| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Daniel Meade (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nelson Skinner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Samuel Cheshire (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Loucks (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Roy Atherton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Matheney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Reeves (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Willie Langley (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Juhl (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Samuel Cheshire inbounds the ball | 29-46 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:53 | Valparaiso | Christopher Loucks misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-46 |
| 19:51 | Mercer | David Juhl snags the defensive board | 29-46 |
| 19:33 | Mercer | Roy Atherton clanks a 3 from the left corner but he's hacked by Daniel Meade - foul #2 on Daniel Meade, team foul #1 | 29-46 |
| 19:33 | Mercer | Roy Atherton makes the 1st free throw | 29-47 |
| 19:33 | Mercer | Roy Atherton misses the 2nd free throw | 29-47 |
| 19:33 | Mercer | Roy Atherton makes the 3rd free throw | 29-48 |
| 19:23 | Valparaiso | Samuel Cheshire is called for traveling | 29-48 |
| 19:07 | Mercer | Robert Reeves knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Roy Atherton | 29-50 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 18:41 | Valparaiso | Richard Perry scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Samuel Cheshire | 31-50 |
| 18:25 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney is fouled on the floor by Nelson Skinner - foul #2 on Nelson Skinner, team foul #2 | 31-50 |
| 18:07 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney is called for a charge - foul #1 on Christopher Matheney, team foul #1 | 31-50 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:42 | Valparaiso | Christopher Loucks clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by David Juhl - foul #1 on David Juhl, team foul #2 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Russell Green (SG), James Howie (C) Nelson Skinner, Richard Perry | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Wright (SF), Julian Railey (PF) Robert Reeves, Willie Langley | |
| 17:42 | Valparaiso | Christopher Loucks misses the 1st free throw | 31-50 |
| 17:42 | Valparaiso | Christopher Loucks misses the 2nd free throw | 31-50 |
| 17:42 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Julian Railey | 31-50 |
| 17:24 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roy Atherton | 31-52 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:09 | Valparaiso | Russell Green misses short on a jumper from the left side | 31-52 |
| 17:08 | Valparaiso | James Howie tips it but misses | 31-52 |
| 17:06 | Valparaiso | Samuel Cheshire grabs the offensive rebound | 31-52 |
| 16:53 | Valparaiso | James Howie connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Daniel Meade | 33-52 |
| 16:35 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Roy Atherton | 33-55 |
| 16:11 | Valparaiso | Daniel Meade connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Russell Green | 36-55 |
| 15:53 | Mercer | Roy Atherton is fouled on the floor by Daniel Meade - foul #3 on Daniel Meade, team foul #3 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Covin (PG), Nelson Skinner (SG), Richard Perry (C) Daniel Meade, Samuel Cheshire, Christopher Loucks | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Sprague (PG), Vincent Piggott (SG), Robert Reeves (SF), Willie Langley (PF) Roy Atherton, Christopher Matheney, James Wright, David Juhl | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - James Covin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nelson Skinner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Russell Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Howie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Tom Sprague (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Piggott (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Reeves (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Willie Langley (fresh) 5 pts. C - Julian Railey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Mercer | Russell Green picks off the pass by Robert Reeves | 36-55 |
| 15:23 | Valparaiso | Richard Perry comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-55 |
| 15:22 | Valparaiso | Richard Perry pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-55 |
| 15:13 | Valparaiso | Russell Green drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by James Howie | 39-55 |
| 14:53 | Mercer | Willie Langley misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 39-55 |
| 14:51 | Mercer | Vincent Piggott snags the offensive board | 39-55 |
| 14:44 | Mercer | Willie Langley misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-55 |
| 14:43 | Valparaiso | James Howie snags the defensive board | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:39 | Valparaiso | Nelson Skinner is fouled on the floor by Vincent Piggott - foul #2 on Vincent Piggott, team foul #3 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Meade (PG), Dale Davidson (PF) Russell Green, James Howie | |
| Subs | Mercer | Roy Atherton (PG), Bryan Scholl (C) Tom Sprague, Julian Railey | |
| 14:20 | Valparaiso | Richard Perry is hacked by Willie Langley - foul #3 on Willie Langley, team foul #4 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Christopher Loucks (PF) Dale Davidson | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 14:03 | Valparaiso | James Covin can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Reeves - foul #1 on Robert Reeves, team foul #5 | 39-55 |
| 14:03 | Valparaiso | James Covin makes the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 14:03 | Valparaiso | James Covin makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 13:44 | Mercer | Richard Perry blocks the jumper by Robert Reeves | 41-55 |
| 13:43 | Valparaiso | Christopher Loucks gets the rebound | 41-55 |
| 13:20 | Valparaiso | James Covin knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Nelson Skinner | 43-55 |
| 13:00 | Mercer | Willie Langley misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-55 |
| 12:58 | Mercer | Bryan Scholl tips it in | 43-57 |
| 12:43 | Valparaiso | Daniel Meade buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Covin and he's hacked by Roy Atherton - foul #1 on Roy Atherton, team foul #6 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Christopher Jurado (SG), Samuel Cheshire (SF), Dale Davidson (C) Nelson Skinner, James Covin, Richard Perry | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Sprague (PG), Christopher Matheney (SG), James Wright (SF), David Juhl (C) Roy Atherton, Vincent Piggott, Robert Reeves, Willie Langley | |
