| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Michael Ellis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Rudolph (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Caddell (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - James Gaymon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - James Cimino (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Timothy Midkiff (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stjepan Losiewski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - John Barnhardt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | David Johnson inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Mercer | David Johnson clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-32 |
| 19:37 | UMKC | John Barnhardt grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 19:30 | UMKC | Stjepan Losiewski knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 38-34 |
| 19:12 | Mercer | Michael Ellis misses badly on a floater from the left side | 38-34 |
| 19:11 | UMKC | James Cimino snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 18:57 | UMKC | James Cimino misses short on a shot from the left side | 38-34 |
| 18:55 | Mercer | James Gaymon pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 18:49 | Mercer | James Gaymon hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Ellis and he's fouled by Timothy Midkiff - foul #2 on Timothy Midkiff, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| 18:49 | Mercer | James Gaymon makes the free throw | 41-34 |
| 18:42 | UMKC | Stjepan Losiewski scores on a jumper from close range | 41-36 |
| 18:26 | Mercer | James Rudolph is hacked by Timothy Midkiff - foul #3 on Timothy Midkiff, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | James Tilton (SG) Timothy Midkiff | |
| 18:18 | Mercer | Michael Ellis makes the floater from the right side | 43-36 |
| 17:55 | UMKC | James Cimino is fouled on the floor by James Rudolph - foul #3 on James Rudolph, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Larry Oscar (SG) James Rudolph | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 17:45 | UMKC | Stjepan Losiewski is whistled for traveling | 43-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Alexei Mrozoski (SG), Justin Nichols (C) James Cimino, John Barnhardt | |
| 17:30 | Mercer | Michael Ellis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-36 |
| 17:28 | UMKC | David Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 17:15 | UMKC | David Jones clanks a jumper from close range | 43-36 |
| 17:14 | Mercer | James Gaymon pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 17:00 | Mercer | Mark Caddell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Holloway (SF), Lance Wasser (PF), Harold Dunn (C) David Johnson, Mark Caddell, James Gaymon | |
| Subs | UMKC | Gary Myers (SF) Stjepan Losiewski | |
| 16:37 | UMKC | David Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 16:35 | UMKC | Gary Myers tips it in | 43-38 |
| 16:23 | Mercer | Michael Ellis connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Larry Oscar and he's hacked by Gary Myers - foul #1 on Gary Myers, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | James Cimino (PG), John Barnhardt (C) James Tilton, David Jones | |
| 16:23 | Mercer | Michael Ellis misses the free throw | 45-38 |
| 16:23 | UMKC | Justin Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 16:03 | UMKC | Justin Nichols's pass is intercepted by Michael Ellis | 45-38 |
| 15:49 | Mercer | Michael Ellis can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-38 |
| 15:48 | Mercer | Lance Wasser grabs the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Michael Ellis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Oscar (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lance Wasser (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - James Cimino (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Alexei Mrozoski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gary Myers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Justin Nichols (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Barnhardt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Mercer | Michael Holloway misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 15:34 | Mercer | Michael Ellis snags the offensive board | 45-38 |
| 15:16 | Mercer | Michael Ellis buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Lance Wasser | 48-38 |
| 15:01 | UMKC | Justin Nichols misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Harold Dunn - foul #3 on Harold Dunn, team foul #2 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rudolph (SG), David Johnson (SF), Mark Caddell (PF), James Gaymon (C) Michael Ellis, Michael Holloway, Lance Wasser, Harold Dunn | |
| Subs | UMKC | James Tilton (PG), Timothy Midkiff (SG), Stjepan Losiewski (SF) James Cimino, Alexei Mrozoski, Gary Myers | |
| 15:01 | UMKC | Justin Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 15:01 | UMKC | Justin Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 15:01 | Mercer | Mark Caddell snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 14:42 | Mercer | James Gaymon can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Barnhardt - foul #1 on John Barnhardt, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | David Jones (PF), Richard King (C) Justin Nichols, John Barnhardt | |
| 14:42 | Mercer | James Gaymon makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 14:42 | Mercer | James Gaymon misses the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 14:42 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Timothy Midkiff | 49-39 |
| 14:23 | UMKC | Stjepan Losiewski misses long on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by David Johnson - foul #2 on David Johnson, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Duffey (PG) Larry Oscar | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 14:23 | UMKC | Stjepan Losiewski makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 14:23 | UMKC | Stjepan Losiewski misses the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 14:23 | Mercer | Mark Caddell grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 13:56 | Mercer | David Johnson knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Rudolph and the foul's on Timothy Midkiff - foul #4 on Timothy Midkiff, team foul #5 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Ellis (PG) Jerry Duffey | |
