| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Bulluck (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Bobby Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfred Fair (fresh) C - Jeffery Lillard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Chase Russell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Samuel Banks (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ben Levine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jesse Travis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Joseph Dean (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Ben Levine inbounds the ball | 39-39 |
| 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) | |
| 19:50 | Western Illinois | Jesse Travis misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 19:49 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Bobby Burke | 39-39 |
| 19:28 | Mercer | Alfred Fair can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 39-39 |
| 19:26 | Western Illinois | Jesse Travis pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 18:57 | Western Illinois | Ben Levine misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 18:56 | Mercer | Jeffery Lillard grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 18:35 | Mercer | Alfred Fair misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-39 |
| 18:34 | Western Illinois | Chase Russell snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 18:07 | Western Illinois | Jesse Travis can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on David Gibson - foul #2 on David Gibson, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| 18:07 | Western Illinois | Jesse Travis misses the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 18:07 | Western Illinois | Jesse Travis makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 17:43 | Mercer | Bobby Burke drills a jumper from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 17:18 | Western Illinois | Chase Russell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 41-40 |
| 17:17 | Mercer | David Gibson snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 16:55 | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 16:53 | Western Illinois | Joseph Dean snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 16:36 | Western Illinois | Chase Russell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by David Gibson - foul #3 on David Gibson, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Leroy (PG), Eric Oakes (SG), Robert Almeida (SF), Robert Blakemore (PF), Timothy Kraus (C) David Gibson, Rodney Bulluck, Bobby Burke, Alfred Fair, Jeffery Lillard | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ray Bennett (SG), John Galloway (SF), Joel Castellano (PF), Anthony Ward (C) Samuel Banks, Ben Levine, Jesse Travis, Joseph Dean | |
| 16:36 | Western Illinois | Chase Russell makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 16:36 | Western Illinois | Chase Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 16:17 | Mercer | Robert Almeida is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Robert Almeida, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| 15:53 | Western Illinois | Robert Blakemore is called for the reach on Joel Castellano - foul #1 on Robert Blakemore, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daryl Malcom (SG) Chase Russell | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Leroy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Oakes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Almeida (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Blakemore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Kraus (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Ray Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Daryl Malcom (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Galloway (fresh) PF - Joel Castellano (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Ward (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Western Illinois | Ray Bennett misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Almeida - foul #3 on Robert Almeida, team foul #5 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Alfred Fair (PF) Timothy Kraus | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ben Levine (SF) Joel Castellano | |
| 15:36 | Western Illinois | Ray Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 15:36 | Western Illinois | Ray Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 15:20 | Mercer | James Leroy scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 15:04 | Western Illinois | Daryl Malcom is whistled for traveling | 44-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Gibson (PG) Eric Oakes | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jesse Travis (PF), Joseph Dean (C) Ray Bennett, Anthony Ward | |
| 14:39 | Mercer | David Gibson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 14:37 | Mercer | Robert Almeida tips it home | 46-43 |
| 14:18 | Western Illinois | John Galloway scores on a 3 from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 14:09 | Mercer | James Leroy comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-46 |
| 14:08 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Jesse Travis | 46-46 |
| 13:43 | Western Illinois | Daryl Malcom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Oakes (PG), Rodney Bulluck (SG), Bobby Burke (SF), William Bailey (PF), Jeffery Lillard (C) David Gibson, James Leroy, Robert Almeida, Alfred Fair, Robert Blakemore | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Chase Russell (PG), Samuel Banks (SF) John Galloway, Ben Levine | |
| 13:21 | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Daryl Malcom - foul #4 on Daryl Malcom, team foul #1 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ray Bennett (SF), Joel Castellano (PF) Daryl Malcom, Jesse Travis | |
| 13:21 | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 13:21 | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck misses the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 13:21 | Western Illinois | Joel Castellano snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 13:09 | Western Illinois | Samuel Banks drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Chase Russell | 46-49 |
| 12:57 | Mercer | William Bailey misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-49 |
| 12:55 | Mercer | Bobby Burke tips it back up and in | 48-49 |
