| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Cowley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Christopher Sisk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Perry (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Hubert Sargeant (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Darell Corwin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ward Crowder (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Vinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Davin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | David Vinson inbounds the ball | 24-31 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | UMKC | Frank Davin drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from David Vinson | 24-33 |
| 19:29 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Bruce Tack | 26-33 |
| 19:08 | UMKC | Frank Davin hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 26-35 |
| 18:51 | Mercer | Richard Perry misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 26-35 |
| 18:49 | UMKC | David Vinson grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 18:37 | UMKC | Frank Davin hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 26-35 |
| 18:35 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley gets the rebound | 26-35 |
| 18:16 | Mercer | Christopher Sisk hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 26-35 |
| 18:14 | Mercer | Hubert Sargeant grabs the offensive board | 26-35 |
| 18:03 | Mercer | Christopher Sisk can't throw it down but the foul's on David Vinson - foul #1 on David Vinson, team foul #1 | 26-35 |
| 18:03 | Mercer | Christopher Sisk makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 18:03 | Mercer | Christopher Sisk makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 17:41 | UMKC | Christopher Sisk steals it from Ward Crowder | 28-35 |
| 17:38 | Mercer | Bruce Tack blows the layup | 28-35 |
| 17:37 | UMKC | Ward Crowder pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 17:15 | UMKC | David Vinson connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Darell Corwin | 28-38 |
| 16:54 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Washington - foul #1 on William Washington, team foul #2 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (PG), Ralph Serafin (C) Bruce Tack, Hubert Sargeant | |
| Subs | UMKC | Shawn Wolf (PG), Alphonse Ferrari (SG), David Stephens (SF), Terry Fink (PF), Ron Borgman (C) Darell Corwin, Ward Crowder, David Vinson, William Washington, Frank Davin | |
| 16:54 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 16:54 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 16:43 | UMKC | David Stephens blows the layup | 30-38 |
| 16:42 | UMKC | Ron Borgman gets the offensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 16:26 | UMKC | David Stephens is hacked by Christopher Sisk - foul #3 on Christopher Sisk, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Jackson (SG), Daniel Luttrell (SF), Jack Werner (C) Jimmy Cowley, Christopher Sisk, Richard Perry | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 16:21 | UMKC | Shawn Wolf misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 30-38 |
| 16:19 | Mercer | Jack Werner grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 16:14 | Mercer | Shawn Wolf steals it from Anthony Brown | 30-38 |
| 15:45 | UMKC | Terry Fink is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Terry Fink, team foul #3 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), Paul Adams (PF), Hubert Sargeant (C) Daniel Luttrell, Ralph Serafin, Jack Werner | |
| Subs | UMKC | Darell Corwin (PG), Ward Crowder (SG), Frank Davin (C) Shawn Wolf, David Stephens, Ron Borgman | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Paul Adams (fresh) 3 pf. C - Hubert Sargeant (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Darell Corwin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ward Crowder (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Alphonse Ferrari (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Terry Fink (fresh) 6 pts. C - Frank Davin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Mercer | Hubert Sargeant misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Frank Davin - foul #3 on Frank Davin, team foul #4 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Perry (SF) William Jackson | |
| Subs | UMKC | William Washington (PF) Terry Fink | |
| 15:31 | Mercer | Hubert Sargeant makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 15:31 | Mercer | Hubert Sargeant misses the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 15:31 | UMKC | Frank Davin gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 15:08 | UMKC | Darell Corwin buries a floater from the left side set up by Alphonse Ferrari | 31-40 |
| 14:50 | Mercer | Bruce Tack misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-40 |
| 14:49 | UMKC | William Washington grabs the board | 31-40 |
| 14:45 | UMKC | Alphonse Ferrari is whistled for a carry | 31-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (SG), Christopher Sisk (SF) Anthony Brown, Richard Perry | |
| Subs | UMKC | David Vinson (SF) Alphonse Ferrari | |
| 14:26 | Mercer | Bruce Tack clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ward Crowder - foul #2 on Ward Crowder, team foul #5 | 31-40 |
| 14:26 | Mercer | Bruce Tack makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 14:26 | Mercer | Bruce Tack misses the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 14:26 | UMKC | Frank Davin grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 14:09 | UMKC | William Washington is called for a charge - foul #2 on William Washington, team foul #6 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Perry (C) Hubert Sargeant | |
