| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Paul King (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Abel Mort (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Wood (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chad Coles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Ouimet (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Robert Townson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Watson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Emmett Barney (fresh) PF - Billy Anderson (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Harold Tobler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Joshua Wood inbounds the ball | 32-37 |
| 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 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Mercer | Chad Coles clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 19:38 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Wood | 32-37 |
| 19:25 | Mercer | Paul King scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Abel Mort | 35-37 |
| 19:17 | Chicago State | Abel Mort steals the ball from Harold Tobler | 35-37 |
| 19:12 | Mercer | Abel Mort slams it home | 37-37 |
| 18:58 | Chicago State | Billy Anderson misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Paul King - foul #2 on Paul King, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| 18:58 | Chicago State | Billy Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 18:58 | Chicago State | Billy Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 18:58 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 18:33 | Mercer | Chad Coles misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 18:31 | Mercer | Abel Mort hits the follow up shot | 39-38 |
| 18:17 | Chicago State | Emmett Barney misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 18:15 | Chicago State | Harold Tobler tips it back up and in | 39-40 |
| 17:57 | Mercer | Joshua Wood hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-40 |
| 17:56 | Chicago State | Billy Anderson gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 17:50 | Chicago State | Robert Townson is fouled on the floor by Paul King - foul #3 on Paul King, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesse Augustus (PG) Paul King | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 17:38 | Chicago State | Emmett Barney drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Billy Anderson | 39-43 |
| 17:15 | Mercer | Joshua Wood makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Chad Coles and he's fouled by Robert Townson - foul #3 on Robert Townson, team foul #1 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Austin Davidson (SF) Ralph Ouimet | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Hammond (PG), Albert Covington (PF), Andrew Angulo (C) Robert Townson, Billy Anderson, Harold Tobler | |
| 17:15 | Mercer | Joshua Wood makes the free throw | 42-43 |
| 16:59 | Chicago State | Jesse Augustus picks off the pass by Rodney Watson | 42-43 |
| 16:35 | Mercer | Chad Coles hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 42-43 |
| 16:33 | Chicago State | Albert Covington snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 16:22 | Chicago State | Andrew Angulo misses the runner near the basket but the foul's on Joshua Wood - foul #1 on Joshua Wood, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Francis Lilly (PF) Joshua Wood | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jeffrey Cornett (SG), Bill Rogers (SF) Rodney Watson, Emmett Barney | |
| 16:22 | Chicago State | Andrew Angulo makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 16:22 | Chicago State | Andrew Angulo misses the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 16:22 | Mercer | Francis Lilly snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 16:06 | Mercer | Abel Mort misses the 3 from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 16:04 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Andrew Angulo | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jesse Augustus (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Abel Mort (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Austin Davidson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Francis Lilly (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Chad Coles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Robert Hammond (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Cornett (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bill Rogers (fresh) PF - Albert Covington (fresh) C - Andrew Angulo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Chicago State | Francis Lilly swats the shot by Andrew Angulo | 42-44 |
| 15:43 | Mercer | Francis Lilly grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 15:17 | Mercer | Abel Mort clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-44 |
| 15:15 | Mercer | Francis Lilly gets the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 15:05 | Mercer | Albert Covington is called for the reach on Abel Mort - foul #1 on Albert Covington, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul King (PG), Matthew Collins (SG), Ralph Ouimet (C) Jesse Augustus, Abel Mort, Chad Coles | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Townson (PG), Rodney Watson (SG), Emmett Barney (SF), Billy Anderson (PF), Harold Tobler (C) Robert Hammond, Jeffrey Cornett, Bill Rogers, Albert Covington, Andrew Angulo | |
| 14:43 | Mercer | Austin Davidson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Wood (SF) Austin Davidson | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 14:31 | Chicago State | Joshua Wood takes the ball from Emmett Barney | 42-44 |
| 14:13 | Mercer | Joshua Wood scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul King | 44-44 |
| 13:55 | Chicago State | Harold Tobler banks in the layup on a nice dish by Rodney Watson | 44-46 |
