| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Clay Love (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest McLean (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Tyler (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Derrick Maynes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Gabriel Ferrari (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Higgins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) PF - Robert Lathrop (fresh) 3 pts. C - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey inbounds the ball | 33-24 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-24 |
| 19:31 | Chicago State | Gabriel Ferrari snags the defensive board | 33-24 |
| 19:08 | Chicago State | Clay Love is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Clay Love, team foul #1 | 33-24 |
| 18:51 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey's pass is intercepted by Gabriel Ferrari | 33-24 |
| 18:25 | Chicago State | Ernest McLean loses the dribble to Justin Fletcher | 33-24 |
| 18:17 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Arthur Ponder | 33-26 |
| 18:10 | Chicago State | Gabriel Ferrari misses long on a jumper from the left side | 33-26 |
| 18:09 | Chicago State | Gabriel Ferrari tips it but misses | 33-26 |
| 18:07 | Mercer | William Higgins grabs the defensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 17:53 | Mercer | William Higgins clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Ernest McLean - foul #1 on Ernest McLean, team foul #2 | 33-26 |
| 17:53 | Mercer | William Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 17:53 | Mercer | William Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 17:31 | Chicago State | Clay Love misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 17:30 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 17:04 | Mercer | William Higgins buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Lathrop | 33-31 |
| 17:00 | Chicago State | Clay Love misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-31 |
| 16:59 | Chicago State | Derrick Maynes hits the follow up shot | 35-31 |
| 16:43 | Mercer | Clay Love is called for the reach on William Higgins - foul #3 on Clay Love, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jeremy Milner (PG), Dikembe Abdul (SG), Michael McShea (SF), Merle Thomas (PF), Guillermo Rodriguez (C) Clay Love, Ernest McLean, John Tyler, Derrick Maynes, Gabriel Ferrari | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kirk Swink (PG), Nicholas Jones (SG), Alexander Beech (SF), Mark Wilson (PF), Charles Bacchus (C) Arthur Ponder, William Higgins, Stephen Bailey, Robert Lathrop, Justin Fletcher | |
| 16:24 | Mercer | Mark Wilson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-31 |
| 16:23 | Chicago State | Guillermo Rodriguez pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 16:05 | Chicago State | Kirk Swink is called for the reach on Jeremy Milner - foul #1 on Kirk Swink, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 15:46 | Chicago State | Dikembe Abdul misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 15:44 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Kirk Swink | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Jeremy Milner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael McShea (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Merle Thomas (fresh) C - Guillermo Rodriguez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kirk Swink (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alexander Beech (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Bacchus (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Mercer | Alexander Beech's pass is intercepted by Merle Thomas | 35-31 |
| 15:17 | Chicago State | Michael McShea's pass is intercepted by Kirk Swink | 35-31 |
| 14:57 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Guillermo Rodriguez - foul #1 on Guillermo Rodriguez, team foul #4 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Clay Love (PG), John Tyler (SF), Derrick Maynes (PF), Richard Frasier (C) Dikembe Abdul, Michael McShea, Merle Thomas, Guillermo Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), William Higgins (SG), Stephen Bailey (SF), Robert Lathrop (PF) Kirk Swink, Nicholas Jones, Alexander Beech, Mark Wilson | |
| 14:57 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 14:57 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 14:35 | Chicago State | John Tyler is hacked by Arthur Ponder - foul #1 on Arthur Ponder, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Justin Fletcher (C) Charles Bacchus | |
| 14:17 | Chicago State | Jeremy Milner connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John Tyler | 38-33 |
| 13:50 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Lathrop | 38-35 |
| 13:28 | Chicago State | Robert Lathrop steals it from Jeremy Milner | 38-35 |
| 13:22 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-35 |
| 13:21 | Chicago State | Clay Love pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 13:16 | Chicago State | John Tyler lays it in on a nice dish by Jeremy Milner | 40-35 |
| 12:56 | Mercer | Richard Frasier is called for the reach on William Higgins - foul #4 on Richard Frasier, team foul #5 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ernest McLean (SG), Gabriel Ferrari (C) Jeremy Milner, Richard Frasier | |
| Subs | Mercer | Alexander Beech (SF) Stephen Bailey | |
| 12:33 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Gabriel Ferrari - foul #1 on Gabriel Ferrari, team foul #6 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Guillermo Rodriguez (PF) Derrick Maynes | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mark Wilson (PF) Robert Lathrop | |
| 12:33 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 12:33 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 12:19 | Chicago State | Clay Love is hacked by Mark Wilson - foul #1 on Mark Wilson, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Dikembe Abdul (PG) Clay Love | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kirk Swink (PG), Nicholas Jones (SG) Arthur Ponder, William Higgins | |
| 11:59 | Chicago State | Gabriel Ferrari clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 11:57 | Chicago State | Guillermo Rodriguez hits the follow up shot | 42-37 |
