| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Brad Kauffman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Means (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Franklin Bonaparte (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Melvin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Earl Gause (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Pilon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Jimenes (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Erick Hines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Goodsell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte inbounds the ball | 37-37 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Mercer | Brian Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-37 |
| 19:40 | UMKC | Erick Hines is fouled on the floor by Brad Kauffman - foul #2 on Brad Kauffman, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| 19:28 | UMKC | Wayne Pilon lays it up and in on a great pass from Ronald Goodsell and the foul's on Brad Kauffman - foul #3 on Brad Kauffman, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Graybeal (PG) Brad Kauffman | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 19:28 | UMKC | Wayne Pilon makes the free throw | 37-40 |
| 19:12 | Mercer | Edward Means misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 19:10 | UMKC | Erick Hines snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 18:57 | UMKC | Wayne Pilon is fouled on the floor by Edward Means - foul #3 on Edward Means, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bill Fletcher (SG) Edward Means | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 18:45 | UMKC | Earl Gause blows the layup | 37-40 |
| 18:43 | UMKC | Erick Hines can't tip it in | 37-40 |
| 18:41 | Mercer | Bill Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 18:12 | Mercer | Brian Williams scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Franklin Bonaparte and he's fouled by Wayne Pilon - foul #3 on Wayne Pilon, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Walter Edwards (SG) Wayne Pilon | |
| 18:12 | Mercer | Brian Williams misses the free throw | 39-40 |
| 18:12 | UMKC | Ronald Goodsell pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 17:58 | UMKC | Walter Edwards misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 17:56 | UMKC | Ralph Jimenes gets the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 17:42 | UMKC | Ronald Goodsell hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Brian Williams - foul #2 on Brian Williams, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Shawn Gillis (C) Brian Williams | |
| Subs | UMKC | William Bohnsack (SF) Ralph Jimenes | |
| 17:42 | UMKC | Ronald Goodsell misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 17:42 | UMKC | Ronald Goodsell misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 17:42 | Mercer | Willie Melvin grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 17:25 | Mercer | James Graybeal is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Graybeal, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Morelli (C) Willie Melvin | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 17:03 | UMKC | The 3pt attempt by Earl Gause is denied by Franklin Bonaparte | 39-40 |
| 17:02 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 16:44 | Mercer | James Graybeal knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Franklin Bonaparte | 42-40 |
| 16:22 | UMKC | Earl Gause knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Walter Edwards | 42-43 |
| 16:08 | Mercer | Shawn Gillis is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Shawn Gillis, team foul #6 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Therrien (PG), Chris Jones (SG), Willie Melvin (PF), Brian Williams (C) James Graybeal, Bill Fletcher, Franklin Bonaparte, Shawn Gillis | |
| Subs | UMKC | Stephen Lewis (SG), Ralph Jimenes (SF), Robert Pryor (PF) Earl Gause, Erick Hines, Ronald Goodsell | |
| 15:52 | UMKC | Stephen Lewis comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 42-43 |
| 15:50 | Mercer | Willie Melvin grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Therrien (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Jones (fresh) SF - James Morelli (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Melvin (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Walter Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Lewis (fresh) SF - Ralph Jimenes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Pryor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Bohnsack (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Mercer | Chris Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 15:33 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Robert Pryor | 42-43 |
| 15:28 | UMKC | Stephen Lewis misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Morelli - foul #3 on James Morelli, team foul #7 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Kauffman (PG), Edward Means (SG) John Therrien, Chris Jones | |
| Subs | UMKC | Wayne Pilon (SG) Walter Edwards | |
| 15:28 | UMKC | Stephen Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 15:28 | UMKC | Stephen Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 15:19 | Mercer | Edward Means buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by James Morelli | 44-44 |
| 15:01 | UMKC | Ralph Jimenes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 14:59 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Willie Melvin | 44-44 |
| 14:36 | Mercer | Willie Melvin can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 14:35 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Ralph Jimenes | 44-44 |
| 14:12 | UMKC | Stephen Lewis misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's hacked by Willie Melvin - foul #1 on Willie Melvin, team foul #8 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte (SF), Bill Fletcher (PF), Shawn Gillis (C) James Morelli, Willie Melvin, Brian Williams | |
| Subs | UMKC | Earl Gause (PG), Erick Hines (PF), Ronald Goodsell (C) Ralph Jimenes, Robert Pryor, William Bohnsack | |
| 14:12 | UMKC | Stephen Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 14:12 | UMKC | Stephen Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 14:12 | UMKC | Stephen Lewis makes the 3rd free throw | 44-45 |
| 13:51 | Mercer | Brad Kauffman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 13:49 | Mercer | Shawn Gillis tips it home | 46-45 |
