| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Hung Wen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Archer (fresh) SF - William Haglund (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chad Chaney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Ryan Valentine (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Claude Andrews (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Lynch (fresh) PF - Charles Coston (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Morillo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Thomas Lynch inbounds the ball | 25-36 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Western Illinois | Ryan Valentine connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Claude Andrews | 25-38 |
| 19:27 | Mercer | David Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-38 |
| 19:06 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 25-38 |
| 19:04 | Mercer | David Thompson gets the rebound | 25-38 |
| 18:44 | Mercer | James Archer misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-38 |
| 18:42 | Western Illinois | James Morillo grabs the defensive rebound | 25-38 |
| 18:21 | Western Illinois | Thomas Lynch misses the lay-in | 25-38 |
| 18:19 | Mercer | Hung Wen gets the rebound | 25-38 |
| 17:56 | Mercer | Chad Chaney misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Charles Coston - foul #1 on Charles Coston, team foul #1 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Mark Gudino (PF) Charles Coston | |
| 17:56 | Mercer | Chad Chaney makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 17:56 | Mercer | Chad Chaney misses the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 17:56 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews grabs the board | 26-38 |
| 17:35 | Western Illinois | Ryan Valentine misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-38 |
| 17:33 | Mercer | Chad Chaney grabs the defensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 17:19 | Mercer | Hung Wen makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Archer | 29-38 |
| 16:58 | Western Illinois | Ryan Valentine misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 16:56 | Mercer | David Thompson grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 16:44 | Mercer | William Haglund misses the dunk but he's fouled by Thomas Lynch - foul #3 on Thomas Lynch, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Licata (PG), Bratumil Zwigart (SG), Merrill Leonard (PF), Mike Jones (C) Hung Wen, James Archer, Chad Chaney, David Thompson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling (PG), Richard Sharp (SG), Stephen Odea (SF), Charles Coston (PF) Ryan Valentine, Claude Andrews, Thomas Lynch, James Morillo | |
| 16:44 | Mercer | William Haglund misses the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 16:44 | Mercer | William Haglund makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 16:37 | Western Illinois | Bratumil Zwigart is called for the reach on Richard Sharp - foul #2 on Bratumil Zwigart, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jon Johnson (SF) William Haglund | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 16:20 | Western Illinois | Mark Gudino hits a turnaround near the basket | 30-40 |
| 16:02 | Mercer | Jon Johnson lays it up and in set up by James Licata and he's hacked by Stephen Odea - foul #1 on Stephen Odea, team foul #3 | 32-40 |
| 16:02 | Mercer | Jon Johnson makes the free throw | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Licata (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bratumil Zwigart (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Jon Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Merrill Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mike Jones (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Frank Smalling (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Sharp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Odea (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Coston (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Gudino (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling double dribbles | 33-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Chad Chaney (PF), David Thompson (C) Merrill Leonard, Mike Jones | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bialas Klimaszewski (C) Charles Coston | |
| 15:22 | Mercer | Mark Gudino steals it from James Licata | 33-40 |
| 14:56 | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-40 |
| 14:55 | Western Illinois | Mark Gudino snags the offensive board | 33-40 |
| 14:38 | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling is hacked by Chad Chaney - foul #1 on Chad Chaney, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Hung Wen (PG), James Archer (SG), William Haglund (SF) James Licata, Bratumil Zwigart, Jon Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ryan Valentine (PG), Claude Andrews (SG), Thomas Lynch (SF), Evan Carter (PF), James Morillo (C) Frank Smalling, Richard Sharp, Stephen Odea, Mark Gudino, Bialas Klimaszewski | |
| 14:25 | Western Illinois | James Archer is called for the reach on Thomas Lynch - foul #3 on James Archer, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Coston (PF) Evan Carter | |
| 14:08 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by James Archer - foul #4 on James Archer, team foul #4 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Alberto Martinez (SG) James Archer | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 14:08 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews misses the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 14:08 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 13:46 | Mercer | David Thompson is fouled on the floor by Charles Coston - foul #2 on Charles Coston, team foul #4 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Licata (SG), Merrill Leonard (PF), Mike Jones (C) Alberto Martinez, Chad Chaney, David Thompson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 13:30 | Mercer | Mike Jones is whistled for traveling | 33-41 |
