| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Eric Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cody Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Hewlett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Earl Stonebraker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Leonard Minnick (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Elwood (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Victor Borski (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Chery (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Elwood inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Valparaiso | Victor Borski jams it on a nice dish by Leonard Minnick and he's hacked by Earl Stonebraker - foul #1 on Earl Stonebraker, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 19:44 | Valparaiso | Victor Borski makes the free throw | 29-32 |
| 19:35 | Mercer | The jumper by Earl Stonebraker is denied by James Chery | 29-32 |
| 19:34 | Valparaiso | Victor Borski grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 19:15 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Elwood clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 19:14 | Mercer | Andrew Taylor gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 18:56 | Mercer | Raymond Hewlett misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-32 |
| 18:55 | Valparaiso | James Chery snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 18:36 | Valparaiso | James Chery is hacked by Andrew Taylor - foul #2 on Andrew Taylor, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| 18:20 | Valparaiso | John Fisher is fouled on the floor by Earl Stonebraker - foul #2 on Earl Stonebraker, team foul #3 | 29-32 |
| 18:15 | Valparaiso | James Chery buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Leonard Minnick | 29-34 |
| 17:57 | Mercer | Cody Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 17:55 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to James Chery | 29-34 |
| 17:44 | Valparaiso | John Fisher is fouled on the floor by Cody Smith - foul #2 on Cody Smith, team foul #4 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | Cecil Grodski (SF), George Robbins (C) Raymond Hewlett, Andrew Taylor | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Hughes (SG), Michael Dale (C) John Fisher, James Chery | |
| 17:34 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Elwood clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Cecil Grodski - foul #3 on Cecil Grodski, team foul #5 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Karnes (C) Cecil Grodski | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Salvador Bautista (PF) Victor Borski | |
| 17:34 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Elwood misses the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 17:34 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Elwood misses the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 17:34 | Mercer | Cody Smith pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 17:09 | Mercer | Leonard Minnick picks off the pass by Eric Karnes | 29-34 |
| 17:05 | Valparaiso | Leonard Minnick misses the easy layup | 29-34 |
| 17:04 | Valparaiso | Michael Dale pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 16:50 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Elwood buries a floater in the paint set up by James Hughes and he's fouled by George Robbins - foul #2 on George Robbins, team foul #6 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Stephen Brady (SG), Travis Conrad (SF) Cody Smith, Earl Stonebraker | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Sykes (PG) Leonard Minnick | |
| 16:50 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Elwood makes the free throw | 29-37 |
| 16:35 | Mercer | Eric Harris misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 29-37 |
| 16:33 | Valparaiso | Michael Dale snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| 16:25 | Valparaiso | Salvador Bautista misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-37 |
| 16:23 | Mercer | George Robbins gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 16:01 | Mercer | George Robbins comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Michael Dale - foul #1 on Michael Dale, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Raymond Hewlett (SF), Andrew Taylor (C) Eric Harris, Eric Karnes | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Fisher (SG), Victor Borski (PF), James Chery (C) Joseph Sykes, Kenneth Elwood, Michael Dale | |
| 16:01 | Mercer | George Robbins makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 16:01 | Mercer | George Robbins makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Stephen Brady (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Travis Conrad (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Hewlett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Robbins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - James Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Salvador Bautista (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Borski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - James Chery (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Valparaiso | Salvador Bautista's pass is intercepted by Andrew Taylor | 31-37 |
| 15:27 | Mercer | Raymond Hewlett knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 15:18 | Valparaiso | John Fisher is whistled for traveling | 33-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Cecil Grodski (PG), Cody Smith (SG), Earl Stonebraker (PF) Stephen Brady, Travis Conrad, George Robbins | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Leonard Minnick (PG) James Hughes | |
| 14:49 | Mercer | Raymond Hewlett is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 33-37 |
| 14:25 | Valparaiso | John Fisher loses the dribble to Cody Smith | 33-37 |
| 14:09 | Mercer | Raymond Hewlett lays it in and he's fouled by James Chery - foul #1 on James Chery, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Harris (PG), George Robbins (C) Cecil Grodski, Andrew Taylor | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Hughes (SG), Kenneth Elwood (SF), Michael Dale (C) John Fisher, Salvador Bautista, James Chery | |
| 14:09 | Mercer | Raymond Hewlett makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 13:51 | Valparaiso | Leonard Minnick connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Hughes | 36-40 |
