| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Steven Shumaker (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Marc Brown (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Carl Randle (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Ashby (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Jerome Shelby (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Metzler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ken Craft (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dan Host (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Bruner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Danny Hayden (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Chicago State | Carl Randle inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Chicago State | Ken Craft is called for the reach on Marc Brown - foul #1 on Ken Craft, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 19:33 | Chicago State | Jerome Shelby is called for traveling | 34-28 |
| 19:10 | Mercer | Fred Bruner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Marc Brown - foul #2 on Marc Brown, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 19:10 | Mercer | Fred Bruner makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 19:10 | Mercer | Fred Bruner misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 19:10 | Mercer | Danny Hayden grabs the offensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:51 | Mercer | Fred Bruner clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 18:50 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Dan Host | 34-29 |
| 18:36 | Mercer | Danny Hayden's pass is intercepted by Marc Brown | 34-29 |
| 18:31 | Chicago State | Marc Brown is fouled on the floor by Ken Craft - foul #2 on Ken Craft, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| 18:19 | Chicago State | Andrew Ashby hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Ken Craft - foul #3 on Ken Craft, team foul #3 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Burcham (SG) Ken Craft | |
| 18:19 | Chicago State | Andrew Ashby makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 18:19 | Chicago State | Andrew Ashby makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 17:57 | Mercer | Dan Host hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 36-29 |
| 17:56 | Mercer | Danny Hayden pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 17:37 | Mercer | Eric Burcham buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Metzler and he's fouled by Carl Randle - foul #1 on Carl Randle, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brian Helle (SF) Dan Host | |
| 17:37 | Mercer | Eric Burcham makes the free throw | 36-32 |
| 17:27 | Chicago State | Jerome Shelby drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-32 |
| 17:08 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 38-32 |
| 17:06 | Mercer | Fred Bruner snags the offensive board | 38-32 |
| 16:50 | Mercer | Danny Hayden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-32 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Sammy Williams (PG), Kurt Neal (SF), Daniel Lawrence (PF), Steven Wright (C) Steven Shumaker, Carl Randle, Andrew Ashby, Jerome Shelby | |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Smiley (PF), David Curry (C) Fred Bruner, Danny Hayden | |
| 16:29 | Chicago State | Steven Wright is fouled on the floor by David Curry - foul #1 on David Curry, team foul #4 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Gordon Williamson (PG) Marc Brown | |
| Subs | Mercer | Phillip Leland (SG) Christopher Metzler | |
| 16:14 | Chicago State | Steven Wright comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-32 |
| 16:12 | Mercer | Phillip Leland snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 16:07 | Mercer | Eric Burcham can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-32 |
| 16:05 | Chicago State | Sammy Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 15:56 | Chicago State | Sammy Williams is fouled on the floor by Phillip Leland - foul #3 on Phillip Leland, team foul #5 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Andrew Ashby (PF) Gordon Williamson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ken Craft (SG), Dan Host (SF) Phillip Leland, David Curry | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Sammy Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kurt Neal (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Steven Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Ashby (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Daniel Lawrence (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Eric Burcham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ken Craft (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dan Host (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Helle (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Smiley (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Chicago State | Sammy Williams connects on the floater from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Dan Host - foul #2 on Dan Host, team foul #6 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Marc Brown (SG), Carl Randle (SF), Jerome Shelby (C) Kurt Neal, Steven Wright, Daniel Lawrence | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Metzler (PG), Fred Bruner (PF), Danny Hayden (C) Eric Burcham, Brian Helle, Edward Smiley | |
| 15:34 | Chicago State | Sammy Williams makes the free throw | 41-32 |
| 15:23 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler misses the 3 from the right corner | 41-32 |
| 15:21 | Chicago State | Jerome Shelby grabs the board | 41-32 |
| 15:09 | Chicago State | Andrew Ashby misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-32 |
| 15:08 | Mercer | Danny Hayden gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| 15:01 | Mercer | Ken Craft comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 14:59 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 14:41 | Mercer | Dan Host hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 14:40 | Chicago State | Jerome Shelby pulls down the rebound | 41-32 |
| 14:23 | Chicago State | Marc Brown misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Dan Host - foul #3 on Dan Host, team foul #7 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Steven Shumaker (PG) Sammy Williams | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brian Helle (SF) Dan Host | |
| 14:23 | Chicago State | Marc Brown makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 14:23 | Chicago State | Marc Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 14:04 | Mercer | Fred Bruner drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ken Craft | 43-35 |
| 13:45 | Chicago State | Carl Randle's floater is tipped away by Brian Helle | 43-35 |
| 13:43 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Brian Helle | 43-35 |
