| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - David Gray (fresh) SG - Roger Spencer (fresh) SF - Morris Adams (fresh) PF - Rodney Gordan (fresh) C - Louis Schlosser (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Kania (fresh) SG - John Skagerberg (fresh) SF - Wallace Hogan (fresh) PF - Joseph Caldwell (fresh) C - Vernon Hallum (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Chicago State | Louis Schlosser wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Chicago State | Morris Adams clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Morris Adams - foul #1 on Morris Adams, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:25 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Chicago State | David Gray misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Kania and he's fouled by Morris Adams - foul #2 on Morris Adams, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Roberto Reyes (SF) Morris Adams | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 18:44 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:22 | Chicago State | David Gray clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-5 |
| 18:21 | Chicago State | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Schlosser | 0-5 |
| 18:11 | Chicago State | David Gray knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Roberto Reyes | 3-5 |
| 17:50 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan is denied on a layup by Roberto Reyes | 3-5 |
| 17:49 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Rodney Gordan | 3-5 |
| 17:27 | Chicago State | Thomas Kania picks off the pass by Roger Spencer | 3-5 |
| 17:18 | Mercer | John Skagerberg connects on the floater in the paint | 3-7 |
| 16:56 | Chicago State | David Gray can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 16:55 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 16:41 | Mercer | Rodney Gordan swats the layup by Wallace Hogan | 3-7 |
| 16:39 | Chicago State | Louis Schlosser grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 16:27 | Chicago State | Roger Spencer's pass is intercepted by Wallace Hogan | 3-7 |
| 16:04 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 3-7 |
| 16:02 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan tips it in | 3-9 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - David Gray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roger Spencer (fairly fresh) SF - Roberto Reyes (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Rodney Gordan (fairly fresh) C - Louis Schlosser (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Kania (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Skagerberg (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wallace Hogan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Vernon Hallum (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Chicago State | Roger Spencer knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Schlosser | 6-9 |
| 15:35 | Mercer | Thomas Kania's pass is intercepted by Roberto Reyes | 6-9 |
| 15:20 | Chicago State | Rodney Gordan can't finish the layup | 6-9 |
| 15:18 | Chicago State | Roberto Reyes tips it but misses | 6-9 |
| 15:16 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 15:11 | Mercer | John Skagerberg is fouled on the floor by Roger Spencer - foul #1 on Roger Spencer, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Dikembe Ake (PG), Michael Widman (SG), Robert Perry (SF), Alfred Stearns (PF), Ken Shelton (C) David Gray, Roger Spencer, Roberto Reyes, Rodney Gordan, Louis Schlosser | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Jones (PG), Thomas Goggans (SG), Craig Longworth (SF), Mario Bell (PF), David Booth (C) Thomas Kania, John Skagerberg, Wallace Hogan, Joseph Caldwell, Vernon Hallum | |
| 14:56 | Mercer | Mario Bell lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Goggans | 6-11 |
| 14:40 | Chicago State | Mario Bell is called for the reach on Dikembe Ake - foul #1 on Mario Bell, team foul #1 | 6-11 |
| 14:25 | Chicago State | Robert Perry banks in the layup set up by Michael Widman and he's hacked by David Booth - foul #1 on David Booth, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| 14:25 | Chicago State | Robert Perry misses the free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:25 | Mercer | David Booth snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 14:17 | Mercer | David Booth hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Goggans | 8-13 |
| 13:58 | Chicago State | Michael Widman misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Goggans - foul #1 on Thomas Goggans, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| 13:58 | Chicago State | Michael Widman misses the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 13:58 | Chicago State | Michael Widman makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:48 | Mercer | Alfred Stearns is called for the reach on David Booth - foul #1 on Alfred Stearns, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Roberto Reyes (PG) Michael Widman | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Skagerberg (SG), Joseph Caldwell (PF) Thomas Goggans, David Booth | |
| 13:37 | Mercer | John Skagerberg buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Jones | 9-15 |
| 13:17 | Chicago State | Robert Perry can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 9-15 |
| 13:16 | Mercer | Mario Bell snags the defensive board | 9-15 |
| 12:56 | Mercer | Roberto Reyes steals it from Robert Jones | 9-15 |
| 12:34 | Chicago State | Dikembe Ake misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 9-15 |
| 12:32 | Mercer | The rebound goes to John Skagerberg | 9-15 |
| 12:10 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 9-15 |
| 12:09 | Mercer | Mario Bell tips it but misses | 9-15 |
| 12:08 | Chicago State | Roberto Reyes pulls down the rebound | 9-15 |
| 12:02 | Chicago State | Dikembe Ake's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-15 |
| Subs | Chicago State | David Gray (PG), Roger Spencer (SG), Rodney Gordan (PF), Louis Schlosser (C) Dikembe Ake, Robert Perry, Alfred Stearns, Ken Shelton | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Kania (PG), Thomas Goggans (SG), Wallace Hogan (SF), David Booth (C) Robert Jones, John Skagerberg, Craig Longworth, Mario Bell | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - David Gray (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roger Spencer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roberto Reyes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Rodney Gordan (fresh) C - Louis Schlosser (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Kania (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Goggans (fresh) SF - Wallace Hogan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Booth (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:46 | Mercer | David Booth is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on David Booth, team foul #4 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Vernon Hallum (C) David Booth | |
