| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Whitney (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Stafford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gary Mulvey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Fred Bruner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Ryan Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Sheldon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Morrow (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Hall (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Bannister (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | George Morrow inbounds the ball | 37-34 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | UMKC | George Morrow knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 19:28 | Mercer | David Whitney is called for traveling | 37-37 |
| 19:04 | UMKC | Ryan Thompson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 19:03 | Mercer | Fred Bruner pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 18:38 | Mercer | David Whitney connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 39-37 |
| 18:13 | UMKC | Ronnie Lawrence denies the turnaround by Paul Bannister | 39-37 |
| 18:12 | UMKC | Paul Bannister hits the follow up shot | 39-39 |
| 17:53 | Mercer | John Hall is called for the reach on David Whitney - foul #3 on John Hall, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Metzler (PG) Jeremy Stafford | |
| Subs | UMKC | Timothy Welch (PF) John Hall | |
| 17:42 | Mercer | David Whitney loses the dribble to Paul Bannister | 39-39 |
| 17:22 | UMKC | George Morrow is hacked by Gary Mulvey - foul #3 on Gary Mulvey, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Noel Freeman (SF), Brian Helle (PF), Edward Smiley (C) Gary Mulvey, Fred Bruner, Ronnie Lawrence | |
| Subs | UMKC | Joshua Henton (PG), Lloyd Hooker (SG), Jonathan Battle (C) Ryan Thompson, John Sheldon, Paul Bannister | |
| 17:13 | UMKC | Jonathan Battle misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 17:11 | Mercer | Edward Smiley grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 17:05 | Mercer | Brian Helle misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 39-39 |
| 17:04 | Mercer | David Whitney grabs the offensive board | 39-39 |
| 16:49 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler double dribbles | 39-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford (SF) David Whitney | |
| Subs | UMKC | John Brooks (SF) George Morrow | |
| 16:23 | UMKC | John Brooks misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 16:22 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Noel Freeman | 39-39 |
| 16:06 | Mercer | Noel Freeman makes the shot from the free throw line | 41-39 |
| 15:49 | UMKC | Edward Smiley takes the ball from Lloyd Hooker | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Metzler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Noel Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jeremy Stafford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Helle (fresh) C - Edward Smiley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Joshua Henton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Hooker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Battle (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Mercer | Edward Smiley can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 15:32 | UMKC | Timothy Welch snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 15:12 | UMKC | John Brooks hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Joshua Henton | 41-41 |
| 15:00 | Mercer | The jump hook by Noel Freeman is blocked by Timothy Welch | 41-41 |
| 14:59 | Mercer | Noel Freeman hits the follow up shot | 43-41 |
| 14:51 | UMKC | Joshua Henton is whistled for a carry | 43-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Burcham (PG), Charles Williams (SG), Gary Mulvey (SF), Fred Bruner (PF), Ronnie Lawrence (C) Christopher Metzler, Noel Freeman, Jeremy Stafford, Brian Helle, Edward Smiley | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ryan Thompson (PG), Brad Suniga (SG), George Morrow (SF), John Hall (PF), Paul Bannister (C) Joshua Henton, Lloyd Hooker, John Brooks, Timothy Welch, Jonathan Battle | |
| 14:31 | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Paul Bannister - foul #1 on Paul Bannister, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| 14:31 | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 14:31 | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 14:16 | UMKC | Ryan Thompson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brad Suniga | 44-43 |
| 14:00 | Mercer | Paul Bannister steps in front of the Ronnie Lawrence pass | 44-43 |
| 13:44 | UMKC | Ryan Thompson drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brad Suniga and the foul's on Eric Burcham - foul #4 on Eric Burcham, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Whitney (PG) Eric Burcham | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 13:44 | UMKC | Ryan Thompson makes the free throw | 44-46 |
| 13:26 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 44-46 |
| 13:24 | UMKC | Paul Bannister snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 13:05 | UMKC | George Morrow misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Gary Mulvey - foul #4 on Gary Mulvey, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford (SF) Gary Mulvey | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 13:05 | UMKC | George Morrow misses the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 13:05 | UMKC | George Morrow makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 12:40 | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 44-47 |
| 12:39 | UMKC | Brad Suniga grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 12:32 | UMKC | Paul Bannister loses the dribble to Ronnie Lawrence | 44-47 |
