| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Bourbeau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Troy Weber (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack McElvy (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jonathan Linares (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric Huber (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chase Russell (fresh) SF - Daniel Burnett (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jesse Travis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael March (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Jack McElvy inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Mercer | Eric Huber comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-25 |
| 19:39 | Mercer | Eric Huber gets the offensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 19:19 | Mercer | Jack McElvy makes the jumper from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 19:02 | Western Illinois | Charles Kelly comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Bourbeau - foul #2 on James Bourbeau, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| 19:02 | Western Illinois | Charles Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 19:02 | Western Illinois | Charles Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 18:43 | Mercer | Daniel Burnett is called for the reach on Jack McElvy - foul #1 on Daniel Burnett, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| 18:28 | Mercer | Troy Weber hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 18:27 | Western Illinois | Daniel Burnett grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 18:21 | Western Illinois | Charles Kelly misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 18:19 | Western Illinois | Charles Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 18:05 | Western Illinois | Daniel Burnett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 18:03 | Mercer | Jonathan Linares gets the rebound | 32-27 |
| 17:51 | Mercer | Troy Weber knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Bourbeau | 35-27 |
| 17:34 | Western Illinois | Charles Kelly's pass is intercepted by Eric Huber | 35-27 |
| 17:14 | Mercer | Jonathan Linares misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-27 |
| 17:13 | Western Illinois | Jesse Travis pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 16:53 | Western Illinois | Chase Russell misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 35-27 |
| 16:51 | Western Illinois | Michael March tips it but misses | 35-27 |
| 16:49 | Western Illinois | Michael March grabs the offensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 16:38 | Western Illinois | Daniel Burnett is fouled on the floor by Eric Huber - foul #1 on Eric Huber, team foul #2 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck (PG), Gregory Ricketts (SG), Floyd Bush (SF), Bobby Burke (PF), Alfred Fair (C) James Bourbeau, Troy Weber, Jack McElvy, Jonathan Linares, Eric Huber | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daryl Malcom (SG), Ben Levine (SF), John Galloway (PF), Joseph Dean (C) Chase Russell, Daniel Burnett, Jesse Travis, Michael March | |
| 16:22 | Western Illinois | Daryl Malcom misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-27 |
| 16:20 | Mercer | Gregory Ricketts snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 16:06 | Mercer | Alfred Fair's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-27 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Banks (PG) Charles Kelly | |
| 15:47 | Western Illinois | Floyd Bush steals it from Ben Levine | 35-27 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Rodney Bulluck (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gregory Ricketts (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Floyd Bush (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bobby Burke (fresh) C - Alfred Fair (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Samuel Banks (fresh) SG - Daryl Malcom (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ben Levine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Galloway (fresh) C - Joseph Dean (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Mercer | Gregory Ricketts hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Rodney Bulluck | 38-27 |
| 15:27 | Western Illinois | Samuel Banks double dribbles | 38-27 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Bourbeau (PG), Jonathan Linares (PF), Eric Huber (C) Rodney Bulluck, Bobby Burke, Alfred Fair | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Kelly (PG), Daniel Burnett (SF) Samuel Banks, Ben Levine | |
| 15:10 | Mercer | Floyd Bush is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Floyd Bush, team foul #3 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Mercer | Troy Weber (SG) Gregory Ricketts | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 14:55 | Western Illinois | Charles Kelly can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 38-27 |
| 14:54 | Mercer | Eric Huber gets the rebound | 38-27 |
| 14:39 | Mercer | John Galloway takes the ball from Eric Huber | 38-27 |
| 14:18 | Western Illinois | Daryl Malcom scores on a jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Floyd Bush - foul #2 on Floyd Bush, team foul #4 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jack McElvy (SF) Floyd Bush | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Chase Russell (SG), Jesse Travis (PF), Michael March (C) Charles Kelly, John Galloway, Joseph Dean | |
| 14:18 | Western Illinois | Daryl Malcom misses the free throw | 38-29 |
| 14:18 | Mercer | Jack McElvy grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 13:58 | Mercer | James Bourbeau clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-29 |
