| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - John Joyner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Blaine Palos (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Nelson (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Bialas Klimaszewski (fresh) C - James Morillo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joshua Widman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joshua Penner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Haglund (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Walter Blouin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Alberto Martinez (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | William Haglund inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Mercer | Joshua Penner connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from William Haglund | 28-35 |
| 19:32 | Western Illinois | James Morillo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 19:30 | Mercer | William Haglund snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| 19:07 | Mercer | Walter Blouin hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from William Haglund | 28-37 |
| 18:49 | Western Illinois | John Joyner scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Blaine Palos | 31-37 |
| 18:37 | Mercer | Joshua Penner misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 18:35 | Western Illinois | John Joyner grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 18:18 | Western Illinois | John Joyner scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steve Nelson and the foul's on William Haglund - foul #1 on William Haglund, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| 18:18 | Western Illinois | John Joyner makes the free throw | 34-37 |
| 18:03 | Mercer | Alberto Martinez is whistled for a carry | 34-37 |
| 17:56 | Western Illinois | John Joyner misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-37 |
| 17:55 | Mercer | William Haglund grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 17:37 | Mercer | Joshua Widman comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-37 |
| 17:35 | Western Illinois | James Morillo grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 17:30 | Western Illinois | Steve Nelson misses the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Alberto Martinez - foul #1 on Alberto Martinez, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling (SG) Blaine Palos | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Kepler (C) Alberto Martinez | |
| 17:30 | Western Illinois | Steve Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 17:30 | Western Illinois | Steve Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 17:14 | Mercer | Joshua Widman is hacked by John Joyner - foul #2 on John Joyner, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Harold Raab (SG), Brian Ketcham (SF), Galen Thomas (C) John Joyner, Steve Nelson, James Morillo | |
| Subs | Mercer | Roy Atherton (PG), David Wilson (SG), Bryan Scholl (C) Joshua Widman, Joshua Penner, Walter Blouin | |
| 16:58 | Mercer | David Wilson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Haglund | 36-40 |
| 16:31 | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 16:13 | Mercer | William Haglund's pass is intercepted by Harold Raab | 39-40 |
| 16:10 | Western Illinois | Bialas Klimaszewski jams it on a great pass from Harold Raab | 41-40 |
| 16:05 | Mercer | William Haglund is hacked by Harold Raab - foul #2 on Harold Raab, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Joyner (PG), Blaine Palos (SG), Steve Nelson (SF), James Morillo (C) Frank Smalling, Harold Raab, Bialas Klimaszewski, Galen Thomas | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Widman (PG), Joshua Penner (SG), Larry Helman (SF), Walter Blouin (PF), Alberto Martinez (C) Roy Atherton, David Wilson, William Haglund, William Kepler, Bryan Scholl | |
| 15:45 | Mercer | Alberto Martinez misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 41-40 |
| 15:43 | Western Illinois | Brian Ketcham snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - John Joyner (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Blaine Palos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Ketcham (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Morillo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joshua Widman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joshua Penner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Helman (fresh) PF - Walter Blouin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Alberto Martinez (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:25 | Western Illinois | John Joyner clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 15:24 | Mercer | Joshua Widman gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 15:13 | Mercer | Walter Blouin hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alberto Martinez | 41-42 |
| 15:03 | Western Illinois | Blaine Palos misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joshua Penner - foul #3 on Joshua Penner, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| 15:03 | Western Illinois | Blaine Palos makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 15:03 | Western Illinois | Blaine Palos makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 14:43 | Mercer | Larry Helman is hacked by Steve Nelson - foul #3 on Steve Nelson, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bialas Klimaszewski (PF) Steve Nelson | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Haglund (SF) Larry Helman | |
| 14:18 | Mercer | William Haglund can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 14:16 | Mercer | Alberto Martinez tips it back up and in | 43-44 |
| 14:02 | Western Illinois | James Morillo comes up short on the floater in the paint | 43-44 |
| 14:00 | Western Illinois | John Joyner tips it in | 45-44 |
| 13:47 | Mercer | Joshua Penner lays it up and in on a great pass from William Haglund and he's hacked by Bialas Klimaszewski - foul #3 on Bialas Klimaszewski, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling (PG), Harold Raab (SG), Galen Thomas (SF), Aaron Sweatman (C) John Joyner, Blaine Palos, Brian Ketcham, James Morillo | |
| Subs | Mercer | Roy Atherton (PG), William Kepler (PF), Bryan Scholl (C) Joshua Widman, Walter Blouin, Alberto Martinez | |
