| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joseph West (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Morgan (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jerome Sicinski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Abraham Steinhoff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Fairfield (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Anthony Staton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Lilly (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Jenkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernie Langford (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis George (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Chicago State | James Jenkins inbounds the ball | 38-42 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Chicago State | Joshua Lilly knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Staton | 38-44 |
| 19:21 | Mercer | Jerome Sicinski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Joshua Lilly - foul #3 on Joshua Lilly, team foul #1 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Gino Ferrari (SG) Joshua Lilly | |
| 19:21 | Mercer | Jerome Sicinski misses the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 19:21 | Mercer | Jerome Sicinski misses the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 19:21 | Chicago State | Bernie Langford grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 19:07 | Chicago State | Anthony Staton hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Jenkins | 38-47 |
| 18:52 | Mercer | Willie Fairfield comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-47 |
| 18:50 | Chicago State | Bernie Langford snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 18:38 | Chicago State | James Jenkins buries a jump hook from close range | 38-49 |
| 18:22 | Mercer | Abraham Steinhoff buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Jerome Sicinski and the foul's on Bernie Langford - foul #3 on Bernie Langford, team foul #2 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | James Munsch (PF) Bernie Langford | |
| 18:22 | Mercer | Abraham Steinhoff makes the free throw | 41-49 |
| 18:02 | Chicago State | Willie Fairfield blocks the short jumper by James Jenkins | 41-49 |
| 18:01 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jerome Sicinski | 41-49 |
| 17:56 | Mercer | Gary Morgan misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Gino Ferrari - foul #2 on Gino Ferrari, team foul #3 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Justin Oestreich (PF) Abraham Steinhoff | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 17:56 | Mercer | Gary Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 17:56 | Mercer | Gary Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 17:38 | Chicago State | James Munsch hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Staton | 43-51 |
| 17:18 | Mercer | Joseph West lays it up and in on a great pass from Jerome Sicinski | 45-51 |
| 16:51 | Chicago State | Willie Fairfield swats the short shot by James Jenkins | 45-51 |
| 16:49 | Chicago State | Louis George misses the tip | 45-51 |
| 16:48 | Mercer | Gary Morgan gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 16:41 | Mercer | Joseph West is hacked by Anthony Staton - foul #1 on Anthony Staton, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Weyer (PG), Thomas Harvard (SG), Matthew Adams (SF) Joseph West, Gary Morgan, Jerome Sicinski | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Thomas Law (PG), Roy Hammons (PF), David Handy (C) Anthony Staton, James Jenkins, Louis George | |
| 16:31 | Mercer | Willie Fairfield comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 45-51 |
| 16:29 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to David Handy | 45-51 |
| 16:13 | Chicago State | James Munsch makes the driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Matthew Adams - foul #1 on Matthew Adams, team foul #1 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | Abraham Steinhoff (PF) Matthew Adams | |
| Subs | Chicago State | James Fleet (SG) Gino Ferrari | |
| 16:13 | Chicago State | James Munsch misses the free throw | 45-53 |
| 16:13 | Mercer | Justin Oestreich grabs the board | 45-53 |
| 16:00 | Mercer | Justin Oestreich scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Timothy Weyer | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Timothy Weyer (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Harvard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Justin Oestreich (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Abraham Steinhoff (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Fairfield (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Thomas Law (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Fleet (fresh) SF - James Munsch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Hammons (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Handy (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Chicago State | David Handy loses the ball out of bounds | 48-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | Matthew Adams (SF), Steven Kim (PF) Justin Oestreich, Willie Fairfield | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Anthony Staton (PG), Joshua Lilly (SG), Bernie Langford (PF) Thomas Law, James Fleet, James Munsch | |