| 13:38 | Mercer | Raymond Hewlett is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Raymond Hewlett, team foul #7 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Cecil Grodski (SF) Raymond Hewlett | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 13:21 | Valparaiso | Victor Borski can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-40 |
| 13:20 | Mercer | Cody Smith pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 13:05 | Mercer | Kenneth Elwood steals it from Cecil Grodski | 36-40 |
| 12:54 | Valparaiso | Leonard Minnick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 12:52 | Mercer | The rebound goes to George Robbins | 36-40 |
| 12:43 | Mercer | Victor Borski is called for the reach on Cecil Grodski - foul #3 on Victor Borski, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Stephen Brady (SG), Andrew Taylor (C) Cody Smith, Earl Stonebraker | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Fisher (SG), Salvador Bautista (PF), James Chery (C) James Hughes, Victor Borski, Michael Dale | |
| 12:24 | Mercer | Stephen Brady's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Karnes (PF) George Robbins | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Sykes (PG) Leonard Minnick | |
| 12:05 | Valparaiso | James Chery is called for traveling | 36-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Hughes (PG) Joseph Sykes | |
| 11:52 | Mercer | James Hughes picks off the pass by Eric Harris | 36-40 |
| 11:48 | Valparaiso | John Fisher lays it up and in set up by James Hughes | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Eric Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Brady (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Cecil Grodski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Eric Karnes (fresh) 6 pts. C - Andrew Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - James Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Elwood (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Salvador Bautista (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Chery (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Mercer | Eric Harris comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-42 |
| 11:23 | Mercer | Cecil Grodski tips it back up and in | 38-42 |
| 11:08 | Valparaiso | James Chery makes the shot near the basket set up by John Fisher and the foul's on Andrew Taylor - foul #3 on Andrew Taylor, team foul #8 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Cody Smith (SG), Raymond Hewlett (SF), Earl Stonebraker (PF) Eric Harris, Cecil Grodski, Eric Karnes | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Leonard Minnick (PG), Michael Dale (PF) John Fisher, Kenneth Elwood | |
| 11:08 | Valparaiso | James Chery misses the free throw | 38-44 |
| 11:08 | Mercer | Andrew Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 10:51 | Mercer | Stephen Brady travels with the ball | 38-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | George Robbins (C) Andrew Taylor | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Nuttall (SF) James Chery | |
| 10:31 | Valparaiso | Cody Smith is called for the reach on Leonard Minnick - foul #3 on Cody Smith, team foul #9 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Victor Borski (PF) Salvador Bautista | |
| 10:31 | Valparaiso | Leonard Minnick misses the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 10:31 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Raymond Hewlett | 38-44 |
| 10:20 | Mercer | Stephen Brady hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 10:19 | Mercer | Earl Stonebraker grabs the offensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 10:02 | Mercer | Cody Smith makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Raymond Hewlett | 41-44 |
| 09:47 | Valparaiso | James Nuttall can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 09:46 | Mercer | Cody Smith snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 09:35 | Mercer | George Robbins clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-44 |
| 09:34 | Valparaiso | James Nuttall grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 09:15 | Valparaiso | James Hughes makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 09:03 | Mercer | George Robbins comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 09:02 | Mercer | Earl Stonebraker tips it but misses | 41-47 |
| 09:01 | Valparaiso | James Nuttall snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 08:40 | Valparaiso | Stephen Brady is called for the reach on Leonard Minnick - foul #2 on Stephen Brady, team foul #10 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Harris (PG), Cecil Grodski (SG), Travis Conrad (SF), Eric Karnes (PF), Andrew Taylor (C) Stephen Brady, Cody Smith, Raymond Hewlett, Earl Stonebraker, George Robbins | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Fisher (SG), Kenneth Elwood (SF), Salvador Bautista (PF), James Chery (C) James Hughes, James Nuttall, Victor Borski, Michael Dale | |
| 08:40 | Valparaiso | Leonard Minnick makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 08:40 | Valparaiso | Leonard Minnick misses the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 08:40 | Mercer | Andrew Taylor snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 08:30 | Mercer | Andrew Taylor misses short on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Salvador Bautista - foul #2 on Salvador Bautista, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Sykes (PG) Leonard Minnick | |
| 08:30 | Mercer | Andrew Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 08:30 | Mercer | Andrew Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 08:30 | Valparaiso | James Chery pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 08:11 | Valparaiso | James Chery comes up short on the floater from the right block | 41-48 |
| 08:09 | Valparaiso | Joseph Sykes tips it but misses | 41-48 |
| 08:08 | Valparaiso | James Chery misses the tip | 41-48 |
| 08:06 | Valparaiso | Salvador Bautista snags the offensive board | 41-48 |
| 07:45 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Elwood is hacked by Travis Conrad - foul #2 on Travis Conrad, team foul #11 | 41-48 |