| 13:47 | Mercer | Joshua Penner misses the free throw | 45-46 |
| 13:47 | Western Illinois | Bialas Klimaszewski snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 13:31 | Western Illinois | Aaron Sweatman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Steve Nelson (SF) Aaron Sweatman | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Wilson (SG) Joshua Penner | |
| 13:18 | Mercer | Bryan Scholl misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-46 |
| 13:16 | Western Illinois | Steve Nelson grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 13:11 | Western Illinois | Harold Raab makes the 3 from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 12:51 | Mercer | Roy Atherton drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by David Wilson | 48-48 |
| 12:34 | Western Illinois | Galen Thomas misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Bryan Scholl - foul #2 on Bryan Scholl, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Aaron Sweatman (C) Bialas Klimaszewski | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Widman (PG), Larry Helman (SF) Roy Atherton, William Haglund | |
| 12:34 | Western Illinois | Galen Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 12:34 | Western Illinois | Galen Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 12:16 | Mercer | William Kepler misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 12:14 | Western Illinois | Galen Thomas pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 11:56 | Western Illinois | Harold Raab misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 11:55 | Mercer | Joshua Widman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 11:49 | Mercer | Larry Helman makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Kepler | 50-50 |
| 11:27 | Western Illinois | Harold Raab's pass is intercepted by William Kepler | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Frank Smalling (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harold Raab (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Galen Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Sweatman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joshua Widman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Helman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Kepler (fresh) 2 stl. C - Bryan Scholl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:08 | Mercer | Joshua Widman is fouled on the floor by Harold Raab - foul #3 on Harold Raab, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Joyner (PG), Blaine Palos (SG), Brian Ketcham (SF), Bialas Klimaszewski (PF), James Morillo (C) Frank Smalling, Harold Raab, Steve Nelson, Galen Thomas, Aaron Sweatman | |
| Subs | Mercer | Roy Atherton (PG), Joshua Penner (SG), William Haglund (SF), Walter Blouin (PF), Alberto Martinez (C) Joshua Widman, David Wilson, Larry Helman, William Kepler, Bryan Scholl | |
| 10:55 | Mercer | Joshua Penner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-50 |
| 10:38 | Western Illinois | James Morillo scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Joyner | 52-50 |
| 10:21 | Mercer | Roy Atherton scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Joshua Penner | 52-53 |
| 09:59 | Western Illinois | Bialas Klimaszewski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 09:57 | Western Illinois | Bialas Klimaszewski pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 09:35 | Western Illinois | James Morillo makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 09:31 | Mercer | William Haglund hits a jumper from close range set up by Joshua Penner | 55-55 |
| 09:06 | Western Illinois | Brian Ketcham clanks a shot from the free throw line | 55-55 |
| 09:04 | Mercer | Alberto Martinez gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 08:59 | Mercer | John Joyner steals the ball from Roy Atherton in the backcourt | 55-55 |
| 08:39 | Western Illinois | Brian Ketcham makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Bialas Klimaszewski and he's hacked by Alberto Martinez - foul #2 on Alberto Martinez, team foul #5 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling (SG) Blaine Palos | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Widman (PG), Larry Helman (SF), William Kepler (C) Roy Atherton, William Haglund, Alberto Martinez | |
| 08:39 | Western Illinois | Brian Ketcham makes the free throw | 58-55 |
| 08:21 | Mercer | The 3pt attempt by Larry Helman is denied by Brian Ketcham | 58-55 |
| 08:20 | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 08:16 | Western Illinois | Bialas Klimaszewski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-55 |
| 08:14 | Mercer | Larry Helman pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 07:57 | Mercer | Walter Blouin clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Bialas Klimaszewski - foul #4 on Bialas Klimaszewski, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Harold Raab (SG), Steve Nelson (SF), Galen Thomas (PF), Aaron Sweatman (C) John Joyner, Brian Ketcham, Bialas Klimaszewski, James Morillo | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Wilson (SG) Joshua Penner | |
| 07:57 | Mercer | Walter Blouin makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 07:57 | Mercer | Walter Blouin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 07:36 | Western Illinois | Steve Nelson travels with the ball | 58-57 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Haglund (SF), Bryan Scholl (C) Larry Helman, Walter Blouin | |
| 07:16 | Mercer | Joshua Widman misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-57 |
| 07:15 | Western Illinois | Harold Raab snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Frank Smalling (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harold Raab (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steve Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Galen Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Sweatman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joshua Widman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Haglund (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Kepler (fresh) 2 stl. C - Bryan Scholl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:11 | Western Illinois | Frank Smalling misses long on a shot from the right side | 58-57 |
