| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) SG - Stan Leday (fresh) SF - Edmund Hayes (fresh) PF - Waldo Villeneuve (fresh) C - John Leland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Richard Eggleston (fresh) SG - Ryan Rader (fresh) SF - Joseph Coria (fresh) PF - Phillip Johnson (fresh) C - Tony Forward (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Chicago State | Tony Forward wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Chicago State | Ryan Rader comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Mercer | John Leland makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Stan Leday | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Chicago State | Waldo Villeneuve is called for the reach on Ryan Rader - foul #1 on Waldo Villeneuve, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Chicago State | Richard Eggleston hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ryan Rader | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 18:41 | Chicago State | Joseph Coria pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:27 | Chicago State | Ryan Rader is called for a charge - foul #1 on Ryan Rader, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:19 | Mercer | Joseph Coria is called for the reach on Stan Leday - foul #1 on Joseph Coria, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:11 | Mercer | John Leland can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 2-3 |
| 18:09 | Mercer | Bruce Tack grabs the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:59 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-3 |
| 17:58 | Chicago State | Joseph Coria grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:51 | Chicago State | Waldo Villeneuve denies the turnaround by Tony Forward | 2-3 |
| 17:50 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:30 | Mercer | John Leland misses short on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Tony Forward - foul #1 on Tony Forward, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Van Roberts (SF), Ivory Pope (PF) Joseph Coria, Phillip Johnson | |
| 17:30 | Mercer | John Leland makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:30 | Mercer | John Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:12 | Chicago State | Ryan Rader clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 17:11 | Chicago State | Ivory Pope snags the offensive board | 4-3 |
| 17:01 | Chicago State | Ivory Pope misses the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Waldo Villeneuve - foul #2 on Waldo Villeneuve, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Swigert (PF) Waldo Villeneuve | |
| Subs | Chicago State | William Gamblin (SG), Jeremy Brown (C) Ryan Rader, Tony Forward | |
| 17:01 | Chicago State | Ivory Pope makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:01 | Chicago State | Ivory Pope makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:49 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 16:47 | Chicago State | Van Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:42 | Chicago State | Van Roberts loses the dribble to Bruce Tack | 4-5 |
| 16:26 | Mercer | John Leland connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Edmund Hayes | 6-5 |
| 16:06 | Chicago State | Ivory Pope throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Adams (C) John Leland | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ryan Rader (SG), Joseph Coria (SF) Richard Eggleston, Van Roberts | |
| 15:48 | Mercer | Bruce Tack comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 15:47 | Mercer | Paul Adams tips it home | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) SG - Stan Leday (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edmund Hayes (fresh) PF - Michael Swigert (fresh) C - Paul Adams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - William Gamblin (fresh) SG - Ryan Rader (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Coria (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ivory Pope (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeremy Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Chicago State | Paul Adams swats the dunk try by Jeremy Brown | 8-5 |
| 15:25 | Chicago State | Ivory Pope grabs the offensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 15:09 | Chicago State | Ryan Rader hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-8 |
| 14:51 | Mercer | Bruce Tack buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Edmund Hayes | 11-8 |
| 14:26 | Chicago State | Paul Adams blocks the short jumper by Jeremy Brown | 11-8 |