| 13:39 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler clanks a runner from the right block | 43-35 |
| 13:38 | Mercer | Danny Hayden gets the offensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 13:25 | Mercer | Brian Helle dunks the ball set up by Christopher Metzler and he's hacked by Carl Randle - foul #2 on Carl Randle, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Sammy Williams (SG), Kurt Neal (SF), Daniel Lawrence (PF), Steven Wright (C) Marc Brown, Carl Randle, Andrew Ashby, Jerome Shelby | |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Burcham (PG), Edward Smiley (PF), David Curry (C) Christopher Metzler, Fred Bruner, Danny Hayden | |
| 13:25 | Mercer | Brian Helle misses the free throw | 43-37 |
| 13:25 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Steven Wright | 43-37 |
| 13:13 | Chicago State | Kurt Neal hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Shumaker | 45-37 |
| 13:02 | Mercer | Ken Craft makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Brian Helle | 45-40 |
| 12:39 | Chicago State | Kurt Neal misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-40 |
| 12:38 | Mercer | David Curry pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 12:26 | Mercer | Ken Craft can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Steven Wright - foul #3 on Steven Wright, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Marc Brown (SG) Sammy Williams | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Metzler (PG), Dan Host (SF), Fred Bruner (PF) Eric Burcham, Edward Smiley, David Curry | |
| 12:26 | Mercer | Ken Craft makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 12:26 | Mercer | Ken Craft makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 12:01 | Chicago State | Steven Wright misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 45-42 |
| 12:00 | Mercer | Dan Host grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 11:47 | Mercer | Dan Host can't finish the layup | 45-42 |
| 11:46 | Mercer | Fred Bruner pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Steven Shumaker (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Marc Brown (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Kurt Neal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Lawrence (fresh) 4 reb. C - Steven Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Metzler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ken Craft (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dan Host (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fred Bruner (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Helle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Mercer | Brian Helle can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-42 |
| 11:20 | Mercer | Fred Bruner tips it back up and in | 45-44 |
| 11:06 | Chicago State | Steven Wright misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Brian Helle - foul #3 on Brian Helle, team foul #8 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Sammy Williams (PG), Andrew Ashby (PF), Jerome Shelby (C) Steven Shumaker, Kurt Neal, Daniel Lawrence | |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Burcham (SG), Danny Hayden (C) Ken Craft, Brian Helle | |
| 11:06 | Chicago State | Steven Wright misses the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 11:06 | Chicago State | Steven Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 11:06 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Danny Hayden | 45-44 |
| 10:50 | Mercer | Dan Host's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-44 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Carl Randle (SF) Steven Wright | |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Smiley (PF) Fred Bruner | |
| 10:23 | Chicago State | Sammy Williams can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 10:21 | Mercer | Edward Smiley pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 10:02 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler misses the shot from the free throw line | 45-44 |
| 10:01 | Chicago State | Jerome Shelby pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 09:42 | Chicago State | Sammy Williams is fouled on the floor by Christopher Metzler - foul #1 on Christopher Metzler, team foul #9 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Steven Shumaker (PG) Marc Brown | |
| Subs | Mercer | Phillip Leland (SG), Fred Bruner (PF) Christopher Metzler, Dan Host | |
| 09:42 | Chicago State | Sammy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 09:42 | Chicago State | Sammy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 09:21 | Mercer | Andrew Ashby steps in front of the Phillip Leland pass | 47-44 |
| 08:57 | Chicago State | Carl Randle misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 47-44 |
| 08:55 | Mercer | Fred Bruner gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 08:50 | Mercer | Steven Shumaker steps in front of the Eric Burcham pass in the backcourt | 47-44 |
| 08:39 | Chicago State | Steven Shumaker misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 08:37 | Mercer | Edward Smiley snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 08:20 | Mercer | Eric Burcham steps out of bounds on the sideline | 47-44 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Marc Brown (SG), Steven Wright (C) Sammy Williams, Jerome Shelby | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Metzler (PG), Ken Craft (SG), Brian Helle (SF) Eric Burcham, Phillip Leland, Danny Hayden | |
| 08:02 | Chicago State | Carl Randle connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Steven Shumaker | 49-44 |
| 07:41 | Mercer | Edward Smiley can't finish the layup | 49-44 |
| 07:39 | Mercer | Fred Bruner hits the follow up shot | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Steven Shumaker (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Marc Brown (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Carl Randle (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Ashby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Steven Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Metzler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ken Craft (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Helle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fred Bruner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Edward Smiley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Chicago State | Carl Randle buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Shumaker | 52-46 |
| 07:16 | Mercer | Ken Craft buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Christopher Metzler | 52-49 |
| 06:54 | Chicago State | Ken Craft is called for the reach on Andrew Ashby - foul #4 on Ken Craft, team foul #10 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Sammy Williams (PG), Jerome Shelby (C) Steven Shumaker, Carl Randle | |
