| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Mark Schiavone (fresh) SG - Michael Hill (fresh) SF - John Richardson (fresh) PF - Sherman Kaelin (fresh) C - Alex Jean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Machin (fresh) SG - Michael Hankins (fresh) SF - Wayne Reck (fresh) PF - William Reed (fresh) C - Chad Snow (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | Alex Jean wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | UMKC | Alex Jean throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Mercer | William Reed knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Michael Hankins | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | UMKC | Michael Hill knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Mark Schiavone | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | Mercer | Chad Snow is called for traveling | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | UMKC | Michael Hill misses the lay-in | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Mercer | Michael Hankins grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Mercer | Wayne Reck clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to William Reed | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Mercer | Chad Snow can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Alex Jean - foul #1 on Alex Jean, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Mercer | Chad Snow makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:29 | Mercer | Chad Snow misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:29 | UMKC | Alex Jean grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:16 | UMKC | Michael Hill comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on John Machin - foul #1 on John Machin, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:16 | UMKC | Michael Hill makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:16 | UMKC | Michael Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:55 | Mercer | William Reed lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Hankins | 4-5 |
| 17:43 | UMKC | Alex Jean makes the jumper from the baseline set up by John Richardson | 6-5 |
| 17:21 | Mercer | Wayne Reck misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 17:19 | Mercer | Chad Snow tips it in | 6-7 |
| 17:07 | UMKC | John Richardson is hacked by Wayne Reck - foul #1 on Wayne Reck, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | UMKC | Keith Hoffman (PG), Robert Hammons (SG), Stanley McClung (SF), Joseph Marsh (PF), Michael Jackson (C) Mark Schiavone, Michael Hill, John Richardson, Sherman Kaelin, Alex Jean | |
| Subs | Mercer | Shawn Richer (SF), Bruce Harty (C) Wayne Reck, Chad Snow | |
| 16:50 | UMKC | Joseph Marsh lays it in set up by Keith Hoffman and he's hacked by William Reed - foul #1 on William Reed, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Hickey (PG), Donald Moss (SF) John Machin, William Reed | |
| 16:50 | UMKC | Joseph Marsh makes the free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:31 | Mercer | Donald Moss can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 9-7 |
| 16:29 | Mercer | Donald Moss gets the offensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 16:13 | Mercer | Bruce Harty can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 9-7 |
| 16:12 | Mercer | Shawn Richer can't tip it in | 9-7 |
| 16:10 | UMKC | Keith Hoffman snags the defensive board | 9-7 |
| 15:45 | UMKC | Keith Hoffman blows the layup | 9-7 |
| 15:44 | Mercer | Michael Hankins gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Keith Hoffman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Hammons (fresh) SF - Stanley McClung (fresh) PF - Joseph Marsh (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Hickey (fresh) SG - Michael Hankins (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald Moss (fresh) PF - Shawn Richer (fresh) C - Bruce Harty (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Mercer | Michael Hankins can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 15:31 | UMKC | Robert Hammons grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 15:08 | UMKC | Bruce Harty denies the turnaround by Keith Hoffman | 9-7 |
| 15:07 | Mercer | Shawn Richer gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:52 | Mercer | James Hickey misses the 3 from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 14:50 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Joseph Marsh | 9-7 |
| 14:42 | UMKC | Robert Hammons misses the 3 from the right corner | 9-7 |
| 14:41 | Mercer | Shawn Richer gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:28 | Mercer | Bruce Harty connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by James Hickey and he's fouled by Michael Jackson - foul #1 on Michael Jackson, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | UMKC | Mark Schiavone (PG), Michael Hill (SG), John Richardson (SF), Sherman Kaelin (PF), Alex Jean (C) Keith Hoffman, Robert Hammons, Stanley McClung, Joseph Marsh, Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Machin (PG), Wayne Reck (SF), William Reed (PF) James Hickey, Michael Hankins, Donald Moss | |