| Subs | UMKC | Terry Fink (C) Frank Davin | |
| 13:56 | Mercer | Christopher Sisk loses the dribble to Darell Corwin | 32-40 |
| 13:42 | UMKC | William Washington is denied on a layup by Paul Adams | 32-40 |
| 13:41 | Mercer | Richard Perry snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 13:20 | Mercer | Richard Perry hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 13:07 | UMKC | Darell Corwin misses short on a shot from the baseline | 35-40 |
| 13:06 | Mercer | Paul Adams gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 12:55 | Mercer | Richard Perry misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-40 |
| 12:53 | Mercer | Paul Adams hits the follow up shot | 37-40 |
| 12:29 | UMKC | Ward Crowder's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Adams | 37-40 |
| 12:27 | Mercer | Paul Adams grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 12:09 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 12:08 | Mercer | Christopher Sisk pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 11:55 | Mercer | Paul Adams misses the easy layup | 37-40 |
| 11:54 | UMKC | The rebound goes to William Washington | 37-40 |
| 11:36 | UMKC | David Vinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (PG), William Jackson (SG), Daniel Luttrell (SF), Ralph Serafin (PF), Hubert Sargeant (C) Bruce Tack, Jimmy Cowley, Christopher Sisk, Paul Adams, Richard Perry | |
| Subs | UMKC | Shawn Wolf (PG), Alphonse Ferrari (SG), David Stephens (SF), Ron Borgman (PF), Frank Davin (C) Darell Corwin, Ward Crowder, David Vinson, William Washington, Terry Fink | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Anthony Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Daniel Luttrell (fresh) PF - Ralph Serafin (fresh) 6 pts. C - Hubert Sargeant (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Shawn Wolf (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alphonse Ferrari (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Stephens (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ron Borgman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Davin (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Mercer | Hubert Sargeant is called for 5 seconds | 37-40 |
| 10:58 | UMKC | Shawn Wolf is whistled for a carry | 37-40 |
| 10:29 | Mercer | Anthony Brown connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from William Jackson | 40-40 |
| 10:16 | UMKC | Alphonse Ferrari misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Hubert Sargeant - foul #1 on Hubert Sargeant, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Sisk (SF), Richard Perry (PF) Daniel Luttrell, Ralph Serafin | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 10:16 | UMKC | Alphonse Ferrari misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 10:16 | UMKC | Alphonse Ferrari makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 10:03 | Mercer | Anthony Brown can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 40-41 |
| 10:01 | Mercer | Hubert Sargeant hits the follow up shot | 42-41 |
| 09:42 | UMKC | David Stephens misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 09:41 | Mercer | Richard Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 09:32 | Mercer | Richard Perry misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 09:31 | Mercer | Richard Perry hits the follow up shot | 44-41 |
| 09:22 | UMKC | Alphonse Ferrari clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Perry - foul #2 on Richard Perry, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), Jimmy Cowley (SG), Paul Adams (PF) Anthony Brown, William Jackson, Richard Perry | |
| Subs | UMKC | Darell Corwin (PG), Ward Crowder (SG), Terry Fink (PF) Shawn Wolf, David Stephens, Ron Borgman | |
| 09:22 | UMKC | Alphonse Ferrari makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 09:22 | UMKC | Alphonse Ferrari makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 09:06 | Mercer | Christopher Sisk misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 09:04 | Mercer | Paul Adams tips it in | 46-43 |
| 08:42 | UMKC | Frank Davin comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Hubert Sargeant - foul #2 on Hubert Sargeant, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Perry (C) Hubert Sargeant | |
| Subs | UMKC | William Washington (PF) Terry Fink | |
| 08:42 | UMKC | Frank Davin misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:42 | UMKC | Frank Davin makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 08:23 | Mercer | Bruce Tack hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 46-44 |
| 08:22 | Mercer | Paul Adams tips it but misses | 46-44 |
| 08:21 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Frank Davin | 46-44 |
| 08:12 | UMKC | Darell Corwin is whistled for traveling | 46-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | David Vinson (SF), Terry Fink (C) Alphonse Ferrari, Frank Davin | |
| 07:44 | Mercer | Bruce Tack buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Christopher Sisk | 49-44 |
| 07:28 | UMKC | David Vinson misses the floater from the right side | 49-44 |
| 07:26 | Mercer | Paul Adams grabs the board | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Cowley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Christopher Sisk (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Richard Perry (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Darell Corwin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ward Crowder (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Vinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Fink (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Mercer | Richard Perry misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 49-44 |
