| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joshua Patel (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sean Carte (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Norbert Root (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Conners (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Glenn Sydow (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Richard Makowsky (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Brickhouse (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Paul White (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathaniel Hindman (fresh) C - John Boser (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Paul White inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:53 | Valparaiso | John Boser misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-36 |
| 19:51 | Valparaiso | Nathaniel Hindman tips it back up and in | 38-38 |
| 19:29 | Mercer | Sean Carte hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 19:08 | Valparaiso | John Boser banks in the layup set up by Gregory Brickhouse and he's fouled by Glenn Sydow - foul #1 on Glenn Sydow, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| 19:08 | Valparaiso | John Boser makes the free throw | 41-41 |
| 19:01 | Mercer | Nathaniel Hindman steals it from Kenneth Conners | 41-41 |
| 18:34 | Valparaiso | Nathaniel Hindman misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-41 |
| 18:32 | Valparaiso | John Boser snags the offensive board | 41-41 |
| 18:20 | Valparaiso | John Boser is whistled for a carry | 41-41 |
| 18:05 | Mercer | Sean Carte comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 18:04 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners tips it home | 43-41 |
| 17:49 | Valparaiso | Gregory Brickhouse comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-41 |
| 17:47 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 17:40 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Norbert Root | 45-41 |
| 17:21 | Valparaiso | Nathaniel Hindman comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 45-41 |
| 17:19 | Mercer | Norbert Root snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 17:05 | Mercer | Richard Makowsky is called for the reach on Joshua Patel - foul #3 on Richard Makowsky, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Adan (PG), Gary Newton (SG), Robert Antonio (SF), Kenneth Walker (C) Joshua Patel, Sean Carte, Norbert Root, 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 | |
| 16:56 | Mercer | Kenneth Walker misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 45-41 |
| 16:54 | Valparaiso | Nathan Slater pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 16:39 | Valparaiso | Don Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 16:38 | Mercer | Kenneth Walker snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 16:31 | Mercer | Robert Antonio loses the dribble to Henry Ferber | 45-41 |
| 16:08 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Walker picks off the pass by Kelvin Gluck | 45-41 |
| 15:50 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gerald Adan | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gerald Adan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Newton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Antonio (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Conners (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. C - Kenneth Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Nathan Slater (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelvin Gluck (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Don Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Ferber (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Jeppesen (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Valparaiso | Gerald Adan is called for the reach on Nathan Slater - foul #3 on Gerald Adan, team foul #2 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Patel (PG), Sean Carte (SG), Norbert Root (SF), Glenn Sydow (C) Gerald Adan, Gary Newton, Robert Antonio, Kenneth Conners | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Makowsky (PG), Gregory Brickhouse (SG), Paul White (SF), John Boser (C) Nathan Slater, Kelvin Gluck, Don Brown, Ronald Jeppesen | |
| 15:19 | Valparaiso | John Boser comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-41 |
| 15:18 | Mercer | Sean Carte pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 15:03 | Mercer | Sean Carte hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 15:02 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow gets the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 14:46 | Mercer | Joshua Patel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 14:44 | Valparaiso | John Boser grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 14:28 | Valparaiso | John Boser connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Makowsky | 47-44 |
| 14:15 | Mercer | Norbert Root's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Smith (PF) Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Nathaniel Hindman (PF) Henry Ferber | |
| 13:56 | Valparaiso | Paul White is whistled for a carry | 47-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Antonio (SF), Kenneth Conners (PF) Norbert Root, Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Nathan Slater (PG) Richard Makowsky | |
| 13:34 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Joshua Patel and he's fouled by John Boser - foul #2 on John Boser, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Adan (SG) Sean Carte | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ronald Jeppesen (C) John Boser | |
| 13:34 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow makes the free throw | 50-44 |
| 13:15 | Valparaiso | Nathaniel Hindman banks in the layup | 50-46 |