| 14:28 | Mercer | Bruce Harty makes the free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:04 | UMKC | Shawn Richer steps in front of the Alex Jean pass | 9-10 |
| 13:49 | Mercer | John Machin clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 13:48 | UMKC | Sherman Kaelin grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 13:38 | UMKC | Alex Jean makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Mark Schiavone | 11-10 |
| 13:14 | Mercer | John Machin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 13:13 | UMKC | Sherman Kaelin snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 12:58 | UMKC | Michael Hill hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Mark Schiavone | 13-10 |
| 12:39 | Mercer | Bruce Harty drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Machin | 13-12 |
| 12:19 | UMKC | Michael Hill scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Mark Schiavone | 16-12 |
| 11:59 | Mercer | Shawn Richer hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Machin | 16-15 |
| 11:37 | UMKC | John Richardson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Michael Hill | 19-15 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Mark Schiavone (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sherman Kaelin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Alex Jean (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Machin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shawn Richer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Wayne Reck (fairly fresh) PF - William Reed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Bruce Harty (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:08 | Mercer | Shawn Richer is fouled on the floor by Mark Schiavone - foul #1 on Mark Schiavone, team foul #3 | 19-15 |
| Subs | UMKC | Keith Hoffman (PG), Robert Hammons (SG), Stanley McClung (SF), Joseph Marsh (PF), Michael Jackson (C) Mark Schiavone, Michael Hill, John Richardson, Sherman Kaelin, Alex Jean | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Hickey (PG), Michael Hankins (SG), Donald Moss (SF), Chad Snow (C) John Machin, Shawn Richer, Wayne Reck, Bruce Harty | |
| 11:01 | Mercer | William Reed's floater is knocked away by Joseph Marsh | 19-15 |
| 10:59 | UMKC | Michael Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 10:44 | UMKC | Stanley McClung knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joseph Marsh | 22-15 |
| 10:32 | Mercer | Chad Snow misses long on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Robert Hammons - foul #1 on Robert Hammons, team foul #4 | 22-15 |
| 10:32 | Mercer | Chad Snow makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 10:32 | Mercer | Chad Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 10:17 | UMKC | Chad Snow is called for the reach on Michael Jackson - foul #1 on Chad Snow, team foul #4 | 22-17 |
| Subs | UMKC | Michael Hill (SG) Robert Hammons | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 10:01 | UMKC | Michael Jackson misses long on a runner in the paint but the foul's on William Reed - foul #2 on William Reed, team foul #5 | 22-17 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Wayne Reck (SF) William Reed | |
| 10:01 | UMKC | Michael Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 10:01 | UMKC | Michael Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 09:35 | Mercer | Michael Hankins scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Hickey | 23-20 |
| 09:19 | UMKC | Michael Hill double dribbles | 23-20 |
| Subs | UMKC | Mark Schiavone (PG), John Richardson (SF), Alex Jean (C) Keith Hoffman, Stanley McClung, Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Machin (PG), Shawn Richer (PF) James Hickey, Wayne Reck | |
| 08:59 | Mercer | The short jumper by Chad Snow is denied by John Richardson | 23-20 |
| 08:58 | UMKC | Alex Jean grabs the board | 23-20 |
| 08:42 | UMKC | Shawn Richer is called for the reach on John Richardson - foul #1 on Shawn Richer, team foul #6 | 23-20 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Hickey (SF), Mark Degroot (C) Donald Moss, Chad Snow | |
| 08:29 | UMKC | Mark Schiavone misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Mark Degroot - foul #1 on Mark Degroot, team foul #7 | 23-20 |
| Subs | UMKC | Keith Hoffman (SG) Michael Hill | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 08:29 | UMKC | Mark Schiavone makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 08:29 | UMKC | Mark Schiavone makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 08:10 | Mercer | James Hickey clanks a jumper from the left wing | 25-20 |