| 07:10 | Mercer | David Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 06:54 | Mercer | William Kepler connects on the runner in the paint set up by Joshua Widman and he's fouled by Galen Thomas - foul #1 on Galen Thomas, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Blaine Palos (SG) Harold Raab | |
| Subs | Mercer | Alberto Martinez (C) Bryan Scholl | |
| 06:54 | Mercer | William Kepler makes the free throw | 58-60 |
| 06:33 | Western Illinois | Galen Thomas comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 06:31 | Mercer | William Haglund grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 06:27 | Mercer | Steve Nelson steals it from William Kepler | 58-60 |
| 06:14 | Western Illinois | Steve Nelson connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Frank Smalling | 60-60 |
| 05:58 | Mercer | David Wilson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-60 |
| 05:56 | Mercer | William Haglund grabs the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 05:40 | Mercer | Alberto Martinez can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Blaine Palos - foul #1 on Blaine Palos, team foul #8 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Joyner (PG), Bialas Klimaszewski (PF), James Morillo (C) Frank Smalling, Galen Thomas, Aaron Sweatman | |
| Subs | Mercer | Roy Atherton (PG), Joshua Penner (SG), Larry Helman (SF), Walter Blouin (PF) Joshua Widman, David Wilson, William Haglund, William Kepler | |
| 05:40 | Mercer | Alberto Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 05:40 | Mercer | Alberto Martinez misses the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 05:40 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Bialas Klimaszewski | 60-61 |
| 05:21 | Western Illinois | A charge is called on Blaine Palos - foul #2 on Blaine Palos, team foul #9 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brian Ketcham (SF) Steve Nelson | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 05:08 | Mercer | Joshua Penner scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Larry Helman | 60-63 |
| 04:51 | Western Illinois | John Joyner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-63 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Harold Raab (SG) Blaine Palos | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bryan Scholl (C) Alberto Martinez | |
| 04:38 | Mercer | The jumper by Roy Atherton is denied by Brian Ketcham | 60-63 |
| 04:37 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to James Morillo | 60-63 |
| 04:23 | Western Illinois | John Joyner buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Bialas Klimaszewski | 63-63 |
| 04:05 | Mercer | Roy Atherton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-63 |
| 04:04 | Mercer | Walter Blouin tips it in | 63-65 |
| 03:44 | Western Illinois | John Joyner scores on a floater in the paint set up by Harold Raab | 65-65 |
| 03:42 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Blaine Palos (SG), Steve Nelson (SF) Harold Raab, Brian Ketcham | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Widman (PG), William Haglund (SF), Alberto Martinez (C) Roy Atherton, Larry Helman, Bryan Scholl | |
| 03:24 | Mercer | Joshua Widman connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Haglund | 65-67 |
| 03:04 | Western Illinois | John Joyner is hacked by Joshua Widman - foul #2 on Joshua Widman, team foul #6 | 65-67 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - John Joyner (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Blaine Palos (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bialas Klimaszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - James Morillo (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joshua Widman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Penner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Haglund (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Walter Blouin (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Alberto Martinez (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:52 | Western Illinois | James Morillo travels with the ball | 65-67 |
| 02:32 | Mercer | Walter Blouin clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-67 |
| 02:31 | Western Illinois | Bialas Klimaszewski grabs the defensive rebound | 65-67 |
| 02:11 | Western Illinois | Bialas Klimaszewski makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Morillo | 68-67 |
| 01:57 | Mercer | John Joyner steals the ball from Alberto Martinez | 68-67 |
| 01:39 | Western Illinois | John Joyner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-67 |
| 01:20 | Mercer | Joshua Widman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-67 |
| 01:05 | Western Illinois | James Morillo buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Joyner | 71-67 |
| 00:48 | Mercer | William Haglund is fouled on the floor by James Morillo - foul #2 on James Morillo, team foul #10 | 71-67 |
| 00:48 | Mercer | William Haglund makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:48 | Mercer | William Haglund makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Western Illinois | Blaine Palos comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by William Haglund - foul #2 on William Haglund, team foul #7 | 71-69 |
| 00:27 | Western Illinois | Blaine Palos misses the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:27 | Western Illinois | Blaine Palos makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:11 | Mercer | Joshua Penner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-69 |
| 00:09 | Western Illinois | James Morillo gets the rebound | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Western Illinois | James Morillo is hacked by Joshua Penner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joshua Penner, team foul #8 | 72-69 |
| 00:08 | Western Illinois | James Morillo makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:08 | Western Illinois | James Morillo makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Mercer | Joshua Penner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-69 |
| 00:01 | Western Illinois | John Joyner grabs the defensive rebound | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | John Joyner runs out the clock | 74-69 |