| 13:17 | Western Illinois | Ryan Valentine comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 13:15 | Mercer | Mike Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 12:54 | Mercer | Charles Coston swats the short shot by William Haglund | 33-41 |
| 12:53 | Western Illinois | James Morillo gets the rebound | 33-41 |
| 12:34 | Western Illinois | Ryan Valentine comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 33-41 |
| 12:33 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 12:22 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews buries a 3 from the right corner | 33-44 |
| 12:00 | Mercer | William Haglund misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 33-44 |
| 11:59 | Western Illinois | Charles Coston grabs the defensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 11:54 | Western Illinois | William Haglund steps in front of the Thomas Lynch pass | 33-44 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Hung Wen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Licata (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - William Haglund (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Merrill Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mike Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Ryan Valentine (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Claude Andrews (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Lynch (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Charles Coston (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - James Morillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Mercer | Hung Wen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bratumil Zwigart (PG), Alberto Martinez (SG), Jon Johnson (SF), Chad Chaney (PF), David Thompson (C) Hung Wen, James Licata, William Haglund, Merrill Leonard, Mike Jones | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling (PG), Richard Sharp (SG), Stephen Odea (SF), Mark Gudino (PF), Bialas Klimaszewski (C) Ryan Valentine, Claude Andrews, Thomas Lynch, Charles Coston, James Morillo | |
| 11:42 | Western Illinois | Bialas Klimaszewski misses short on a shot from the baseline | 33-44 |
| 11:41 | Mercer | Bratumil Zwigart grabs the board | 33-44 |
| 11:26 | Mercer | Alberto Martinez misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Frank Smalling - foul #1 on Frank Smalling, team foul #5 | 33-44 |
| 11:26 | Mercer | Alberto Martinez misses the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 11:26 | Mercer | Alberto Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 11:10 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp loses the ball out of bounds | 34-44 |
| 10:56 | Mercer | Jon Johnson buries a 3 from straight away | 37-44 |
| 10:49 | Western Illinois | Stephen Odea is hacked by Jon Johnson - foul #1 on Jon Johnson, team foul #5 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Hung Wen (PG) Alberto Martinez | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews (SG) Frank Smalling | |
| 10:37 | Western Illinois | Bialas Klimaszewski loses the ball out of bounds | 37-44 |
| 10:22 | Mercer | Chad Chaney can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 37-44 |
| 10:21 | Mercer | David Thompson snags the offensive board | 37-44 |
| 10:04 | Mercer | Hung Wen is fouled on the floor by Richard Sharp - foul #2 on Richard Sharp, team foul #6 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Licata (SG), William Haglund (SF) Bratumil Zwigart, Jon Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ryan Valentine (PG), Thomas Lynch (SF) Richard Sharp, Stephen Odea | |
| 09:50 | Mercer | David Thompson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Bialas Klimaszewski - foul #2 on Bialas Klimaszewski, team foul #7 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Morillo (C) Bialas Klimaszewski | |
| 09:50 | Mercer | David Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 09:50 | Mercer | David Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 09:35 | Western Illinois | Thomas Lynch makes the jump hook from the baseline | 39-46 |
| 09:13 | Mercer | David Thompson hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Hung Wen | 42-46 |
| 08:53 | Western Illinois | Ryan Valentine is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Ryan Valentine, team foul #8 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bratumil Zwigart (SG), Merrill Leonard (PF), Mike Jones (C) Hung Wen, Chad Chaney, David Thompson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp (SG), Charles Coston (PF) Claude Andrews, Mark Gudino | |
| 08:26 | Mercer | Mike Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 08:25 | Western Illinois | Thomas Lynch gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 08:19 | Western Illinois | Thomas Lynch lays it up and in | 42-48 |
| 07:54 | Mercer | William Haglund banks in the layup | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Licata (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bratumil Zwigart (fresh) 3 reb. SF - William Haglund (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Merrill Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mike Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Ryan Valentine (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Sharp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Lynch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Coston (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Morillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Western Illinois | Ryan Valentine is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Ryan Valentine, team foul #9 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Hung Wen (PG), James Archer (SG), Chad Chaney (PF), David Thompson (C) James Licata, William Haglund, Merrill Leonard, Mike Jones | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews (SG), Stephen Odea (SF), Mark Gudino (C) Ryan Valentine, Thomas Lynch, James Morillo | |
| 07:10 | Mercer | David Thompson misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 44-48 |
| 07:08 | Mercer | David Thompson misses the tip | 44-48 |