| 12:43 | Valparaiso | Daniel Meade makes the free throw | 46-57 |
| 12:23 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Wright | 46-60 |
| 12:15 | Valparaiso | Christopher Loucks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-60 |
| 12:13 | Valparaiso | Samuel Cheshire hits the follow up shot | 48-60 |
| 12:08 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-60 |
| 12:07 | Valparaiso | Christopher Jurado grabs the defensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 11:46 | Valparaiso | Daniel Meade knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Christopher Loucks | 50-60 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Daniel Meade (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Jurado (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Samuel Cheshire (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Christopher Loucks (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Dale Davidson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Tom Sprague (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Matheney (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wright (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Bryan Scholl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Juhl (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Mercer | James Wright is hacked by Samuel Cheshire - foul #3 on Samuel Cheshire, team foul #4 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Covin (PG), Russell Green (SG), James Howie (PF) Daniel Meade, Christopher Jurado, Christopher Loucks | |
| Subs | Mercer | Roy Atherton (PG), Julian Railey (PF) Tom Sprague, Bryan Scholl | |
| 10:56 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney lays it up and in on a great pass from James Wright | 50-62 |
| 10:44 | Valparaiso | James Covin clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by James Wright - foul #1 on James Wright, team foul #7 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Nelson Skinner (SG), Richard Perry (C) Russell Green, Dale Davidson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Reeves (SF), Willie Langley (PF) James Wright, Julian Railey | |
| 10:44 | Valparaiso | James Covin makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 10:44 | Valparaiso | James Covin makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 10:28 | Mercer | Richard Perry swats the short shot by Christopher Matheney | 52-62 |
| 10:27 | Valparaiso | James Howie grabs the board | 52-62 |
| 10:19 | Valparaiso | Samuel Cheshire misses the fadeaway in the lane | 52-62 |
| 10:17 | Mercer | David Juhl gets the rebound | 52-62 |
| 10:04 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 52-62 |
| 10:02 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney gets the offensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 09:44 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-62 |
| 09:42 | Valparaiso | Richard Perry grabs the board | 52-62 |
| 09:16 | Valparaiso | James Howie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-62 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Meade (PG), Russell Green (SF), Christopher Loucks (PF) James Covin, Samuel Cheshire, Richard Perry | |
| Subs | Mercer | Vincent Piggott (SG), James Wright (SF), Julian Railey (PF), Bryan Scholl (C) Christopher Matheney, Robert Reeves, Willie Langley, David Juhl | |
| 08:56 | Mercer | James Wright is called for a charge - foul #2 on James Wright, team foul #8 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Dale Davidson (C) James Howie | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 08:37 | Valparaiso | James Wright blocks the short jumper by Nelson Skinner | 52-62 |
| 08:35 | Mercer | Julian Railey gets the rebound | 52-62 |
| 08:19 | Mercer | Roy Atherton scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Nelson Skinner - foul #3 on Nelson Skinner, team foul #5 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Christopher Jurado (SG) Nelson Skinner | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 08:19 | Mercer | Roy Atherton misses the free throw | 52-64 |
| 08:19 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Dale Davidson | 52-64 |
| 08:03 | Valparaiso | Daniel Meade misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Roy Atherton - foul #2 on Roy Atherton, team foul #9 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Covin (SF), Richard Perry (C) Christopher Jurado, Dale Davidson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Sprague (PG), Robert Reeves (SF), Willie Langley (PF) Roy Atherton, James Wright, Bryan Scholl | |
| 08:03 | Valparaiso | Daniel Meade misses the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 08:03 | Valparaiso | Daniel Meade makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 07:47 | Mercer | Vincent Piggott scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Tom Sprague | 53-66 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Daniel Meade (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Russell Green (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - James Covin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Christopher Loucks (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Tom Sprague (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Piggott (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Reeves (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Willie Langley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Julian Railey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Valparaiso | Daniel Meade misses the 3 from the right corner | 53-66 |
| 07:28 | Mercer | Vincent Piggott pulls down the rebound | 53-66 |
| 07:20 | Mercer | Robert Reeves is hacked by Daniel Meade - foul #4 on Daniel Meade, team foul #6 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Samuel Cheshire (SF) James Covin | |
| Subs | Mercer | Roy Atherton (PG), Christopher Matheney (SG), David Juhl (C) Tom Sprague, Vincent Piggott, Julian Railey | |
| 07:10 | Mercer | Willie Langley knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Roy Atherton | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:56 | Valparaiso | Samuel Cheshire misses short on a floater from the right side | 53-68 |
| 06:54 | Valparaiso | Christopher Loucks pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-68 |
| 06:43 | Valparaiso | Russell Green can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-68 |
