| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Michael Newman (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Tyler Gore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Good (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Glen McCathran (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Howse (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Carl Armitage (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carl Pon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Skagerberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Longworth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stacey Augustine (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | James Good inbounds the ball | 25-20 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | UMKC | Michael Newman misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-20 |
| 19:35 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Craig Longworth | 25-20 |
| 19:30 | Mercer | Carl Pon slams it home on a great pass from Carl Armitage | 25-22 |
| 19:15 | UMKC | Glen McCathran hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 19:13 | UMKC | James Good tips it back up and in | 27-22 |
| 19:02 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine is whistled for a carry | 27-22 |
| 18:37 | UMKC | Tyler Gore buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-22 |
| 18:16 | Mercer | Craig Longworth knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Carl Armitage | 30-24 |
| 17:48 | UMKC | Michael Newman is hacked by Carl Pon - foul #1 on Carl Pon, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| 17:28 | UMKC | James Good misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-24 |
| 17:27 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 17:23 | Mercer | Carl Pon can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Tyler Gore - foul #2 on Tyler Gore, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| 17:23 | Mercer | Carl Pon makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 17:23 | Mercer | Carl Pon misses the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 17:23 | UMKC | The rebound goes to John Howse | 30-25 |
| 17:07 | UMKC | John Howse hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Newman | 33-25 |
| 16:42 | Mercer | Carl Armitage misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-25 |
| 16:40 | UMKC | Glen McCathran grabs the board | 33-25 |
| 16:15 | UMKC | Glen McCathran misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-25 |
| 16:14 | Mercer | Carl Pon grabs the defensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 16:05 | Mercer | Carl Armitage knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 16:02 | UMKC | Carl Armitage steals it from Michael Newman in the backcourt | 33-28 |
| 15:47 | Mercer | Carl Pon connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Skagerberg | 33-30 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Michael Newman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Gore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Good (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Glen McCathran (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Howse (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Carl Armitage (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Pon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Skagerberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Longworth (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Stacey Augustine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | UMKC | James Good misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 15:24 | Mercer | Craig Longworth grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 15:06 | Mercer | James Good picks off the pass by John Skagerberg | 33-30 |
| 14:54 | UMKC | Glen McCathran is hacked by Craig Longworth - foul #2 on Craig Longworth, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | UMKC | Otha Urbanski (PG), Arthur Reed (SG), Michael Ernst (SF), Edward Rhodes (PF), Martin Hall (C) Michael Newman, Tyler Gore, James Good, Glen McCathran, John Howse | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bradley Miles (PG), Tom Ladd (SG), Wallace Hogan (SF), Joseph Caldwell (PF), Amos Calvillo (C) Carl Armitage, Carl Pon, John Skagerberg, Craig Longworth, Stacey Augustine | |
| 14:32 | UMKC | Michael Ernst can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 33-30 |
| 14:31 | UMKC | Edward Rhodes hits the follow up shot | 35-30 |
| 14:19 | Mercer | Tom Ladd clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 14:18 | UMKC | Martin Hall gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 13:52 | UMKC | Michael Ernst misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Amos Calvillo - foul #1 on Amos Calvillo, team foul #3 | 35-30 |
| Subs | UMKC | Michael Newman (PG) Arthur Reed | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 13:52 | UMKC | Michael Ernst makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 13:52 | UMKC | Michael Ernst makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 13:42 | Mercer | Bradley Miles is called for 10 seconds | 37-30 |
| Subs | UMKC | Glen McCathran (PF) Edward Rhodes | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 13:28 | UMKC | Martin Hall hits a floater from the left side | 39-30 |
| 13:13 | Mercer | Bradley Miles misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 13:12 | UMKC | Michael Ernst grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 12:45 | UMKC | Bradley Miles steals the ball from Michael Newman | 39-30 |
| 12:38 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Wallace Hogan | 39-32 |
| 12:26 | UMKC | Glen McCathran banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Newman and he's hacked by Tom Ladd - foul #1 on Tom Ladd, team foul #4 | 41-32 |