| 11:52 | Mercer | Kirk Swink is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest McLean - foul #2 on Ernest McLean, team foul #7 | 42-37 |
| 11:52 | Mercer | Kirk Swink misses the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 11:52 | Chicago State | Gabriel Ferrari snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 11:47 | Chicago State | John Tyler's fadeaway is rejected by Justin Fletcher | 42-37 |
| 11:45 | Chicago State | Guillermo Rodriguez gets the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 11:29 | Chicago State | Nicholas Jones is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdul - foul #1 on Nicholas Jones, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Michael McShea (SF), Derrick Maynes (PF) John Tyler, Guillermo Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Mercer | Stephen Bailey (SF), Robert Lathrop (PF) Alexander Beech, Justin Fletcher | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Dikembe Abdul (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Ernest McLean (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael McShea (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Derrick Maynes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Gabriel Ferrari (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kirk Swink (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) PF - Robert Lathrop (fresh) 5 pts. C - Mark Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Chicago State | Derrick Maynes scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Ernest McLean | 44-37 |
| 11:01 | Mercer | Mark Wilson is fouled on the floor by Gabriel Ferrari - foul #2 on Gabriel Ferrari, team foul #8 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Clay Love (PG) Michael McShea | |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), William Higgins (SG) Kirk Swink, Nicholas Jones | |
| 11:01 | Mercer | Mark Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 11:01 | Mercer | Mark Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 10:51 | Chicago State | Dikembe Abdul is hacked by Stephen Bailey - foul #3 on Stephen Bailey, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| 10:35 | Chicago State | Dikembe Abdul knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 46-39 |
| 10:13 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 09:56 | Chicago State | Derrick Maynes clanks a turnaround near the basket | 46-42 |
| 09:55 | Chicago State | Dikembe Abdul tips it home | 48-42 |
| 09:35 | Mercer | William Higgins blows the layup but he's hacked by Clay Love - foul #4 on Clay Love, team foul #9 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jeremy Milner (PG), John Tyler (SF), Merle Thomas (PF), Guillermo Rodriguez (C) Clay Love, Ernest McLean, Derrick Maynes, Gabriel Ferrari | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kirk Swink (PG), Alexander Beech (SF), Jeremy Coffman (PF), Justin Fletcher (C) Arthur Ponder, Stephen Bailey, Robert Lathrop, Mark Wilson | |
| 09:35 | Mercer | William Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 09:35 | Mercer | William Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 09:28 | Chicago State | Merle Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Michael McShea (PG) Dikembe Abdul | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 09:07 | Mercer | Alexander Beech misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 09:06 | Chicago State | Guillermo Rodriguez pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 08:49 | Chicago State | Michael McShea throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (SG) William Higgins | |
| 08:30 | Mercer | Alexander Beech is hacked by John Tyler - foul #1 on John Tyler, team foul #10 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Dikembe Abdul (SG), Derrick Maynes (PF) Michael McShea, Merle Thomas | |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), Robert Lathrop (PF) Kirk Swink, Jeremy Coffman | |
| 08:30 | Mercer | Alexander Beech makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 08:30 | Mercer | Alexander Beech misses the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 08:30 | Chicago State | Derrick Maynes grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 08:22 | Chicago State | Dikembe Abdul misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 08:20 | Mercer | Alexander Beech grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 08:07 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 07:54 | Chicago State | Dikembe Abdul is called for a charge - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdul, team foul #11 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Clay Love (PG), Richard Frasier (C) Dikembe Abdul, Guillermo Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Higgins (SG), Stephen Bailey (SF) Nicholas Jones, Alexander Beech | |
| 07:37 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop clanks a jumper from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 07:35 | Chicago State | Jeremy Milner pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 07:17 | Chicago State | Clay Love buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Tyler | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Clay Love (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jeremy Milner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Tyler (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Derrick Maynes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Frasier (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Higgins (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Lathrop (fresh) 8 pts. C - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 06:52 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher hits a jumper from the right block | 51-50 |
| 06:35 | Chicago State | Clay Love misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 06:34 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 06:09 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher is hacked by Richard Frasier - foul #5 on Richard Frasier, team foul #12 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ernest McLean (SG), Dikembe Abdul (SF), Guillermo Rodriguez (PF), Gabriel Ferrari (C) Jeremy Milner, John Tyler, Derrick Maynes, Richard Frasier | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kirk Swink (PG), Nicholas Jones (SG), Alexander Beech (SF), Mark Wilson (PF) Arthur Ponder, William Higgins, Stephen Bailey, Robert Lathrop | |
