| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Bobby Rupp (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Pauls (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Malinoski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kyle Fenwick (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Byrne (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Kramer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cletus Adkins (fresh) 11 pts. SF - William Culbreath (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Capobianco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Castle (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Chicago State | Robert Malinoski inbounds the ball | 34-22 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Chicago State | Kyle Fenwick hits a driving attempt from close range | 36-22 |
| 19:24 | Mercer | Edward Castle misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 36-22 |
| 19:23 | Chicago State | Kyle Fenwick grabs the defensive rebound | 36-22 |
| 19:11 | Chicago State | Robert Malinoski misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-22 |
| 19:10 | Mercer | Kenneth Capobianco grabs the board | 36-22 |
| 18:50 | Mercer | Edward Castle's pass is intercepted by David Byrne | 36-22 |
| 18:41 | Chicago State | Robert Malinoski hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Bobby Rupp | 38-22 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:24 | Mercer | Robert Malinoski steals the ball from Edward Castle | 38-22 |
| 18:21 | Chicago State | Robert Malinoski lays it up and in | 40-22 |
| 18:06 | Mercer | Thomas Pauls steals it from Kenneth Capobianco | 40-22 |
| 18:03 | Chicago State | Thomas Pauls slams it home | 42-22 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:43 | Mercer | Edward Castle scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Cletus Adkins | 42-24 |
| 17:26 | Chicago State | Robert Malinoski misses the jumper from the right wing | 42-24 |
| 17:25 | Chicago State | David Byrne pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-24 |
| 17:01 | Chicago State | Bobby Rupp can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-24 |
| 16:59 | Mercer | Kenneth Capobianco snags the defensive board | 42-24 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:34 | Mercer | Cletus Adkins clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-24 |
| 16:32 | Mercer | William Culbreath misses the tip | 42-24 |
| 16:31 | Chicago State | David Byrne gets the rebound | 42-24 |
| 16:25 | Chicago State | Thomas Pauls is hacked by Kenneth Capobianco - foul #2 on Kenneth Capobianco, team foul #1 | 42-24 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jesse Arenas (PG), Chester Redden (SF), Tom Gallucci (PF), James Casavant (C) Bobby Rupp, Robert Malinoski, Kyle Fenwick, David Byrne | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kevin Meunier (SF), Tony Schulz (PF) William Culbreath, Kenneth Capobianco | |
| 16:07 | Chicago State | Tom Gallucci misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-24 |
| 16:06 | Mercer | Kevin Meunier pulls down the rebound | 42-24 |
| 15:39 | Mercer | Daniel Kramer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 42-24 |
| 15:37 | Chicago State | Chester Redden grabs the defensive rebound | 42-24 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Jesse Arenas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Pauls (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chester Redden (fresh) PF - Tom Gallucci (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Casavant (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Kramer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cletus Adkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Meunier (fresh) PF - Tony Schulz (fresh) C - Edward Castle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Chicago State | Tom Gallucci misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kevin Meunier - foul #1 on Kevin Meunier, team foul #2 | 42-24 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Carl Heikkinen (SG) Thomas Pauls | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 15:21 | Chicago State | Tom Gallucci makes the 1st free throw | 43-24 |
| 15:21 | Chicago State | Tom Gallucci makes the 2nd free throw | 44-24 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:07 | Mercer | Daniel Kramer makes the floater in the paint set up by Kevin Meunier | 44-26 |
| 14:49 | Chicago State | Tom Gallucci comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Edward Castle - foul #2 on Edward Castle, team foul #3 | 44-26 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Malinoski (SF) Chester Redden | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Culbreath (SF), Kenneth Capobianco (PF) Kevin Meunier, Tony Schulz | |
| 14:49 | Chicago State | Tom Gallucci makes the 1st free throw | 45-26 |
| 14:49 | Chicago State | Tom Gallucci makes the 2nd free throw | 46-26 |
| 14:30 | Mercer | Cletus Adkins can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on James Casavant - foul #2 on James Casavant, team foul #1 | 46-26 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Bobby Rupp (PG), Thomas Pauls (SG), Kyle Fenwick (PF) Jesse Arenas, Carl Heikkinen, Tom Gallucci | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 14:30 | Mercer | Cletus Adkins misses the 1st free throw | 46-26 |
| 14:30 | Mercer | Cletus Adkins makes the 2nd free throw | 46-27 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:07 | Chicago State | Thomas Pauls misses badly on a floater in the lane | 46-27 |
| 14:05 | Chicago State | Kyle Fenwick tips it home | 48-27 |
| 13:51 | Mercer | Cletus Adkins misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Pauls - foul #1 on Thomas Pauls, team foul #2 | 48-27 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Andre Moore (C) James Casavant | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 13:51 | Mercer | Cletus Adkins misses the 1st free throw | 48-27 |