| Subs | UMKC | Tyler Gore (SG), James Good (SF), John Howse (C) Otha Urbanski, Michael Ernst, Martin Hall | |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Armitage (PG), Carl Pon (SG), John Skagerberg (SF), Craig Longworth (PF), Stacey Augustine (C) Bradley Miles, Tom Ladd, Wallace Hogan, Joseph Caldwell, Amos Calvillo | |
| 12:26 | UMKC | Glen McCathran misses the free throw | 41-32 |
| 12:26 | Mercer | Craig Longworth snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 12:19 | Mercer | Craig Longworth clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Tyler Gore - foul #3 on Tyler Gore, team foul #2 | 41-32 |
| 12:19 | Mercer | Craig Longworth makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 12:19 | Mercer | Craig Longworth misses the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 12:19 | UMKC | John Howse grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 11:56 | UMKC | James Good connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Tyler Gore | 44-33 |
| 11:37 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 44-33 |
| 11:35 | Mercer | John Skagerberg gets the offensive rebound | 44-33 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Michael Newman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyler Gore (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Good (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Glen McCathran (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Howse (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Carl Armitage (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Pon (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Skagerberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Craig Longworth (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Stacey Augustine (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-33 |
| 11:25 | UMKC | Glen McCathran grabs the board | 44-33 |
| 11:02 | UMKC | John Howse misses short on a jumper from the right side | 44-33 |
| 11:00 | Mercer | John Skagerberg pulls down the rebound | 44-33 |
| 10:46 | Mercer | Glen McCathran steals the ball from John Skagerberg | 44-33 |
| 10:23 | UMKC | Michael Newman knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Glen McCathran | 46-33 |
| 10:15 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 46-33 |
| 10:13 | UMKC | Michael Newman grabs the defensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 09:51 | UMKC | John Howse is fouled on the floor by Stacey Augustine - foul #3 on Stacey Augustine, team foul #5 | 46-33 |
| Subs | UMKC | Otha Urbanski (PG), Edward Rhodes (PF) Michael Newman, Glen McCathran | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bradley Miles (PG) Carl Armitage | |
| 09:34 | UMKC | Edward Rhodes connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 48-33 |
| 09:18 | Mercer | Craig Longworth misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Edward Rhodes - foul #1 on Edward Rhodes, team foul #3 | 48-33 |
| Subs | UMKC | Martin Hall (C) John Howse | |
| Subs | Mercer | Wallace Hogan (SF) John Skagerberg | |
| 09:18 | Mercer | Craig Longworth makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 09:18 | Mercer | Craig Longworth misses the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 09:18 | UMKC | Martin Hall grabs the board | 48-34 |
| 08:49 | UMKC | Otha Urbanski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-34 |
| 08:48 | UMKC | Tyler Gore hits the follow up shot | 50-34 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:38 | Mercer | Edward Rhodes is called for the reach on Craig Longworth - foul #2 on Edward Rhodes, team foul #4 | 50-34 |
| Subs | UMKC | Arthur Reed (SG), Michael Ernst (SF) Tyler Gore, James Good | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Ladd (SG), Joseph Caldwell (PF), Amos Calvillo (C) Carl Pon, Craig Longworth, Stacey Augustine | |
| 08:27 | Mercer | Bradley Miles blows the layup but he's fouled by Otha Urbanski - foul #2 on Otha Urbanski, team foul #5 | 50-34 |
| Subs | UMKC | John Howse (C) Martin Hall | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 08:27 | Mercer | Bradley Miles makes the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 08:27 | Mercer | Bradley Miles misses the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 08:27 | UMKC | Edward Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 50-35 |
| 07:59 | UMKC | John Howse hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Arthur Reed | 52-35 |
| 07:41 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Edward Rhodes - foul #3 on Edward Rhodes, team foul #6 | 52-35 |
| Subs | UMKC | Michael Newman (PG), Tyler Gore (SG), Glen McCathran (PF) Otha Urbanski, Arthur Reed, Edward Rhodes | |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Armitage (PG), John Skagerberg (SF), Stacey Augustine (C) Tom Ladd, Joseph Caldwell, Amos Calvillo | |
| 07:41 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan misses the 1st free throw | 52-35 |
| 07:41 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 07:12 | UMKC | John Howse misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-36 |
| 07:10 | Mercer | John Skagerberg grabs the board | 52-36 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Michael Newman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyler Gore (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Ernst (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glen McCathran (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Howse (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Carl Armitage (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Miles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Skagerberg (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Wallace Hogan (fresh) 1 pts. C - Stacey Augustine (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:55 | Mercer | John Skagerberg misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-36 |
