| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kenneth Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Means (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Franklin Bonaparte (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Willie Melvin (fresh) 8 pts. C - Brian Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Earl Gause (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Wayne Pilon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Erick Hines (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ronald Goodsell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte inbounds the ball | 39-30 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Mercer | Edward Means misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 19:44 | Mercer | Brian Williams snags the offensive board | 39-30 |
| 19:27 | Mercer | Charles Jones steps in front of the Franklin Bonaparte pass | 39-30 |
| 19:05 | UMKC | Erick Hines throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-30 |
| 18:51 | Mercer | Kenneth Williams is hacked by Earl Gause - foul #2 on Earl Gause, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| 18:37 | Mercer | Edward Means loses the dribble to Earl Gause | 39-30 |
| 18:32 | UMKC | Charles Jones lays it up and in on a nice dish by Earl Gause | 39-32 |
| 18:12 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte is called for traveling | 39-32 |
| 17:57 | UMKC | Wayne Pilon misses the shot from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 17:55 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| 17:37 | Mercer | Kenneth Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Wells (C) Brian Williams | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 17:19 | UMKC | Ronald Goodsell's pass is intercepted by Edward Means | 39-32 |
| 17:03 | Mercer | Edward Means misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 39-32 |
| 17:02 | Mercer | Kenneth Williams misses the tip | 39-32 |
| 17:01 | UMKC | Ronald Goodsell pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| 16:56 | UMKC | Earl Gause hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 16:54 | Mercer | Edward Means grabs the defensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 16:25 | Mercer | Kenneth Williams connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Franklin Bonaparte | 42-32 |
| 16:06 | UMKC | Erick Hines connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Ronald Goodsell | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kenneth Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Means (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Franklin Bonaparte (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Melvin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - David Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Earl Gause (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Pilon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Erick Hines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Goodsell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Mercer | David Wells misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Ronald Goodsell - foul #1 on Ronald Goodsell, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ernest Kaufman (PG), James Graybeal (SG), Shawn Gillis (PF), Brian Williams (C) Kenneth Williams, Edward Means, Franklin Bonaparte, Willie Melvin | |
| Subs | UMKC | Walter Edwards (PG), Nicholas Gillespie (SG), William Bohnsack (SF), Richard Willis (C) Earl Gause, Wayne Pilon, Charles Jones, Ronald Goodsell | |
| 15:49 | Mercer | David Wells misses the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 15:49 | Mercer | David Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 15:33 | UMKC | Richard Willis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Erick Hines | 43-36 |
| 15:19 | Mercer | William Bohnsack takes the ball from Shawn Gillis | 43-36 |
| 15:16 | UMKC | William Bohnsack misses the easy layup | 43-36 |
| 15:14 | UMKC | Nicholas Gillespie tips it in | 43-38 |
| 14:47 | Mercer | David Wells hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 43-38 |
| 14:45 | UMKC | Erick Hines grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 14:39 | UMKC | Nicholas Gillespie misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 14:37 | Mercer | Brian Williams grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 14:08 | Mercer | David Wells scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from James Graybeal | 45-38 |
| 13:53 | UMKC | William Bohnsack misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Wells - foul #3 on David Wells, team foul #1 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Williams (PG), Franklin Bonaparte (SF), James Morelli (C) James Graybeal, David Wells, Brian Williams | |
| Subs | UMKC | Earl Gause (PG), Ronald Goodsell (PF) Walter Edwards, Erick Hines | |
| 13:53 | UMKC | William Bohnsack makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 13:53 | UMKC | William Bohnsack makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 13:35 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte is hacked by William Bohnsack - foul #2 on William Bohnsack, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Means (SG) Ernest Kaufman | |
