| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Victor Lacey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Murdock (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Wojtkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Flowers (fresh) 5 pts. C - Iyapo Awai (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Clint Gann (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jay Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Brian Larabee (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Brazinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Pankowski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Chicago State | Brian Larabee inbounds the ball | 36-37 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:39 | Chicago State | Jay Mitchell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 19:38 | Mercer | Tony Flowers gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 19:25 | Mercer | Brian Wojtkowski is fouled on the floor by Brandon Pankowski - foul #3 on Brandon Pankowski, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Gregory Whitaker (C) Brandon Pankowski | |
| 19:06 | Mercer | James Murdock hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Ivan Brazinski - foul #3 on Ivan Brazinski, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Walter Wilson (C) Ivan Brazinski | |
| 19:06 | Mercer | James Murdock makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 19:06 | Mercer | James Murdock makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 18:47 | Chicago State | Gregory Whitaker can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Tony Flowers - foul #3 on Tony Flowers, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Predmore (PF) Tony Flowers | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 18:47 | Chicago State | Gregory Whitaker makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 18:47 | Chicago State | Gregory Whitaker makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 18:27 | Mercer | Iyapo Awai misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 38-39 |
| 18:26 | Chicago State | Brian Larabee grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 18:13 | Chicago State | Walter Wilson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-39 |
| 18:12 | Chicago State | Gregory Whitaker pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 17:58 | Chicago State | Brian Larabee misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 17:57 | Chicago State | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Whitaker | 38-39 |
| 17:36 | Chicago State | Walter Wilson hits a jumper from the baseline | 38-41 |
| 17:30 | Mercer | Iyapo Awai hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Gregory Whitaker - foul #2 on Gregory Whitaker, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Godwin (SF) Brian Wojtkowski | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 17:30 | Mercer | Iyapo Awai makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 17:30 | Mercer | Iyapo Awai makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 17:21 | Chicago State | Clint Gann misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jerry Predmore - foul #1 on Jerry Predmore, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | Alberto Giordano (SG) James Murdock | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Dima Losiewski (SG) Jay Mitchell | |
| 17:21 | Chicago State | Clint Gann misses the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 17:21 | Chicago State | Clint Gann misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 17:21 | Mercer | Jerry Predmore gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 17:02 | Mercer | Alberto Giordano comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 17:01 | Mercer | Alberto Giordano tips it in | 42-41 |
| 16:42 | Chicago State | Walter Wilson drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Clint Gann | 42-43 |
| 16:32 | Mercer | Alberto Giordano travels with the ball | 42-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Franklin Stevens (SG), Matthew Greene (PF), John Stepanski (C) Victor Lacey, Jerry Predmore, Iyapo Awai | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Richard Jones (PG), Nelson Harmon (SG) Clint Gann, Brian Larabee | |
| 16:17 | Chicago State | Nelson Harmon misses short on a shot from the left block | 42-43 |
| 16:15 | Chicago State | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Whitaker | 42-43 |
| 15:54 | Chicago State | Dima Losiewski scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Alberto Giordano (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Franklin Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Godwin (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Greene (fresh) C - John Stepanski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nelson Harmon (fresh) SF - Dima Losiewski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gregory Whitaker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Mercer | David Godwin is called for traveling | 42-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Murdock (SG), Brian Wojtkowski (SF), Tony Flowers (PF) Franklin Stevens, David Godwin, Matthew Greene | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jay Mitchell (SG), Ivan Brazinski (PF), Brandon Pankowski (C) Nelson Harmon, Gregory Whitaker, Walter Wilson | |
| 15:15 | Chicago State | Richard Jones scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brandon Pankowski | 42-47 |
| 15:03 | Mercer | Dima Losiewski is called for the reach on Alberto Giordano - foul #2 on Dima Losiewski, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Victor Lacey (PG), Iyapo Awai (C) Alberto Giordano, John Stepanski | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Clint Gann (PG), Brian Larabee (SF) Richard Jones, Dima Losiewski | |
| 14:53 | Mercer | Brian Wojtkowski drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Victor Lacey | 44-47 |
| 14:46 | Chicago State | Clint Gann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-47 |
| 14:28 | Mercer | Brian Wojtkowski loses the dribble to Brian Larabee | 44-47 |
| 14:12 | Chicago State | Brandon Pankowski's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Wojtkowski | 44-47 |
