses the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 00:49 | Western Illinois | Carl Johnson snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| 00:36 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Bohr misses the jumper from the right side | 64-64 |
| 00:34 | Mercer | Michael Poyner gets the rebound | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Mercer | Kenneth Bohr is called for the reach on Rodolfo Hernandez - foul #1 on Kenneth Bohr, team foul #6 | 64-64 |
| 00:04 | Mercer | Rodolfo Hernandez knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-64 |
| 00:04 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Daryl Boisvert clanks a halfcourt shot | 67-64 |