| Subs | UMKC | Charles Jones (SF) William Bohnsack | |
| 13:20 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte's fadeaway is rejected by Earl Gause | 45-40 |
| 13:19 | UMKC | Richard Willis snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 13:14 | UMKC | Franklin Bonaparte is called for the reach on Charles Jones - foul #2 on Franklin Bonaparte, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Willie Melvin (PF) Shawn Gillis | |
| Subs | UMKC | Wayne Pilon (SG), Robert Pryor (C) Nicholas Gillespie, Richard Willis | |
| 12:59 | UMKC | Wayne Pilon scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Charles Jones | 45-43 |
| 12:46 | Mercer | Edward Means misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 12:44 | UMKC | Wayne Pilon grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 12:21 | UMKC | Charles Jones misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Morelli - foul #1 on James Morelli, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Wells (C) James Morelli | |
| Subs | UMKC | Nicholas Gillespie (PF) Ronald Goodsell | |
| 12:21 | UMKC | Charles Jones makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 12:21 | UMKC | Charles Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 12:21 | Mercer | David Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 12:01 | Mercer | Willie Melvin blows the layup | 45-44 |
| 11:59 | Mercer | Willie Melvin gets the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kenneth Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Means (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Franklin Bonaparte (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Melvin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - David Wells (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Earl Gause (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Pilon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Gillespie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Pryor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:52 | Mercer | Willie Melvin misses long on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Nicholas Gillespie - foul #1 on Nicholas Gillespie, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ernest Kaufman (SG), Brian Williams (C) Edward Means, Franklin Bonaparte | |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Willis (C) Robert Pryor | |
| 11:52 | Mercer | Willie Melvin makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 11:52 | Mercer | Willie Melvin makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 11:33 | UMKC | Charles Jones clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on David Wells - foul #4 on David Wells, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bill Fletcher (SF), Shawn Gillis (PF) David Wells, Willie Melvin | |
| Subs | UMKC | William Bohnsack (PF) Wayne Pilon | |
| 11:33 | UMKC | Charles Jones makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 11:33 | UMKC | Charles Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 11:33 | Mercer | Shawn Gillis gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 11:13 | Mercer | Ernest Kaufman misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-45 |
| 11:11 | Mercer | Brian Williams can't tip it in | 47-45 |
| 11:10 | UMKC | Nicholas Gillespie grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 10:51 | UMKC | Richard Willis buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by William Bohnsack | 47-47 |
| 10:32 | Mercer | Shawn Gillis clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 10:30 | UMKC | Richard Willis snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 10:11 | UMKC | Richard Willis hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by William Bohnsack | 47-49 |
| 09:58 | Mercer | Brian Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 47-49 |
| 09:56 | Mercer | Bill Fletcher misses the tip | 47-49 |
| 09:54 | UMKC | Earl Gause gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 09:39 | UMKC | Charles Jones buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Earl Gause | 47-51 |
| 09:37 | Mercer | Kenneth Williams travels in the backcourt | 47-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Means (SG), Franklin Bonaparte (SF), Willie Melvin (PF) Kenneth Williams, Bill Fletcher, Brian Williams | |
| Subs | UMKC | Walter Edwards (PG), Wayne Pilon (SG), Erick Hines (PF), Ronald Goodsell (C) Earl Gause, Nicholas Gillespie, Charles Jones, Richard Willis | |
| 09:19 | UMKC | Ronald Goodsell makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Wayne Pilon and the foul's on Shawn Gillis - foul #1 on Shawn Gillis, team foul #5 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Morelli (C) Shawn Gillis | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 09:19 | UMKC | Ronald Goodsell makes the free throw | 47-54 |
| 09:08 | Mercer | Edward Means hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 47-54 |
| 09:07 | UMKC | Ronald Goodsell grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 09:02 | UMKC | Walter Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 09:00 | UMKC | Erick Hines hits the follow up shot | 47-56 |
