| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Cowley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gerald Schrom (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Paul Adams (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Leland (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Darell Corwin (fresh) SG - Ward Crowder (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Vinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Fink (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | David Vinson inbounds the ball | 40-30 |
| 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) | |
| 19:42 | UMKC | David Vinson is called for traveling | 40-30 |
| 19:27 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bruce Tack | 42-30 |
| 19:06 | UMKC | David Vinson can't connect on a floater from the left side | 42-30 |
| 19:05 | Mercer | John Leland pulls down the rebound | 42-30 |
| 18:42 | Mercer | John Leland is called for traveling | 42-30 |
| 18:31 | UMKC | Darell Corwin makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Terry Fink | 42-32 |
| 18:17 | Mercer | John Leland blows the layup | 42-32 |
| 18:16 | Mercer | Paul Adams hits the follow up shot | 44-32 |
| 17:55 | UMKC | Darell Corwin misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-32 |
| 17:53 | Mercer | John Leland grabs the board | 44-32 |
| 17:47 | Mercer | John Leland lays it in on a great pass from Jimmy Cowley and the foul's on Darell Corwin - foul #1 on Darell Corwin, team foul #1 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Jamie Selig (SF), Tom Blackston (C) David Vinson, Terry Fink | |
| 17:47 | Mercer | John Leland makes the free throw | 47-32 |
| 17:32 | UMKC | Jimmy Cowley steals the ball from Jamie Selig | 47-32 |
| 17:14 | Mercer | Tom Blackston swats the short shot by Gerald Schrom | 47-32 |
| 17:12 | UMKC | Ward Crowder grabs the defensive rebound | 47-32 |
| 16:50 | UMKC | Tom Blackston hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Jimmy Cowley - foul #2 on Jimmy Cowley, team foul #1 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (SG), William Jackson (SF), Michael Swigert (PF), Richard Perry (C) Jimmy Cowley, Gerald Schrom, Paul Adams, John Leland | |
| Subs | UMKC | Alphonse Ferrari (SG) Ward Crowder | |
| 16:50 | UMKC | Tom Blackston makes the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 16:50 | UMKC | Tom Blackston makes the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 16:32 | Mercer | Tom Blackston picks off the pass by Anthony Brown | 47-34 |
| 16:04 | UMKC | Ronald Johnson double dribbles | 47-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (SG) Bruce Tack | |
| Subs | UMKC | David Vinson (SF), Terry Fink (C) Darell Corwin, Ronald Johnson | |
| 15:53 | Mercer | David Vinson is called for the reach on William Jackson - foul #2 on David Vinson, team foul #2 | 47-34 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Anthony Brown (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jimmy Cowley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Swigert (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Alphonse Ferrari (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Tom Blackston (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Vinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jamie Selig (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Fink (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Mercer | Alphonse Ferrari is called for the reach on Anthony Brown - foul #2 on Alphonse Ferrari, team foul #3 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Schrom (SF) Jimmy Cowley | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ward Crowder (SG) Tom Blackston | |
| 15:19 | Mercer | Michael Swigert's pass is intercepted by Ward Crowder | 47-34 |
| 15:00 | UMKC | Jamie Selig scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 47-36 |
| 14:41 | Mercer | Anthony Brown connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Gerald Schrom | 50-36 |
| 14:20 | UMKC | Alphonse Ferrari is hacked by Anthony Brown - foul #1 on Anthony Brown, team foul #2 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), Jimmy Cowley (SG), Paul Adams (PF), John Leland (C) Anthony Brown, William Jackson, Michael Swigert, Richard Perry | |
| Subs | UMKC | Darell Corwin (PG), Kevin Swafford (SF), Ronald Johnson (PF), Tom Blackston (C) Alphonse Ferrari, David Vinson, Jamie Selig, Terry Fink | |
| 14:08 | UMKC | Kevin Swafford misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Bruce Tack - foul #2 on Bruce Tack, team foul #3 | 50-36 |
| 14:08 | UMKC | Kevin Swafford makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 14:08 | UMKC | Kevin Swafford makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 13:49 | Mercer | John Leland buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Bruce Tack | 52-38 |
| 13:20 | UMKC | Ronald Johnson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 52-38 |
| 13:19 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley grabs the defensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 12:57 | Mercer | Paul Adams misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 52-38 |
| 12:56 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Kevin Swafford | 52-38 |
| 12:50 | UMKC | Darell Corwin scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Ward Crowder | 52-40 |
| 12:35 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley knocks in the shot from close range set up by Bruce Tack | 54-40 |
| 12:22 | UMKC | Bruce Tack steals it from Ronald Johnson | 54-40 |
| 11:58 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (PG), William Jackson (SG), Richard Perry (SF) Bruce Tack, Jimmy Cowley, Gerald Schrom | |
| Subs | UMKC | Alphonse Ferrari (PG), David Vinson (SF), Terry Fink (C) Darell Corwin, Ward Crowder, Kevin Swafford | |
| 11:40 | UMKC | Ronald Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-40 |