| 13:51 | Mercer | Cletus Adkins misses the 2nd free throw | 48-27 |
| 13:51 | Chicago State | Andre Moore grabs the board | 48-27 |
| 13:23 | Chicago State | Thomas Pauls hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-27 |
| 13:21 | Chicago State | Andre Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 48-27 |
| 13:03 | Chicago State | Kyle Fenwick clanks a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Kenneth Capobianco - foul #3 on Kenneth Capobianco, team foul #4 | 48-27 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jesse Arenas (PG), Chester Redden (SF), David Byrne (C) Bobby Rupp, Robert Malinoski, Andre Moore | |
| Subs | Mercer | Everett Stith (C) Edward Castle | |
| 13:03 | Chicago State | Kyle Fenwick misses the 1st free throw | 48-27 |
| 13:03 | Chicago State | Kyle Fenwick makes the 2nd free throw | 49-27 |
| 12:42 | Mercer | Daniel Kramer scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from William Culbreath | 49-29 |
| 12:20 | Chicago State | Kyle Fenwick clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-29 |
| 12:18 | Mercer | Kenneth Capobianco pulls down the rebound | 49-29 |
| 12:16 | Mercer | Jesse Arenas is called for the reach on Daniel Kramer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jesse Arenas, team foul #3 | 49-29 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Carl Heikkinen (SG) Thomas Pauls | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kevin Meunier (SF), Tony Schulz (PF) William Culbreath, Kenneth Capobianco | |
| 12:06 | Mercer | Cletus Adkins drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Daniel Kramer | 49-31 |
| 11:42 | Chicago State | Kyle Fenwick misses short on a shot from the right side | 49-31 |
| 11:41 | Mercer | Kevin Meunier grabs the defensive rebound | 49-31 |
| 11:16 | Mercer | Daniel Kramer makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-34 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Jesse Arenas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Heikkinen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chester Redden (fresh) PF - Kyle Fenwick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - David Byrne (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Kramer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cletus Adkins (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Meunier (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Tony Schulz (fresh) C - Everett Stith (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:11 | Chicago State | Jesse Arenas scores on a shot from close range set up by Chester Redden and he's hacked by Daniel Kramer - foul #3 on Daniel Kramer, team foul #5 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Thomas Pauls (SG), Robert Malinoski (SF), Tom Gallucci (PF), James Casavant (C) Carl Heikkinen, Chester Redden, Kyle Fenwick, David Byrne | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Culbreath (SF), Kenneth Capobianco (PF), Edward Castle (C) Kevin Meunier, Tony Schulz, Everett Stith | |
| 11:11 | Chicago State | Jesse Arenas makes the free throw | 52-34 |
| 10:49 | Mercer | Daniel Kramer buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Cletus Adkins | 52-36 |
| 10:35 | Chicago State | Jesse Arenas comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 52-36 |
| 10:33 | Mercer | William Culbreath grabs the board | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:10 | Mercer | Kenneth Capobianco misses the lay-in | 52-36 |
| 10:08 | Mercer | William Culbreath grabs the offensive board | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:54 | Mercer | William Culbreath drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Cletus Adkins | 52-39 |
| 09:38 | Chicago State | Robert Malinoski comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 52-39 |
| 09:37 | Chicago State | James Casavant pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 09:24 | Chicago State | Robert Malinoski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 09:23 | Mercer | Edward Castle pulls down the rebound | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:00 | Mercer | Cletus Adkins misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-39 |
| 08:59 | Mercer | Edward Castle tips it home | 52-41 |
| 08:49 | Chicago State | Jesse Arenas makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Tom Gallucci | 55-41 |
| 08:35 | Mercer | Edward Castle makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Kramer | 55-44 |
| 08:23 | Chicago State | Robert Malinoski misses badly on a floater in the paint | 55-44 |
| 08:21 | Mercer | Edward Castle pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| 08:17 | Mercer | Cletus Adkins is called for traveling | 55-44 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Bobby Rupp (PG), Chester Redden (SF), Kyle Fenwick (PF), David Byrne (C) Jesse Arenas, Robert Malinoski, Tom Gallucci, James Casavant | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kevin Meunier (SF), Tony Schulz (PF), Everett Stith (C) William Culbreath, Kenneth Capobianco, Edward Castle | |
| 07:59 | Chicago State | Chester Redden misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-44 |
| 07:58 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Tony Schulz | 55-44 |
| 07:35 | Mercer | Daniel Kramer misses long on a floater from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 07:34 | Mercer | Kevin Meunier tips it home | 55-46 |
| 07:13 | Chicago State | David Byrne knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Pauls | 58-46 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Bobby Rupp (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Pauls (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chester Redden (fresh) PF - Kyle Fenwick (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - David Byrne (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Kramer (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cletus Adkins (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Meunier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Schulz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Everett Stith (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 06:48 | Mercer | Daniel Kramer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-46 |
