| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Arno (fresh) PF - Delmar Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - John Williamson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harlan Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Judson Mikkelson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Wedel (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | Samuel Carter inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:53 | UMKC | Harlan Davis makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by John Williamson | 29-30 |
| 19:40 | Mercer | Brad Moodie clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-30 |
| 19:39 | Mercer | Paul Arno grabs the offensive board | 29-30 |
| 19:24 | Mercer | William Wedel is called for the reach on Paul Arno - foul #1 on William Wedel, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| 19:04 | Mercer | Delmar Graham drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Brad Moodie | 31-30 |
| 18:44 | UMKC | William Wedel misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 18:43 | UMKC | Samuel Carter tips it home | 31-32 |
| 18:39 | Mercer | Brad Moodie misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 31-32 |
| 18:37 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 18:21 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Delmar Graham | 33-32 |
| 17:57 | UMKC | John Williamson scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Judson Mikkelson | 33-34 |
| 17:35 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-34 |
| 17:33 | UMKC | John Williamson snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 17:26 | UMKC | Brad Moodie steals the ball from Judson Mikkelson | 33-34 |
| 17:23 | Mercer | Brad Moodie throws it down | 35-34 |
| 17:05 | UMKC | William Wedel is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on William Wedel, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (PG), Julius Bryant (SG), Henry Stoneking (SF), Aldo Mancini (PF) Brad Moodie, Thomas Shorter, Paul Arno, Delmar Graham | |
| Subs | UMKC | Aaron Liles (PG), Bobby Chenier (SF), Darnell Collins (C) John Williamson, Samuel Carter, William Wedel | |
| 16:44 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Bobby Chenier - foul #1 on Bobby Chenier, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Scott Waterfield (PG) Harlan Davis | |
| 16:44 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 16:44 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 16:31 | UMKC | Claude Hetherington is called for the reach on Scott Waterfield - foul #3 on Claude Hetherington, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | Steven Poe (SG), Denver Sieberg (C) Claude Hetherington, Denny Ainsworth | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 16:22 | UMKC | Scott Waterfield is hacked by Henry Stoneking - foul #1 on Henry Stoneking, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| 16:05 | UMKC | Bobby Chenier is hacked by Henry Stoneking - foul #2 on Henry Stoneking, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Shorter (SG), Paul Arno (SF) Steven Poe, Denver Sieberg | |
| Subs | UMKC | William Wedel (C) Bobby Chenier | |
| 15:48 | UMKC | Scott Waterfield misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 37-34 |
| 15:47 | Mercer | Paul Arno gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Julius Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Arno (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Henry Stoneking (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Aldo Mancini (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Scott Waterfield (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Liles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Judson Mikkelson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darnell Collins (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Wedel (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Shorter | 39-34 |
| 15:09 | UMKC | Judson Mikkelson knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Aaron Liles and the foul's on Thomas Shorter - foul #2 on Thomas Shorter, team foul #4 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG), Delmar Graham (PF), Denny Ainsworth (C) Julius Bryant, Henry Stoneking, Aldo Mancini | |
| Subs | UMKC | John Williamson (PG), Harlan Davis (SG), Clayton Handy (PF) Scott Waterfield, Aaron Liles, Darnell Collins | |
| 15:09 | UMKC | Judson Mikkelson makes the free throw | 39-37 |
| 14:49 | Mercer | Brad Moodie knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 14:27 | UMKC | Judson Mikkelson is whistled for traveling | 42-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Henry Stoneking (SF) Paul Arno | |
| Subs | UMKC | Samuel Carter (SF), Darnell Collins (C) Judson Mikkelson, William Wedel | |
| 14:03 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking double dribbles | 42-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (SG) Thomas Shorter | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 13:38 | UMKC | Clayton Handy misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Claude Hetherington - foul #4 on Claude Hetherington, team foul #5 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (SG) Claude Hetherington | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 13:38 | UMKC | Clayton Handy makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 13:38 | UMKC | Clayton Handy misses the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 13:38 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 13:20 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking is fouled on the floor by Darnell Collins - foul #1 on Darnell Collins, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Arno (SF) Henry Stoneking | |
| Subs | UMKC | William Wedel (C) Darnell Collins | |
| 13:00 | Mercer | Julius Bryant connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Brad Moodie | 44-38 |
| 12:45 | UMKC | John Williamson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 12:44 | Mercer | Julius Bryant snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 12:20 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Brad Moodie | 46-38 |
| 12:00 | UMKC | Harlan Davis drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Clayton Handy | 46-41 |