| 11:38 | UMKC | Terry Fink gets the offensive rebound | 54-40 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Anthony Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Leland (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Alphonse Ferrari (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Tom Blackston (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Vinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Fink (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:20 | UMKC | Ronald Johnson makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Terry Fink | 54-43 |
| 11:03 | Mercer | John Leland comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 54-43 |
| 11:01 | UMKC | Ronald Johnson gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 10:38 | UMKC | Richard Perry picks off the pass by Alphonse Ferrari | 54-43 |
| 10:22 | Mercer | Paul Adams is hacked by Ronald Johnson - foul #3 on Ronald Johnson, team foul #4 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), Michael Swigert (PF) Paul Adams, John Leland | |
| Subs | UMKC | Darell Corwin (PG), Jamie Selig (SF), Kevin Swafford (PF), Frank Davin (C) Tom Blackston, David Vinson, Ronald Johnson, Terry Fink | |
| 10:11 | Mercer | Anthony Brown buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Swigert | 56-43 |
| 09:54 | UMKC | Alphonse Ferrari can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-43 |
| 09:53 | UMKC | Frank Davin snags the offensive board | 56-43 |
| 09:35 | UMKC | Alphonse Ferrari misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-43 |
| 09:34 | Mercer | Anthony Brown snags the defensive board | 56-43 |
| 09:30 | Mercer | Anthony Brown buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Swigert | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:17 | UMKC | Jamie Selig hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Darell Corwin | 59-45 |
| 08:55 | Mercer | Richard Perry can't connect on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Frank Davin - foul #1 on Frank Davin, team foul #5 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (SG), Gerald Schrom (SF) Anthony Brown, William Jackson | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ward Crowder (SG), Ronald Johnson (PF), Terry Fink (C) Alphonse Ferrari, Kevin Swafford, Frank Davin | |
| 08:55 | Mercer | Richard Perry misses the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 08:55 | Mercer | Richard Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 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) | |
| 08:43 | UMKC | Terry Fink connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Jamie Selig | 60-47 |
| 08:38 | Mercer | Bruce Tack is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 60-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ralph Serafin (C) Richard Perry | |
| Subs | UMKC | David Vinson (SF) Jamie Selig | |
| 08:21 | UMKC | Ronald Johnson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Ward Crowder | 60-49 |
| 08:07 | Mercer | Michael Swigert connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Jimmy Cowley | 62-49 |
| 07:42 | UMKC | Bruce Tack is called for the reach on Darell Corwin - foul #3 on Bruce Tack, team foul #4 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Adams (PF), John Leland (C) Michael Swigert, Ralph Serafin | |
| Subs | UMKC | Alphonse Ferrari (PG) Darell Corwin | |
| 07:31 | UMKC | David Vinson is fouled on the floor by Gerald Schrom - foul #3 on Gerald Schrom, team foul #5 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Tom Blackston (C) Terry Fink | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jimmy Cowley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Schrom (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Paul Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Leland (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Alphonse Ferrari (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ward Crowder (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - David Vinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Tom Blackston (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:19 | UMKC | Paul Adams steals it from Tom Blackston | 62-49 |
| 06:59 | Mercer | Tom Blackston steals it from Jimmy Cowley | 62-49 |
| 06:35 | UMKC | David Vinson clanks a shot from the right block | 62-49 |
| 06:33 | Mercer | John Leland snags the defensive board | 62-49 |
| 06:24 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 62-49 |
| 06:23 | UMKC | Ronald Johnson gets the rebound | 62-49 |
| 06:04 | UMKC | David Vinson buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-51 |
| 05:45 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by David Vinson - foul #3 on David Vinson, team foul #6 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (PG), William Jackson (SG) Bruce Tack, Jimmy Cowley | |
| Subs | UMKC | Darell Corwin (PG), Jamie Selig (SF), Terry Fink (C) Ward Crowder, David Vinson, Tom Blackston | |
| 05:45 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom misses the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 05:45 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 05:16 | UMKC | Darell Corwin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-51 |
| 05:15 | UMKC | Terry Fink hits the follow up shot | 63-53 |
| 04:54 | Mercer | Paul Adams comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Alphonse Ferrari - foul #3 on Alphonse Ferrari, team foul #7 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Perry (SF), Michael Swigert (C) Gerald Schrom, John Leland | |
| Subs | UMKC | Tom Blackston (SG), Kevin Swafford (PF) Alphonse Ferrari, Ronald Johnson | |
| 04:54 | Mercer | Paul Adams misses the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 04:54 | Mercer | Paul Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 04:30 | UMKC | Kevin Swafford loses the dribble to Paul Adams | 64-53 |
| 04:21 | Mercer | Michael Swigert is fouled on the floor by Darell Corwin - foul #2 on Darell Corwin, team foul #8 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (SG) Paul Adams | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ward Crowder (SG) Terry Fink | |