| 06:41 | Mercer | The rebound goes to David Juhl | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:21 | Mercer | Robert Reeves hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-68 |
| 06:19 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Richard Perry | 53-68 |
| 06:07 | Valparaiso | David Juhl swats the layup by Christopher Loucks | 53-68 |
| 06:06 | Valparaiso | Samuel Cheshire tips it back up and in | 55-68 |
| 05:47 | Mercer | Willie Langley drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Roy Atherton | 55-70 |
| 05:37 | Valparaiso | Christopher Matheney is called for the reach on Richard Perry - foul #2 on Christopher Matheney, team foul #10 | 55-70 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | James Covin (PG), Nelson Skinner (SG), James Howie (PF) Daniel Meade, Russell Green, Christopher Loucks | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Sprague (PG), James Wright (SF), Julian Railey (PF) Roy Atherton, Robert Reeves, Willie Langley | |
| 05:37 | Valparaiso | Richard Perry misses the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 05:37 | Valparaiso | Richard Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 56-70 |
| 05:18 | Mercer | Samuel Cheshire picks off the pass by David Juhl | 56-70 |
| 05:04 | Valparaiso | Samuel Cheshire misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-70 |
| 05:02 | Valparaiso | James Howie tips it but misses | 56-70 |
| 05:00 | Mercer | David Juhl grabs the defensive rebound | 56-70 |
| 04:43 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney loses the dribble to James Howie | 56-70 |
| 04:33 | Valparaiso | David Juhl swats the dunk try by James Covin | 56-70 |
| 04:31 | Mercer | David Juhl grabs the board | 56-70 |
| 04:27 | Mercer | Tom Sprague is called for traveling in the backcourt | 56-70 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Meade (PG), Christopher Loucks (PF) Samuel Cheshire, Richard Perry | |
| Subs | Mercer | Roy Atherton (PG), Vincent Piggott (SG), Bryan Scholl (C) Tom Sprague, Christopher Matheney, David Juhl | |
| 04:17 | Valparaiso | James Howie lays it in set up by Nelson Skinner and the foul's on Bryan Scholl - foul #2 on Bryan Scholl, team foul #11 | 58-70 |
| 04:17 | Valparaiso | James Howie misses the free throw | 58-70 |
| 04:17 | Mercer | Bryan Scholl snags the defensive board | 58-70 |
| 03:57 | Mercer | Vincent Piggott misses the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Daniel Meade - foul #5 on Daniel Meade, team foul #7 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Christopher Jurado (SF) Daniel Meade | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 03:57 | Mercer | Vincent Piggott makes the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 03:57 | Mercer | Vincent Piggott makes the 2nd free throw | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Valparaiso | Nelson Skinner loses the dribble to Roy Atherton | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - James Covin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nelson Skinner (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Jurado (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Loucks (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - James Howie (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Roy Atherton (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Vincent Piggott (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Wright (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Julian Railey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryan Scholl (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:40 | Mercer | Roy Atherton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-72 |
| 03:39 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to James Covin | 58-72 |
| 03:24 | Valparaiso | Christopher Jurado connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Nelson Skinner | 61-72 |
| 02:57 | Mercer | James Wright misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 61-72 |
| 02:55 | Mercer | James Wright gets the offensive rebound | 61-72 |
| 02:55 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-72 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Samuel Cheshire (SF), Richard Perry (C) Christopher Jurado, James Howie | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Matheney (SG), Robert Reeves (SF), Willie Langley (PF), David Juhl (C) Vincent Piggott, James Wright, Julian Railey, Bryan Scholl | |
| 02:37 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Samuel Cheshire - foul #4 on Samuel Cheshire, team foul #8 | 61-72 |
| 02:37 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney makes the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 02:37 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney misses the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| 02:37 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Christopher Loucks | 61-73 |
| 02:33 | Valparaiso | Richard Perry comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-73 |
| 02:32 | Mercer | Robert Reeves snags the defensive board | 61-73 |
| 02:05 | Mercer | David Juhl can't finish the layup | 61-73 |
| 02:03 | Valparaiso | Richard Perry grabs the board | 61-73 |
| 02:01 | Valparaiso | James Covin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-73 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Christopher Jurado (SG), Russell Green (SF), James Howie (PF), Dale Davidson (C) Nelson Skinner, Samuel Cheshire, Christopher Loucks, Richard Perry | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Sprague (PG), Vincent Piggott (SG), James Wright (SF), Julian Railey (PF), Bryan Scholl (C) Roy Atherton, Christopher Matheney, Robert Reeves, Willie Langley, David Juhl | |
| 01:33 | Mercer | Julian Railey hits the finger roll set up by Bryan Scholl and he's hacked by James Covin - foul #2 on James Covin, team foul #9 | 61-75 |
| 01:33 | Mercer | Julian Railey misses the free throw | 61-75 |
| 01:33 | Valparaiso | Dale Davidson snags the defensive board | 61-75 |
| 01:20 | Valparaiso | James Howie misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 61-75 |
| 01:18 | Mercer | Tom Sprague grabs the board | 61-75 |
| 00:53 | Mercer | James Wright misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-75 |
| 00:51 | Mercer | Julian Railey grabs the offensive board | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Mercer | Tom Sprague is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Tom Sprague, team foul #12 | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Valparaiso | James Covin buries a floater in the paint | 63-75 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Tom Sprague runs out the clock | 63-75 |