| 12:32 | Western Illinois | Joel Castellano is called for 3 seconds | 48-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Gibson (PG), Alfred Fair (PF) Eric Oakes, William Bailey | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ben Levine (SF), Anthony Ward (C) Ray Bennett, Joseph Dean | |
| 12:13 | Mercer | Jeffery Lillard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 12:11 | Western Illinois | Joel Castellano grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 11:55 | Western Illinois | Chase Russell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ray Bennett (SG), Jesse Travis (PF), John Galloway (C) Chase Russell, Joel Castellano, Anthony Ward | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Bulluck (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Bobby Burke (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alfred Fair (fresh) C - Jeffery Lillard (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Samuel Banks (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ray Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ben Levine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jesse Travis (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - John Galloway (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Mercer | Alfred Fair misses the easy layup | 48-49 |
| 11:25 | Mercer | Bobby Burke hits the follow up shot | 50-49 |
| 11:03 | Western Illinois | Ray Bennett can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 50-49 |
| 11:01 | Mercer | Alfred Fair grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 10:36 | Mercer | Bobby Burke misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-49 |
| 10:34 | Western Illinois | John Galloway gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 10:18 | Western Illinois | A charge is called on Ben Levine - foul #1 on Ben Levine, team foul #2 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Leroy (PG), Eric Oakes (SG), Robert Almeida (SF), Robert Blakemore (PF), Timothy Kraus (C) David Gibson, Rodney Bulluck, Bobby Burke, Alfred Fair, Jeffery Lillard | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Chase Russell (PG), Joseph Dean (C) Ray Bennett, Ben Levine | |
| 10:01 | Mercer | Eric Oakes is fouled on the floor by Samuel Banks - foul #2 on Samuel Banks, team foul #3 | 50-49 |
| 09:54 | Mercer | Timothy Kraus is hacked by Joseph Dean - foul #1 on Joseph Dean, team foul #4 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ben Levine (SF) John Galloway | |
| 09:45 | Mercer | Ben Levine is called for the reach on Robert Almeida - foul #2 on Ben Levine, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Joel Castellano (PF) Jesse Travis | |
| 09:34 | Mercer | James Leroy misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 09:32 | Western Illinois | Ben Levine pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 09:26 | Western Illinois | Joseph Dean misses badly on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Robert Almeida - foul #4 on Robert Almeida, team foul #6 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Francisco (SF), Alfred Fair (PF) Robert Almeida, Timothy Kraus | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 09:26 | Western Illinois | Joseph Dean makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 09:26 | Western Illinois | Joseph Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 09:12 | Mercer | Alfred Fair knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by James Leroy | 52-51 |
| 08:52 | Western Illinois | Joel Castellano loses the dribble to Robert Blakemore | 52-51 |
| 08:28 | Mercer | Eric Oakes misses long on a shot from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 08:27 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Samuel Banks | 52-51 |
| 08:15 | Western Illinois | Robert Blakemore is called for the reach on Joseph Dean - foul #2 on Robert Blakemore, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Gibson (PG), Rodney Bulluck (SG), Bobby Burke (SF), Jeffery Lillard (C) James Leroy, Eric Oakes, Tom Francisco, Robert Blakemore | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Ray Bennett (SG), John Galloway (SF), Jesse Travis (PF) Samuel Banks, Ben Levine, Joel Castellano | |
| 08:15 | Western Illinois | Joseph Dean makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 08:15 | Western Illinois | Joseph Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 08:15 | Mercer | Alfred Fair grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 07:56 | Mercer | Jeffery Lillard scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by David Gibson and he's hacked by Joseph Dean - foul #2 on Joseph Dean, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daryl Malcom (SG) Chase Russell | |
| 07:56 | Mercer | Jeffery Lillard makes the free throw | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Bulluck (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Bobby Burke (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Alfred Fair (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffery Lillard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Ray Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daryl Malcom (fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. SF - John Galloway (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Travis (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Joseph Dean (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Western Illinois | Daryl Malcom misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-52 |
| 07:40 | Western Illinois | John Galloway pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 07:34 | Western Illinois | Ray Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 07:32 | Mercer | Alfred Fair pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 07:11 | Mercer | David Gibson knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jeffery Lillard | 58-52 |
| 06:52 | Western Illinois | Alfred Fair steps in front of the Daryl Malcom pass | 58-52 |
| 06:37 | Mercer | David Gibson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-52 |
| 06:36 | Western Illinois | John Galloway grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 06:32 | Western Illinois | Daryl Malcom misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-52 |
