| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joshua Patel (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Carte (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norbert Root (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Conners (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Glenn Sydow (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Nathan Slater (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Brickhouse (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul White (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathaniel Hindman (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Boser (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Norbert Root inbounds the ball | 36-27 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:57 | Mercer | Joshua Patel loses the dribble to Nathan Slater in the backcourt | 36-27 |
| 19:45 | Valparaiso | John Boser buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Gregory Brickhouse | 36-29 |
| 19:27 | Mercer | Norbert Root is hacked by Paul White - foul #2 on Paul White, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| 19:17 | Mercer | Joshua Patel hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 36-29 |
| 19:15 | Valparaiso | Paul White grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 18:59 | Valparaiso | Gregory Brickhouse misses the lay-in | 36-29 |
| 18:57 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Joshua Patel | 36-29 |
| 18:46 | Mercer | Sean Carte comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-29 |
| 18:45 | Mercer | Sean Carte grabs the offensive board | 36-29 |
| 18:31 | Mercer | Norbert Root drills a shot from the right side and the foul's on Paul White - foul #3 on Paul White, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kelvin Gluck (SF) Paul White | |
| 18:31 | Mercer | Norbert Root makes the free throw | 39-29 |
| 18:19 | Valparaiso | Nathan Slater clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-29 |
| 18:18 | Valparaiso | Nathaniel Hindman tips it in | 39-31 |
| 18:05 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners lays it in on a nice dish by Joshua Patel | 41-31 |
| 17:49 | Valparaiso | John Boser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Henry Ferber (PF) Nathaniel Hindman | |
| 17:26 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Kenneth Conners, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Adan (SG), Robert Antonio (SF), Kenneth Walker (PF) Sean Carte, Norbert Root, Kenneth Conners | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Don Brown (SF), Ronald Jeppesen (C) Nathan Slater, John Boser | |
| 17:10 | Valparaiso | Gregory Brickhouse buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Kelvin Gluck | 41-34 |
| 16:41 | Mercer | Robert Antonio travels with the ball | 41-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Newton (PG), Thomas Smith (C) Joshua Patel, Glenn Sydow | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Stephen Pontiff (SG), Nathaniel Hindman (PF) Gregory Brickhouse, Ronald Jeppesen | |
| 16:34 | Valparaiso | Kelvin Gluck misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 16:32 | Valparaiso | Don Brown hits the follow up shot | 41-36 |
| 16:16 | Mercer | Gary Newton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 16:14 | Valparaiso | Henry Ferber pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 15:59 | Valparaiso | Don Brown makes the floater in the lane set up by Stephen Pontiff and he's hacked by Kenneth Walker - foul #1 on Kenneth Walker, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Sean Carte (SG), Norbert Root (SF), Kenneth Conners (PF) Gerald Adan, Robert Antonio, Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Makowsky (PG), Nathan Slater (SG), Paul White (SF), John Boser (C) Kelvin Gluck, Stephen Pontiff, Nathaniel Hindman, Henry Ferber | |
| 15:59 | Valparaiso | Don Brown misses the free throw | 41-38 |
| 15:59 | Mercer | Sean Carte grabs the board | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gary Newton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Carte (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norbert Root (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Conners (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Richard Makowsky (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Nathan Slater (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Paul White (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Don Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Boser (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Mercer | Gary Newton lays it in set up by Sean Carte | 43-38 |
| 15:31 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Conners is called for the reach on Nathan Slater - foul #4 on Kenneth Conners, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Patel (PG), Glenn Sydow (C) Gary Newton, Kenneth Conners | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gregory Brickhouse (SG) Nathan Slater | |
| 15:11 | Valparaiso | Paul White misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 15:10 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 14:51 | Mercer | Sean Carte drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-38 |
| 14:36 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Walker is called for the reach on Don Brown - foul #2 on Kenneth Walker, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Smith (PF) Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Nathaniel Hindman (PF) Don Brown | |
| 14:26 | Valparaiso | Gregory Brickhouse misses the 3 from the right corner | 45-38 |
| 14:25 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Glenn Sydow | 45-38 |
| 14:18 | Mercer | Sean Carte knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Joshua Patel | 48-38 |
| 14:02 | Valparaiso | Gregory Brickhouse clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-38 |
| 14:01 | Mercer | Thomas Smith pulls down the rebound | 48-38 |
| 13:37 | Mercer | Sean Carte misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-38 |
| 13:35 | Valparaiso | Nathaniel Hindman snags the defensive board | 48-38 |
| 13:29 | Valparaiso | John Boser scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Nathaniel Hindman | 48-40 |
