| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Christopher Edwards (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Schweppe (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Maloney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry James (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Lundeen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Ulm (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jon Creasy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jackie Martel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | Eddie Maloney inbounds the ball | 21-32 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | UMKC | John Schweppe hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Henry James | 23-32 |
| 19:21 | Mercer | John Young is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on John Young, team foul #1 | 23-32 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Hal Meyers (PG) John Young | |
| 19:01 | UMKC | Eddie Maloney is fouled on the floor by Hal Meyers - foul #1 on Hal Meyers, team foul #2 | 23-32 |
| 18:36 | UMKC | John Schweppe can't throw it down | 23-32 |
| 18:35 | UMKC | William Lundeen tips it home | 25-32 |
| 18:14 | Mercer | Hal Meyers's fadeaway is rejected by William Lundeen | 25-32 |
| 18:13 | Mercer | Jackie Martel grabs the offensive board | 25-32 |
| 17:58 | Mercer | Jackie Martel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 17:56 | UMKC | Henry James pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 17:35 | UMKC | John Schweppe travels with the ball | 25-32 |
| Subs | UMKC | Bill Hill (PG) Christopher Edwards | |
| Subs | Mercer | Patrick Alexander (C) Jackie Martel | |
| 17:17 | Mercer | Hal Meyers is fouled on the floor by Bill Hill - foul #2 on Bill Hill, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Coster (PG), Brett Ayers (PF), Herman Bordelon (C) Eddie Maloney, Henry James, William Lundeen | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Deckard (PG), John Najera (SF), Dema Garski (C) Hal Meyers, Jerome Parker, Jon Creasy | |
| 16:57 | Mercer | Dema Garski drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bruce Deckard | 25-35 |
| 16:46 | UMKC | Herman Bordelon misses long on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Dema Garski - foul #1 on Dema Garski, team foul #3 | 25-35 |
| Subs | UMKC | Mark Glenn (SF) John Schweppe | |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Forrest (SG) Joseph Ulm | |
| 16:46 | UMKC | Herman Bordelon makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 16:46 | UMKC | Herman Bordelon misses the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 16:46 | Mercer | Dema Garski pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 16:24 | Mercer | Herman Bordelon denies the turnaround by John Najera | 26-35 |
| 16:23 | UMKC | Bill Hill pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 16:07 | UMKC | Bill Hill can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 26-35 |
| 16:06 | UMKC | Mark Glenn grabs the offensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 15:57 | UMKC | Herman Bordelon blows the layup | 26-35 |
| 15:55 | Mercer | Patrick Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 26-35 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Bill Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Coster (fresh) SF - Mark Glenn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brett Ayers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Bordelon (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Deckard (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Arthur Forrest (fresh) SF - John Najera (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Alexander (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dema Garski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:50 | Mercer | Richard Coster takes the ball from John Najera | 26-35 |
| 15:34 | UMKC | Herman Bordelon banks in the layup on a great pass from Bill Hill | 28-35 |
| 15:10 | Mercer | John Najera misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Herman Bordelon - foul #2 on Herman Bordelon, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| Subs | UMKC | Christopher Edwards (PG), John Schweppe (SG), Eddie Maloney (SF), Henry James (PF), William Lundeen (C) Bill Hill, Richard Coster, Mark Glenn, Brett Ayers, Herman Bordelon | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Young (PG), Joseph Ulm (SG), Jon Creasy (PF), Jackie Martel (C) Bruce Deckard, Arthur Forrest, Patrick Alexander, Dema Garski | |
| 15:10 | Mercer | John Najera makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 15:10 | Mercer | John Najera misses the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 15:10 | UMKC | William Lundeen pulls down the rebound | 28-36 |
| 14:58 | UMKC | Eddie Maloney misses the runner from the baseline | 28-36 |
| 14:57 | Mercer | Jackie Martel pulls down the rebound | 28-36 |
| 14:28 | Mercer | Jon Creasy misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 14:27 | Mercer | Jackie Martel tips it back up and in | 28-38 |
| 14:21 | UMKC | Jon Creasy picks off the pass by John Schweppe | 28-38 |
| 14:02 | Mercer | Christopher Edwards steals it from Jackie Martel | 28-38 |
| 13:59 | UMKC | Christopher Edwards lays it up and in | 30-38 |
| 13:30 | Mercer | Jackie Martel comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 30-38 |
| 13:28 | UMKC | William Lundeen snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 13:05 | UMKC | Eddie Maloney is fouled on the floor by Jon Creasy - foul #2 on Jon Creasy, team foul #4 | 30-38 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerome Parker (SF), Patrick Alexander (C) John Najera, Jackie Martel | |
| 12:55 | UMKC | Eddie Maloney hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 30-38 |
| 12:53 | Mercer | Joseph Ulm gets the rebound | 30-38 |