| Subs | Mercer | Dan Host (SF), Danny Hayden (C) Fred Bruner, Edward Smiley | |
| 06:54 | Chicago State | Andrew Ashby makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 06:54 | Chicago State | Andrew Ashby makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 06:37 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Brian Helle | 54-52 |
| 06:23 | Chicago State | Sammy Williams drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 06:16 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler is fouled on the floor by Jerome Shelby - foul #3 on Jerome Shelby, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Daniel Lawrence (PF) Andrew Ashby | |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Burcham (SG) Ken Craft | |
| 05:50 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler loses the ball out of bounds | 57-52 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Kurt Neal (SG) Marc Brown | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 05:27 | Chicago State | Kurt Neal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-52 |
| 05:25 | Chicago State | Daniel Lawrence grabs the offensive board | 57-52 |
| 05:10 | Chicago State | Sammy Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Christopher Metzler - foul #2 on Christopher Metzler, team foul #11 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Steven Shumaker (PG), Carl Randle (SF) Kurt Neal, Steven Wright | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ken Craft (SG), Fred Bruner (PF) Christopher Metzler, Brian Helle | |
| 05:10 | Chicago State | Sammy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 05:10 | Chicago State | Sammy Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 04:54 | Mercer | Daniel Lawrence steps in front of the Ken Craft pass | 59-52 |
| 04:34 | Chicago State | Carl Randle misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 04:33 | Chicago State | The offensive rebound goes to Sammy Williams | 59-52 |
| 04:13 | Chicago State | Steven Shumaker misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 04:12 | Chicago State | Jerome Shelby grabs the offensive board | 59-52 |
| 04:05 | Chicago State | Daniel Lawrence hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Carl Randle | 61-52 |
| 03:43 | Mercer | Dan Host knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Burcham | 61-55 |
| 03:43 | Chicago State | Chicago State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-55 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Marc Brown (SG), Andrew Ashby (PF) Sammy Williams, Daniel Lawrence | |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Metzler (PG) Eric Burcham | |
| 03:18 | Chicago State | Andrew Ashby travels with the ball | 61-55 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brian Helle (SF) Dan Host | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Steven Shumaker (fresh) 8 ast. SG - Marc Brown (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Carl Randle (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Ashby (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Jerome Shelby (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Metzler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ken Craft (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Brian Helle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fred Bruner (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Danny Hayden (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Fred Bruner | 61-57 |
| 02:41 | Chicago State | Steven Shumaker buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-57 |
| 02:29 | Mercer | Danny Hayden scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Christopher Metzler | 64-59 |
| 02:05 | Chicago State | Steven Shumaker connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Marc Brown | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:56 | Mercer | Danny Hayden lays it in on a great pass from Brian Helle | 67-61 |
| 01:42 | Chicago State | Andrew Ashby hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 67-61 |
| 01:41 | Mercer | Fred Bruner snags the defensive board | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:25 | Mercer | Danny Hayden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-61 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Dan Host (SF) Brian Helle | |
| 01:07 | Chicago State | Carl Randle misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-61 |
| 01:05 | Mercer | Danny Hayden snags the defensive board | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Mercer | Danny Hayden misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 67-61 |
| 00:49 | Chicago State | Marc Brown gets the rebound | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Chicago State | Marc Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Ken Craft - foul #5 on Ken Craft, team foul #12 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Steven Wright (SF) Carl Randle | |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Burcham (SG) Ken Craft | |
| 00:46 | Chicago State | Marc Brown makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:46 | Chicago State | Marc Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-61 |
| 00:39 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Steven Wright | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Chicago State | Steven Wright is hacked by Christopher Metzler in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Metzler, team foul #13 | 69-61 |
| 00:38 | Chicago State | Steven Wright makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:38 | Chicago State | Steven Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:34 | Mercer | Dan Host connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Eric Burcham and he's fouled by Steven Wright - foul #4 on Steven Wright, team foul #6 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Carl Randle (SF) Steven Wright | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:34 | Mercer | Dan Host misses the free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:34 | Chicago State | Andrew Ashby snags the defensive board | 71-63 |
| 00:31 | Chicago State | Eric Burcham is called for the reach on Andrew Ashby in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Burcham, team foul #14 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Steven Wright (SF) Carl Randle | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:31 | Chicago State | Andrew Ashby makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:31 | Chicago State | Andrew Ashby makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:27 | Mercer | Fred Bruner misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 73-63 |
| 00:26 | Chicago State | Steven Shumaker pulls down the rebound | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Chicago State | Steven Shumaker runs out the clock | 73-63 |