| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Earl Winbush (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Rory Vigue (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Negrin (fresh) PF - Andrew Ashby (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Daniel Lawrence (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Eric Burcham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Mulvey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Bruner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Chicago State | Jesse Negrin inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State 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 (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Chicago State | Ronnie Lawrence denies the turnaround by Rory Vigue | 32-25 |
| 19:41 | Mercer | Charles Williams grabs the board | 32-25 |
| 19:28 | Mercer | Earl Winbush takes the ball from Ronnie Lawrence | 32-25 |
| 19:12 | Chicago State | Daniel Lawrence buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Ashby | 34-25 |
| 18:52 | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Daniel Lawrence - foul #2 on Daniel Lawrence, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| 18:52 | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 18:52 | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 18:27 | Chicago State | Rory Vigue makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Earl Winbush | 36-27 |
| 18:08 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey is denied on a dunk by Andrew Ashby | 36-27 |
| 18:07 | Chicago State | Jesse Negrin snags the defensive board | 36-27 |
| 17:49 | Chicago State | Jesse Negrin misses the floater in the paint | 36-27 |
| 17:48 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey grabs the defensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 17:19 | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence misses the jump hook from close range | 36-27 |
| 17:18 | Chicago State | Andrew Ashby snags the defensive board | 36-27 |
| 17:04 | Chicago State | Rory Vigue knocks in the 3 from straight away | 39-27 |
| 16:52 | Mercer | Eric Burcham misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-27 |
| 16:50 | Chicago State | Andrew Ashby grabs the board | 39-27 |
| 16:22 | Chicago State | Daniel Lawrence is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Lawrence - foul #2 on Ronnie Lawrence, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Scott Davis (PG), Steven Shumaker (SG), Marc Brown (SF), Steven Wright (PF), Jerome Shelby (C) Earl Winbush, Rory Vigue, Jesse Negrin, Andrew Ashby, Daniel Lawrence | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Metzler (PG), David Whitney (SG), Jeremy Stafford (SF), Brian Helle (PF), Edward Smiley (C) Eric Burcham, Charles Williams, Gary Mulvey, Fred Bruner, Ronnie Lawrence | |
| 16:15 | Chicago State | Steven Shumaker double dribbles | 39-27 |
| 15:52 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Marc Brown - foul #1 on Marc Brown, team foul #2 | 39-27 |
| 15:52 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 15:52 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Scott Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Shumaker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marc Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Steven Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerome Shelby (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Metzler (fresh) SG - David Whitney (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jeremy Stafford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Helle (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Smiley (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Chicago State | Steven Shumaker scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Marc Brown | 42-29 |
| 15:14 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-29 |
| 15:12 | Chicago State | Jerome Shelby grabs the board | 42-29 |
| 14:48 | Chicago State | Jerome Shelby buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Marc Brown | 44-29 |
| 14:43 | Mercer | David Whitney banks in the layup on a great pass from Christopher Metzler | 44-31 |
| 14:23 | Chicago State | Steven Wright can't connect on a shot from the left side | 44-31 |
| 14:21 | Chicago State | Jerome Shelby tips it but misses | 44-31 |
| 14:20 | Mercer | Brian Helle gets the rebound | 44-31 |
| 14:06 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Whitney | 44-34 |
| 13:53 | Chicago State | Marc Brown misses short on a floater from close range | 44-34 |
| 13:51 | Chicago State | Steven Wright tips it in | 46-34 |
| 13:25 | Mercer | Edward Smiley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-34 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Earl Winbush (PG), Rory Vigue (SG), Jesse Negrin (SF), Andrew Ashby (PF), Daniel Lawrence (C) Scott Davis, Steven Shumaker, Marc Brown, Steven Wright, Jerome Shelby | |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Burcham (PG), Charles Williams (SG), Gary Mulvey (SF), Fred Bruner (PF), Ronnie Lawrence (C) Christopher Metzler, David Whitney, Jeremy Stafford, Brian Helle, Edward Smiley | |
| 13:05 | Chicago State | The short jumper by Earl Winbush is denied by Fred Bruner | 46-34 |
| 13:03 | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 12:58 | Mercer | The pull-up jumper by Charles Williams is blocked by Daniel Lawrence | 46-34 |
| 12:56 | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence grabs the offensive board | 46-34 |
| 12:39 | Mercer | Charles Williams makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-37 |
| 12:19 | Chicago State | Earl Winbush makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jesse Negrin | 49-37 |
| 12:00 | Mercer | Charles Williams misses the shot near the basket | 49-37 |