| 13:31 | UMKC | Stephen Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 13:30 | UMKC | Earl Gause gets the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 13:19 | UMKC | Erick Hines misses the shot from the left side | 46-45 |
| 13:18 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 12:59 | Mercer | Shawn Gillis buries a driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Ronald Goodsell - foul #1 on Ronald Goodsell, team foul #2 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Graybeal (PG), James Morelli (C) Brad Kauffman, Edward Means | |
| Subs | UMKC | Walter Edwards (SG), Ralph Jimenes (SF) Wayne Pilon, Stephen Lewis | |
| 12:59 | Mercer | Shawn Gillis makes the free throw | 49-45 |
| 12:44 | UMKC | Erick Hines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | Willie Melvin (PF) James Morelli | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 12:22 | Mercer | James Graybeal's pass is intercepted by Earl Gause | 49-45 |
| 12:05 | UMKC | Erick Hines drills a fadeaway from the left block | 49-47 |
| 11:36 | Mercer | Bill Fletcher misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 11:34 | UMKC | Erick Hines grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Graybeal (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Fletcher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Franklin Bonaparte (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Melvin (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Shawn Gillis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Earl Gause (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Jimenes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Erick Hines (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Goodsell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:12 | UMKC | Franklin Bonaparte steals it from Erick Hines | 49-47 |
| 11:01 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 11:00 | Mercer | Willie Melvin snags the offensive board | 49-47 |
| 10:33 | Mercer | Ronald Goodsell steals the ball from Bill Fletcher | 49-47 |
| 10:20 | UMKC | Earl Gause is hacked by James Graybeal - foul #2 on James Graybeal, team foul #9 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Kauffman (PG), Edward Means (SG), James Morelli (PF), Brian Williams (C) James Graybeal, Bill Fletcher, Willie Melvin, Shawn Gillis | |
| Subs | UMKC | Wayne Pilon (SG), William Bohnsack (SF), Robert Pryor (PF), Emil Trump (C) Walter Edwards, Ralph Jimenes, Erick Hines, Ronald Goodsell | |
| 10:20 | UMKC | Earl Gause misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 10:20 | Mercer | James Morelli grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 10:02 | Mercer | James Morelli misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 10:00 | Mercer | Brian Williams tips it back up and in | 51-47 |
| 09:49 | UMKC | Earl Gause hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 09:47 | Mercer | Brian Williams snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 09:19 | Mercer | James Morelli blows the layup but the foul's on Wayne Pilon - foul #4 on Wayne Pilon, team foul #3 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Graybeal (SF) Franklin Bonaparte | |
| Subs | UMKC | Walter Edwards (PG), Stephen Lewis (SG) Earl Gause, Wayne Pilon | |
| 09:19 | Mercer | James Morelli makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 09:19 | Mercer | James Morelli makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 09:03 | UMKC | Stephen Lewis drills a floater from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 08:52 | Mercer | James Morelli misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 53-49 |
| 08:51 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Stephen Lewis | 53-49 |
| 08:34 | UMKC | Robert Pryor buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Stephen Lewis and he's hacked by Brian Williams - foul #3 on Brian Williams, team foul #10 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Willie Melvin (PF) James Morelli | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 08:34 | UMKC | Robert Pryor makes the free throw | 53-52 |
| 08:26 | Mercer | James Graybeal comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 08:25 | Mercer | Brian Williams snags the offensive board | 53-52 |
| 08:12 | Mercer | Edward Means connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian Williams and the foul's on Emil Trump - foul #1 on Emil Trump, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bill Fletcher (SF), James Morelli (C) James Graybeal, Brian Williams | |
| Subs | UMKC | Earl Gause (PG), Ronald Goodsell (C) Stephen Lewis, Emil Trump | |
| 08:12 | Mercer | Edward Means makes the free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:59 | UMKC | Earl Gause comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 07:58 | UMKC | Ronald Goodsell gets the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 07:41 | UMKC | Walter Edwards is whistled for traveling | 56-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Therrien (PG), Chris Jones (SG), Shawn Gillis (C) Brad Kauffman, Edward Means, James Morelli | |
| Subs | UMKC | Wayne Pilon (SG), Stephen Lewis (SF), Erick Hines (PF) Walter Edwards, William Bohnsack, Robert Pryor | |
| 07:28 | Mercer | Chris Jones misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-52 |
| 07:26 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Ronald Goodsell | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Therrien (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Jones (fresh) SF - Bill Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Willie Melvin (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Shawn Gillis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Earl Gause (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Pilon (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Stephen Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Erick Hines (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Goodsell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:07 | UMKC | 3 seconds is called on Ronald Goodsell | 56-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Graybeal (PG), Franklin Bonaparte (SF), James Morelli (C) John Therrien, Chris Jones, Willie Melvin | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 06:50 | Mercer | Shawn Gillis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-52 |
| 06:48 | UMKC | Earl Gause grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 06:43 | UMKC | Earl Gause misses the lay-in | 56-52 |