| 15:32 | Mercer | Abraham Steinhoff's fadeaway is rejected by Bernie Langford | 48-53 |
| 15:31 | Mercer | Steven Kim tips it home | 50-53 |
| 15:08 | Chicago State | Joshua Lilly misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-53 |
| 15:07 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Steven Kim | 50-53 |
| 14:51 | Mercer | Matthew Adams misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 14:50 | Mercer | Thomas Harvard gets the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 14:43 | Mercer | Thomas Harvard misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Bernie Langford - foul #4 on Bernie Langford, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph West (PG), Jerome Sicinski (SF), Willie Fairfield (C) Timothy Weyer, Matthew Adams, Abraham Steinhoff | |
| Subs | Chicago State | James Jenkins (SF), Louis George (C) Bernie Langford, David Handy | |
| 14:43 | Mercer | Thomas Harvard makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 14:43 | Mercer | Thomas Harvard makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 14:32 | Chicago State | Anthony Staton hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Roy Hammons | 52-55 |
| 14:14 | Mercer | Jerome Sicinski knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph West | 55-55 |
| 13:57 | Chicago State | Joshua Lilly scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 13:46 | Mercer | Joshua Lilly steps in front of the Willie Fairfield pass | 55-58 |
| 13:42 | Chicago State | Roy Hammons lays it up and in on a great pass from Joshua Lilly | 55-60 |
| 13:31 | Mercer | Jerome Sicinski connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Joseph West | 57-60 |
| 13:03 | Chicago State | Thomas Harvard is called for the reach on James Jenkins - foul #2 on Thomas Harvard, team foul #2 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Morgan (SG), Justin Oestreich (C) Thomas Harvard, Willie Fairfield | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Thomas Law (PG), Gino Ferrari (SG), James Munsch (PF) Anthony Staton, Joshua Lilly, Roy Hammons | |
| 12:49 | Chicago State | Joseph West steps in front of the Gino Ferrari pass | 57-60 |
| 12:46 | Mercer | Gary Morgan lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph West | 59-60 |
| 12:24 | Chicago State | Louis George scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Law | 59-62 |
| 11:59 | Mercer | Steven Kim misses the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Thomas Law - foul #2 on Thomas Law, team foul #6 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Weyer (PG), Abraham Steinhoff (C) Joseph West, Jerome Sicinski | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Anthony Staton (PG), David Handy (PF) Thomas Law, James Jenkins | |
| 11:59 | Mercer | Steven Kim misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 11:59 | Mercer | Steven Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Timothy Weyer (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Justin Oestreich (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Kim (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Abraham Steinhoff (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Anthony Staton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gino Ferrari (fresh) SF - James Munsch (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Handy (fresh) 3 reb. C - Louis George (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Chicago State | Louis George hits the finger roll | 60-64 |
| 11:22 | Mercer | Steven Kim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Harvard (SF) Steven Kim | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Joshua Lilly (SG) Louis George | |
| 11:03 | Chicago State | Gary Morgan steals the ball from Joshua Lilly | 60-64 |
| 10:44 | Mercer | Gary Morgan makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Timothy Weyer | 62-64 |
| 10:27 | Chicago State | James Munsch misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-64 |
| 10:26 | Mercer | Thomas Harvard pulls down the rebound | 62-64 |
| 10:21 | Mercer | Joshua Lilly takes the ball from Gary Morgan | 62-64 |
| 10:15 | Chicago State | David Handy double dribbles | 62-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph West (PG), Jerome Sicinski (SF), Steven Kim (PF), Willie Fairfield (C) Timothy Weyer, Gary Morgan, Abraham Steinhoff, Justin Oestreich | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Thomas Law (PG), James Jenkins (SF), Roy Hammons (PF) Anthony Staton, Gino Ferrari, James Munsch | |
| 09:57 | Mercer | Steven Kim can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 62-64 |
| 09:56 | Chicago State | David Handy snags the defensive board | 62-64 |