| Subs | UMKC | Alexei Mrozoski (SG) Timothy Midkiff | |
| 13:56 | Mercer | David Johnson makes the free throw | 52-40 |
| 13:34 | UMKC | Richard King loses the ball out of bounds | 52-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | James Cimino (PG) James Tilton | |
| 13:13 | Mercer | James Gaymon comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 52-40 |
| 13:11 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Caddell | 52-40 |
| 12:53 | Mercer | Richard King is called for the reach on James Rudolph - foul #1 on Richard King, team foul #6 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Lance Wasser (C) James Gaymon | |
| Subs | UMKC | John Barnhardt (C) Richard King | |
| 12:34 | Mercer | David Jones steals it from Michael Ellis | 52-40 |
| 12:10 | UMKC | Stjepan Losiewski misses the driving attempt from the right block | 52-40 |
| 12:09 | Mercer | Michael Ellis grabs the board | 52-40 |
| 11:54 | Mercer | Michael Ellis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-40 |
| 11:52 | UMKC | David Jones pulls down the rebound | 52-40 |
| 11:47 | UMKC | James Cimino is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on James Cimino, team foul #7 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Duffey (PG), Larry Oscar (SG), Michael Holloway (SF), James Gaymon (C) Michael Ellis, James Rudolph, David Johnson, Mark Caddell | |
| Subs | UMKC | James Tilton (PG), Richard King (SG), Gary Myers (SF) James Cimino, Alexei Mrozoski, Stjepan Losiewski | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jerry Duffey (fresh) SG - Larry Oscar (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lance Wasser (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Gaymon (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - James Tilton (fresh) SG - Richard King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gary Myers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - John Barnhardt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Mercer | James Gaymon clanks a 3 from the right corner | 52-40 |
| 11:32 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Gary Myers | 52-40 |
| 11:12 | UMKC | David Jones misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-40 |
| 11:10 | Mercer | James Gaymon grabs the defensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 10:54 | Mercer | John Barnhardt denies the turnaround by Jerry Duffey | 52-40 |
| 10:53 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Gary Myers | 52-40 |
| 10:45 | UMKC | Richard King is called for traveling | 52-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Ellis (PG) Jerry Duffey | |
| Subs | UMKC | James Cimino (PG), Justin Nichols (PF) David Jones, John Barnhardt | |
| 10:27 | Mercer | Michael Holloway hits the finger roll | 54-40 |
| 10:16 | UMKC | Richard King misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 54-40 |
| 10:15 | Mercer | James Gaymon gets the rebound | 54-40 |
| 10:10 | Mercer | Larry Oscar misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Tilton - foul #2 on James Tilton, team foul #8 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rudolph (SG), David Johnson (SF), Mark Caddell (PF), Harold Dunn (C) Michael Ellis, Michael Holloway, Lance Wasser, James Gaymon | |
| Subs | UMKC | Alexei Mrozoski (SG), Stjepan Losiewski (SF) James Tilton, Gary Myers | |
| 10:10 | Mercer | Larry Oscar makes the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 10:10 | Mercer | Larry Oscar makes the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:51 | UMKC | Alexei Mrozoski is whistled for a carry | 56-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Ellis (PG) Larry Oscar | |
| Subs | UMKC | Gary Myers (PF) Richard King | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:29 | Mercer | Mark Caddell lays it in set up by James Rudolph | 58-40 |
| 09:16 | UMKC | Mark Caddell blocks the short jumper by Stjepan Losiewski | 58-40 |
| 09:14 | UMKC | Gary Myers tips it but misses | 58-40 |
| 09:12 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Mark Caddell | 58-40 |
| 08:45 | Mercer | Harold Dunn clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-40 |
| 08:43 | UMKC | Gary Myers snags the defensive board | 58-40 |
| 08:39 | UMKC | Stjepan Losiewski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-40 |
| 08:37 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Michael Ellis | 58-40 |
| 08:33 | Mercer | Michael Ellis is hacked by James Cimino in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Cimino, team foul #9 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Larry Oscar (SG), James Gaymon (C) James Rudolph, Harold Dunn | |
| Subs | UMKC | James Tilton (PG), Richard King (SG), David Jones (PF), John Barnhardt (C) James Cimino, Alexei Mrozoski, Stjepan Losiewski, Justin Nichols | |
| 08:33 | Mercer | Michael Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 59-40 |
| 08:33 | Mercer | Michael Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 60-40 |
| 08:24 | UMKC | Gary Myers misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away but he's hacked by David Johnson - foul #3 on David Johnson, team foul #4 | 60-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Holloway (SF) David Johnson | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 08:24 | UMKC | Gary Myers makes the 1st free throw | 60-41 |
| 08:24 | UMKC | Gary Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 60-41 |
| 08:24 | UMKC | Gary Myers makes the 3rd free throw | 60-42 |
| 07:59 | Mercer | The jump hook by Mark Caddell is blocked by Gary Myers | 60-42 |
| 07:58 | UMKC | David Jones snags the defensive board | 60-42 |