| 12:14 | Mercer | Fred Bruner misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 44-47 |
| 12:13 | Mercer | Fred Bruner gets the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 12:02 | Mercer | Charles Williams is hacked by Paul Bannister - foul #2 on Paul Bannister, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Metzler (PG), Brian Helle (PF), Edward Smiley (C) Charles Williams, Fred Bruner, Ronnie Lawrence | |
| Subs | UMKC | John Sheldon (PG), Joshua Henton (SG), John Brooks (SF), Timothy Welch (PF), Jonathan Battle (C) Ryan Thompson, Brad Suniga, George Morrow, John Hall, Paul Bannister | |
| 11:45 | Mercer | David Whitney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 11:43 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford gets the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Metzler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Whitney (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Stafford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Helle (fresh) C - Edward Smiley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - John Sheldon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Henton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Battle (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Mercer | Brian Helle connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by David Whitney and he's fouled by Timothy Welch - foul #1 on Timothy Welch, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Noel Freeman (SF) Jeremy Stafford | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 11:32 | Mercer | Brian Helle makes the free throw | 47-47 |
| 11:19 | UMKC | Timothy Welch is whistled for traveling | 47-47 |
| 11:00 | Mercer | David Whitney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 47-47 |
| 10:59 | UMKC | John Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 10:47 | UMKC | John Sheldon can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 47-47 |
| 10:46 | Mercer | Edward Smiley grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 10:41 | Mercer | David Whitney hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Christopher Metzler | 49-47 |
| 10:25 | UMKC | John Sheldon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-47 |
| 10:24 | UMKC | Timothy Welch tips it home | 49-49 |
| 10:02 | Mercer | David Whitney travels with the ball | 49-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Williams (SG), Jeremy Stafford (SF), Fred Bruner (PF), Ronnie Lawrence (C) David Whitney, Noel Freeman, Brian Helle, Edward Smiley | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ryan Thompson (PG), Brad Suniga (SG), George Morrow (SF), John Hall (PF), Paul Bannister (C) John Sheldon, Joshua Henton, John Brooks, Timothy Welch, Jonathan Battle | |
| 09:45 | UMKC | John Hall banks in the layup set up by George Morrow | 49-51 |
| 09:32 | Mercer | Brad Suniga picks off the pass by Charles Williams | 49-51 |
| 09:27 | UMKC | Paul Bannister connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 49-53 |
| 09:07 | Mercer | Charles Williams clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 09:05 | UMKC | George Morrow gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 08:44 | UMKC | George Morrow misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 08:42 | UMKC | Paul Bannister grabs the offensive board | 49-53 |
| 08:23 | UMKC | John Hall drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from George Morrow | 49-56 |
| 08:13 | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-56 |
| 07:53 | UMKC | George Morrow comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 07:52 | UMKC | John Hall tips it but misses | 52-56 |
| 07:51 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Ronnie Lawrence | 52-56 |
| 07:37 | Mercer | Brad Suniga is called for the reach on Charles Williams - foul #4 on Brad Suniga, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Burcham (PG), David Whitney (SG), Gary Mulvey (SF), Brian Helle (PF), Edward Smiley (C) Christopher Metzler, Charles Williams, Jeremy Stafford, Fred Bruner, Ronnie Lawrence | |
| Subs | UMKC | John Sheldon (SG) Brad Suniga | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Eric Burcham (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Whitney (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Mulvey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Brian Helle (fresh) 3 pts. C - Edward Smiley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Ryan Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Sheldon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Morrow (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Bannister (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:19 | Mercer | Brian Helle misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 07:17 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey gets the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 06:59 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 06:58 | UMKC | Paul Bannister gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 06:47 | UMKC | John Hall blows the dunk but he's hacked by Brian Helle - foul #2 on Brian Helle, team foul #4 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Joshua Henton (SG), John Brooks (SF), Timothy Welch (C) Ryan Thompson, George Morrow, Paul Bannister | |
| 06:47 | UMKC | John Hall makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 06:47 | UMKC | John Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 06:26 | Mercer | John Brooks is called for the reach on Gary Mulvey - foul #1 on John Brooks, team foul #6 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Williams (SG), Fred Bruner (PF), Ronnie Lawrence (C) David Whitney, Brian Helle, Edward Smiley | |
| Subs | UMKC | Jonathan Battle (C) John Hall | |