| 07:06 | Western Illinois | Charles Coston snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 06:54 | Western Illinois | Charles Coston is fouled on the floor by Hung Wen - foul #2 on Hung Wen, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bialas Klimaszewski (C) Charles Coston | |
| 06:42 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 44-48 |
| 06:41 | Mercer | Chad Chaney grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 06:17 | Mercer | David Thompson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-48 |
| 06:15 | Mercer | James Archer tips it but misses | 44-48 |
| 06:14 | Mercer | David Thompson tips it in | 46-48 |
| 05:55 | Western Illinois | Mark Gudino comes up short on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on David Thompson - foul #1 on David Thompson, team foul #7 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jon Johnson (SF) Bratumil Zwigart | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling (PG) Richard Sharp | |
| 05:55 | Western Illinois | Mark Gudino makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 05:55 | Western Illinois | Mark Gudino makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 05:31 | Mercer | Hung Wen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 05:30 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 05:13 | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 05:12 | Western Illinois | Mark Gudino tips it back up and in | 46-52 |
| 05:00 | Mercer | James Archer clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 04:59 | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 04:53 | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Claude Andrews | 46-55 |
| 04:45 | Mercer | Hung Wen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-55 |
| 04:44 | Western Illinois | Stephen Odea grabs the board | 46-55 |
| 04:44 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Haglund (SF) Jon Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ryan Valentine (PG), Thomas Lynch (SF), Charles Coston (PF), James Morillo (C) Frank Smalling, Stephen Odea, Mark Gudino, Bialas Klimaszewski | |
| 04:22 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 04:20 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Chad Chaney | 46-55 |
| 04:03 | Mercer | Chad Chaney hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 46-55 |
| 04:01 | Western Illinois | Claude Andrews gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:39 | Western Illinois | Charles Coston makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Ryan Valentine and he's hacked by William Haglund - foul #3 on William Haglund, team foul #8 | 46-57 |
| 03:39 | Western Illinois | Charles Coston makes the free throw | 46-58 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Hung Wen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Archer (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Haglund (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Chad Chaney (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - David Thompson (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Ryan Valentine (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Claude Andrews (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Coston (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Morillo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Mercer | James Archer misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-58 |
| 03:17 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to William Haglund | 46-58 |
| 03:12 | Mercer | Chad Chaney is fouled on the floor by James Morillo - foul #1 on James Morillo, team foul #10 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp (SG) Claude Andrews | |
| 03:12 | Mercer | Chad Chaney makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 03:12 | Mercer | Chad Chaney makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 02:52 | Western Illinois | Ryan Valentine makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Sharp | 48-61 |
| 02:43 | Mercer | Chad Chaney can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Coston - foul #3 on Charles Coston, team foul #11 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Licata (PG), Bratumil Zwigart (SG), Jon Johnson (SF), Merrill Leonard (C) Hung Wen, James Archer, William Haglund, David Thompson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling (PG), Stephen Odea (SF), Mark Gudino (PF), Bialas Klimaszewski (C) Ryan Valentine, Thomas Lynch, Charles Coston, James Morillo | |
| 02:43 | Mercer | Chad Chaney makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 02:43 | Mercer | Chad Chaney makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 02:29 | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Licata - foul #1 on James Licata, team foul #9 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mike Jones (C) Chad Chaney | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 02:29 | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 02:29 | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 02:15 | Mercer | James Licata hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-63 |
| 02:14 | Western Illinois | Stephen Odea grabs the board | 50-63 |
| 01:52 | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 50-63 |
| 01:51 | Mercer | Merrill Leonard gets the rebound | 50-63 |
| 01:35 | Mercer | Mike Jones is whistled for traveling | 50-63 |
| 01:06 | Western Illinois | Stephen Odea can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 50-63 |
| 01:04 | Western Illinois | Mark Gudino misses the tip | 50-63 |
| 01:02 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-63 |
| 00:33 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Bratumil Zwigart - foul #3 on Bratumil Zwigart, team foul #10 | 50-63 |
| 00:33 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 00:33 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Mercer | Jon Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-65 |
| 00:26 | Western Illinois | Richard Sharp grabs the board | 50-65 |
| 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 | Frank Smalling runs out the clock | 50-65 |