| 12:42 | Mercer | John Young misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 30-38 |
| 12:41 | Mercer | Patrick Alexander tips it in | 30-40 |
| 12:36 | UMKC | John Schweppe drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Edwards | 32-40 |
| 12:14 | Mercer | Jon Creasy can't finish the layup | 32-40 |
| 12:13 | UMKC | William Lundeen gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 11:58 | UMKC | Patrick Alexander steals the ball from William Lundeen | 32-40 |
| 11:55 | Mercer | Christopher Edwards picks off the pass by John Young in the backcourt | 32-40 |
| 11:54 | UMKC | John Schweppe lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Edwards | 34-40 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Christopher Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Schweppe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Maloney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry James (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Lundeen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Ulm (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jon Creasy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Mercer | Joseph Ulm misses the easy layup | 34-40 |
| 11:36 | UMKC | Eddie Maloney gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 11:26 | UMKC | Christopher Edwards hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Henry James | 36-40 |
| 11:07 | Mercer | Henry James is called for the reach on John Young - foul #1 on Henry James, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | UMKC | Bill Hill (PG), Richard Coster (SG), Mark Glenn (SF), Brett Ayers (PF), Herman Bordelon (C) Christopher Edwards, John Schweppe, Eddie Maloney, Henry James, William Lundeen | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Deckard (PG), Hal Meyers (SG), Jackie Martel (C) John Young, Joseph Ulm, Jon Creasy | |
| 10:50 | Mercer | Mark Glenn is called for the reach on Bruce Deckard - foul #1 on Mark Glenn, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Najera (SG) Bruce Deckard | |
| 10:26 | Mercer | Jerome Parker misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brett Ayers - foul #2 on Brett Ayers, team foul #5 | 36-40 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Deckard (PG) Patrick Alexander | |
| 10:26 | Mercer | Jerome Parker makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 10:26 | Mercer | Jerome Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 10:09 | UMKC | Herman Bordelon misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 10:07 | Mercer | John Najera pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 09:58 | Mercer | Jerome Parker misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 09:56 | UMKC | Mark Glenn snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 09:44 | UMKC | Richard Coster knocks in the shot from the left side | 38-42 |
| 09:22 | Mercer | John Najera clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-42 |
| 09:21 | Mercer | Jackie Martel gets the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 09:11 | Mercer | John Najera misses the lay-in | 38-42 |
| 09:10 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Brett Ayers | 38-42 |
| 08:53 | UMKC | Brett Ayers comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Najera - foul #1 on John Najera, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| Subs | UMKC | John Schweppe (SG), Eddie Maloney (SF), William Lundeen (C) Richard Coster, Mark Glenn, Herman Bordelon | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Young (PG), Joseph Ulm (SG), Dema Garski (SF), Jon Creasy (PF), Patrick Alexander (C) Bruce Deckard, Hal Meyers, Jerome Parker, John Najera, Jackie Martel | |
| 08:53 | UMKC | Brett Ayers misses the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 08:53 | UMKC | Brett Ayers makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 08:33 | Mercer | Jon Creasy scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Dema Garski | 39-45 |
| 08:12 | UMKC | John Schweppe clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-45 |
| 08:10 | UMKC | William Lundeen pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 08:02 | UMKC | Bill Hill knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Eddie Maloney | 42-45 |
| 07:52 | Mercer | Joseph Ulm knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Jon Creasy | 42-47 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Bill Hill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Schweppe (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Maloney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brett Ayers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Lundeen (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - John Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Ulm (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dema Garski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jon Creasy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | UMKC | John Schweppe is hacked by Joseph Ulm - foul #1 on Joseph Ulm, team foul #6 | 42-47 |
| Subs | UMKC | Christopher Edwards (PG), Henry James (PF) Bill Hill, Brett Ayers | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Najera (SF) Dema Garski | |
| 07:09 | UMKC | Henry James misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jon Creasy - foul #3 on Jon Creasy, team foul #7 | 42-47 |
| Subs | UMKC | Herman Bordelon (C) William Lundeen | |
| Subs | Mercer | Dema Garski (C) Jon Creasy | |
| 07:09 | UMKC | Henry James makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 07:09 | UMKC | Henry James makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 06:50 | Mercer | John Najera is called for traveling | 44-47 |
| Subs | UMKC | Mark Glenn (SF) Eddie Maloney | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jackie Martel (C) Dema Garski | |
| 06:28 | UMKC | John Schweppe can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-47 |