| 06:30 | Mercer | Alfred Fair grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 06:08 | Mercer | David Gibson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-52 |
| 06:07 | Western Illinois | John Galloway grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 05:45 | Western Illinois | Daryl Malcom scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-55 |
| 05:31 | Mercer | David Gibson loses the ball out of bounds | 58-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Leroy (PG), Eric Oakes (SG), Robert Almeida (SF), Robert Blakemore (PF), Timothy Kraus (C) David Gibson, Rodney Bulluck, Bobby Burke, Alfred Fair, Jeffery Lillard | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Chase Russell (PG), Ben Levine (SF), Joel Castellano (PF), Anthony Ward (C) Ray Bennett, John Galloway, Jesse Travis, Joseph Dean | |
| 05:03 | Western Illinois | Chase Russell misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 05:02 | Mercer | Timothy Kraus gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 04:49 | Mercer | Anthony Ward takes the ball from Eric Oakes | 58-55 |
| 04:31 | Western Illinois | Anthony Ward dunks the ball | 58-57 |
| 04:19 | Mercer | Timothy Kraus clanks a shot from the baseline | 58-57 |
| 04:17 | Western Illinois | Ben Levine pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 04:02 | Western Illinois | Anthony Ward misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Blakemore - foul #3 on Robert Blakemore, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Gibson (PG) Timothy Kraus | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Banks (SG), Jesse Travis (PF) Daryl Malcom, Joel Castellano | |
| 04:02 | Western Illinois | Anthony Ward misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 04:02 | Western Illinois | Anthony Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 03:41 | Mercer | David Gibson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Leroy | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Gibson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Leroy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Oakes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Almeida (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Blakemore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Chase Russell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Banks (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ben Levine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesse Travis (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Anthony Ward (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:21 | Western Illinois | Ben Levine misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 03:19 | Western Illinois | Jesse Travis snags the offensive board | 61-58 |
| 03:06 | Western Illinois | Chase Russell knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ben Levine | 61-61 |
| 02:45 | Mercer | Eric Oakes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-61 |
| 02:44 | Western Illinois | Jesse Travis grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 02:44 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck (SG), Bobby Burke (SF), Alfred Fair (PF), Jeffery Lillard (C) James Leroy, Eric Oakes, Robert Almeida, Robert Blakemore | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Daryl Malcom (SG), Joseph Dean (C) Samuel Banks, Anthony Ward | |
| 02:25 | Western Illinois | Ben Levine hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jesse Travis | 61-64 |
| 02:07 | Mercer | Chase Russell picks off the pass by Bobby Burke | 61-64 |
| 01:51 | Western Illinois | Joseph Dean misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-64 |
| 01:50 | Western Illinois | Joseph Dean pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 01:28 | Western Illinois | Chase Russell scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-67 |
| 01:17 | Mercer | Bobby Burke is hacked by Daryl Malcom - foul #5 on Daryl Malcom, team foul #7 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Banks (SG) Daryl Malcom | |
| 01:17 | Mercer | Bobby Burke makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 01:17 | Mercer | Bobby Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:58 | Western Illinois | Jesse Travis buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Mercer | Jeffery Lillard makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Bobby Burke | 65-70 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Western Illinois | Alfred Fair blocks the jumper by Chase Russell | 65-70 |
| 00:29 | Western Illinois | Chase Russell grabs the offensive rebound | 65-70 |
| 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) | |
| 00:26 | Western Illinois | David Gibson is called for the reach on Chase Russell - foul #4 on David Gibson, team foul #9 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Galloway (C) Joseph Dean | |
| 00:26 | Western Illinois | Chase Russell misses the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:26 | Mercer | Bobby Burke snags the defensive board | 65-70 |
| 00:20 | Mercer | Bobby Burke makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffery Lillard | 68-70 |
| 00:20 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-70 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Joseph Dean (C) John Galloway | |
| 00:18 | Western Illinois | David Gibson is called for the reach on Ben Levine in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Gibson, team foul #10 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Leroy (PG) David Gibson | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 00:18 | Western Illinois | Ben Levine makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:18 | Western Illinois | Ben Levine misses the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:18 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jeffery Lillard | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-71 |
| 00:08 | Mercer | Bobby Burke grabs the offensive board | 68-71 |
| 00:06 | Mercer | Rodney Bulluck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-71 |
| 00:05 | Western Illinois | Chase Russell is fouled in the backcourt by James Leroy - foul #1 on James Leroy, team foul #11 | 68-71 |
| 00:05 | Western Illinois | Chase Russell makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:05 | Western Illinois | Chase Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Mercer | James Leroy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-73 |