| 07:42 | UMKC | James Tilton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Lance Wasser (PF) Mark Caddell | |
| Subs | UMKC | Timothy Midkiff (SG), Robert Young (SF) Richard King, Gary Myers | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Michael Ellis (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Oscar (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Holloway (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lance Wasser (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Gaymon (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - James Tilton (fresh) SG - Timothy Midkiff (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Robert Young (fresh) PF - David Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. C - John Barnhardt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Mercer | Michael Holloway can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 60-42 |
| 07:12 | Mercer | James Gaymon can't tip it in | 60-42 |
| 07:11 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Lance Wasser | 60-42 |
| 06:47 | Mercer | Timothy Midkiff takes the ball from Lance Wasser | 60-42 |
| 06:25 | UMKC | David Jones is hacked by Michael Ellis - foul #2 on Michael Ellis, team foul #5 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rudolph (SG), David Johnson (SF), Mark Caddell (PF) Larry Oscar, Michael Holloway, Lance Wasser | |
| Subs | UMKC | Alexei Mrozoski (PG), Stjepan Losiewski (SF), Justin Nichols (C) James Tilton, Robert Young, John Barnhardt | |
| 06:14 | UMKC | Alexei Mrozoski lays it in and he's hacked by David Johnson - foul #4 on David Johnson, team foul #6 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Larry Oscar (PG), Lance Wasser (C) Michael Ellis, James Gaymon | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 06:14 | UMKC | Alexei Mrozoski makes the free throw | 60-45 |
| 05:47 | Mercer | Lance Wasser misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 60-45 |
| 05:46 | Mercer | Lance Wasser snags the offensive board | 60-45 |
| 05:19 | Mercer | David Johnson makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-45 |
| 05:00 | UMKC | The jump hook by Justin Nichols is blocked by David Johnson | 63-45 |
| 04:58 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to David Jones | 63-45 |
| 04:50 | UMKC | David Jones scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Alexei Mrozoski | 63-47 |
| 04:22 | Mercer | Mark Caddell is hacked by David Jones - foul #3 on David Jones, team foul #10 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Ellis (PG), James Gaymon (C) Larry Oscar, Lance Wasser | |
| Subs | UMKC | James Cimino (PG), John Barnhardt (C) Timothy Midkiff, David Jones | |
| 04:22 | Mercer | Mark Caddell makes the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 04:22 | Mercer | Mark Caddell makes the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| 04:19 | UMKC | James Cimino travels in the backcourt | 65-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Arndt (PG), Jerry Duffey (SG), Michael Holloway (SF), Ognjen Ziegenhagen (PF), Harold Dunn (C) Michael Ellis, James Rudolph, David Johnson, Mark Caddell, James Gaymon | |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard King (SG), Robert Young (SF), Gary Myers (PF) James Cimino, Stjepan Losiewski, John Barnhardt | |
| 03:54 | Mercer | Harold Dunn clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Young - foul #1 on Robert Young, team foul #11 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | James Tilton (PG) Justin Nichols | |
| 03:54 | Mercer | Harold Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 03:54 | Mercer | Harold Dunn misses the 2nd free throw | 66-47 |
| 03:54 | UMKC | Richard King gets the rebound | 66-47 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:42 | UMKC | Gary Myers banks in the layup on a great pass from Alexei Mrozoski | 66-49 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joseph Arndt (fresh) SG - Jerry Duffey (fresh) SF - Michael Holloway (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ognjen Ziegenhagen (fresh) C - Harold Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - James Tilton (fresh) SG - Alexei Mrozoski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Young (fresh) PF - Gary Myers (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard King (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Mercer | Jerry Duffey buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Joseph Arndt | 68-49 |
| 02:58 | UMKC | Alexei Mrozoski misses the dunk attempt | 68-49 |
| 02:56 | UMKC | Gary Myers hits the follow up shot | 68-51 |
| 02:33 | Mercer | Michael Holloway buries a runner in the lane | 70-51 |
| 02:17 | UMKC | Alexei Mrozoski misses long on a runner near the basket | 70-51 |
| 02:15 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Michael Holloway | 70-51 |
| 01:52 | Mercer | Joseph Arndt is hacked by James Tilton - foul #3 on James Tilton, team foul #12 | 70-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Larry Oscar (SG), Lance Wasser (PF) Jerry Duffey, Ognjen Ziegenhagen | |
| Subs | UMKC | Justin Nichols (PF) Robert Young | |
| 01:52 | Mercer | Joseph Arndt misses the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 01:52 | Mercer | Joseph Arndt makes the 2nd free throw | 71-51 |
| 01:39 | UMKC | Gary Myers misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 71-51 |
| 01:38 | UMKC | Justin Nichols tips it in | 71-53 |
| 01:09 | Mercer | Joseph Arndt drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Larry Oscar | 74-53 |
| 00:55 | UMKC | Michael Holloway steals it from Alexei Mrozoski | 74-53 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Mercer | Lance Wasser can't finish the layup | 74-53 |
| 00:26 | Mercer | Harold Dunn tips it home | 76-53 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | UMKC | Lance Wasser blocks the short jumper by James Tilton | 76-53 |
| 00:17 | Mercer | Larry Oscar grabs the board | 76-53 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Joseph Arndt runs out the clock | 76-53 |