| 13:02 | Mercer | Robert Antonio can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-46 |
| 13:00 | Valparaiso | Nathan Slater gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 12:37 | Valparaiso | Nathan Slater misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Gerald Adan - foul #4 on Gerald Adan, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Newton (PG), Norbert Root (SF), Kenneth Walker (C) Joshua Patel, Gerald Adan, Glenn Sydow | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Makowsky (PG), Kelvin Gluck (SF), Henry Ferber (C) Gregory Brickhouse, Paul White, Ronald Jeppesen | |
| 12:37 | Valparaiso | Nathan Slater makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 12:37 | Valparaiso | Nathan Slater misses the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 12:37 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 12:24 | Mercer | Kenneth Walker hits a shot from close range set up by Robert Antonio | 52-47 |
| 12:07 | Valparaiso | Kelvin Gluck misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 12:05 | Mercer | Kenneth Walker grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 11:40 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners's pass is intercepted by Kelvin Gluck | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gary Newton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Antonio (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norbert Root (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Conners (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. C - Kenneth Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Richard Makowsky (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nathan Slater (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kelvin Gluck (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Nathaniel Hindman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Henry Ferber (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Valparaiso | Henry Ferber is hacked by Norbert Root - foul #3 on Norbert Root, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Patel (PG), Sean Carte (SG), Thomas Smith (PF), Glenn Sydow (C) Gary Newton, Robert Antonio, Kenneth Conners, Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gregory Brickhouse (SG), Paul White (SF), John Boser (C) Nathan Slater, Kelvin Gluck, Nathaniel Hindman | |
| 11:12 | Valparaiso | John Boser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-47 |
| 10:51 | Mercer | Thomas Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Henry Ferber - foul #1 on Henry Ferber, team foul #3 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kelvin Gluck (PG), Don Brown (PF) Richard Makowsky, Henry Ferber | |
| 10:51 | Mercer | Thomas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 10:51 | Mercer | Thomas Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 10:51 | Valparaiso | Don Brown gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 10:38 | Valparaiso | John Boser buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Don Brown | 53-49 |
| 10:25 | Mercer | Norbert Root clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Paul White - foul #2 on Paul White, team foul #4 | 53-49 |
| 10:25 | Mercer | Norbert Root misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 10:25 | Mercer | Norbert Root makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 10:13 | Valparaiso | Norbert Root is called for the reach on Don Brown - foul #4 on Norbert Root, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Antonio (SF), Kenneth Conners (PF) Norbert Root, Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Nathan Slater (PG) Kelvin Gluck | |
| 09:47 | Valparaiso | Paul White can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 54-49 |
| 09:45 | Valparaiso | Nathan Slater grabs the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 09:30 | Valparaiso | Don Brown's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Conners | 54-49 |
| 09:28 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Glenn Sydow | 54-49 |
| 09:06 | Mercer | Robert Antonio scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-49 |
| 08:46 | Valparaiso | Nathan Slater throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Wirt (PG), Gary Newton (SG), Kenneth Walker (C) Joshua Patel, Sean Carte, Glenn Sydow | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Makowsky (PG), Kelvin Gluck (SF), Nathaniel Hindman (PF), Henry Ferber (C) Gregory Brickhouse, Paul White, Don Brown, John Boser | |
| 08:38 | Mercer | Robert Antonio hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 56-49 |
| 08:36 | Mercer | Daniel Wirt tips it back up and in | 58-49 |
| 08:28 | Valparaiso | Richard Makowsky is hacked by Kenneth Walker - foul #1 on Kenneth Walker, team foul #6 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Smith (SF) Robert Antonio | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Graham Allison (SG) Nathan Slater | |
| 08:19 | Valparaiso | Kelvin Gluck misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-49 |
| 08:17 | Mercer | Daniel Wirt gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| 08:10 | Mercer | Thomas Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-49 |
| 08:09 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Conners | 58-49 |
| 08:04 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners knocks in the floater near the basket and the foul's on Nathaniel Hindman - foul #3 on Nathaniel Hindman, team foul #5 | 60-49 |
| 08:04 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners makes the free throw | 61-49 |
| 07:46 | Valparaiso | Nathaniel Hindman buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Graham Allison | 61-51 |
| 07:35 | Mercer | Thomas Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-51 |