| 06:27 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jackie Martel | 44-47 |
| 06:15 | Mercer | John Najera is hacked by Mark Glenn - foul #2 on Mark Glenn, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerome Parker (SF), Dema Garski (PF) John Najera, Patrick Alexander | |
| 06:07 | Mercer | Joseph Ulm can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-47 |
| 06:05 | UMKC | Herman Bordelon grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 05:50 | UMKC | Henry James can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 44-47 |
| 05:48 | UMKC | Mark Glenn grabs the offensive board | 44-47 |
| 05:31 | UMKC | Mark Glenn comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 05:29 | UMKC | Henry James tips it in | 46-47 |
| 05:10 | Mercer | Dema Garski clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Henry James - foul #2 on Henry James, team foul #7 | 46-47 |
| Subs | UMKC | Bill Hill (PG), Richard Coster (SG), Eddie Maloney (SF), William Lundeen (C) Christopher Edwards, John Schweppe, Mark Glenn, Herman Bordelon | |
| Subs | Mercer | Hal Meyers (PG), John Najera (SG), Jon Creasy (PF) John Young, Joseph Ulm, Jackie Martel | |
| 05:10 | Mercer | Dema Garski makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 05:10 | Mercer | Dema Garski makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 04:55 | UMKC | Bill Hill misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 04:53 | Mercer | Jon Creasy gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 04:40 | Mercer | Dema Garski drills a jumper from the left block | 46-51 |
| 04:24 | UMKC | Bill Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 04:23 | UMKC | Eddie Maloney snags the offensive board | 46-51 |
| 04:13 | UMKC | Jerome Parker picks off the pass by Bill Hill | 46-51 |
| 03:48 | Mercer | Hal Meyers comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 03:46 | Mercer | Jerome Parker tips it home | 46-53 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Bill Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Coster (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eddie Maloney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry James (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Lundeen (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Hal Meyers (fresh) SG - John Najera (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jerome Parker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jon Creasy (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Dema Garski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:23 | UMKC | Bill Hill connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William Lundeen | 49-53 |
| 03:08 | Mercer | Jon Creasy hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Hal Meyers | 49-56 |
| 03:08 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-56 |
| Subs | UMKC | Christopher Edwards (PG), John Schweppe (SG), Brett Ayers (PF) Bill Hill, Richard Coster, Henry James | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Young (PG), Joseph Ulm (SG), Jackie Martel (C) Hal Meyers, John Najera, Dema Garski | |
| 02:45 | UMKC | Brett Ayers misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 49-56 |
| 02:43 | Mercer | Jon Creasy snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 02:30 | Mercer | Jerome Parker dunks the ball on a great pass from John Young | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:01 | UMKC | The jumper by William Lundeen is denied by Joseph Ulm | 49-58 |
| 02:00 | UMKC | William Lundeen tips it back up and in | 51-58 |
| 01:52 | Mercer | Joseph Ulm is hacked by John Schweppe - foul #1 on John Schweppe, team foul #8 | 51-58 |
| Subs | UMKC | Henry James (PF) Brett Ayers | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 01:52 | Mercer | Joseph Ulm makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 01:52 | Mercer | Joseph Ulm makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 01:45 | UMKC | William Lundeen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:30 | Mercer | John Young makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Ulm | 51-63 |
| 01:07 | UMKC | Christopher Edwards misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Joseph Ulm - foul #2 on Joseph Ulm, team foul #8 | 51-63 |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Coster (SG), Bill Hill (SF), Brett Ayers (PF), Herman Bordelon (C) John Schweppe, Eddie Maloney, Henry James, William Lundeen | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Deckard (PG), Hal Meyers (SG), John Najera (SF), Patrick Alexander (PF), Dema Garski (C) John Young, Joseph Ulm, Jerome Parker, Jon Creasy, Jackie Martel | |
| 01:07 | UMKC | Christopher Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 01:07 | UMKC | Christopher Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 01:07 | Mercer | Dema Garski grabs the board | 51-63 |
| 00:44 | Mercer | Dema Garski scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Hal Meyers | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | UMKC | Bill Hill misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-65 |
| 00:35 | UMKC | Bill Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 51-65 |
| 00:31 | UMKC | Christopher Edwards knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Mercer | John Najera hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Bruce Deckard and he's hacked by Bill Hill - foul #3 on Bill Hill, team foul #9 | 53-67 |
| Subs | UMKC | Mark Glenn (SF) Christopher Edwards | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:11 | Mercer | John Najera makes the free throw | 53-68 |
| 00:05 | UMKC | Brett Ayers's floater is knocked away by Dema Garski | 53-68 |
| 00:04 | Mercer | John Najera gets the rebound | 53-68 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Bruce Deckard runs out the clock | 53-68 |