| 11:35 | Mercer | Julius Bryant knocks in the shot from the left side | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Julius Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Paul Arno (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Delmar Graham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Denny Ainsworth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - John Williamson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harlan Davis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clayton Handy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - William Wedel (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:11 | UMKC | William Wedel misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Brad Moodie - foul #1 on Brad Moodie, team foul #6 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Shorter (SG), Henry Stoneking (SF), Aldo Mancini (PF), Denver Sieberg (C) Brad Moodie, Paul Arno, Delmar Graham, Denny Ainsworth | |
| Subs | UMKC | Scott Waterfield (PG), Aaron Liles (SG), Judson Mikkelson (SF), Darnell Collins (PF) John Williamson, Harlan Davis, Samuel Carter, Clayton Handy | |
| 11:11 | UMKC | William Wedel makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 11:11 | UMKC | William Wedel makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 10:56 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-43 |
| 10:55 | UMKC | Aaron Liles gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 10:53 | UMKC | Scott Waterfield is fouled in the backcourt by Julius Bryant - foul #2 on Julius Bryant, team foul #7 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Bobby Chenier (SF) William Wedel | |
| 10:53 | UMKC | Scott Waterfield makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 10:53 | UMKC | Scott Waterfield makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 10:35 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter loses the dribble to Judson Mikkelson | 48-45 |
| 10:15 | UMKC | Aaron Liles hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Julius Bryant - foul #3 on Julius Bryant, team foul #8 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Steven Poe (PG) Julius Bryant | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 10:15 | UMKC | Aaron Liles misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 10:15 | UMKC | Aaron Liles makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 10:06 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini clanks a 3 from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 10:05 | UMKC | Bobby Chenier pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 10:00 | UMKC | Aaron Liles drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Waterfield | 48-49 |
| 09:48 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Judson Mikkelson - foul #1 on Judson Mikkelson, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Arno (SF) Denver Sieberg | |
| Subs | UMKC | Samuel Carter (SF) Bobby Chenier | |
| 09:48 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 09:48 | Mercer | Aldo Mancini misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 09:48 | UMKC | Judson Mikkelson snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 09:32 | UMKC | Aaron Liles knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Samuel Carter | 48-52 |
| 09:14 | Mercer | Samuel Carter steals it from Aldo Mancini | 48-52 |
| 08:56 | UMKC | Samuel Carter is fouled on the floor by Paul Arno - foul #2 on Paul Arno, team foul #9 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG), Denny Ainsworth (C) Steven Poe, Aldo Mancini | |
| Subs | UMKC | John Williamson (PG), Harlan Davis (SG), Clayton Handy (PF), William Wedel (C) Scott Waterfield, Aaron Liles, Judson Mikkelson, Darnell Collins | |
| 08:56 | UMKC | Samuel Carter misses the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 08:56 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking grabs the board | 48-52 |
| 08:48 | Mercer | Paul Arno buries a floater from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 08:21 | UMKC | Harlan Davis's floater is knocked away by Denny Ainsworth | 50-52 |
| 08:20 | UMKC | William Wedel gets the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 08:08 | UMKC | Clayton Handy's floater is tipped away by Henry Stoneking | 50-52 |
| 08:07 | UMKC | Clayton Handy misses the tip | 50-52 |
| 08:06 | Mercer | Paul Arno gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 07:46 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking blows the dunk but he's fouled by Clayton Handy - foul #4 on Clayton Handy, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (SG), Delmar Graham (PF) Thomas Shorter, Paul Arno | |
| Subs | UMKC | Judson Mikkelson (SF) Samuel Carter | |
| 07:46 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 07:46 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 07:26 | UMKC | William Wedel connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Harlan Davis | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Claude Hetherington (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Henry Stoneking (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Delmar Graham (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - John Williamson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harlan Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Judson Mikkelson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clayton Handy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - William Wedel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington is hacked by Harlan Davis - foul #2 on Harlan Davis, team foul #7 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Aldo Mancini (SF) Henry Stoneking | |
| Subs | UMKC | Aaron Liles (PG) John Williamson | |
| 07:04 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 07:04 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 06:49 | UMKC | Clayton Handy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (SG) Brad Moodie | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 06:29 | Mercer | Aaron Liles steals the ball from Delmar Graham | 53-54 |
| 06:13 | UMKC | Aaron Liles makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by William Wedel | 53-57 |