| 05:59 | Mercer | Timothy Welch swats the dunk try by Gary Mulvey | 52-58 |
| 05:58 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey tips it in | 54-58 |
| 05:36 | UMKC | Jonathan Battle hits a driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Charles Williams - foul #4 on Charles Williams, team foul #5 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Brad Suniga (SG), George Morrow (SF) Joshua Henton, John Brooks | |
| 05:36 | UMKC | Jonathan Battle makes the free throw | 54-61 |
| 05:28 | Mercer | Fred Bruner lays it in on a nice dish by Gary Mulvey | 56-61 |
| 05:12 | UMKC | Jonathan Battle is hacked by Fred Bruner - foul #3 on Fred Bruner, team foul #6 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Whitney (PG), Jeremy Stafford (SF) Eric Burcham, Gary Mulvey | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ryan Thompson (PG), Paul Bannister (C) John Sheldon, Jonathan Battle | |
| 04:55 | UMKC | George Morrow makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-64 |
| 04:32 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-64 |
| 04:31 | UMKC | Paul Bannister grabs the defensive rebound | 56-64 |
| 04:08 | UMKC | Ryan Thompson is fouled on the floor by David Whitney - foul #2 on David Whitney, team foul #7 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Metzler (PG), Gary Mulvey (SF), Brian Helle (C) Charles Williams, Fred Bruner, Ronnie Lawrence | |
| Subs | UMKC | John Sheldon (SG), John Hall (PF) Brad Suniga, Timothy Welch | |
| 04:08 | UMKC | Ryan Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 04:08 | UMKC | Ryan Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 03:53 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford is hacked by John Hall - foul #4 on John Hall, team foul #7 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Burcham (PG) Christopher Metzler | |
| Subs | UMKC | John Brooks (SF) George Morrow | |
| 03:53 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 03:53 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | UMKC | Brian Helle steals the ball from Ryan Thompson | 58-66 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Eric Burcham (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Whitney (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Mulvey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jeremy Stafford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Helle (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Ryan Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Sheldon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Paul Bannister (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-66 |
| 03:20 | UMKC | John Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 02:56 | UMKC | Paul Bannister misses long on a shot from close range | 58-66 |
| 02:54 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Eric Burcham | 58-66 |
| 02:54 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-66 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Williams (SG), Fred Bruner (PF), Ronnie Lawrence (C) David Whitney, Jeremy Stafford, Brian Helle | |
| Subs | UMKC | Brad Suniga (SG), George Morrow (SF) John Sheldon, John Brooks | |
| 02:43 | Mercer | Fred Bruner drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Williams | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:28 | UMKC | George Morrow's layup is rejected by Ronnie Lawrence | 61-66 |
| 02:26 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey gets the rebound | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:09 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 02:07 | Mercer | Fred Bruner tips it but misses | 61-66 |
| 02:05 | UMKC | Brad Suniga grabs the defensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 01:49 | UMKC | Ronnie Lawrence denies the turnaround by Ryan Thompson | 61-66 |
| 01:48 | Mercer | Charles Williams gets the rebound | 61-66 |
| 01:44 | Mercer | Charles Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-66 |
| 01:27 | UMKC | Brad Suniga is hacked by Charles Williams - foul #5 on Charles Williams, team foul #8 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Whitney (SG) Charles Williams | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 01:27 | UMKC | Brad Suniga makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 01:27 | UMKC | Brad Suniga misses the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 01:27 | Mercer | Fred Bruner gets the rebound | 61-67 |
| 01:05 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey is fouled on the floor by George Morrow - foul #2 on George Morrow, team foul #8 | 61-67 |
| 01:05 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey misses the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 01:05 | UMKC | Brad Suniga gets the rebound | 61-67 |
| 00:45 | UMKC | Ryan Thompson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from George Morrow | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Mercer | Eric Burcham can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-70 |
| 00:40 | UMKC | Paul Bannister pulls down the rebound | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | UMKC | Eric Burcham is called for the reach on Paul Bannister in the backcourt - foul #5 on Eric Burcham, team foul #9 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford (SG) Eric Burcham | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 00:37 | UMKC | Paul Bannister makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:37 | UMKC | Paul Bannister makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:30 | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-72 |
| 00:28 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey can't tip it in | 61-72 |
| 00:27 | UMKC | Paul Bannister grabs the defensive rebound | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UMKC | Ryan Thompson runs out the clock | 61-72 |