| 08:09 | UMKC | Joseph Marsh grabs the defensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 08:05 | UMKC | Keith Hoffman hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Marsh and the foul's on Mark Degroot - foul #2 on Mark Degroot, team foul #8 | 27-20 |
| Subs | UMKC | Stanley McClung (PF) Joseph Marsh | |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Cox (SG), Wayne Reck (SF), Chad Snow (C) Michael Hankins, James Hickey, Mark Degroot | |
| 08:05 | UMKC | Keith Hoffman makes the free throw | 28-20 |
| 07:58 | Mercer | John Machin misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 28-20 |
| 07:56 | UMKC | John Richardson snags the defensive board | 28-20 |
| 07:48 | UMKC | Stanley McClung blows the layup but he's fouled by Shawn Richer - foul #2 on Shawn Richer, team foul #9 | 28-20 |
| Subs | UMKC | Sherman Kaelin (PF) Mark Schiavone | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Harty (PF) Shawn Richer | |
| 07:48 | UMKC | Stanley McClung makes the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 07:48 | UMKC | Stanley McClung makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 07:34 | Mercer | Chad Snow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-20 |
| Subs | UMKC | Michael Hill (SG), Michael Jackson (C) Stanley McClung, Alex Jean | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Hickey (PG) John Machin | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Keith Hoffman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sherman Kaelin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Hickey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Scott Cox (fresh) SF - Wayne Reck (fresh) PF - Bruce Harty (fresh) 5 pts. C - Chad Snow (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:20 | UMKC | Sherman Kaelin buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from John Richardson | 32-20 |
| 07:08 | Mercer | Bruce Harty can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 32-20 |
| 07:06 | Mercer | Scott Cox snags the offensive board | 32-20 |
| 06:41 | Mercer | Wayne Reck buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Cox | 32-22 |
| 06:36 | UMKC | John Richardson hits the finger roll | 34-22 |
| 06:17 | Mercer | Scott Cox knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 34-24 |
| 06:04 | UMKC | Michael Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-24 |
| 06:03 | UMKC | John Richardson grabs the offensive rebound | 34-24 |
| 05:48 | UMKC | Michael Hill is fouled on the floor by Bruce Harty - foul #1 on Bruce Harty, team foul #10 | 34-24 |
| Subs | UMKC | Mark Schiavone (PG), Joseph Marsh (PF), Alex Jean (C) John Richardson, Sherman Kaelin, Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Machin (PG), Michael Hankins (SG), Donald Moss (PF) Scott Cox, Wayne Reck, Bruce Harty | |
| 05:48 | UMKC | Michael Hill makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 05:48 | UMKC | Michael Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 05:32 | Mercer | James Hickey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-24 |
| 05:30 | UMKC | Joseph Marsh pulls down the rebound | 36-24 |
| 05:25 | UMKC | John Machin steps in front of the Keith Hoffman pass | 36-24 |
| 05:12 | Mercer | Michael Hankins is fouled on the floor by Joseph Marsh - foul #1 on Joseph Marsh, team foul #5 | 36-24 |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Hammons (SG), Stanley McClung (SF) Michael Hill, Keith Hoffman | |
| Subs | Mercer | Wayne Reck (SF) James Hickey | |
| 04:54 | Mercer | Donald Moss misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-24 |
| 04:53 | UMKC | Joseph Marsh gets the rebound | 36-24 |
| 04:48 | UMKC | Robert Hammons clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Donald Moss - foul #1 on Donald Moss, team foul #11 | 36-24 |
| 04:48 | UMKC | Robert Hammons makes the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 04:48 | UMKC | Robert Hammons makes the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| 04:39 | Mercer | John Machin hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 38-24 |
| 04:37 | UMKC | Alex Jean pulls down the rebound | 38-24 |
| 04:15 | UMKC | Robert Hammons misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-24 |
| 04:14 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Wayne Reck | 38-24 |
| 04:10 | Mercer | Michael Hankins misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Joseph Marsh - foul #2 on Joseph Marsh, team foul #6 | 38-24 |
| Subs | UMKC | Michael Hill (SG), John Richardson (SF) Robert Hammons, Joseph Marsh | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Harty (PF) Chad Snow | |
| 04:10 | Mercer | Michael Hankins makes the 1st free throw | 38-25 |
| 04:10 | Mercer | Michael Hankins makes the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 04:00 | UMKC | Michael Hill misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-26 |
| 03:59 | UMKC | Stanley McClung tips it back up and in | 40-26 |