| 13:56 | Western Illinois | Jesse Travis grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 13:45 | Western Illinois | Jack McElvy takes the ball from Daryl Malcom | 38-29 |
| 13:25 | Mercer | Eric Huber hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Bourbeau | 40-29 |
| 13:08 | Western Illinois | Jesse Travis knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Daniel Burnett and he's fouled by Troy Weber - foul #1 on Troy Weber, team foul #5 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gregory Ricketts (PG), Floyd Bush (SG), Bobby Burke (PF), Alfred Fair (C) James Bourbeau, Troy Weber, Jonathan Linares, Eric Huber | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Kelly (PG) Daryl Malcom | |
| 13:08 | Western Illinois | Jesse Travis makes the free throw | 40-32 |
| 12:53 | Mercer | Gregory Ricketts misses the 3 from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 12:51 | Western Illinois | Michael March grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 12:34 | Western Illinois | Daniel Burnett connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 12:24 | Mercer | Alfred Fair is whistled for traveling | 40-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck (PG) Jack McElvy | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ben Levine (SG), John Galloway (SF) Chase Russell, Daniel Burnett | |
| 12:09 | Western Illinois | Jesse Travis clanks a shot from the right block | 40-35 |
| 12:07 | Western Illinois | Michael March tips it back up and in | 40-37 |
| 11:48 | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 11:47 | Western Illinois | Michael March gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Rodney Bulluck (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Ricketts (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Floyd Bush (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bobby Burke (fresh) C - Alfred Fair (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ben Levine (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Galloway (fresh) PF - Jesse Travis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael March (fresh) 9 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Western Illinois | Charles Kelly can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 11:42 | Mercer | Bobby Burke snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 11:26 | Mercer | Charles Kelly is called for the reach on Rodney Bulluck - foul #2 on Charles Kelly, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Bourbeau (PG), Troy Weber (SG), Jonathan Linares (PF), Eric Huber (C) Gregory Ricketts, Floyd Bush, Bobby Burke, Alfred Fair | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daryl Malcom (SG), Daniel Burnett (SF), Joseph Dean (C) Ben Levine, Jesse Travis, Michael March | |
| 11:15 | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jack McElvy (SF) Rodney Bulluck | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Chase Russell (SG) Daryl Malcom | |
| 10:55 | Western Illinois | Charles Kelly hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Dean and the foul's on James Bourbeau - foul #3 on James Bourbeau, team foul #6 | 40-39 |
| 10:55 | Western Illinois | Charles Kelly makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| 10:32 | Mercer | Troy Weber buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jack McElvy | 43-40 |
| 10:12 | Western Illinois | Daniel Burnett misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 10:11 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Burnett | 43-40 |
| 10:05 | Western Illinois | Chase Russell buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 09:47 | Mercer | Eric Huber hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Troy Weber and he's fouled by Joseph Dean - foul #2 on Joseph Dean, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gregory Ricketts (SG), Floyd Bush (SF) Troy Weber, Jack McElvy | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daryl Malcom (SG), Jesse Travis (PF), Michael March (C) Chase Russell, John Galloway, Joseph Dean | |
| 09:47 | Mercer | Eric Huber makes the free throw | 46-43 |
| 09:32 | Western Illinois | Charles Kelly connects on the runner in the lane set up by Jesse Travis and he's hacked by James Bourbeau - foul #4 on James Bourbeau, team foul #7 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck (PG) James Bourbeau | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 09:32 | Western Illinois | Charles Kelly makes the free throw | 46-46 |
| 09:13 | Mercer | Gregory Ricketts can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-46 |
| 09:12 | Mercer | Eric Huber snags the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 09:03 | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Floyd Bush | 48-46 |
| 08:34 | Western Illinois | Daryl Malcom is hacked by Gregory Ricketts - foul #1 on Gregory Ricketts, team foul #8 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Troy Weber (SG), Jack McElvy (SF), Alfred Fair (PF) Rodney Bulluck, Jonathan Linares, Eric Huber | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Chase Russell (SG), John Galloway (SF) Charles Kelly, Daniel Burnett | |
| 08:34 | Western Illinois | Daryl Malcom makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 08:34 | Western Illinois | Daryl Malcom misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 08:34 | Western Illinois | Michael March grabs the offensive board | 48-47 |
| 08:29 | Western Illinois | Chase Russell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daryl Malcom | 48-49 |