| 14:11 | Mercer | Iyapo Awai pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 13:52 | Mercer | James Murdock misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-47 |
| 13:51 | Chicago State | Ivan Brazinski gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| 13:44 | Chicago State | Brian Larabee makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Clint Gann | 44-49 |
| 13:21 | Mercer | Iyapo Awai connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Tony Flowers | 46-49 |
| 13:04 | Chicago State | Brian Larabee drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Jay Mitchell and he's hacked by Tony Flowers - foul #4 on Tony Flowers, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Alberto Giordano (SG), David Godwin (SF), Jerry Predmore (PF), John Stepanski (C) James Murdock, Brian Wojtkowski, Tony Flowers, Iyapo Awai | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Dima Losiewski (SG), Gregory Whitaker (PF) Jay Mitchell, Ivan Brazinski | |
| 13:04 | Chicago State | Brian Larabee misses the free throw | 46-51 |
| 13:04 | Mercer | John Stepanski grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 12:41 | Mercer | Alberto Giordano misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 46-51 |
| 12:40 | Chicago State | Brian Larabee snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 12:26 | Chicago State | Brian Larabee clanks a jumper from the left side | 46-51 |
| 12:25 | Mercer | David Godwin gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| 12:04 | Mercer | David Godwin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 12:03 | Chicago State | Gregory Whitaker grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 11:49 | Chicago State | Brandon Pankowski misses short on a floater from the right side | 46-51 |
| 11:47 | Chicago State | The offensive rebound goes to Dima Losiewski | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Victor Lacey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alberto Giordano (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Godwin (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Predmore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - John Stepanski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Clint Gann (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Dima Losiewski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Brian Larabee (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Whitaker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Brandon Pankowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Chicago State | Brian Larabee misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-51 |
| 11:29 | Mercer | John Stepanski pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 11:10 | Mercer | Victor Lacey misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 11:08 | Chicago State | Brandon Pankowski snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 10:51 | Chicago State | Brandon Pankowski clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-51 |
| 10:50 | Chicago State | Clint Gann gets the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 10:30 | Chicago State | Dima Losiewski scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 10:06 | Mercer | Jerry Predmore misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 46-54 |
| 10:05 | Chicago State | Dima Losiewski snags the defensive board | 46-54 |
| 09:43 | Chicago State | Brian Larabee clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Godwin - foul #3 on David Godwin, team foul #4 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Philip Hitt (PG), James Murdock (SG), Brian Wojtkowski (SF), Matthew Greene (PF), Iyapo Awai (C) Victor Lacey, Alberto Giordano, David Godwin, Jerry Predmore, John Stepanski | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Richard Jones (PG), Jay Mitchell (SG), Ivan Brazinski (PF), Walter Wilson (C) Clint Gann, Dima Losiewski, Gregory Whitaker, Brandon Pankowski | |
| 09:43 | Chicago State | Brian Larabee makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 09:43 | Chicago State | Brian Larabee makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 09:23 | Mercer | James Murdock buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Philip Hitt | 49-56 |
| 09:12 | Chicago State | Jay Mitchell hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Richard Jones | 49-59 |
| 08:54 | Mercer | Matthew Greene misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-59 |
| 08:52 | Chicago State | Brian Larabee snags the defensive board | 49-59 |
| 08:32 | Chicago State | Richard Jones is fouled on the floor by Philip Hitt - foul #1 on Philip Hitt, team foul #5 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | Alberto Giordano (PG) Philip Hitt | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Dima Losiewski (SF), Gregory Whitaker (C) Brian Larabee, Walter Wilson | |
| 08:16 | Chicago State | Dima Losiewski lays it in and he's hacked by Brian Wojtkowski - foul #1 on Brian Wojtkowski, team foul #6 | 49-61 |
| 08:16 | Chicago State | Dima Losiewski misses the free throw | 49-61 |
| 08:16 | Mercer | Matthew Greene grabs the board | 49-61 |
| 08:03 | Mercer | Matthew Greene misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-61 |
| 08:01 | Mercer | Iyapo Awai grabs the offensive rebound | 49-61 |
| 07:47 | Mercer | Iyapo Awai's pass is intercepted by Jay Mitchell | 49-61 |
| 07:43 | Chicago State | Jay Mitchell can't throw it down | 49-61 |
| 07:42 | Chicago State | Ivan Brazinski tips it but misses | 49-61 |
| 07:41 | Chicago State | The offensive rebound goes to Dima Losiewski | 49-61 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Alberto Giordano (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Murdock (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Wojtkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Greene (fresh) 2 reb. C - Iyapo Awai (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jay Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dima Losiewski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ivan Brazinski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gregory Whitaker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Chicago State | Richard Jones clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-61 |
| 07:28 | Mercer | Matthew Greene snags the defensive board | 49-61 |