| 07:45 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Elwood misses the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 07:45 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Elwood makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Eric Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Grodski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Travis Conrad (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Karnes (fresh) 6 pts. C - Andrew Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Joseph Sykes (fresh) SG - John Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Elwood (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Salvador Bautista (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Chery (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Mercer | Eric Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | George Robbins (SF), Earl Stonebraker (PF) Travis Conrad, Eric Karnes | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Leonard Minnick (PG) Joseph Sykes | |
| 07:10 | Valparaiso | Leonard Minnick buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Salvador Bautista | 41-52 |
| 06:53 | Mercer | George Robbins misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Elwood - foul #1 on Kenneth Elwood, team foul #5 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Cody Smith (SG) Cecil Grodski | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Victor Borski (PF), Michael Dale (C) Salvador Bautista, James Chery | |
| 06:53 | Mercer | George Robbins misses the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 06:53 | Mercer | George Robbins makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 06:25 | Valparaiso | Leonard Minnick misses the 3 from the right wing | 42-52 |
| 06:23 | Mercer | Cody Smith snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 06:14 | Mercer | George Robbins buries a runner in the paint | 44-52 |
| 05:59 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Elwood can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 05:57 | Mercer | Andrew Taylor snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 05:43 | Mercer | Eric Harris clanks a 3 from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 05:41 | Mercer | George Robbins tips it home | 46-52 |
| 05:32 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Elwood connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Leonard Minnick | 46-55 |
| 05:13 | Mercer | Earl Stonebraker makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by George Robbins | 49-55 |
| 04:53 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Elwood scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from John Fisher | 49-57 |
| 04:32 | Mercer | George Robbins clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 49-57 |
| 04:31 | Mercer | Andrew Taylor tips it home | 51-57 |
| 04:10 | Valparaiso | John Fisher buries a jumper from the right wing | 51-59 |
| 04:07 | Mercer | Leonard Minnick is called for the reach on Eric Harris in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leonard Minnick, team foul #6 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | Cecil Grodski (PG), Stephen Brady (SG), Raymond Hewlett (SF), Travis Conrad (PF), Eric Karnes (C) Eric Harris, Cody Smith, George Robbins, Earl Stonebraker, Andrew Taylor | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Sykes (PG), James Hughes (SG), James Nuttall (SF), Salvador Bautista (PF), James Chery (C) Leonard Minnick, John Fisher, Kenneth Elwood, Victor Borski, Michael Dale | |
| 03:53 | Mercer | Travis Conrad connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Stephen Brady | 53-59 |
| 03:29 | Valparaiso | Salvador Bautista misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-59 |
| 03:27 | Mercer | Stephen Brady grabs the board | 53-59 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Cecil Grodski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Brady (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Hewlett (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Travis Conrad (fresh) 4 pts. C - Eric Karnes (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Joseph Sykes (fresh) SG - James Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Nuttall (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Salvador Bautista (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Chery (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Mercer | Stephen Brady's pass is intercepted by James Chery | 53-59 |
| 03:04 | Valparaiso | James Hughes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Stephen Brady - foul #3 on Stephen Brady, team foul #12 | 53-59 |
| 03:04 | Valparaiso | James Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 03:04 | Valparaiso | James Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:00 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Harris (PG), Cody Smith (SG), Earl Stonebraker (PF), George Robbins (C) Cecil Grodski, Stephen Brady, Travis Conrad, Eric Karnes | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Leonard Minnick (PG), Kenneth Elwood (SF), Victor Borski (PF) Joseph Sykes, James Nuttall, Salvador Bautista | |
| 02:52 | Mercer | Raymond Hewlett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:27 | Valparaiso | Victor Borski misses the shot in the lane | 53-61 |
| 02:25 | Valparaiso | Victor Borski gets the offensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 02:06 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Elwood knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-64 |
| 01:47 | Mercer | Eric Harris is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 53-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | Cecil Grodski (PG), Stephen Brady (SG), Travis Conrad (SF), Eric Karnes (C) Eric Harris, Cody Smith, Raymond Hewlett, Earl Stonebraker | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Joseph Sykes (PG), James Nuttall (SF), Salvador Bautista (PF), Michael Dale (C) Leonard Minnick, Kenneth Elwood, Victor Borski, James Chery | |
| 01:23 | Valparaiso | James Hughes misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 53-64 |
| 01:21 | Valparaiso | James Nuttall grabs the offensive rebound | 53-64 |
| 01:05 | Valparaiso | Salvador Bautista misses the lay-in | 53-64 |
| 01:04 | Mercer | Travis Conrad grabs the board | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Mercer | Stephen Brady comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 53-64 |
| 00:56 | Valparaiso | Michael Dale pulls down the rebound | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Valparaiso | James Nuttall scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Sykes | 53-66 |
| 00:22 | Mercer | The jumper by Travis Conrad is denied by Salvador Bautista | 53-66 |
| 00:21 | Valparaiso | Michael Dale pulls down the rebound | 53-66 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Joseph Sykes runs out the clock | 53-66 |