| 08:19 | Mercer | Gregory Ricketts is hacked by Daryl Malcom - foul #2 on Daryl Malcom, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bobby Burke (PF) Floyd Bush | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 08:11 | Mercer | Troy Weber clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 08:10 | Western Illinois | Jesse Travis grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 08:03 | Western Illinois | Michael March makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from John Galloway | 48-51 |
| 07:43 | Mercer | Gregory Ricketts blows the layup but he's hacked by Daryl Malcom - foul #3 on Daryl Malcom, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ben Levine (SF), Joseph Dean (C) Jesse Travis, Michael March | |
| 07:43 | Mercer | Gregory Ricketts makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 07:43 | Mercer | Gregory Ricketts makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gregory Ricketts (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Troy Weber (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jack McElvy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bobby Burke (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alfred Fair (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Daryl Malcom (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chase Russell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ben Levine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Galloway (fresh) C - Joseph Dean (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Western Illinois | Chase Russell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 07:23 | Western Illinois | Ben Levine grabs the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 07:06 | Western Illinois | Chase Russell is fouled on the floor by Bobby Burke - foul #1 on Bobby Burke, team foul #9 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Bourbeau (PG), Floyd Bush (SF), Jonathan Linares (PF), Eric Huber (C) Gregory Ricketts, Jack McElvy, Bobby Burke, Alfred Fair | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Kelly (PG), Daniel Burnett (SF) Daryl Malcom, Ben Levine | |
| 07:06 | Western Illinois | Chase Russell makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 07:06 | Western Illinois | Chase Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 06:59 | Mercer | Jonathan Linares lays it in on a great pass from James Bourbeau | 52-53 |
| 06:43 | Western Illinois | Chase Russell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 06:41 | Western Illinois | Joseph Dean pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 06:28 | Western Illinois | Troy Weber takes the ball from Chase Russell | 52-53 |
| 06:17 | Mercer | Floyd Bush misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Burnett - foul #2 on Daniel Burnett, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gregory Ricketts (SG) Troy Weber | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ben Levine (SG), Jesse Travis (PF), Michael March (C) Chase Russell, John Galloway, Joseph Dean | |
| 06:17 | Mercer | Floyd Bush makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 06:17 | Mercer | Floyd Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 06:17 | Mercer | Floyd Bush misses the 3rd free throw | 54-53 |
| 06:17 | Western Illinois | Jesse Travis pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| 06:02 | Western Illinois | The 3pt attempt by Ben Levine is denied by Eric Huber | 54-53 |
| 06:01 | Mercer | Floyd Bush snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 05:57 | Mercer | James Bourbeau is hacked by Daniel Burnett - foul #3 on Daniel Burnett, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jack McElvy (SF) Floyd Bush | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 05:57 | Mercer | James Bourbeau makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 05:57 | Mercer | James Bourbeau makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 05:41 | Western Illinois | Charles Kelly comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 05:40 | Western Illinois | Daniel Burnett can't tip it in | 56-53 |
| 05:39 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Eric Huber | 56-53 |
| 05:18 | Mercer | Gregory Ricketts loses the dribble to Jesse Travis | 56-53 |
| 05:06 | Western Illinois | Michael March can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Eric Huber - foul #2 on Eric Huber, team foul #10 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daryl Malcom (SG) Ben Levine | |
| 05:06 | Western Illinois | Michael March makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 05:06 | Western Illinois | Michael March makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 04:48 | Mercer | James Bourbeau is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on James Bourbeau, team foul #11 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | Troy Weber (SG), Floyd Bush (SF), Bobby Burke (PF), Alfred Fair (C) James Bourbeau, Jack McElvy, Jonathan Linares, Eric Huber | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Galloway (PF) Jesse Travis | |
| 04:30 | Western Illinois | Daryl Malcom hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 56-55 |
| 04:29 | Mercer | Troy Weber gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 04:06 | Mercer | Gregory Ricketts misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-55 |
| 04:05 | Western Illinois | Michael March pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 03:37 | Western Illinois | Daryl Malcom makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Daniel Burnett | 56-58 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gregory Ricketts (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Troy Weber (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Floyd Bush (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bobby Burke (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alfred Fair (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Charles Kelly (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daryl Malcom (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Burnett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Galloway (fresh) C - Michael March (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 14 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Mercer | Bobby Burke can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-58 |