| 04:21 | Mercer | Michael Swigert makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 04:21 | Mercer | Michael Swigert misses the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 04:21 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Kevin Swafford | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:10 | UMKC | Richard Perry blocks the short jumper by Kevin Swafford | 65-53 |
| 04:08 | UMKC | Darell Corwin snags the offensive board | 65-53 |
| 03:53 | UMKC | Kevin Swafford is hacked by Michael Swigert - foul #3 on Michael Swigert, team foul #6 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ronald Johnson (PF) Kevin Swafford | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | UMKC | Ronald Johnson knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Darell Corwin | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Mercer | Anthony Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Ward Crowder - foul #2 on Ward Crowder, team foul #9 | 65-56 |
| 03:39 | Mercer | Anthony Brown misses the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 03:39 | UMKC | Jamie Selig gets the rebound | 65-56 |
| 03:34 | UMKC | Darell Corwin misses short on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Anthony Brown - foul #2 on Anthony Brown, team foul #7 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG) Anthony Brown | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 03:34 | UMKC | Darell Corwin makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 03:34 | UMKC | Darell Corwin makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Mercer | Michael Swigert misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-58 |
| 03:14 | Mercer | Richard Perry gets the offensive rebound | 65-58 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jimmy Cowley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Swigert (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Perry (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Darell Corwin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ward Crowder (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jamie Selig (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Tom Blackston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 02:59 | Mercer | Richard Perry knocks in the jumper from the left block | 67-58 |
| 02:59 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Schrom (SF), Paul Adams (PF), John Leland (C) William Jackson, Michael Swigert, Richard Perry | |
| Subs | UMKC | David Vinson (SF), Terry Fink (C) Jamie Selig, Tom Blackston | |
| 02:46 | UMKC | Ward Crowder misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-58 |
| 02:44 | Mercer | Gerald Schrom snags the defensive board | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:20 | Mercer | John Leland makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gerald Schrom | 69-58 |
| 02:03 | UMKC | Terry Fink misses badly on a shot in the lane | 69-58 |
| 02:02 | Mercer | The rebound goes to John Leland | 69-58 |
| 01:45 | Mercer | Paul Adams connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Gerald Schrom | 71-58 |
| 01:24 | UMKC | Ward Crowder makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 71-61 |
| 01:06 | Mercer | Bruce Tack hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Jimmy Cowley | 73-61 |
| 00:50 | UMKC | Terry Fink lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Vinson and he's hacked by Gerald Schrom - foul #4 on Gerald Schrom, team foul #8 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (PG), William Jackson (SG), Richard Perry (SF), Michael Swigert (PF), Ralph Serafin (C) Bruce Tack, Jimmy Cowley, Gerald Schrom, Paul Adams, John Leland | |
| Subs | UMKC | Alphonse Ferrari (PG), Tom Blackston (SG), Jamie Selig (SF), Kevin Swafford (PF) Darell Corwin, Ward Crowder, David Vinson, Ronald Johnson | |
| 00:50 | UMKC | Terry Fink makes the free throw | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Mercer | Richard Perry is hacked by Alphonse Ferrari in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alphonse Ferrari, team foul #10 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), Gerald Schrom (SF), Paul Adams (PF) William Jackson, Michael Swigert, Ralph Serafin | |
| Subs | UMKC | Darell Corwin (PG), Ward Crowder (SG), David Vinson (SF), Ronald Johnson (PF) Alphonse Ferrari, Tom Blackston, Jamie Selig, Kevin Swafford | |
| 00:48 | Mercer | Richard Perry makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:48 | Mercer | Richard Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:48 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Ronald Johnson | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | UMKC | Ward Crowder is fouled on the floor by Anthony Brown - foul #3 on Anthony Brown, team foul #9 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Jackson (SG), Michael Swigert (PF), Ralph Serafin (C) Bruce Tack, Gerald Schrom, Paul Adams | |
| Subs | UMKC | Alphonse Ferrari (PG), Jamie Selig (SF), Kevin Swafford (PF), Tom Blackston (C) Darell Corwin, David Vinson, Ronald Johnson, Terry Fink | |
| 00:41 | UMKC | Ward Crowder makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:41 | UMKC | Ward Crowder makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:38 | Mercer | Alphonse Ferrari is called for the reach on Michael Swigert in the backcourt - foul #5 on Alphonse Ferrari, team foul #11 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), Gerald Schrom (SF), Paul Adams (PF) William Jackson, Richard Perry, Ralph Serafin | |
| Subs | UMKC | Darell Corwin (PG), David Vinson (SF), Ronald Johnson (PF), Terry Fink (C) Alphonse Ferrari, Jamie Selig, Kevin Swafford, Tom Blackston | |
| 00:38 | Mercer | Michael Swigert makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:38 | Mercer | Michael Swigert makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:33 | UMKC | Ronald Johnson clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 76-66 |
| 00:32 | Mercer | Paul Adams pulls down the rebound | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Mercer | Michael Swigert makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Gerald Schrom | 78-66 |
| 00:00 | UMKC | Darell Corwin clanks a floater from the free throw line | 78-66 |