| 13:42 | Mercer | Francis Lilly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 13:41 | Chicago State | Emmett Barney gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 13:14 | Chicago State | Emmett Barney misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 13:12 | Chicago State | Billy Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 12:52 | Chicago State | Emmett Barney hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Robert Townson and he's hacked by Paul King - foul #4 on Paul King, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesse Augustus (PG), Abel Mort (SG), Chad Coles (SF) Paul King, Matthew Collins, Joshua Wood | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jeffrey Cornett (SG), Andrew Angulo (C) Rodney Watson, Harold Tobler | |
| 12:52 | Chicago State | Emmett Barney makes the free throw | 44-49 |
| 12:35 | Mercer | Billy Anderson denies the turnaround by Abel Mort | 44-49 |
| 12:33 | Mercer | Francis Lilly snags the offensive board | 44-49 |
| 12:17 | Mercer | Abel Mort misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-49 |
| 12:16 | Chicago State | Jeffrey Cornett snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 11:48 | Chicago State | Andrew Angulo is hacked by Ralph Ouimet - foul #4 on Ralph Ouimet, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Wood (SF) Ralph Ouimet | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Rodney Watson (SG), Bill Rogers (SF), Albert Covington (PF) Jeffrey Cornett, Emmett Barney, Billy Anderson | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jesse Augustus (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Abel Mort (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Francis Lilly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Chad Coles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Robert Townson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Watson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Rogers (fresh) PF - Albert Covington (fresh) C - Andrew Angulo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Chicago State | Rodney Watson is hacked by Jesse Augustus - foul #3 on Jesse Augustus, team foul #6 | 44-49 |
| 11:22 | Chicago State | Rodney Watson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-49 |
| 11:21 | Mercer | Joshua Wood grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 11:00 | Mercer | Albert Covington swats the short shot by Joshua Wood | 44-49 |
| 10:59 | Chicago State | Robert Townson snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 10:37 | Chicago State | Andrew Angulo scores on a jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Francis Lilly - foul #4 on Francis Lilly, team foul #7 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet (C) Francis Lilly | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Hammond (PG), Emmett Barney (SF) Robert Townson, Bill Rogers | |
| 10:37 | Chicago State | Andrew Angulo misses the free throw | 44-51 |
| 10:37 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 10:18 | Mercer | Abel Mort hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jesse Augustus | 47-51 |
| 10:02 | Chicago State | Rodney Watson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Emmett Barney | 47-54 |
| 09:46 | Mercer | Abel Mort is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Abel Mort, team foul #8 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Matthew Collins (PG), Austin Davidson (SF) Jesse Augustus, Joshua Wood | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Townson (PG), Jeffrey Cornett (SG), Billy Anderson (PF), Harold Tobler (C) Robert Hammond, Rodney Watson, Albert Covington, Andrew Angulo | |
| 09:31 | Chicago State | Harold Tobler comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 47-54 |
| 09:29 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Abel Mort | 47-54 |
| 09:13 | Mercer | Abel Mort hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-54 |
| 09:11 | Chicago State | Harold Tobler grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 09:01 | Chicago State | Billy Anderson scores on a shot from the right side set up by Jeffrey Cornett and he's fouled by Chad Coles - foul #1 on Chad Coles, team foul #9 | 47-56 |
| 09:01 | Chicago State | Billy Anderson makes the free throw | 47-57 |
| 08:33 | Mercer | Matthew Collins drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Abel Mort | 49-57 |
| 08:22 | Chicago State | Harold Tobler drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Emmett Barney | 49-59 |
| 08:13 | Mercer | Abel Mort can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-59 |
| 08:11 | Chicago State | Billy Anderson grabs the board | 49-59 |
| 07:47 | Chicago State | Jeffrey Cornett is fouled on the floor by Chad Coles - foul #2 on Chad Coles, team foul #10 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul King (PG), Joshua Wood (SF), Francis Lilly (PF) Abel Mort, Austin Davidson, Chad Coles | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Bill Rogers (SF) Emmett Barney | |
| 07:47 | Chicago State | Jeffrey Cornett makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 07:47 | Chicago State | Jeffrey Cornett makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Paul King (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Matthew Collins (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joshua Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Francis Lilly (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Ralph Ouimet (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Robert Townson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Cornett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Rogers (fresh) PF - Billy Anderson (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Harold Tobler (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Mercer | Paul King comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 49-61 |
| 07:24 | Mercer | Francis Lilly grabs the offensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 07:10 | Mercer | Francis Lilly clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-61 |
| 07:08 | Chicago State | Harold Tobler gets the rebound | 49-61 |