| 07:34 | Valparaiso | Nathaniel Hindman snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Wirt (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gary Newton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Conners (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Richard Makowsky (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Graham Allison (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kelvin Gluck (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Nathaniel Hindman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Ferber (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Valparaiso | Nathaniel Hindman misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Kenneth Conners - foul #1 on Kenneth Conners, team foul #7 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Patel (PG), Sean Carte (SG), Norbert Root (SF), Glenn Sydow (C) Daniel Wirt, Gary Newton, Thomas Smith, Kenneth Conners | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gregory Brickhouse (SG), Paul White (SF), John Boser (C) Graham Allison, Kelvin Gluck, Henry Ferber | |
| 07:24 | Valparaiso | Nathaniel Hindman makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 07:24 | Valparaiso | Nathaniel Hindman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 07:21 | Mercer | Joshua Patel is hacked by Richard Makowsky in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Makowsky, team foul #6 | 61-53 |
| 07:01 | Mercer | John Boser swats the short shot by Glenn Sydow | 61-53 |
| 06:59 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to John Boser | 61-53 |
| 06:43 | Valparaiso | The jump hook by Nathaniel Hindman is blocked by Glenn Sydow | 61-53 |
| 06:42 | Mercer | Kenneth Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 06:38 | Mercer | Joshua Patel makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-53 |
| 06:18 | Valparaiso | Nathaniel Hindman misses badly on a runner from the right block | 63-53 |
| 06:17 | Mercer | Kenneth Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 06:11 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow misses short on a runner from the left block | 63-53 |
| 06:09 | Valparaiso | Paul White snags the defensive board | 63-53 |
| 05:58 | Valparaiso | John Boser misses short on a runner from the left block | 63-53 |
| 05:57 | Valparaiso | John Boser pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 05:40 | Valparaiso | Gregory Brickhouse drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Makowsky | 63-56 |
| 05:17 | Mercer | Paul White denies the turnaround by Sean Carte | 63-56 |
| 05:15 | Valparaiso | John Boser pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| 04:56 | Valparaiso | Paul White knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 63-58 |
| 04:31 | Mercer | Kenneth Walker can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Nathaniel Hindman - foul #4 on Nathaniel Hindman, team foul #7 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Adan (PG), Gary Newton (SG), Robert Antonio (SF), Kenneth Conners (PF) Joshua Patel, Sean Carte, Norbert Root, 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 | |
| 04:31 | Mercer | Kenneth Walker makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 04:31 | Mercer | Kenneth Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 04:17 | Valparaiso | Don Brown comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-58 |
| 04:15 | Mercer | Gerald Adan pulls down the rebound | 65-58 |
| 04:05 | Mercer | Gerald Adan is fouled on the floor by Nathan Slater - foul #1 on Nathan Slater, team foul #8 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Smith (C) Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 04:05 | Mercer | Gerald Adan makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 04:05 | Mercer | Gerald Adan misses the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 04:05 | Valparaiso | Ronald Jeppesen gets the rebound | 66-58 |
| 03:43 | Valparaiso | Don Brown misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Antonio - foul #1 on Robert Antonio, team foul #8 | 66-58 |
| 03:43 | Valparaiso | Don Brown misses the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 03:43 | Valparaiso | Don Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 03:24 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Henry Ferber - foul #2 on Henry Ferber, team foul #9 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Patel (PG) Gary Newton | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gregory Brickhouse (SG) Don Brown | |
| 03:24 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 03:24 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joshua Patel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Adan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Antonio (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Kenneth Conners (fresh) 15 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Smith (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Nathan Slater (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Brickhouse (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kelvin Gluck (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Henry Ferber (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Jeppesen (fresh) | |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Valparaiso | Ronald Jeppesen can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 68-59 |
| 03:08 | Mercer | Gerald Adan pulls down the rebound | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:52 | Mercer | Ronald Jeppesen is called for the reach on Thomas Smith - foul #2 on Ronald Jeppesen, team foul #10 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | Sean Carte (SG), Glenn Sydow (C) Gerald Adan, Robert Antonio | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Paul White (SF), John Boser (C) Kelvin Gluck, Ronald Jeppesen | |