| 08:37 | Mercer | Willie Melvin misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-56 |
| 08:35 | UMKC | William Bohnsack gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| 08:08 | UMKC | Erick Hines drills a jumper from the free throw line | 47-58 |
| 08:03 | Mercer | Ernest Kaufman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-58 |
| 08:02 | UMKC | Ronald Goodsell gets the rebound | 47-58 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ernest Kaufman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Means (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Franklin Bonaparte (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Melvin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - James Morelli (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Walter Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Pilon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Bohnsack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Erick Hines (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Goodsell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:42 | UMKC | Erick Hines misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Willie Melvin - foul #2 on Willie Melvin, team foul #6 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Williams (PG), David Wells (C) Ernest Kaufman, James Morelli | |
| Subs | UMKC | Earl Gause (PG), Charles Jones (SF), Richard Willis (C) Walter Edwards, William Bohnsack, Ronald Goodsell | |
| 07:42 | UMKC | Erick Hines makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 07:42 | UMKC | Erick Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 07:27 | Mercer | Kenneth Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-60 |
| 07:26 | Mercer | Willie Melvin pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-60 |
| 07:10 | Mercer | David Wells misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on Erick Hines - foul #3 on Erick Hines, team foul #5 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brian Williams (C) Willie Melvin | |
| Subs | UMKC | Nicholas Gillespie (SG) Wayne Pilon | |
| 07:10 | Mercer | David Wells makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 07:10 | Mercer | David Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 07:10 | Mercer | David Wells makes the 3rd free throw | 50-60 |
| 06:51 | UMKC | Richard Willis double dribbles | 50-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Graybeal (SG), Shawn Gillis (PF) Edward Means, Franklin Bonaparte | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ronald Goodsell (PF) Erick Hines | |
| 06:35 | Mercer | James Graybeal connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Williams and he's fouled by Richard Willis - foul #4 on Richard Willis, team foul #6 | 52-60 |
| 06:35 | Mercer | James Graybeal misses the free throw | 52-60 |
| 06:35 | UMKC | Ronald Goodsell gets the rebound | 52-60 |
| 06:16 | UMKC | Shawn Gillis swats the short shot by Ronald Goodsell | 52-60 |
| 06:15 | Mercer | Shawn Gillis pulls down the rebound | 52-60 |
| 05:49 | Mercer | James Graybeal misses the jumper from the right block | 52-60 |
| 05:48 | UMKC | Charles Jones pulls down the rebound | 52-60 |
| 05:38 | UMKC | Charles Jones travels with the ball | 52-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Means (SG), Franklin Bonaparte (SF), Willie Melvin (PF) James Graybeal, Shawn Gillis, Brian Williams | |
| Subs | UMKC | Wayne Pilon (SG), Erick Hines (PF) Nicholas Gillespie, Ronald Goodsell | |
| 05:19 | Mercer | Edward Means scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from David Wells | 55-60 |
| 05:00 | UMKC | Wayne Pilon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-60 |
| 04:59 | Mercer | Willie Melvin grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 04:33 | Mercer | Edward Means misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Willis - foul #5 on Richard Willis, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ernest Kaufman (PG) Kenneth Williams | |
| Subs | UMKC | Nicholas Gillespie (SF), Ronald Goodsell (C) Charles Jones, Richard Willis | |
| 04:33 | Mercer | Edward Means misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 04:33 | Mercer | Edward Means misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 04:33 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Ronald Goodsell | 55-60 |
| 04:24 | UMKC | Earl Gause misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 04:23 | UMKC | Erick Hines snags the offensive board | 55-60 |
| 04:07 | UMKC | Earl Gause connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Wayne Pilon | 55-63 |
| 03:49 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Erick Hines - foul #4 on Erick Hines, team foul #8 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Graybeal (SG), Shawn Gillis (PF), Brian Williams (C) Edward Means, Willie Melvin, David Wells | |
| Subs | UMKC | Walter Edwards (PG), William Bohnsack (SF), Robert Pryor (C) Earl Gause, Wayne Pilon, Erick Hines | |