| 06:42 | UMKC | Wayne Pilon can't tip it in | 56-52 |
| 06:41 | UMKC | Stephen Lewis tips it back up and in | 56-54 |
| 06:26 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte is hacked by Ronald Goodsell - foul #2 on Ronald Goodsell, team foul #5 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Means (SG), Brian Williams (C) Bill Fletcher, James Morelli | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ralph Jimenes (SF) Stephen Lewis | |
| 06:07 | Mercer | Shawn Gillis's pass is intercepted by Ronald Goodsell | 56-54 |
| 05:51 | UMKC | Erick Hines hits a floater from the baseline set up by Ralph Jimenes and he's hacked by Franklin Bonaparte - foul #1 on Franklin Bonaparte, team foul #11 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Kauffman (PG), Willie Melvin (PF) James Graybeal, Shawn Gillis | |
| Subs | UMKC | Walter Edwards (PG), Robert Pryor (C) Earl Gause, Ronald Goodsell | |
| 05:51 | UMKC | Erick Hines makes the free throw | 56-57 |
| 05:31 | Mercer | Willie Melvin hits a turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Erick Hines - foul #1 on Erick Hines, team foul #6 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | William Bohnsack (C) Erick Hines | |
| 05:31 | Mercer | Willie Melvin misses the free throw | 58-57 |
| 05:31 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 05:13 | Mercer | Edward Means loses the ball out of bounds | 58-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Stephen Lewis (SG) Wayne Pilon | |
| 04:57 | UMKC | Walter Edwards drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Bohnsack | 58-59 |
| 04:48 | Mercer | Willie Melvin connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Brad Kauffman | 60-59 |
| 04:28 | UMKC | Willie Melvin steals the ball from Robert Pryor | 60-59 |
| 04:07 | Mercer | Willie Melvin misses short on a runner from the baseline | 60-59 |
| 04:06 | UMKC | Robert Pryor gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| 04:01 | UMKC | Stephen Lewis misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 03:59 | Mercer | Willie Melvin gets the rebound | 60-59 |
| 03:53 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ralph Jimenes - foul #1 on Ralph Jimenes, team foul #7 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Graybeal (PG), Bill Fletcher (SG), Shawn Gillis (PF), James Morelli (C) Brad Kauffman, Edward Means, Willie Melvin, Brian Williams | |
| Subs | UMKC | Earl Gause (PG), Wayne Pilon (SG), Erick Hines (PF), Ronald Goodsell (C) Walter Edwards, Stephen Lewis, Ralph Jimenes, Robert Pryor | |
| 03:53 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 03:53 | Mercer | Franklin Bonaparte makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 03:30 | UMKC | Earl Gause hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 03:29 | UMKC | Wayne Pilon tips it back up and in | 62-61 |
| 03:16 | Mercer | Bill Fletcher misses long on a floater near the basket | 62-61 |
| 03:15 | Mercer | James Graybeal gets the offensive rebound | 62-61 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Graybeal (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Fletcher (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Franklin Bonaparte (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Shawn Gillis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Morelli (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Earl Gause (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Pilon (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Bohnsack (fresh) PF - Erick Hines (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Goodsell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 02:59 | Mercer | James Morelli hits the finger roll set up by James Graybeal | 64-61 |
| 02:38 | UMKC | Wayne Pilon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-61 |
| 02:37 | Mercer | James Morelli grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 02:37 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brad Kauffman (PG), Edward Means (SG), Willie Melvin (PF), Brian Williams (C) James Graybeal, Bill Fletcher, Shawn Gillis, James Morelli | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ralph Jimenes (SF) William Bohnsack | |
| 02:27 | Mercer | Brian Williams misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-61 |
| 02:25 | Mercer | Brad Kauffman hits the follow up shot | 66-61 |
| 02:06 | UMKC | Erick Hines scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Ralph Jimenes | 66-64 |
| 01:42 | Mercer | Erick Hines swats the shot by Brian Williams | 66-64 |
| 01:40 | UMKC | Ralph Jimenes snags the defensive board | 66-64 |
| 01:34 | UMKC | Wayne Pilon scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Earl Gause | 66-66 |
| 01:19 | Mercer | Willie Melvin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-66 |
| 01:18 | UMKC | Ronald Goodsell grabs the defensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 01:16 | UMKC | Earl Gause is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Earl Gause, team foul #8 | 66-66 |
| 00:57 | Mercer | Brian Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-66 |
| 00:45 | UMKC | Wayne Pilon clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Edward Means - foul #4 on Edward Means, team foul #12 | 66-66 |
| 00:45 | UMKC | Wayne Pilon misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:45 | UMKC | Wayne Pilon makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:27 | Mercer | Edward Means is hacked by Erick Hines - foul #2 on Erick Hines, team foul #9 | 66-67 |
| 00:27 | Mercer | Edward Means makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:27 | Mercer | Edward Means misses the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:27 | UMKC | Wayne Pilon grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | UMKC | Earl Gause misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Means - foul #5 on Edward Means, team foul #13 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Graybeal (SG) Edward Means | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 00:04 | UMKC | Earl Gause makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:04 | UMKC | Earl Gause misses the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 00:04 | Mercer | Brian Williams snags the defensive board | 67-68 |
| 00:04 | Mercer | Mercer calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | James Graybeal comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 67-68 |