| 06:09 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 06:09 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 05:56 | Chicago State | Guillermo Rodriguez misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Mark Wilson - foul #2 on Mark Wilson, team foul #6 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Bacchus (C) Justin Fletcher | |
| 05:56 | Chicago State | Guillermo Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 05:56 | Chicago State | Guillermo Rodriguez misses the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 05:56 | Chicago State | Guillermo Rodriguez grabs the offensive board | 52-51 |
| 05:43 | Chicago State | Charles Bacchus steps in front of the Ernest McLean pass | 52-51 |
| 05:23 | Mercer | Alexander Beech hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 05:01 | Chicago State | Gabriel Ferrari misses short on a shot from the left block | 52-54 |
| 04:59 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 04:40 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus is hacked by Gabriel Ferrari - foul #3 on Gabriel Ferrari, team foul #13 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Tyler (SF), Derrick Maynes (PF) Clay Love, Guillermo Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), William Higgins (SG), Stephen Bailey (SF), Robert Lathrop (PF) Kirk Swink, Nicholas Jones, Alexander Beech, Mark Wilson | |
| 04:40 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 04:40 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 04:22 | Chicago State | Dikembe Abdul scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ernest McLean | 55-56 |
| 04:06 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 04:05 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop gets the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 03:48 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 03:46 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus gets the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 03:32 | Mercer | William Higgins is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdul - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdul, team foul #14 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Clay Love (PG), Jeremy Milner (SG), Guillermo Rodriguez (C) Dikembe Abdul, Ernest McLean, Gabriel Ferrari | |
| Subs | Mercer | Justin Fletcher (C) Charles Bacchus | |
| 03:32 | Mercer | William Higgins misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 03:32 | Mercer | William Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 03:16 | Chicago State | Jeremy Milner is hacked by William Higgins - foul #2 on William Higgins, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| 03:16 | Chicago State | Jeremy Milner misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 03:16 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Justin Fletcher | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Clay Love (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jeremy Milner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Tyler (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Derrick Maynes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Guillermo Rodriguez (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Higgins (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Lathrop (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:04 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher is fouled on the floor by Guillermo Rodriguez - foul #2 on Guillermo Rodriguez, team foul #15 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kirk Swink (PG), Mark Wilson (PF) Arthur Ponder, Robert Lathrop | |
| 03:04 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 03:04 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 02:46 | Chicago State | Clay Love misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 02:44 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 02:44 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ernest McLean (SG), Gabriel Ferrari (C) Jeremy Milner, Guillermo Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), Robert Lathrop (PF) Kirk Swink, Mark Wilson | |
| 02:21 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 55-58 |
| 02:20 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Bailey | 55-58 |
| 01:58 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-58 |
| 01:56 | Chicago State | Derrick Maynes grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 01:36 | Chicago State | Justin Fletcher is called for the reach on Gabriel Ferrari - foul #1 on Justin Fletcher, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| 01:36 | Chicago State | Gabriel Ferrari makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 01:36 | Chicago State | Gabriel Ferrari makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 01:22 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-58 |
| 01:21 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to John Tyler | 57-58 |
| 01:01 | Chicago State | Ernest McLean misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-58 |
| 00:59 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | Mercer | Gabriel Ferrari swats the short shot by Arthur Ponder | 57-58 |
| 00:37 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Derrick Maynes | 57-58 |
| 00:14 | Chicago State | John Tyler is fouled on the floor by Robert Lathrop - foul #3 on Robert Lathrop, team foul #9 | 57-58 |
| 00:14 | Chicago State | John Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:14 | Chicago State | John Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:02 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Gabriel Ferrari - foul #4 on Gabriel Ferrari, team foul #16 | 59-60 |
| 00:02 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey misses the free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:02 | Chicago State | Derrick Maynes gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 00:02 | Chicago State | Chicago State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Chicago State | Ernest McLean clanks a halfcourt shot | 59-60 |