| 06:02 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington loses the dribble to Judson Mikkelson | 53-57 |
| 05:47 | UMKC | Harlan Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Moodie (PG), Thomas Shorter (SG), Paul Arno (SF), Henry Stoneking (C) Claude Hetherington, Julius Bryant, Aldo Mancini, Denny Ainsworth | |
| Subs | UMKC | John Williamson (PG), Samuel Carter (SF), Darnell Collins (C) Harlan Davis, Clayton Handy, William Wedel | |
| 05:33 | Mercer | Brad Moodie misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-57 |
| 05:32 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter grabs the offensive board | 53-57 |
| 05:16 | Mercer | Delmar Graham hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Brad Moodie | 55-57 |
| 05:01 | UMKC | Samuel Carter clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Arno - foul #3 on Paul Arno, team foul #10 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Denver Sieberg (C) Delmar Graham | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 05:01 | UMKC | Samuel Carter makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:01 | UMKC | Samuel Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 04:39 | Mercer | Brad Moodie misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 04:38 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking tips it back up and in | 57-59 |
| 04:19 | UMKC | Aaron Liles scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John Williamson | 57-62 |
| 04:02 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg's fadeaway is rejected by Darnell Collins | 57-62 |
| 04:00 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking can't tip it in | 57-62 |
| 03:59 | UMKC | Darnell Collins snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| 03:43 | UMKC | Henry Stoneking takes the ball from Samuel Carter | 57-62 |
| 03:24 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking misses short on a shot from the right side | 57-62 |
| 03:23 | UMKC | Darnell Collins pulls down the rebound | 57-62 |
| 03:23 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | Delmar Graham (PF), Denny Ainsworth (C) Henry Stoneking, Denver Sieberg | |
| Subs | UMKC | Harlan Davis (SG), Clayton Handy (PF), William Wedel (C) Aaron Liles, Judson Mikkelson, Darnell Collins | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Moodie (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Paul Arno (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Delmar Graham (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Denny Ainsworth (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - John Williamson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harlan Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Samuel Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clayton Handy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - William Wedel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:10 | UMKC | Samuel Carter scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Williamson and he's hacked by Paul Arno - foul #4 on Paul Arno, team foul #11 | 57-64 |
| 03:10 | UMKC | Samuel Carter makes the free throw | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:52 | Mercer | Paul Arno makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Thomas Shorter | 60-65 |
| 02:36 | UMKC | Samuel Carter knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Williamson | 60-68 |
| 02:21 | Mercer | Brad Moodie knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Paul Arno | 63-68 |
| 01:56 | UMKC | Harlan Davis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-68 |
| 01:55 | UMKC | Samuel Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-68 |
| 01:43 | UMKC | Harlan Davis buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from John Williamson and the foul's on Delmar Graham - foul #1 on Delmar Graham, team foul #12 | 63-70 |
| 01:43 | UMKC | Harlan Davis makes the free throw | 63-71 |
| 01:29 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-71 |
| 01:28 | UMKC | John Williamson gets the rebound | 63-71 |
| 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) | |
| 01:04 | UMKC | John Williamson drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Harlan Davis | 63-74 |
| 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) | |
| 00:58 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Brad Moodie | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | UMKC | Samuel Carter is fouled in the backcourt by Brad Moodie - foul #2 on Brad Moodie, team foul #13 | 66-74 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Judson Mikkelson (PF) Clayton Handy | |
| 00:55 | UMKC | Samuel Carter makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:55 | UMKC | Samuel Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:55 | UMKC | William Wedel grabs the offensive rebound | 66-75 |
| 00:52 | UMKC | William Wedel is fouled on the floor by Denny Ainsworth - foul #1 on Denny Ainsworth, team foul #14 | 66-75 |
| 00:52 | UMKC | William Wedel makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:52 | UMKC | William Wedel makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:46 | Mercer | Delmar Graham is denied on a layup by William Wedel | 66-77 |
| 00:44 | Mercer | Denny Ainsworth gets the offensive rebound | 66-77 |
| 00:42 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-77 |
| 00:41 | UMKC | William Wedel pulls down the rebound | 66-77 |
| 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) | |
| 00:16 | UMKC | William Wedel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-77 |
| Subs | Mercer | Claude Hetherington (PG), Julius Bryant (SG), Henry Stoneking (SF), Aldo Mancini (PF), Denver Sieberg (C) Brad Moodie, Thomas Shorter, Paul Arno, Delmar Graham, Denny Ainsworth | |
| Subs | UMKC | Scott Waterfield (PG), Aaron Liles (SG), Bobby Chenier (SF), Darnell Collins (C) John Williamson, Harlan Davis, Samuel Carter, William Wedel | |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Claude Hetherington misses the 3 from the left wing | 66-77 |
| 00:08 | Mercer | Henry Stoneking gets the offensive rebound | 66-77 |
| 00:05 | Mercer | The short jumper by Aldo Mancini is denied by Bobby Chenier | 66-77 |
| 00:04 | UMKC | Scott Waterfield grabs the board | 66-77 |
| 00:00 | UMKC | Scott Waterfield runs out the clock | 66-77 |