| 03:16 | Western Illinois | Michael March grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 03:11 | Western Illinois | Daniel Burnett banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael March and he's hacked by Floyd Bush - foul #3 on Floyd Bush, team foul #12 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck (PG), Jack McElvy (SF), Jonathan Linares (PF), Eric Huber (C) Gregory Ricketts, Floyd Bush, Bobby Burke, Alfred Fair | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Chase Russell (SG), Jesse Travis (PF) Charles Kelly, Michael March | |
| 03:11 | Western Illinois | Daniel Burnett misses the free throw | 56-60 |
| 03:11 | Mercer | Eric Huber grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 02:55 | Mercer | Jack McElvy misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-60 |
| 02:54 | Western Illinois | Jesse Travis snags the defensive board | 56-60 |
| 02:54 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Kelly (PG) Daryl Malcom | |
| 02:37 | Western Illinois | Daniel Burnett clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-60 |
| 02:35 | Western Illinois | Daniel Burnett pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 02:16 | Western Illinois | Jesse Travis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 02:15 | Western Illinois | John Galloway gets the offensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 02:10 | Western Illinois | Jesse Travis can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Jack McElvy - foul #2 on Jack McElvy, team foul #13 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gregory Ricketts (PG) Rodney Bulluck | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael March (C) John Galloway | |
| 02:10 | Western Illinois | Jesse Travis makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 02:10 | Western Illinois | Jesse Travis misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 02:10 | Mercer | Eric Huber pulls down the rebound | 56-61 |
| 01:47 | Mercer | Eric Huber misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 56-61 |
| 01:46 | Western Illinois | Michael March pulls down the rebound | 56-61 |
| 01:24 | Western Illinois | Chase Russell is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Linares - foul #3 on Jonathan Linares, team foul #14 | 56-61 |
| 01:24 | Western Illinois | Chase Russell makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 01:24 | Western Illinois | Chase Russell misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 01:24 | Mercer | Eric Huber snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| 01:14 | Mercer | The short jumper by Jonathan Linares is denied by Michael March | 56-62 |
| 01:12 | Mercer | Jack McElvy gets the offensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 01:03 | Mercer | Charles Kelly steals the ball from Troy Weber | 56-62 |
| 00:45 | Western Illinois | Daniel Burnett knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jesse Travis and he's hacked by Jack McElvy - foul #3 on Jack McElvy, team foul #15 | 56-64 |
| 00:45 | Western Illinois | Daniel Burnett misses the free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:45 | Mercer | Jack McElvy snags the defensive board | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Mercer | Troy Weber knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Western Illinois | Chase Russell is hacked by Troy Weber in the backcourt - foul #2 on Troy Weber, team foul #16 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Galloway (PF) Jesse Travis | |
| 00:39 | Western Illinois | Chase Russell makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:39 | Western Illinois | Chase Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Mercer | Troy Weber can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-66 |
| 00:33 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael March | 59-66 |
| 00:32 | Western Illinois | Troy Weber is called for the reach on Michael March in the backcourt - foul #3 on Troy Weber, team foul #17 | 59-66 |
| 00:32 | Western Illinois | Michael March makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:32 | Western Illinois | Michael March makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Mercer | Chase Russell steps in front of the Jonathan Linares pass | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Western Illinois | Gregory Ricketts is called for the reach on John Galloway in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Ricketts, team foul #18 | 59-68 |
| 00:23 | Western Illinois | John Galloway misses the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:23 | Western Illinois | John Galloway makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:16 | Mercer | Troy Weber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-69 |
| Subs | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck (PG), Floyd Bush (SF), Bobby Burke (PF), Alfred Fair (C) Troy Weber, Jack McElvy, Jonathan Linares, Eric Huber | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Banks (PG), Daryl Malcom (SG), Ben Levine (SF), Joseph Dean (C) Charles Kelly, Chase Russell, Daniel Burnett, Michael March | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Samuel Banks runs out the clock | 59-69 |