| 14:25 | Mercer | Michael Swigert grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 14:05 | Mercer | Bruce Tack is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Bruce Tack, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (PG), Norman Searcy (SG), Gerald Schrom (SF), John Leland (C) Bruce Tack, Stan Leday, Edmund Hayes, Michael Swigert | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Richard Eggleston (PG), John Hall (SG), Van Roberts (SF), Phillip Johnson (PF), Tony Forward (C) William Gamblin, Ryan Rader, Joseph Coria, Ivory Pope, Jeremy Brown | |
| 13:46 | Chicago State | John Hall misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-8 |
| 13:45 | Mercer | John Leland grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 13:19 | Mercer | John Leland buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Gerald Schrom | 13-8 |
| 13:00 | Chicago State | Tony Forward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-8 |
| Subs | Mercer | Stan Leday (SG), Michael Swigert (PF) Norman Searcy, Paul Adams | |
| Subs | Chicago State | William Gamblin (SG) John Hall | |
| 12:50 | Mercer | John Leland hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 13-8 |
| 12:48 | Mercer | Michael Swigert tips it in | 15-8 |
| 12:35 | Chicago State | Richard Eggleston comes up short on the shot from the left side | 15-8 |
| 12:34 | Mercer | Michael Swigert grabs the defensive rebound | 15-8 |
| 12:25 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-8 |
| 12:24 | Chicago State | Phillip Johnson pulls down the rebound | 15-8 |
| 12:12 | Chicago State | Van Roberts knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Phillip Johnson | 15-10 |
| 11:59 | Mercer | Stan Leday loses the dribble to William Gamblin | 15-10 |
| 11:56 | Chicago State | William Gamblin misses the dunk attempt | 15-10 |
| 11:55 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom grabs the defensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 11:43 | Mercer | Michael Swigert hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Jimmy Cowley and he's fouled by Tony Forward - foul #2 on Tony Forward, team foul #4 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), Edmund Hayes (SF), Paul Adams (C) Jimmy Cowley, Gerald Schrom, John Leland | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ryan Rader (SG), Joseph Coria (SF), Ivory Pope (PF), Jeremy Brown (C) William Gamblin, Van Roberts, Phillip Johnson, Tony Forward | |
| 11:43 | Mercer | Michael Swigert makes the free throw | 18-10 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stan Leday (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edmund Hayes (fresh) PF - Michael Swigert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Richard Eggleston (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ryan Rader (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Coria (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ivory Pope (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Brown (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Chicago State | Richard Eggleston misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-10 |
| 11:24 | Mercer | Paul Adams gets the rebound | 18-10 |
| 11:13 | Mercer | Jeremy Brown is called for the reach on Michael Swigert - foul #1 on Jeremy Brown, team foul #5 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Schrom (C) Michael Swigert | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 10:58 | Mercer | Paul Adams drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bruce Tack | 20-10 |
| 10:36 | Chicago State | Bruce Tack steps in front of the Ivory Pope pass | 20-10 |
| 10:23 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes buries a shot in the paint | 22-10 |
| 10:12 | Chicago State | Edmund Hayes steals the ball from Richard Eggleston | 22-10 |
| 10:07 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes lays it up and in | 24-10 |
| 10:03 | Chicago State | Joseph Coria misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-10 |
| 10:01 | Mercer | Paul Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 24-10 |
| 09:42 | Mercer | Bruce Tack misses the 3 from the left corner | 24-10 |
| 09:40 | Mercer | Paul Adams can't tip it in | 24-10 |
| 09:39 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes tips it in | 26-10 |
| 09:25 | Chicago State | Richard Eggleston is fouled on the floor by Bruce Tack - foul #2 on Bruce Tack, team foul #4 | 26-10 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (PG), Norman Searcy (SG), Michael Swigert (PF), John Leland (C) Bruce Tack, Stan Leday, Paul Adams, Gerald Schrom | |
| Subs | Chicago State | William Gamblin (PG), Van Roberts (SF), Phillip Johnson (PF) Richard Eggleston, Joseph Coria, Jeremy Brown | |
| 09:12 | Chicago State | Ivory Pope comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 26-10 |
| 09:10 | Chicago State | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Johnson | 26-10 |