| 13:13 | Mercer | Thomas Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-40 |
| 13:11 | Valparaiso | Gregory Brickhouse grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 12:50 | Valparaiso | Glenn Sydow blocks the short jumper by Gregory Brickhouse | 48-40 |
| 12:49 | Valparaiso | Nathaniel Hindman gets the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 12:38 | Valparaiso | Nathaniel Hindman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 12:36 | Mercer | Norbert Root grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 12:25 | Mercer | Nathaniel Hindman swats the short shot by Thomas Smith | 48-40 |
| 12:24 | Valparaiso | John Boser grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 12:04 | Valparaiso | Gregory Brickhouse scores on a 3 from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 11:48 | Mercer | Joshua Patel's pass is intercepted by Paul White | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joshua Patel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Carte (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norbert Root (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Smith (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Glenn Sydow (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Richard Makowsky (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Gregory Brickhouse (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul White (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nathaniel Hindman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Boser (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Valparaiso | John Boser's fadeaway is rejected by Glenn Sydow | 48-43 |
| 11:28 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Brickhouse | 48-43 |
| 11:12 | Valparaiso | John Boser misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 11:10 | Mercer | Norbert Root snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 10:41 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-43 |
| 10:16 | Valparaiso | Richard Makowsky misses the jumper from the free throw line | 50-43 |
| 10:15 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 10:01 | Mercer | Sean Carte misses the shot from the right side | 50-43 |
| 09:59 | Mercer | Sean Carte grabs the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 09:44 | Mercer | Norbert Root clanks a turnaround near the basket | 50-43 |
| 09:43 | Valparaiso | John Boser grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 09:32 | Valparaiso | Nathaniel Hindman hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Paul White | 50-45 |
| 09:12 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-45 |
| 09:10 | Valparaiso | Paul White grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 08:55 | Valparaiso | Nathaniel Hindman is denied on a layup by Norbert Root | 50-45 |
| 08:53 | Mercer | Norbert Root grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 08:34 | Mercer | Richard Makowsky is called for the reach on Joshua Patel - foul #4 on Richard Makowsky, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Newton (PG), Gerald Adan (SG), Robert Antonio (SF), Willie Lumpkins (PF), Kenneth Walker (C) Joshua Patel, Sean Carte, Norbert Root, Thomas Smith, Glenn Sydow | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Nathan Slater (PG), Kelvin Gluck (SG), Don Brown (SF), Henry Ferber (PF), Ronald Jeppesen (C) Richard Makowsky, Gregory Brickhouse, Paul White, Nathaniel Hindman, John Boser | |
| 08:22 | Mercer | Gary Newton drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Gerald Adan | 53-45 |
| 08:05 | Valparaiso | Ronald Jeppesen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 08:03 | Valparaiso | Kelvin Gluck tips it back up and in | 53-47 |
| 07:48 | Mercer | Kenneth Walker connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Antonio | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gary Newton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Adan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Antonio (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Willie Lumpkins (fresh) C - Kenneth Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Nathan Slater (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kelvin Gluck (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Don Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Ferber (fresh) C - Ronald Jeppesen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Valparaiso | Nathan Slater misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Kenneth Walker - foul #3 on Kenneth Walker, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Conners (PF) Willie Lumpkins | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 07:31 | Valparaiso | Nathan Slater makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 07:31 | Valparaiso | Nathan Slater makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 07:11 | Mercer | Kelvin Gluck picks off the pass by Kenneth Walker | 55-49 |
| 07:08 | Valparaiso | Kelvin Gluck jams it | 55-51 |
| 06:49 | Mercer | Gary Newton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Nathan Slater - foul #2 on Nathan Slater, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| 06:49 | Mercer | Gary Newton makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 06:49 | Mercer | Gary Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 06:31 | Valparaiso | Nathan Slater scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 57-53 |
| 06:15 | Mercer | Gerald Adan misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kelvin Gluck - foul #2 on Kelvin Gluck, team foul #5 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | Glenn Sydow (C) Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Stephen Pontiff (SG), John Boser (C) Don Brown, Ronald Jeppesen | |
| 06:15 | Mercer | Gerald Adan misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 06:15 | Mercer | Gerald Adan makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 06:02 | Valparaiso | Stephen Pontiff misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-53 |
| 06:00 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 05:53 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners misses the shot from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 05:52 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Kelvin Gluck | 58-53 |