| 07:03 | Mercer | Jay Mitchell steps in front of the James Murdock pass | 49-61 |
| 07:00 | Chicago State | Dima Losiewski lays it in on a great pass from Jay Mitchell | 49-63 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 06:35 | Mercer | James Murdock misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-63 |
| 06:33 | Mercer | Brian Wojtkowski tips it in | 51-63 |
| 06:27 | Chicago State | Richard Jones comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 51-63 |
| 06:25 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Iyapo Awai | 51-63 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 06:14 | Mercer | James Murdock buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-63 |
| 06:04 | Chicago State | Gregory Whitaker is fouled on the floor by Iyapo Awai - foul #3 on Iyapo Awai, team foul #7 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Mercer | Victor Lacey (PG), Franklin Stevens (SG), David Godwin (SF), Tony Flowers (PF), Jerry Predmore (C) Alberto Giordano, James Murdock, Brian Wojtkowski, Matthew Greene, Iyapo Awai | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Clint Gann (PG), Nelson Harmon (SG), Walter Wilson (PF), Brandon Pankowski (C) Richard Jones, Jay Mitchell, Dima Losiewski, Ivan Brazinski | |
| 06:04 | Chicago State | Gregory Whitaker makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 06:04 | Chicago State | Gregory Whitaker makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 05:45 | Mercer | Tony Flowers comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Brandon Pankowski - foul #4 on Brandon Pankowski, team foul #5 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Brian Larabee (SF) Gregory Whitaker | |
| 05:45 | Mercer | Tony Flowers misses the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 05:45 | Mercer | Tony Flowers makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 05:28 | Chicago State | Walter Wilson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-65 |
| 05:26 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Victor Lacey | 55-65 |
| 05:21 | Mercer | Franklin Stevens can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 55-65 |
| 05:20 | Chicago State | Brandon Pankowski grabs the board | 55-65 |
| 05:05 | Chicago State | Nelson Harmon scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 55-67 |
| 04:50 | Mercer | David Godwin double dribbles | 55-67 |
| Subs | Mercer | Alberto Giordano (SG) Franklin Stevens | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Richard Jones (SG), Dima Losiewski (SF), Gregory Whitaker (PF) Nelson Harmon, Brian Larabee, Walter Wilson | |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:37 | Chicago State | Richard Jones misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-67 |
| 04:36 | Mercer | Jerry Predmore grabs the defensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:19 | Mercer | Victor Lacey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 55-67 |
| 04:17 | Mercer | Tony Flowers grabs the offensive board | 55-67 |
| 04:03 | Mercer | Jerry Predmore's layup is rejected by Brandon Pankowski | 55-67 |
| 04:02 | Chicago State | Brandon Pankowski grabs the defensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:33 | Chicago State | Brandon Pankowski lays it in set up by Dima Losiewski | 55-69 |
| 03:33 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-69 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Murdock (SG), Brian Wojtkowski (SF), Iyapo Awai (C) Alberto Giordano, David Godwin, Jerry Predmore | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jay Mitchell (SG), Brian Larabee (SF), Ivan Brazinski (PF) Richard Jones, Dima Losiewski, Gregory Whitaker | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Victor Lacey (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Murdock (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Wojtkowski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Flowers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Iyapo Awai (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Clint Gann (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Jay Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Larabee (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ivan Brazinski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Brandon Pankowski (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:19 | Mercer | Tony Flowers connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Brian Wojtkowski | 57-69 |
| 02:52 | Chicago State | Brian Larabee scores on a floater from the right side set up by Brandon Pankowski | 57-71 |
| 02:33 | Mercer | James Murdock knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-71 |
| 02:11 | Chicago State | Jay Mitchell is whistled for traveling | 59-71 |
| Subs | Mercer | Alberto Giordano (PG), David Godwin (SG), Matthew Greene (SF), Jerry Predmore (PF), John Stepanski (C) Victor Lacey, James Murdock, Brian Wojtkowski, Tony Flowers, Iyapo Awai | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Richard Jones (PG), Nelson Harmon (SG), Dima Losiewski (SF), Gregory Whitaker (PF), Walter Wilson (C) Clint Gann, Jay Mitchell, Brian Larabee, Ivan Brazinski, Brandon Pankowski | |
| 01:53 | Mercer | Matthew Greene is hacked by Walter Wilson - foul #1 on Walter Wilson, team foul #6 | 59-71 |
| 01:44 | Mercer | A charge is called on Jerry Predmore - foul #2 on Jerry Predmore, team foul #8 | 59-71 |
| 01:22 | Chicago State | Richard Jones connects on the shot in the paint | 59-73 |
| 01:13 | Mercer | Matthew Greene is whistled for traveling | 59-73 |
| 00:57 | Chicago State | Matthew Greene is called for the reach on Dima Losiewski - foul #1 on Matthew Greene, team foul #9 | 59-73 |
| 00:57 | Chicago State | Dima Losiewski misses the 1st free throw | 59-73 |
| 00:57 | Mercer | Jerry Predmore gets the rebound | 59-73 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Mercer | Matthew Greene hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-73 |
| 00:48 | Chicago State | Walter Wilson grabs the board | 59-73 |
| 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) | |
| 00:27 | Chicago State | Dima Losiewski clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-73 |
| 00:26 | Chicago State | The offensive rebound goes to Dima Losiewski | 59-73 |
| 00:00 | Chicago State | Richard Jones runs out the clock | 59-73 |