| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Paul King (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jesse Augustus (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Charles Winkle (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Francis Lilly (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Ouimet (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Napoleon Craft (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Sherman Jones (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Robbins (fresh) PF - Walter Tucker (fresh) 5 pts. C - Earl Howell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Charles Winkle inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| 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) | |
| 19:44 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Paul King and the foul's on Earl Howell - foul #3 on Earl Howell, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | William Knight (C) Earl Howell | |
| 19:44 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet misses the free throw | 36-33 |
| 19:44 | UMKC | Sherman Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 19:27 | UMKC | William Knight comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Ralph Ouimet - foul #1 on Ralph Ouimet, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| 19:27 | UMKC | William Knight makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 19:27 | UMKC | William Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 18:58 | Mercer | Francis Lilly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-35 |
| 18:51 | UMKC | Sherman Jones knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Robbins | 36-37 |
| 18:22 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-37 |
| 18:08 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Robbins | 39-40 |
| 17:46 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-40 |
| 17:45 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Robert Robbins | 39-40 |
| 17:27 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Sherman Jones | 39-42 |
| 17:05 | Mercer | Charles Winkle misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-42 |
| 17:04 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet can't tip it in | 39-42 |
| 17:03 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Walter Tucker | 39-42 |
| 16:46 | UMKC | Sherman Jones misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-42 |
| 16:44 | UMKC | Walter Tucker tips it back up and in | 39-44 |
| 16:33 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Ralph Ouimet | 41-44 |
| 16:20 | UMKC | Robert Robbins drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Sherman Jones | 41-47 |
| 16:09 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-47 |
| 15:51 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Francis Lilly - foul #2 on Francis Lilly, team foul #2 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Matthew Collins (PG), Charles Freeman (SG), Austin Davidson (SF), William Gulley (PF), Kenneth Reck (C) Paul King, Jesse Augustus, Charles Winkle, Francis Lilly, Ralph Ouimet | |
| Subs | UMKC | Rudolph Self (SG), Gary Gallagher (SF), Richard Cowan (PF), Earl Howell (C) Sherman Jones, Robert Robbins, Walter Tucker, William Knight | |
| 15:51 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 15:51 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Matthew Collins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Freeman (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Austin Davidson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Gulley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Reck (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Napoleon Craft (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Rudolph Self (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Gallagher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Richard Cowan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Earl Howell (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:42 | Mercer | William Gulley buries a turnaround from the baseline | 46-49 |
| 15:26 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-49 |
| 15:24 | Mercer | William Gulley grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 15:11 | Mercer | Rudolph Self picks off the pass by Charles Freeman | 46-49 |
| 15:08 | UMKC | Rudolph Self blows the layup | 46-49 |
| 15:07 | Mercer | Matthew Collins gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 14:56 | Mercer | William Gulley misses the 3 from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 14:54 | Mercer | Austin Davidson snags the offensive board | 46-49 |
| 14:38 | Mercer | William Gulley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Matthew Collins | 48-49 |
| 14:23 | UMKC | Richard Cowan misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 48-49 |
| 14:21 | Mercer | Kenneth Reck grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 13:52 | Mercer | Austin Davidson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 13:50 | UMKC | Earl Howell grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 13:30 | UMKC | Earl Howell clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Charles Freeman - foul #1 on Charles Freeman, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul King (PG), Jesse Augustus (SG), Ralph Ouimet (C) Matthew Collins, Charles Freeman, Kenneth Reck | |
| Subs | UMKC | William Knight (SF), Walter Tucker (PF) Napoleon Craft, Richard Cowan | |
| 13:30 | UMKC | Earl Howell misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 13:30 | UMKC | Earl Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 13:10 | Mercer | William Knight blocks the short jumper by Paul King | 48-50 |
| 13:08 | UMKC | Walter Tucker pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 12:54 | UMKC | William Knight scores on a jumper in the lane | 48-52 |