| 03:49 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 03:49 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte misses the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 03:49 | UMKC | Ronald Goodsell gets the rebound | 56-63 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ernest Kaufman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Graybeal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Franklin Bonaparte (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Gillis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Williams (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Walter Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Gillespie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Bohnsack (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Goodsell (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Pryor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:41 | UMKC | Franklin Bonaparte is called for the reach on William Bohnsack - foul #3 on Franklin Bonaparte, team foul #7 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bill Fletcher (SF) Franklin Bonaparte | |
| Subs | UMKC | Charles Jones (SF) Robert Pryor | |
| 03:41 | UMKC | William Bohnsack makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 03:41 | UMKC | William Bohnsack makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 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) | |
| 03:28 | Mercer | Ernest Kaufman is fouled on the floor by Ronald Goodsell - foul #2 on Ronald Goodsell, team foul #9 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Williams (PG) James Graybeal | |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Pryor (C) William Bohnsack | |
| 03:28 | Mercer | Ernest Kaufman makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 03:28 | Mercer | Ernest Kaufman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 03:01 | UMKC | Ronald Goodsell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-65 |
| 02:59 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Bill Fletcher | 58-65 |
| 02:59 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-65 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Means (SG), Franklin Bonaparte (SF), Willie Melvin (PF) Ernest Kaufman, Bill Fletcher, Shawn Gillis | |
| Subs | UMKC | Earl Gause (PG), Wayne Pilon (SG), Erick Hines (PF) Walter Edwards, Nicholas Gillespie, Robert Pryor | |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 02:45 | Mercer | Brian Williams lays it up and in set up by Willie Melvin and the foul's on Ronald Goodsell - foul #3 on Ronald Goodsell, team foul #10 | 60-65 |
| 02:45 | Mercer | Brian Williams makes the free throw | 61-65 |
| 02:24 | UMKC | Erick Hines misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-65 |
| 02:23 | UMKC | Earl Gause snags the offensive board | 61-65 |
| 02:18 | UMKC | Erick Hines clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 61-65 |
| 02:17 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Goodsell | 61-65 |
| 01:59 | UMKC | Erick Hines is hacked by Franklin Bonaparte - foul #4 on Franklin Bonaparte, team foul #8 | 61-65 |
| 01:59 | UMKC | Erick Hines makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 01:59 | UMKC | Erick Hines misses the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 01:59 | Mercer | Willie Melvin snags the defensive board | 61-66 |
| 01:45 | Mercer | Edward Means hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-66 |
| 01:43 | UMKC | Earl Gause grabs the board | 61-66 |
| 01:21 | UMKC | Erick Hines misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Brian Williams - foul #3 on Brian Williams, team foul #9 | 61-66 |
| 01:21 | UMKC | Erick Hines misses the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 01:21 | UMKC | Erick Hines misses the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 01:21 | Mercer | Brian Williams grabs the board | 61-66 |
| 01:17 | Mercer | Edward Means buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Franklin Bonaparte | 64-66 |
| 01:03 | UMKC | Earl Gause misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-66 |
| 01:02 | UMKC | Ronald Goodsell gets the offensive rebound | 64-66 |
| 00:43 | UMKC | Earl Gause's floater is tipped away by Brian Williams | 64-66 |
| 00:41 | UMKC | Erick Hines grabs the offensive board | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | UMKC | Earl Gause drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Charles Jones | 64-68 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Mercer | Kenneth Williams hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Edward Means | 67-68 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:09 | UMKC | Edward Means is called for the reach on Charles Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Means, team foul #10 | 67-68 |
| 00:09 | UMKC | Charles Jones misses the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:09 | UMKC | Charles Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Willie Melvin grabs the defensive rebound | 67-68 |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Mercer calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Mercer | Willie Melvin comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 67-68 |
| 00:00 | UMKC | Erick Hines snags the defensive board | 67-68 |