| 09:40 | Chicago State | David Handy comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-64 |
| 09:38 | Mercer | Jerome Sicinski grabs the board | 62-64 |
| 09:31 | Mercer | Thomas Law is called for the reach on Joseph West - foul #3 on Thomas Law, team foul #7 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Louis George (C) David Handy | |
| 09:31 | Mercer | Joseph West makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 09:31 | Mercer | Joseph West makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 09:14 | Chicago State | Joshua Lilly is hacked by Jerome Sicinski - foul #2 on Jerome Sicinski, team foul #3 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Anthony Staton (PG), Gino Ferrari (SG) Thomas Law, Joshua Lilly | |
| 08:57 | Chicago State | Anthony Staton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 08:56 | Chicago State | Roy Hammons snags the offensive board | 64-64 |
| 08:42 | Chicago State | Willie Fairfield is called for the reach on Anthony Staton - foul #2 on Willie Fairfield, team foul #4 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Morgan (SG), Justin Oestreich (SF), Abraham Steinhoff (PF) Thomas Harvard, Jerome Sicinski, Steven Kim | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 08:31 | Chicago State | Louis George blows the layup but he's fouled by Justin Oestreich - foul #1 on Justin Oestreich, team foul #5 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Weyer (PG) Joseph West | |
| Subs | Chicago State | David Handy (PF) James Jenkins | |
| 08:31 | Chicago State | Louis George makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 08:31 | Chicago State | Louis George misses the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 08:31 | Mercer | Willie Fairfield grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 08:17 | Mercer | Justin Oestreich misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-65 |
| 08:15 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to David Handy | 64-65 |
| 07:49 | Chicago State | Willie Fairfield is called for the reach on Anthony Staton - foul #3 on Willie Fairfield, team foul #6 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Harvard (SF) Willie Fairfield | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Joshua Lilly (SG), James Munsch (SF), Bernie Langford (PF) Gino Ferrari, Roy Hammons, David Handy | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Timothy Weyer (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Harvard (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Abraham Steinhoff (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Oestreich (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Anthony Staton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joshua Lilly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Munsch (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernie Langford (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Louis George (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Chicago State | Louis George buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Anthony Staton | 64-67 |
| 07:22 | Mercer | Timothy Weyer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-67 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph West (PG), Jerome Sicinski (SF), Steven Kim (PF), Willie Fairfield (C) Timothy Weyer, Thomas Harvard, Abraham Steinhoff, Justin Oestreich | |
| Subs | Chicago State | James Jenkins (SF) James Munsch | |
| 06:57 | Chicago State | Joshua Lilly connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Anthony Staton | 64-70 |
| 06:41 | Mercer | Gary Morgan drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Joseph West | 67-70 |
| 06:21 | Chicago State | Joshua Lilly comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Jerome Sicinski - foul #3 on Jerome Sicinski, team foul #7 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Harvard (SG) Gary Morgan | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Thomas Law (PG), James Munsch (C) Anthony Staton, Louis George | |
| 06:21 | Chicago State | Joshua Lilly makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 06:21 | Chicago State | Joshua Lilly makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 06:00 | Mercer | Jerome Sicinski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-72 |
| 05:59 | Chicago State | Bernie Langford pulls down the rebound | 67-72 |
| 05:40 | Chicago State | Willie Fairfield blocks the short jumper by Thomas Law | 67-72 |
| 05:39 | Mercer | Willie Fairfield snags the defensive board | 67-72 |
| 05:30 | Mercer | Thomas Harvard is hacked by Joshua Lilly - foul #4 on Joshua Lilly, team foul #8 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Weyer (PG), Justin Oestreich (SF), Abraham Steinhoff (C) Joseph West, Jerome Sicinski, Willie Fairfield | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Gino Ferrari (SG), Roy Hammons (C) Joshua Lilly, James Jenkins | |
| 05:30 | Mercer | Thomas Harvard misses the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 05:30 | Chicago State | Bernie Langford snags the defensive board | 67-72 |