| 12:42 | Mercer | Paul King misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-52 |
| 12:41 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet misses the tip | 48-52 |
| 12:40 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Gary Gallagher | 48-52 |
| 12:17 | UMKC | Gary Gallagher knocks in the shot near the basket | 48-54 |
| 11:58 | Mercer | William Knight steps in front of the Austin Davidson pass | 48-54 |
| 11:38 | UMKC | Gary Gallagher clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-54 |
| 11:37 | UMKC | Rudolph Self tips it home | 48-56 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Paul King (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Augustus (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Austin Davidson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Gulley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Ralph Ouimet (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Rudolph Self (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Gallagher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. SF - William Knight (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Walter Tucker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl Howell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:10 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus drills a floater from the left wing set up by Austin Davidson and the foul's on Earl Howell - foul #4 on Earl Howell, team foul #2 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Winkle (SF), Francis Lilly (PF), Kenneth Reck (C) Austin Davidson, William Gulley, Ralph Ouimet | |
| Subs | UMKC | Napoleon Craft (PG), Sherman Jones (SG), Robert Robbins (SF), Richard Cowan (PF) Rudolph Self, Gary Gallagher, Walter Tucker, Earl Howell | |
| 11:10 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus makes the free throw | 51-56 |
| 10:51 | UMKC | Sherman Jones knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Napoleon Craft | 51-59 |
| 10:37 | Mercer | Charles Winkle double dribbles | 51-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | Matthew Collins (PG), Charles Freeman (SG) Paul King, Jesse Augustus | |
| Subs | UMKC | Walter Tucker (PF) William Knight | |
| 10:20 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft misses the easy layup | 51-59 |
| 10:19 | Mercer | Matthew Collins snags the defensive board | 51-59 |
| 10:05 | Mercer | Kenneth Reck misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-59 |
| 10:04 | Mercer | Charles Freeman grabs the offensive board | 51-59 |
| 09:56 | Mercer | Francis Lilly hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Freeman | 53-59 |
| 09:41 | UMKC | Robert Robbins buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Napoleon Craft | 53-61 |
| 09:36 | Mercer | Charles Winkle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-61 |
| 09:34 | UMKC | Walter Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 09:27 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Robert Robbins | 53-63 |
| 09:09 | Mercer | Francis Lilly loses the dribble to Napoleon Craft | 53-63 |
| 09:06 | UMKC | Robert Robbins misses the easy layup | 53-63 |
| 09:04 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Charles Winkle | 53-63 |
| 08:42 | Mercer | Kenneth Reck misses the lay-in | 53-63 |
| 08:40 | UMKC | Robert Robbins gets the rebound | 53-63 |
| 08:17 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft banks in the layup | 53-65 |
| 08:05 | Mercer | Charles Freeman clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Cowan - foul #1 on Richard Cowan, team foul #3 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul King (PG), Austin Davidson (SF), William Gulley (PF), Ralph Ouimet (C) Matthew Collins, Charles Winkle, Francis Lilly, Kenneth Reck | |
| Subs | UMKC | Rudolph Self (PG), Eric Burks (SG), Gary Gallagher (PF), William Knight (C) Napoleon Craft, Sherman Jones, Walter Tucker, Richard Cowan | |
| 08:05 | Mercer | Charles Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 08:05 | Mercer | Charles Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 08:05 | UMKC | Gary Gallagher grabs the board | 54-65 |
| 08:01 | UMKC | Eric Burks misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Charles Freeman - foul #2 on Charles Freeman, team foul #4 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesse Augustus (SG) Charles Freeman | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 08:01 | UMKC | Eric Burks makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 08:01 | UMKC | Eric Burks makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 07:47 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus is hacked by Eric Burks - foul #1 on Eric Burks, team foul #4 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Earl Howell (C) Robert Robbins | |
| 07:40 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 54-67 |
| 07:38 | Mercer | Jesse Augustus tips it home | 56-67 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Paul King (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Augustus (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Austin Davidson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Gulley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Ralph Ouimet (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Rudolph Self (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Burks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Gallagher (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - William Knight (fresh) 6 pts. C - Earl Howell (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:23 | UMKC | Earl Howell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-67 |
| 07:14 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Paul King and he's hacked by Gary Gallagher - foul #2 on Gary Gallagher, team foul #5 | 58-67 |
| 07:14 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet makes the free throw | 59-67 |