| 07:12 | UMKC | David Vinson gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 06:44 | UMKC | Ward Crowder comes up short on the shot from the left side | 49-44 |
| 06:43 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Richard Perry | 49-44 |
| 06:30 | Mercer | Richard Perry connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Jimmy Cowley | 51-44 |
| 06:14 | UMKC | Ward Crowder double dribbles | 51-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (PG), William Jackson (SG), Ralph Serafin (PF), Hubert Sargeant (C) Bruce Tack, Jimmy Cowley, Christopher Sisk, Paul Adams | |
| Subs | UMKC | Shawn Wolf (PG), Alphonse Ferrari (SG), David Stephens (SF), Ron Borgman (PF), Frank Davin (C) Darell Corwin, Ward Crowder, David Vinson, William Washington, Terry Fink | |
| 05:58 | Mercer | Richard Perry can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-44 |
| 05:57 | UMKC | David Stephens grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 05:46 | UMKC | Alphonse Ferrari misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 05:44 | Mercer | Hubert Sargeant grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 05:19 | Mercer | Hubert Sargeant clanks a jumper from the left block | 51-44 |
| 05:17 | Mercer | Ralph Serafin tips it home | 53-44 |
| 05:05 | UMKC | Shawn Wolf connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by David Stephens | 53-47 |
| 04:37 | Mercer | William Jackson travels with the ball | 53-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (SG), Christopher Sisk (SF), Paul Adams (PF) William Jackson, Richard Perry, Ralph Serafin | |
| Subs | UMKC | Darell Corwin (PG), Ward Crowder (SG), William Washington (PF) Shawn Wolf, David Stephens, Ron Borgman | |
| 04:18 | UMKC | Ward Crowder misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 04:17 | UMKC | William Washington grabs the offensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 04:01 | UMKC | William Washington is hacked by Jimmy Cowley - foul #2 on Jimmy Cowley, team foul #5 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG) Anthony Brown | |
| Subs | UMKC | David Vinson (SF) Alphonse Ferrari | |
| 03:43 | UMKC | William Washington is hacked by Hubert Sargeant - foul #3 on Hubert Sargeant, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Terry Fink (C) Frank Davin | |
| 03:23 | UMKC | William Washington buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Ward Crowder | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Cowley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Sisk (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Hubert Sargeant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Darell Corwin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ward Crowder (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Vinson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Fink (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:01 | Mercer | Christopher Sisk knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Jimmy Cowley | 56-49 |
| 02:48 | UMKC | Terry Fink is hacked by Paul Adams - foul #4 on Paul Adams, team foul #7 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Perry (C) Hubert Sargeant | |
| Subs | UMKC | Alphonse Ferrari (SG) Ward Crowder | |
| 02:48 | UMKC | Terry Fink misses the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 02:48 | Mercer | Paul Adams gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| 02:35 | Mercer | Bruce Tack clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-49 |
| 02:34 | Mercer | Richard Perry snags the offensive board | 56-49 |
| 02:19 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Christopher Sisk | 59-49 |
| 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) | |
| 01:59 | UMKC | Alphonse Ferrari connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Darell Corwin | 59-51 |
| 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) | |
| 01:38 | Mercer | Paul Adams banks in the layup on a great pass from Jimmy Cowley and the foul's on William Washington - foul #3 on William Washington, team foul #7 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Brown (PG), William Jackson (SG), Ralph Serafin (C) Bruce Tack, Jimmy Cowley, Christopher Sisk | |
| Subs | UMKC | Shawn Wolf (PG), David Stephens (SF), Ron Borgman (C) Darell Corwin, David Vinson, William Washington | |
| 01:38 | Mercer | Paul Adams misses the free throw | 61-51 |
| 01:38 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Terry Fink | 61-51 |
| 01:29 | UMKC | Shawn Wolf misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-51 |
| 01:28 | Mercer | Ralph Serafin snags the defensive board | 61-51 |
| 01:23 | Mercer | Anthony Brown misses the lay-in but the foul's on Shawn Wolf - foul #1 on Shawn Wolf, team foul #8 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jack Werner (C) Paul Adams | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 01:23 | Mercer | Anthony Brown makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 01:23 | Mercer | Anthony Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 01:08 | UMKC | Shawn Wolf can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-51 |
| 01:06 | Mercer | Richard Perry pulls down the rebound | 63-51 |
| 00:42 | Mercer | William Jackson lays it up and in | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | UMKC | David Stephens lays it up and in | 65-53 |
| 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) | |
| 00:09 | Mercer | David Stephens steps in front of the Richard Perry pass | 65-53 |
| 00:03 | UMKC | Shawn Wolf is fouled on the floor by Richard Perry - foul #3 on Richard Perry, team foul #8 | 65-53 |
| 00:03 | UMKC | Shawn Wolf misses the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Ralph Serafin | 65-53 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Anthony Brown runs out the clock | 65-53 |