| 11:58 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 11:35 | Mercer | Charles Williams misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 11:33 | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence grabs the offensive rebound | 49-37 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Earl Winbush (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rory Vigue (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Negrin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Ashby (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Daniel Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Eric Burcham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Mulvey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Bruner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Lawrence (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:16 | Mercer | Eric Burcham misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Daniel Lawrence - foul #3 on Daniel Lawrence, team foul #3 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Steven Wright (C) Daniel Lawrence | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 11:16 | Mercer | Eric Burcham misses the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 11:16 | Mercer | Eric Burcham makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 10:55 | Chicago State | Earl Winbush misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Eric Burcham - foul #2 on Eric Burcham, team foul #2 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Marc Brown (SF) Jesse Negrin | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 10:55 | Chicago State | Earl Winbush makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 10:55 | Chicago State | Earl Winbush makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 10:32 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-38 |
| 10:31 | Chicago State | Earl Winbush gets the rebound | 51-38 |
| 10:11 | Chicago State | Rory Vigue is hacked by Ronnie Lawrence - foul #3 on Ronnie Lawrence, team foul #3 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Scott Davis (PG), Steven Shumaker (SG), Daniel Lawrence (C) Earl Winbush, Rory Vigue, Andrew Ashby | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Metzler (PG), David Whitney (SG), Jeremy Stafford (SF), Brian Helle (PF), Edward Smiley (C) Eric Burcham, Charles Williams, Gary Mulvey, Fred Bruner, Ronnie Lawrence | |
| 09:55 | Chicago State | Steven Wright is hacked by Christopher Metzler - foul #1 on Christopher Metzler, team foul #4 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jesse Negrin (SF) Marc Brown | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 09:38 | Chicago State | Daniel Lawrence makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Davis | 53-38 |
| 09:11 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Daniel Lawrence - foul #4 on Daniel Lawrence, team foul #4 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jerome Shelby (C) Daniel Lawrence | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 09:11 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler misses the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 09:11 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler misses the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 09:11 | Chicago State | Steven Wright grabs the board | 53-38 |
| 08:54 | Chicago State | Steven Shumaker makes the 3 from the left corner | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:39 | Mercer | Edward Smiley hits a turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Jerome Shelby - foul #2 on Jerome Shelby, team foul #5 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Earl Winbush (PG), Rory Vigue (SG), Andrew Ashby (PF) Scott Davis, Steven Shumaker, Jerome Shelby | |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Burcham (PG), Charles Williams (SG), Gary Mulvey (SF), Fred Bruner (PF) Christopher Metzler, David Whitney, Jeremy Stafford, Brian Helle | |
| 08:39 | Mercer | Edward Smiley makes the free throw | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:21 | Chicago State | Andrew Ashby's fadeaway is rejected by Fred Bruner | 56-41 |
| 08:20 | Chicago State | Rory Vigue tips it in | 58-41 |
| 08:15 | Mercer | Charles Williams hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Fred Bruner | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:05 | Chicago State | Rory Vigue clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Fred Bruner - foul #1 on Fred Bruner, team foul #5 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Marc Brown (SF), Jerome Shelby (C) Jesse Negrin, Steven Wright | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence (C) Edward Smiley | |
| 08:05 | Chicago State | Rory Vigue makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 08:05 | Chicago State | Rory Vigue makes the 2nd free throw | 60-44 |
| 07:43 | Mercer | Fred Bruner hits a runner near the basket | 60-46 |
| 07:15 | Chicago State | Earl Winbush scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Marc Brown | 62-46 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Earl Winbush (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rory Vigue (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marc Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. PF - Andrew Ashby (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Jerome Shelby (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Eric Burcham (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Mulvey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Bruner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronnie Lawrence (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:04 | Mercer | Eric Burcham misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-46 |
| 07:02 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey grabs the offensive board | 62-46 |
| 06:41 | Mercer | Charles Williams loses the dribble to Jerome Shelby | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:15 | Chicago State | Earl Winbush can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-46 |
| 06:14 | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence gets the rebound | 62-46 |