| 06:55 | UMKC | Earl Howell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner but the foul's on William Gulley - foul #4 on William Gulley, team foul #5 | 59-67 |
| 06:55 | UMKC | Earl Howell makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 06:55 | UMKC | Earl Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 06:55 | UMKC | Earl Howell makes the 3rd free throw | 59-70 |
| 06:43 | Mercer | Gary Gallagher is called for the reach on Austin Davidson - foul #3 on Gary Gallagher, team foul #6 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Napoleon Craft (PG) Eric Burks | |
| 06:22 | Mercer | William Gulley hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Gary Gallagher - foul #4 on Gary Gallagher, team foul #7 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Winkle (SF) Austin Davidson | |
| Subs | UMKC | Sherman Jones (SG) Rudolph Self | |
| 06:22 | Mercer | William Gulley misses the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 06:22 | Mercer | William Gulley makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 05:55 | UMKC | Sherman Jones buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Napoleon Craft | 60-73 |
| 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) | |
| 05:35 | Mercer | Paul King buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Winkle | 63-73 |
| 05:13 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft scores on a jumper from the right side | 63-75 |
| 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) | |
| 04:59 | Mercer | Paul King drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ralph Ouimet | 66-75 |
| 04:43 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-78 |
| 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) | |
| 04:34 | Mercer | William Gulley clanks a driving attempt from close range | 66-78 |
| 04:33 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Earl Howell | 66-78 |
| 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) | |
| 04:05 | UMKC | Sherman Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-78 |
| Subs | Mercer | Matthew Collins (PG), Charles Freeman (SG), Austin Davidson (SF), Francis Lilly (PF), Kenneth Reck (C) Paul King, Jesse Augustus, Charles Winkle, William Gulley, Ralph Ouimet | |
| Subs | UMKC | Rudolph Self (PG), Eric Burks (SG), Robert Robbins (SF), Walter Tucker (PF), Richard Cowan (C) Napoleon Craft, Sherman Jones, Gary Gallagher, William Knight, Earl Howell | |
| 03:50 | Mercer | Francis Lilly clanks a jump hook from the left block | 66-78 |
| 03:48 | Mercer | Kenneth Reck tips it in | 68-78 |
| 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) | |
| 03:28 | UMKC | The pull-up jumper by Walter Tucker is blocked by Francis Lilly | 68-78 |
| 03:26 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to Rudolph Self | 68-78 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Matthew Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Austin Davidson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Francis Lilly (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Kenneth Reck (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Rudolph Self (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Burks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Robbins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Tucker (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Cowan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:06 | UMKC | Eric Burks knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Rudolph Self | 68-80 |
| 02:57 | Mercer | Francis Lilly misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-80 |
| 02:56 | UMKC | Eric Burks snags the defensive board | 68-80 |
| 02:56 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-80 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul King (PG), Charles Winkle (SF), Ralph Ouimet (C) Charles Freeman, Austin Davidson, Kenneth Reck | |
| Subs | UMKC | Napoleon Craft (PG), Sherman Jones (SG), Earl Howell (C) Rudolph Self, Eric Burks, Richard Cowan | |
| 02:33 | UMKC | Robert Robbins connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Sherman Jones | 68-82 |
| 02:22 | Mercer | Francis Lilly misses long on a floater from the right side | 68-82 |
| 02:21 | Mercer | Ralph Ouimet tips it home | 70-82 |
| 02:02 | UMKC | Napoleon Craft buries a shot from the baseline set up by Walter Tucker | 70-84 |
| 01:51 | Mercer | Francis Lilly can't finish the layup | 70-84 |
| 01:49 | UMKC | Walter Tucker pulls down the rebound | 70-84 |
| 01:24 | UMKC | Walter Tucker is hacked by Matthew Collins - foul #1 on Matthew Collins, team foul #6 | 70-84 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Freeman (SG), Austin Davidson (SF), William Gulley (PF), Kenneth Reck (C) Paul King, Charles Winkle, Francis Lilly, Ralph Ouimet | |
| Subs | UMKC | Rudolph Self (PG), Eric Burks (SG), Gary Gallagher (SF), Richard Cowan (PF), William Knight (C) Napoleon Craft, Sherman Jones, Robert Robbins, Walter Tucker, Earl Howell | |
| 00:55 | UMKC | Rudolph Self's floater is tipped away by William Gulley | 70-84 |
| 00:54 | UMKC | Eric Burks tips it in | 70-86 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Mercer | Matthew Collins misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Gary Gallagher - foul #5 on Gary Gallagher, team foul #8 | 70-86 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Walter Tucker (PF) Gary Gallagher | |
| 00:48 | Mercer | Matthew Collins makes the 1st free throw | 71-86 |
| 00:48 | Mercer | Matthew Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 72-86 |
| 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) | |
| 00:19 | UMKC | Walter Tucker knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Eric Burks | 72-88 |
| 00:13 | Mercer | Charles Freeman misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 72-88 |
| 00:12 | UMKC | William Knight gets the rebound | 72-88 |
| 00:00 | UMKC | Rudolph Self runs out the clock | 72-88 |