| 06:54 | Mercer | Carl Armitage grabs the offensive board | 52-36 |
| 06:39 | Mercer | Bradley Miles scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Carl Armitage | 52-38 |
| 06:12 | UMKC | Michael Newman buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Tyler Gore | 54-38 |
| 06:00 | Mercer | Stacey Augustine misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 54-38 |
| 05:59 | Mercer | John Skagerberg misses the tip | 54-38 |
| 05:57 | UMKC | Michael Ernst grabs the board | 54-38 |
| 05:34 | UMKC | Tyler Gore misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-38 |
| 05:32 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Ernst | 54-38 |
| 05:07 | UMKC | Michael Newman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-38 |
| 05:05 | Mercer | The rebound goes to John Skagerberg | 54-38 |
| 05:05 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-38 |
| Subs | UMKC | James Good (SF) Michael Ernst | |
| Subs | Mercer | Carl Pon (SG), Craig Longworth (PF) Bradley Miles, Wallace Hogan | |
| 04:54 | Mercer | John Skagerberg hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Carl Pon | 54-41 |
| 04:25 | UMKC | Michael Newman misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 54-41 |
| 04:23 | UMKC | Glen McCathran tips it back up and in | 56-41 |
| 04:06 | Mercer | Carl Armitage misses long on a floater from the right wing | 56-41 |
| 04:05 | Mercer | Carl Armitage tips it home | 56-43 |
| 03:36 | UMKC | Tyler Gore misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 56-43 |
| 03:35 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Stacey Augustine | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC 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 (+2) | |
| 03:30 | Mercer | Carl Pon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-43 |
| 03:28 | UMKC | Glen McCathran gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC 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) | |
| 03:06 | UMKC | Glen McCathran misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-43 |
| 03:04 | Mercer | The rebound goes to John Skagerberg | 56-43 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Michael Newman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyler Gore (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Good (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Glen McCathran (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - John Howse (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Carl Armitage (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Pon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Skagerberg (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. PF - Craig Longworth (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Stacey Augustine (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:50 | Mercer | Craig Longworth blows the layup | 56-43 |
| 02:49 | UMKC | John Howse gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| 02:45 | UMKC | James Good hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Skagerberg - foul #1 on John Skagerberg, team foul #6 | 56-43 |
| Subs | UMKC | Otha Urbanski (PG), Arthur Reed (SG), Edward Rhodes (PF), Martin Hall (C) Michael Newman, Tyler Gore, Glen McCathran, John Howse | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bradley Miles (PG), Tom Ladd (SG), Wallace Hogan (SF), Joseph Caldwell (PF), Amos Calvillo (C) Carl Armitage, Carl Pon, John Skagerberg, Craig Longworth, Stacey Augustine | |
| 02:45 | UMKC | James Good makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 02:45 | UMKC | James Good makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 02:25 | Mercer | Tom Ladd misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-43 |
| 02:24 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 02:14 | Mercer | Arthur Reed is called for the reach on Tom Ladd - foul #1 on Arthur Reed, team foul #7 | 58-43 |
| Subs | UMKC | Michael Ernst (SF) James Good | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 02:14 | Mercer | Tom Ladd makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 02:14 | Mercer | Tom Ladd misses the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 02:14 | UMKC | Edward Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 58-44 |
| 01:55 | UMKC | Martin Hall scores on a jumper from the left wing | 60-44 |
| 01:40 | Mercer | Amos Calvillo misses the driving attempt in the lane | 60-44 |
| 01:38 | Mercer | Bradley Miles grabs the offensive board | 60-44 |
| 01:25 | Mercer | Amos Calvillo comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 60-44 |
| 01:23 | UMKC | Edward Rhodes grabs the board | 60-44 |
| 01:17 | UMKC | Michael Ernst lays it up and in set up by Otha Urbanski and the foul's on Wallace Hogan - foul #1 on Wallace Hogan, team foul #7 | 62-44 |
| 01:17 | UMKC | Michael Ernst makes the free throw | 63-44 |
| 01:03 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell is whistled for traveling | 63-44 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC 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) | |
| 00:35 | UMKC | Michael Ernst clanks a runner from the right block | 63-44 |
| 00:34 | UMKC | Martin Hall can't tip it in | 63-44 |
| 00:32 | UMKC | Michael Ernst gets the offensive rebound | 63-44 |
| 00:11 | UMKC | Otha Urbanski double dribbles | 63-44 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC 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) | |
| 00:06 | Mercer | Otha Urbanski is called for the reach on Bradley Miles - foul #3 on Otha Urbanski, team foul #8 | 63-44 |
| 00:06 | Mercer | Bradley Miles makes the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 00:06 | Mercer | Bradley Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 00:00 | UMKC | Otha Urbanski runs out the clock | 63-46 |