| 05:12 | Chicago State | Thomas Law can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 67-72 |
| 05:10 | Chicago State | Gino Ferrari tips it in | 67-74 |
| 04:52 | Mercer | Thomas Harvard misses the jumper in the paint | 67-74 |
| 04:51 | Chicago State | Bernie Langford gets the rebound | 67-74 |
| 04:36 | Chicago State | Bernie Langford misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-74 |
| 04:35 | Chicago State | Thomas Law can't tip it in | 67-74 |
| 04:34 | Mercer | Timothy Weyer grabs the defensive rebound | 67-74 |
| 04:09 | Mercer | Thomas Harvard clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-74 |
| 04:08 | Chicago State | Bernie Langford gets the rebound | 67-74 |
| 04:08 | Chicago State | Chicago State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-74 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph West (PG), Gary Morgan (SG), Jerome Sicinski (SF) Timothy Weyer, Thomas Harvard, Steven Kim | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Anthony Staton (PG), Joshua Lilly (SG), James Jenkins (SF), Louis George (C) Thomas Law, Gino Ferrari, James Munsch, Roy Hammons | |
| 03:47 | Chicago State | Bernie Langford's floater is tipped away by Justin Oestreich | 67-74 |
| 03:45 | Mercer | Abraham Steinhoff snags the defensive board | 67-74 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joseph West (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gary Morgan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerome Sicinski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Abraham Steinhoff (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Oestreich (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Anthony Staton (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Joshua Lilly (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - James Jenkins (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernie Langford (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. C - Louis George (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Mercer | Louis George steals it from Abraham Steinhoff | 67-74 |
| 03:09 | Chicago State | James Jenkins double dribbles | 67-74 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | James Munsch (PF) Bernie Langford | |
| 02:40 | Mercer | 3 seconds is called on Joseph West | 67-74 |
| Subs | Mercer | Willie Fairfield (C) Abraham Steinhoff | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 02:19 | Chicago State | James Jenkins makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Munsch and the foul's on Willie Fairfield - foul #4 on Willie Fairfield, team foul #8 | 67-76 |
| 02:19 | Chicago State | James Jenkins makes the free throw | 67-77 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:07 | Mercer | Anthony Staton steals the ball from Gary Morgan | 67-77 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:55 | Chicago State | Gary Morgan is called for the reach on Louis George - foul #3 on Gary Morgan, team foul #9 | 67-77 |
| Subs | Mercer | Steven Kim (PF) Justin Oestreich | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Bernie Langford (PF) James Munsch | |
| 01:55 | Chicago State | Louis George makes the 1st free throw | 67-78 |
| 01:55 | Chicago State | Louis George makes the 2nd free throw | 67-79 |
| 01:46 | Mercer | Gary Morgan clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 67-79 |
| 01:45 | Mercer | Willie Fairfield snags the offensive board | 67-79 |
| 01:37 | Mercer | Willie Fairfield is hacked by Bernie Langford - foul #5 on Bernie Langford, team foul #9 | 67-79 |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Weyer (PG), Thomas Harvard (SG), Justin Oestreich (SF), Abraham Steinhoff (PF) Joseph West, Gary Morgan, Jerome Sicinski, Steven Kim | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Thomas Law (PG), Gino Ferrari (SG), James Munsch (SF), Roy Hammons (PF), David Handy (C) Anthony Staton, Joshua Lilly, James Jenkins, Bernie Langford, Louis George | |
| 01:37 | Mercer | Willie Fairfield makes the 1st free throw | 68-79 |
| 01:37 | Mercer | Willie Fairfield misses the 2nd free throw | 68-79 |
| 01:37 | Chicago State | Roy Hammons gets the rebound | 68-79 |
| 01:08 | Chicago State | Roy Hammons comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-79 |
| 01:07 | Mercer | Abraham Steinhoff snags the defensive board | 68-79 |
| 00:57 | Mercer | Willie Fairfield misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 68-79 |
| 00:55 | Chicago State | James Munsch pulls down the rebound | 68-79 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Chicago State | Willie Fairfield swats the layup by Roy Hammons | 68-79 |
| 00:30 | Mercer | Willie Fairfield gets the rebound | 68-79 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Mercer | Abraham Steinhoff misses long on a shot from the left wing | 68-79 |
| 00:24 | Chicago State | Gino Ferrari grabs the defensive rebound | 68-79 |
| 00:00 | Chicago State | Thomas Law runs out the clock | 68-79 |