| 02:52 | Mercer | Thomas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 02:52 | Mercer | Thomas Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 02:50 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | Norbert Root (SF) Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Richard Makowsky (PG) Nathan Slater | |
| 02:45 | Valparaiso | Gregory Brickhouse buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Henry Ferber and he's hacked by Glenn Sydow - foul #2 on Glenn Sydow, team foul #9 | 70-62 |
| 02:45 | Valparaiso | Gregory Brickhouse makes the free throw | 70-63 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 02:17 | Mercer | Norbert Root drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Sean Carte | 72-63 |
| 02:05 | Valparaiso | Paul White's layup is rejected by Norbert Root | 72-63 |
| 02:04 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners pulls down the rebound | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:46 | Mercer | Norbert Root can't connect on a jumper from close range | 72-63 |
| 01:44 | Valparaiso | Paul White grabs the defensive rebound | 72-63 |
| 01:37 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Conners steals the ball from Henry Ferber | 72-63 |
| 01:08 | Mercer | Joshua Patel lays it in | 74-63 |
| 00:54 | Valparaiso | Henry Ferber buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Gregory Brickhouse | 74-66 |
| 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 (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Mercer | Richard Makowsky is called for the reach on Joshua Patel in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Makowsky, team foul #11 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Nathan Slater (PG), Nathaniel Hindman (PF) Richard Makowsky, Henry Ferber | |
| 00:52 | Mercer | Joshua Patel misses the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:52 | Mercer | Joshua Patel misses the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:52 | Valparaiso | John Boser grabs the board | 74-66 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Valparaiso | Gregory Brickhouse misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-66 |
| 00:47 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners snags the defensive board | 74-66 |
| 00:44 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners is hacked by Nathan Slater in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nathan Slater, team foul #12 | 74-66 |
| 00:44 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners misses the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:44 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:38 | Valparaiso | Nathan Slater misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-66 |
| 00:37 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow grabs the defensive rebound | 75-66 |
| 00:35 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow is fouled in the backcourt by Nathan Slater - foul #3 on Nathan Slater, team foul #13 | 75-66 |
| 00:35 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:35 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:29 | Valparaiso | Gregory Brickhouse hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from John Boser | 77-69 |
| 00:26 | Mercer | Joshua Patel is hacked by Nathan Slater in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nathan Slater, team foul #14 | 77-69 |
| 00:26 | Mercer | Joshua Patel makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:26 | Mercer | Joshua Patel misses the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:26 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to John Boser | 78-69 |
| 00:21 | Valparaiso | John Boser comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 78-69 |
| 00:19 | Mercer | Sean Carte gets the rebound | 78-69 |
| 00:18 | Mercer | Nathan Slater is called for the reach on Sean Carte in the backcourt - foul #5 on Nathan Slater, team foul #15 | 78-69 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Kelvin Gluck (PG) Nathan Slater | |
| 00:18 | Mercer | Sean Carte misses the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:18 | Mercer | Sean Carte makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:13 | Valparaiso | Paul White is hacked by Sean Carte - foul #1 on Sean Carte, team foul #10 | 79-69 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Adan (PG), Gary Newton (SG), Robert Antonio (SF), Kenneth Walker (PF), Thomas Smith (C) Joshua Patel, Sean Carte, Norbert Root, Kenneth Conners, Glenn Sydow | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Graham Allison (SG), Henry Ferber (PF), Ronald Jeppesen (C) Gregory Brickhouse, Nathaniel Hindman, John Boser | |
| 00:13 | Valparaiso | Paul White makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:13 | Valparaiso | Paul White makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:12 | Mercer | Thomas Smith is hacked by Kelvin Gluck in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kelvin Gluck, team foul #16 | 79-71 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Patel (PG), Sean Carte (SG), Norbert Root (SF), Glenn Sydow (C) Gerald Adan, Gary Newton, Robert Antonio, Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gregory Brickhouse (SG), Nathaniel Hindman (PF), John Boser (C) Graham Allison, Henry Ferber, Ronald Jeppesen | |
| 00:12 | Mercer | Thomas Smith misses the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:12 | Mercer | Thomas Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:06 | Valparaiso | Gregory Brickhouse misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 80-71 |
| 00:05 | Valparaiso | John Boser snags the offensive board | 80-71 |
| 00:02 | Valparaiso | Kelvin Gluck misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 80-71 |
| 00:01 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow grabs the defensive rebound | 80-71 |
| 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow runs out the clock | 80-71 |