| 08:58 | Chicago State | Phillip Johnson connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by William Gamblin | 26-12 |
| 08:50 | Mercer | Phillip Johnson swats the short shot by Edmund Hayes | 26-12 |
| 08:49 | Chicago State | Van Roberts pulls down the rebound | 26-12 |
| 08:42 | Chicago State | Ryan Rader comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Michael Swigert - foul #1 on Michael Swigert, team foul #5 | 26-12 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (PG) Edmund Hayes | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 08:42 | Chicago State | Ryan Rader makes the 1st free throw | 26-13 |
| 08:42 | Chicago State | Ryan Rader misses the 2nd free throw | 26-13 |
| 08:42 | Mercer | John Leland grabs the defensive rebound | 26-13 |
| 08:20 | Mercer | Michael Swigert misses the easy layup | 26-13 |
| 08:19 | Mercer | Norman Searcy tips it back up and in | 28-13 |
| 08:14 | Chicago State | William Gamblin comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-13 |
| 08:13 | Mercer | Norman Searcy grabs the defensive rebound | 28-13 |
| 07:45 | Mercer | John Leland misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-13 |
| 07:44 | Chicago State | Ryan Rader grabs the board | 28-13 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Anthony Brown (fresh) SG - Norman Searcy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jimmy Cowley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Swigert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Leland (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - William Gamblin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ryan Rader (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Van Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Phillip Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivory Pope (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Chicago State | Michael Swigert is called for the reach on Phillip Johnson - foul #2 on Michael Swigert, team foul #6 | 28-13 |
| Subs | Mercer | Stan Leday (SG), Edmund Hayes (SF), Paul Adams (PF) Anthony Brown, Norman Searcy, Michael Swigert | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Richard Eggleston (PG), Joseph Coria (SF), Jeremy Brown (C) Ryan Rader, Van Roberts, Ivory Pope | |
| 07:14 | Chicago State | Richard Eggleston misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-13 |
| 07:13 | Mercer | Stan Leday grabs the board | 28-13 |
| 06:54 | Mercer | John Leland scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Edmund Hayes | 31-13 |
| 06:47 | Chicago State | Jimmy Cowley picks off the pass by Phillip Johnson | 31-13 |
| 06:28 | Mercer | Paul Adams hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Coria - foul #2 on Joseph Coria, team foul #6 | 31-13 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (PG), Gerald Schrom (C) Jimmy Cowley, John Leland | |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Hall (SG), Van Roberts (SF) William Gamblin, Joseph Coria | |
| 06:28 | Mercer | Paul Adams makes the 1st free throw | 32-13 |
| 06:28 | Mercer | Paul Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 33-13 |
| 06:07 | Chicago State | Jeremy Brown lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Eggleston and the foul's on Anthony Brown - foul #1 on Anthony Brown, team foul #7 | 33-15 |
| 06:07 | Chicago State | Jeremy Brown makes the free throw | 33-16 |
| 06:04 | Mercer | Anthony Brown is called for traveling in the backcourt | 33-16 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ivory Pope (C) Jeremy Brown | |
| 05:40 | Chicago State | Ivory Pope is fouled on the floor by Gerald Schrom - foul #1 on Gerald Schrom, team foul #8 | 33-16 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Leland (C) Paul Adams | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 05:40 | Chicago State | Ivory Pope makes the 1st free throw | 33-17 |
| 05:40 | Chicago State | Ivory Pope misses the 2nd free throw | 33-17 |
| 05:40 | Mercer | John Leland grabs the board | 33-17 |
| 05:29 | Mercer | Stan Leday comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Hall - foul #1 on John Hall, team foul #7 | 33-17 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ryan Rader (SG) John Hall | |
| 05:29 | Mercer | Stan Leday makes the 1st free throw | 34-17 |
| 05:29 | Mercer | Stan Leday makes the 2nd free throw | 35-17 |
| 05:01 | Chicago State | Van Roberts misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-17 |
| 04:59 | Mercer | John Leland grabs the board | 35-17 |
| 04:40 | Mercer | The short jumper by Stan Leday is denied by Phillip Johnson | 35-17 |
| 04:39 | Chicago State | Ryan Rader grabs the board | 35-17 |
| 04:27 | Chicago State | Stan Leday steals it from Ryan Rader | 35-17 |