| 06:47 | Mercer | Everett Stith pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 06:30 | Mercer | Daniel Kramer connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 58-48 |
| 06:08 | Chicago State | Bobby Rupp connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Chester Redden | 60-48 |
| 05:57 | Mercer | Chester Redden is called for the reach on Kevin Meunier - foul #1 on Chester Redden, team foul #4 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jesse Arenas (SG), Robert Malinoski (SF), James Casavant (C) Thomas Pauls, Chester Redden, David Byrne | |
| Subs | Mercer | Obataiye Dare (SG), William Culbreath (SF), Kenneth Capobianco (PF), Edward Castle (C) Cletus Adkins, Kevin Meunier, Tony Schulz, Everett Stith | |
| 05:39 | Mercer | Daniel Kramer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 60-48 |
| 05:37 | Chicago State | Kyle Fenwick grabs the board | 60-48 |
| 05:33 | Chicago State | Bobby Rupp is hacked by Daniel Kramer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Kramer, team foul #6 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Carl Heikkinen (SG) Bobby Rupp | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 05:15 | Chicago State | James Casavant scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jesse Arenas | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:57 | Mercer | William Culbreath scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:28 | Chicago State | James Casavant's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Capobianco | 63-51 |
| 04:09 | Mercer | Obataiye Dare hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-51 |
| 04:08 | Chicago State | James Casavant grabs the board | 63-51 |
| 03:42 | Chicago State | James Casavant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-51 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Bobby Rupp (PG), Thomas Pauls (SG), Tom Gallucci (PF), David Byrne (C) Jesse Arenas, Carl Heikkinen, Kyle Fenwick, James Casavant | |
| Subs | Mercer | Cletus Adkins (SG) Obataiye Dare | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:30 | Mercer | Kenneth Capobianco hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-51 |
| 03:28 | Chicago State | Thomas Pauls pulls down the rebound | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Chicago State | Tom Gallucci hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-51 |
| 03:01 | Chicago State | David Byrne hits the follow up shot | 65-51 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Bobby Rupp (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Pauls (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Malinoski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Tom Gallucci (fresh) 7 pts. C - David Byrne (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Kramer (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Cletus Adkins (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Culbreath (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Kenneth Capobianco (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Castle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Mercer | Daniel Kramer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-51 |
| 02:46 | Chicago State | Thomas Pauls grabs the defensive rebound | 65-51 |
| 02:23 | Chicago State | David Byrne misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Edward Castle - foul #3 on Edward Castle, team foul #7 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jesse Arenas (PG), Carl Heikkinen (SG), Chester Redden (SF) Bobby Rupp, Thomas Pauls, Robert Malinoski | |
| Subs | Mercer | Monty Navarrette (PG), Obataiye Dare (SG), Kevin Meunier (SF), Tony Schulz (PF), Everett Stith (C) Daniel Kramer, Cletus Adkins, William Culbreath, Kenneth Capobianco, Edward Castle | |
| 02:23 | Chicago State | David Byrne makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 02:23 | Chicago State | David Byrne makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 02:10 | Mercer | Monty Navarrette is hacked by Jesse Arenas - foul #3 on Jesse Arenas, team foul #5 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Chicago State | James Casavant (C) David Byrne | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 02:05 | Mercer | Kevin Meunier lays it in set up by Monty Navarrette | 67-53 |
| 01:41 | Chicago State | Tom Gallucci misses the shot from the free throw line | 67-53 |
| 01:39 | Chicago State | Chester Redden hits the follow up shot | 69-53 |
| 01:29 | Mercer | Tom Gallucci steps in front of the Tony Schulz pass | 69-53 |
| 01:11 | Chicago State | Carl Heikkinen misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-53 |
| 01:10 | Mercer | Everett Stith grabs the defensive rebound | 69-53 |
| 00:50 | Mercer | Monty Navarrette scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Obataiye Dare | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Chicago State | Tom Gallucci misses the jump hook in the paint | 69-55 |
| 00:22 | Mercer | Obataiye Dare grabs the defensive rebound | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Mercer | Obataiye Dare misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-55 |
| 00:17 | Mercer | Tony Schulz grabs the offensive rebound | 69-55 |
| 00:14 | Mercer | Everett Stith lays it in set up by Monty Navarrette and the foul's on James Casavant - foul #3 on James Casavant, team foul #6 | 69-57 |
| 00:14 | Mercer | Everett Stith makes the free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:00 | Chicago State | Jesse Arenas runs out the clock | 69-58 |