| 03:48 | Mercer | Michael Hankins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-26 |
| Subs | UMKC | Sherman Kaelin (PF) Stanley McClung | |
| Subs | Mercer | Shawn Richer (SF), William Reed (PF) Wayne Reck, Donald Moss | |
| 03:41 | UMKC | Michael Hill buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Mark Schiavone | 43-26 |
| 03:12 | Mercer | Michael Hankins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 43-26 |
| 03:11 | UMKC | Sherman Kaelin snags the defensive board | 43-26 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Mark Schiavone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Hill (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sherman Kaelin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Alex Jean (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Machin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Hankins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Richer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Reed (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bruce Harty (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 02:56 | UMKC | Alex Jean hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-26 |
| 02:55 | UMKC | Sherman Kaelin tips it but misses | 43-26 |
| 02:53 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Shawn Richer | 43-26 |
| 02:42 | Mercer | John Machin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Mark Schiavone - foul #2 on Mark Schiavone, team foul #7 | 43-26 |
| Subs | UMKC | Keith Hoffman (PG), Joseph Marsh (PF), Michael Jackson (C) Mark Schiavone, Sherman Kaelin, Alex Jean | |
| Subs | Mercer | Donald Moss (SF) Michael Hankins | |
| 02:42 | Mercer | John Machin makes the 1st free throw | 43-27 |
| 02:42 | Mercer | John Machin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-28 |
| 02:25 | UMKC | Michael Hill makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Joseph Marsh | 45-28 |
| 02:23 | Mercer | John Machin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-28 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Hickey (PG) John Machin | |
| 02:05 | UMKC | Joseph Marsh misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-28 |
| 02:03 | Mercer | Shawn Richer grabs the defensive rebound | 45-28 |
| 01:58 | Mercer | Shawn Richer misses the 3 from straight away | 45-28 |
| 01:56 | UMKC | Michael Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-28 |
| 01:34 | UMKC | Keith Hoffman is fouled on the floor by Bruce Harty - foul #2 on Bruce Harty, team foul #12 | 45-28 |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Hammons (SG), Stanley McClung (SF), Sherman Kaelin (PF) Michael Hill, John Richardson, Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Hankins (SG), Wayne Reck (SF) Shawn Richer, Bruce Harty | |
| 01:34 | UMKC | Keith Hoffman misses the 1st free throw | 45-28 |
| 01:34 | UMKC | Keith Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 46-28 |
| 01:26 | Mercer | Donald Moss makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 46-30 |
| 01:05 | UMKC | Stanley McClung knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-30 |
| 00:48 | Mercer | William Reed hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Sherman Kaelin - foul #1 on Sherman Kaelin, team foul #8 | 49-30 |
| Subs | UMKC | Mark Schiavone (PG), Alex Jean (C) Robert Hammons, Joseph Marsh | |
| Subs | Mercer | Chad Snow (C) Donald Moss | |
| 00:48 | Mercer | William Reed makes the 1st free throw | 49-31 |
| 00:48 | Mercer | William Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 49-32 |
| 00:38 | UMKC | James Hickey steals it from Mark Schiavone | 49-32 |
| 00:31 | Mercer | Mark Schiavone is called for the reach on Wayne Reck - foul #3 on Mark Schiavone, team foul #9 | 49-32 |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Hammons (PG), Michael Hill (SG) Mark Schiavone, Sherman Kaelin | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Machin (PG), Shawn Richer (PF) James Hickey, William Reed | |
| 00:31 | Mercer | Wayne Reck makes the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 00:31 | Mercer | Wayne Reck makes the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 00:18 | UMKC | Wayne Reck steals the ball from Stanley McClung | 49-34 |
| 00:15 | Mercer | John Machin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Wayne Reck | 49-36 |
| 00:05 | UMKC | Robert Hammons misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Shawn Richer - foul #3 on Shawn Richer, team foul #13 | 49-36 |
| Subs | UMKC | John Richardson (SF), Joseph Marsh (PF) Keith Hoffman, Stanley McClung | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Harty (PF) Shawn Richer | |
| 00:05 | UMKC | Robert Hammons misses the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 00:05 | UMKC | Robert Hammons makes the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | The jumper by Wayne Reck is denied by Alex Jean | 50-36 |