| 05:33 | Valparaiso | Nathan Slater scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Kelvin Gluck | 58-55 |
| 05:22 | Mercer | Gerald Adan blows the layup | 58-55 |
| 05:21 | Valparaiso | John Boser grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 05:06 | Valparaiso | Kelvin Gluck loses the dribble to Robert Antonio | 58-55 |
| 04:44 | Mercer | Gerald Adan knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Glenn Sydow | 60-55 |
| 04:21 | Valparaiso | Robert Antonio picks off the pass by Henry Ferber | 60-55 |
| 04:17 | Mercer | Gary Newton misses the lay-in | 60-55 |
| 04:15 | Valparaiso | Kelvin Gluck grabs the board | 60-55 |
| 04:10 | Valparaiso | Nathan Slater drills a runner from close range and he's fouled by Gary Newton - foul #2 on Gary Newton, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Patel (PG), Sean Carte (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), Willie Lumpkins (PF), Kenneth Walker (C) Gary Newton, Gerald Adan, Robert Antonio, Kenneth Conners, Glenn Sydow | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gregory Brickhouse (SG), Paul White (SF), Don Brown (PF), Ronald Jeppesen (C) Stephen Pontiff, Kelvin Gluck, Henry Ferber, John Boser | |
| 04:10 | Valparaiso | Nathan Slater misses the free throw | 60-57 |
| 04:10 | Mercer | Sean Carte grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 03:44 | Mercer | Joshua Patel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 60-57 |
| 03:43 | Valparaiso | Gregory Brickhouse snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joshua Patel (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sean Carte (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Willie Lumpkins (fresh) C - Kenneth Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Nathan Slater (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Brickhouse (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul White (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Don Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Jeppesen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Valparaiso | Nathan Slater makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Jeppesen | 60-60 |
| 03:00 | Mercer | Joshua Patel misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 60-60 |
| 02:59 | Valparaiso | Ronald Jeppesen pulls down the rebound | 60-60 |
| 02:59 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | Norbert Root (SF), Kenneth Conners (PF), Glenn Sydow (C) Thomas Smith, Willie Lumpkins, Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Makowsky (PG), Nathaniel Hindman (PF), Henry Ferber (C) Nathan Slater, Don Brown, Ronald Jeppesen | |
| 02:41 | Valparaiso | Gregory Brickhouse can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 60-60 |
| 02:40 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Glenn Sydow | 60-60 |
| 02:36 | Mercer | Sean Carte hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul White - foul #4 on Paul White, team foul #6 | 60-60 |
| 02:36 | Mercer | Sean Carte makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 02:36 | Mercer | Sean Carte makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 02:21 | Valparaiso | Joshua Patel steals it from Henry Ferber | 62-60 |
| 01:56 | Mercer | Nathaniel Hindman picks off the pass by Glenn Sydow | 62-60 |
| 01:47 | Valparaiso | Gregory Brickhouse clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-60 |
| 01:46 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 01:33 | Mercer | Joshua Patel misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-60 |
| 01:32 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow hits the follow up shot | 64-60 |
| 01:21 | Valparaiso | Paul White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Boser (C) Henry Ferber | |
| 00:55 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Boser - foul #2 on John Boser, team foul #7 | 64-60 |
| 00:55 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:55 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Valparaiso | Nathaniel Hindman misses short on a 3 from straight away | 66-60 |
| 00:47 | Valparaiso | Nathaniel Hindman grabs the offensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 00:43 | Valparaiso | Gregory Brickhouse is fouled on the floor by Sean Carte - foul #1 on Sean Carte, team foul #7 | 66-60 |
| 00:43 | Valparaiso | Gregory Brickhouse makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:43 | Valparaiso | Gregory Brickhouse makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Makowsky - foul #5 on Richard Makowsky, team foul #8 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Nathan Slater (PG) Richard Makowsky | |
| 00:40 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:40 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:34 | Valparaiso | Paul White is hacked by Sean Carte - foul #2 on Sean Carte, team foul #8 | 68-62 |
| 00:34 | Valparaiso | Paul White makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:34 | Valparaiso | Paul White makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:33 | Mercer | Nathan Slater is called for the reach on Norbert Root in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nathan Slater, team foul #9 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Newton (PG) Joshua Patel | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 00:33 | Mercer | Norbert Root misses the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:33 | Valparaiso | Nathaniel Hindman grabs the board | 68-64 |
| 00:26 | Valparaiso | Gregory Brickhouse hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Boser | 68-67 |
| 00:24 | Mercer | Norbert Root is fouled in the backcourt by Nathan Slater - foul #4 on Nathan Slater, team foul #10 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Patel (PG) Gary Newton | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 00:24 | Mercer | Norbert Root makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:24 | Mercer | Norbert Root makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Valparaiso | Nathan Slater misses the 3 from the right wing | 70-67 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow grabs the defensive rebound | 70-67 |