| 04:22 | Mercer | Stan Leday throws it down | 37-17 |
| 04:09 | Chicago State | Van Roberts is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Van Roberts, team foul #8 | 37-17 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (PG), Norman Searcy (SG), Paul Adams (PF) Anthony Brown, Stan Leday, Edmund Hayes | |
| Subs | Chicago State | William Gamblin (PG), Jason Duggan (SF), Jeremy Brown (C) Richard Eggleston, Van Roberts, Ivory Pope | |
| 03:49 | Mercer | Paul Adams misses the lay-in | 37-17 |
| 03:47 | Chicago State | Phillip Johnson snags the defensive board | 37-17 |
| 03:37 | Chicago State | William Gamblin is called for 10 seconds | 37-17 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), Waldo Villeneuve (PF), Michael Swigert (C) Gerald Schrom, Paul Adams, John Leland | |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Hall (SG), Joseph Coria (SF), Tony Forward (C) Ryan Rader, Jason Duggan, Phillip Johnson | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Norman Searcy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jimmy Cowley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Waldo Villeneuve (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Swigert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - William Gamblin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Hall (fresh) SF - Joseph Coria (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Brown (fresh) 3 pts. C - Tony Forward (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Norman Searcy | 39-17 |
| 03:06 | Chicago State | William Gamblin is fouled on the floor by Waldo Villeneuve - foul #3 on Waldo Villeneuve, team foul #9 | 39-17 |
| Subs | Mercer | Stan Leday (SG), Paul Adams (C) Norman Searcy, Waldo Villeneuve | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Van Roberts (SG) John Hall | |
| 03:06 | Chicago State | William Gamblin misses the 1st free throw | 39-17 |
| 03:06 | Mercer | Paul Adams grabs the board | 39-17 |
| 02:50 | Mercer | Jeremy Brown takes the ball from Jimmy Cowley | 39-17 |
| 02:30 | Chicago State | William Gamblin knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on Michael Swigert - foul #3 on Michael Swigert, team foul #10 | 39-19 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edmund Hayes (SF), Gerald Schrom (C) Jimmy Cowley, Michael Swigert | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ryan Rader (SG) Van Roberts | |
| 02:30 | Chicago State | William Gamblin makes the free throw | 39-20 |
| 02:09 | Mercer | Paul Adams blows the layup but he's fouled by Tony Forward - foul #3 on Tony Forward, team foul #9 | 39-20 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Richard Eggleston (PG), Phillip Johnson (PF), Ivory Pope (C) William Gamblin, Jeremy Brown, Tony Forward | |
| 02:09 | Mercer | Paul Adams makes the 1st free throw | 40-20 |
| 02:09 | Mercer | Paul Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 40-20 |
| 02:09 | Chicago State | Ivory Pope pulls down the rebound | 40-20 |
| 01:49 | Chicago State | Phillip Johnson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-22 |
| 01:32 | Mercer | Stan Leday scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bruce Tack | 43-22 |
| 01:11 | Chicago State | Richard Eggleston scores on a fadeaway from the left wing and the foul's on Bruce Tack - foul #3 on Bruce Tack, team foul #11 | 43-24 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (PG), John Leland (C) Bruce Tack, Paul Adams | |
| Subs | Chicago State | William Gamblin (SG), Van Roberts (SF) Ryan Rader, Joseph Coria | |
| 01:11 | Chicago State | Richard Eggleston misses the free throw | 43-24 |
| 01:11 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom gets the rebound | 43-24 |
| 01:02 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jimmy Cowley | 45-24 |
| 00:41 | Chicago State | Richard Eggleston loses the ball out of bounds | 45-24 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Adams (PF) Gerald Schrom | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jeremy Brown (C) Ivory Pope | |
| 00:13 | Mercer | Stan Leday is hacked by Jeremy Brown - foul #2 on Jeremy Brown, team foul #10 | 45-24 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (PG) Edmund Hayes | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ryan Rader (SG) William Gamblin | |
| 00:13 | Mercer | Stan Leday misses the 1st free throw | 45-24 |
| 00:13 | Mercer | Stan Leday makes the 2nd free throw | 46-24 |
| 00:03 | Chicago State | Jeremy Brown hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 46-24 |
| 00:02 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley grabs the defensive rebound | 46-24 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley misses the fullcourt shot | 46-24 |