| 05:56 | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence is fouled on the floor by Jerome Shelby - foul #3 on Jerome Shelby, team foul #6 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Scott Davis (PG), Steven Shumaker (SG), Jesse Negrin (SF), Steven Wright (PF), Daniel Lawrence (C) Earl Winbush, Rory Vigue, Marc Brown, Andrew Ashby, Jerome Shelby | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Metzler (PG), David Whitney (SG), Jeremy Stafford (SF), Brian Helle (PF) Eric Burcham, Charles Williams, Gary Mulvey, Fred Bruner | |
| 05:41 | Mercer | David Whitney drills a jumper in the lane set up by Jeremy Stafford | 62-48 |
| 05:19 | Chicago State | Steven Shumaker misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 62-48 |
| 05:17 | Mercer | David Whitney grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 05:01 | Mercer | David Whitney buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Metzler and he's fouled by Scott Davis - foul #1 on Scott Davis, team foul #7 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Smiley (C) Ronnie Lawrence | |
| 05:01 | Mercer | David Whitney misses the free throw | 62-50 |
| 05:01 | Chicago State | Jesse Negrin grabs the board | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:32 | Chicago State | Steven Wright misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 62-50 |
| 04:30 | Mercer | David Whitney pulls down the rebound | 62-50 |
| 04:17 | Mercer | Edward Smiley drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Christopher Metzler | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:09 | Chicago State | Steven Shumaker is hacked by David Whitney - foul #2 on David Whitney, team foul #6 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Earl Winbush (PG), Rory Vigue (SG), Andrew Ashby (PF) Scott Davis, Steven Shumaker, Steven Wright | |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Burcham (PG), Charles Williams (SG), Gary Mulvey (SF), Fred Bruner (PF) Christopher Metzler, David Whitney, Jeremy Stafford, Edward Smiley | |
| 03:52 | Chicago State | Earl Winbush blows the layup but the foul's on Eric Burcham - foul #3 on Eric Burcham, team foul #7 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence (C) Brian Helle | |
| 03:52 | Chicago State | Earl Winbush makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 03:52 | Chicago State | Earl Winbush makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:31 | Mercer | Earl Winbush is called for the reach on Eric Burcham - foul #1 on Earl Winbush, team foul #8 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Steven Wright (C) Daniel Lawrence | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 03:31 | Mercer | Eric Burcham misses the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 03:31 | Chicago State | Steven Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:06 | Chicago State | Earl Winbush misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 64-52 |
| 03:04 | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence gets the rebound | 64-52 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Earl Winbush (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rory Vigue (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Negrin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Andrew Ashby (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Steven Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Eric Burcham (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Mulvey (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Fred Bruner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronnie Lawrence (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:52 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey misses the 3 from the left corner | 64-52 |
| 02:51 | Chicago State | Andrew Ashby grabs the defensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 02:25 | Chicago State | Jesse Negrin's dunk attempt is rejected by Fred Bruner | 64-52 |
| 02:23 | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 02:18 | Mercer | Charles Williams clanks a shot from the free throw line | 64-52 |
| 02:17 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Jesse Negrin | 64-52 |
| 02:11 | Chicago State | Rory Vigue buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Earl Winbush | 66-52 |
| 02:04 | Mercer | Fred Bruner clanks a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Andrew Ashby - foul #3 on Andrew Ashby, team foul #9 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Scott Davis (PG), Steven Shumaker (SG), Marc Brown (SF), Jerome Shelby (C) Earl Winbush, Rory Vigue, Jesse Negrin, Andrew Ashby | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Metzler (PG), David Whitney (SG), Jeremy Stafford (SF), Brian Helle (C) Eric Burcham, Charles Williams, Gary Mulvey, Ronnie Lawrence | |
| 02:04 | Mercer | Fred Bruner makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 02:04 | Mercer | Fred Bruner misses the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 02:04 | Chicago State | Steven Wright gets the rebound | 66-53 |
| 01:46 | Chicago State | Marc Brown comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 66-53 |
| 01:45 | Chicago State | Steven Wright tips it in | 68-53 |
| 01:18 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 68-53 |
| 01:17 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler snags the offensive board | 68-53 |
| 00:58 | Mercer | Brian Helle is denied on a layup by Jerome Shelby | 68-53 |
| 00:57 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford tips it back up and in | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Chicago State | Marc Brown misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeremy Stafford - foul #1 on Jeremy Stafford, team foul #8 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Smiley (C) Fred Bruner | |
| 00:30 | Chicago State | Marc Brown makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 00:30 | Chicago State | Marc Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Mercer | David Whitney connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Brian Helle | 70-57 |
| 00:00 | Chicago State | Scott Davis runs out the clock | 70-57 |