| 06:48 | Chicago State | Harold Tobler misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 49-61 |
| 06:47 | Chicago State | Robert Townson tips it home | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 06:26 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet is whistled for a carry | 49-63 |
| Subs | Mercer | Abel Mort (SG), Chad Coles (C) Matthew Collins, Ralph Ouimet | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Hammond (PG), Rodney Watson (SG), Emmett Barney (SF), Albert Covington (PF), Andrew Angulo (C) Robert Townson, Jeffrey Cornett, Bill Rogers, Billy Anderson, Harold Tobler | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 06:07 | Chicago State | Robert Hammond can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 49-63 |
| 06:05 | Mercer | Chad Coles gets the rebound | 49-63 |
| 05:48 | Mercer | Francis Lilly misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 49-63 |
| 05:46 | Chicago State | Robert Hammond gets the rebound | 49-63 |
| 05:24 | Chicago State | Rodney Watson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-63 |
| 05:23 | Mercer | Joshua Wood grabs the board | 49-63 |
| 05:17 | Mercer | Chad Coles is hacked by Albert Covington - foul #2 on Albert Covington, team foul #3 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Townson (PG) Robert Hammond | |
| 05:04 | Mercer | Joshua Wood hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-63 |
| 05:02 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Albert Covington | 49-63 |
| 04:40 | Chicago State | Rodney Watson drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Emmett Barney | 49-66 |
| 04:30 | Mercer | Joshua Wood hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Chad Coles | 51-66 |
| 04:01 | Chicago State | Albert Covington is called for a charge - foul #3 on Albert Covington, team foul #4 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesse Augustus (PG), Austin Davidson (SF), Ralph Ouimet (C) Paul King, Joshua Wood, Chad Coles | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Billy Anderson (PF), Harold Tobler (C) Albert Covington, Andrew Angulo | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Mercer | Austin Davidson buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-66 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jesse Augustus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Abel Mort (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Austin Davidson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Francis Lilly (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Ralph Ouimet (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Robert Townson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Watson (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Emmett Barney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Anderson (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Harold Tobler (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Chicago State | Billy Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Francis Lilly - foul #5 on Francis Lilly, team foul #11 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Mercer | Matthew Collins (SG), Chad Coles (PF) Abel Mort, Francis Lilly | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Bill Rogers (SF) Emmett Barney | |
| 03:18 | Chicago State | Billy Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 03:18 | Chicago State | Billy Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 02:55 | Mercer | Chad Coles can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Billy Anderson - foul #3 on Billy Anderson, team foul #5 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Hammond (PG), Jeffrey Cornett (SG), Albert Covington (PF), Andrew Angulo (C) Robert Townson, Rodney Watson, Billy Anderson, Harold Tobler | |
| 02:55 | Mercer | Chad Coles makes the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 02:55 | Mercer | Chad Coles makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 02:53 | Chicago State | Chicago State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-68 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul King (PG), Abel Mort (SG), Joshua Wood (SF) Jesse Augustus, Matthew Collins, Austin Davidson | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Townson (PG), Rodney Watson (SG), Emmett Barney (SF), Billy Anderson (PF), Harold Tobler (C) Robert Hammond, Jeffrey Cornett, Bill Rogers, Albert Covington, Andrew Angulo | |
| 02:34 | Chicago State | Billy Anderson makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Robert Townson | 56-70 |
| 02:16 | Mercer | The 3pt attempt by Paul King is denied by Harold Tobler | 56-70 |
| 02:14 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Coles | 56-70 |
| 01:59 | Mercer | Paul King is whistled for traveling | 56-70 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesse Augustus (PG), Matthew Collins (SG), Austin Davidson (SF) Paul King, Abel Mort, Joshua Wood | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Hammond (PG), Jeffrey Cornett (SG), Bill Rogers (SF), Albert Covington (PF), Andrew Angulo (C) Robert Townson, Rodney Watson, Emmett Barney, Billy Anderson, Harold Tobler | |
| 01:30 | Chicago State | Robert Hammond is called for traveling | 56-70 |
| 01:14 | Mercer | Robert Hammond takes the ball from Austin Davidson | 56-70 |
| 00:56 | Chicago State | Jeffrey Cornett is called for traveling | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Jeffrey Cornett - foul #1 on Jeffrey Cornett, team foul #6 | 56-70 |
| 00:50 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet makes the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:50 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet makes the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Chicago State | Robert Hammond knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Bill Rogers | 58-72 |
| 00:25 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 58-72 |
| 00:24 | Chicago State | Bill Rogers gets the rebound | 58-72 |
| 00:00 | Chicago State | Robert Hammond runs out the clock | 58-72 |