| 11:33 | Chicago State | Rodney Gordan misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-15 |
| 11:31 | Mercer | Thomas Kania pulls down the rebound | 9-15 |
| 11:24 | Mercer | Thomas Kania is hacked by David Gray in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Gray, team foul #5 | 9-15 |
| 11:10 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-15 |
| 11:09 | Chicago State | Roberto Reyes grabs the defensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 10:59 | Chicago State | Louis Schlosser lays it in | 11-15 |
| 10:41 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Rodney Gordan - foul #1 on Rodney Gordan, team foul #6 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Dikembe Ake (SF) Roberto Reyes | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Skagerberg (SG), Craig Longworth (C) Thomas Goggans, Vernon Hallum | |
| 10:41 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 10:41 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell misses the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 10:41 | Chicago State | Louis Schlosser gets the rebound | 11-16 |
| 10:30 | Chicago State | Louis Schlosser drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 13-16 |
| 10:01 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by John Skagerberg | 13-18 |
| 09:43 | Chicago State | Dikembe Ake lays it up and in | 15-18 |
| 09:28 | Mercer | Joseph Caldwell is whistled for traveling | 15-18 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Michael Widman (SG), Robert Perry (SF), Alfred Stearns (PF), Ken Shelton (C) David Gray, Roger Spencer, Rodney Gordan, Louis Schlosser | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Jones (PG), Thomas Goggans (SF), Mario Bell (C) Thomas Kania, Wallace Hogan, Joseph Caldwell | |
| 09:07 | Chicago State | Michael Widman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 09:06 | Chicago State | Robert Perry can't tip it in | 15-18 |
| 09:05 | Chicago State | Alfred Stearns tips it in | 17-18 |
| 08:56 | Mercer | John Skagerberg misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 17-18 |
| 08:54 | Chicago State | Michael Widman pulls down the rebound | 17-18 |
| 08:32 | Chicago State | Robert Perry can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-18 |
| 08:30 | Mercer | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 08:14 | Mercer | Craig Longworth can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Alfred Stearns - foul #2 on Alfred Stearns, team foul #7 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Roberto Reyes (PG), Roger Spencer (SG), Louis Schlosser (C) Michael Widman, Alfred Stearns, Ken Shelton | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Kania (PG), Wallace Hogan (SF), Vernon Hallum (C) Robert Jones, John Skagerberg, Mario Bell | |
| 08:14 | Mercer | Craig Longworth misses the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:14 | Mercer | Craig Longworth misses the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:14 | Chicago State | Louis Schlosser snags the defensive board | 17-18 |
| 08:02 | Chicago State | Roberto Reyes is called for a backcourt violation | 17-18 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Michael Widman (PG) Dikembe Ake | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Bell (PF) Craig Longworth | |
| 07:42 | Mercer | Thomas Goggans misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 07:40 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum tips it home | 17-20 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Michael Widman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Spencer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roberto Reyes (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Perry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Louis Schlosser (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thomas Kania (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Goggans (fresh) SF - Wallace Hogan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mario Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Vernon Hallum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Chicago State | Louis Schlosser misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 17-20 |
| 07:25 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum pulls down the rebound | 17-20 |
| 07:05 | Mercer | Louis Schlosser denies the turnaround by Wallace Hogan | 17-20 |
| 07:03 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 06:51 | Mercer | Roger Spencer steals it from Wallace Hogan | 17-20 |
| 06:33 | Chicago State | Michael Widman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-20 |
| 06:31 | Mercer | Thomas Goggans snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 06:05 | Mercer | Mario Bell misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-20 |
| 06:04 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum hits the follow up shot | 17-22 |
| 05:52 | Chicago State | Roger Spencer hits the finger roll set up by Roberto Reyes | 19-22 |
| 05:43 | Mercer | Thomas Kania is fouled on the floor by Robert Perry - foul #1 on Robert Perry, team foul #8 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Chicago State | David Gray (PG), Dikembe Ake (SF), Rodney Gordan (PF), Ken Shelton (C) Michael Widman, Roberto Reyes, Robert Perry, Louis Schlosser | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Skagerberg (SG), Joseph Caldwell (PF), Craig Longworth (C) Thomas Goggans, Mario Bell, Vernon Hallum | |
| 05:43 | Mercer | Thomas Kania misses the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 05:43 | Chicago State | David Gray grabs the board | 19-22 |
| 05:31 | Chicago State | Wallace Hogan picks off the pass by Roger Spencer | 19-22 |
| 05:28 | Mercer | Thomas Kania misses the lay-in | 19-22 |
| 05:27 | Chicago State | Ken Shelton snags the defensive board | 19-22 |
| 05:08 | Chicago State | David Gray buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Rodney Gordan | 21-22 |
| 04:47 | Mercer | John Skagerberg's pass is intercepted by Ken Shelton | 21-22 |
| 04:25 | Chicago State | Wallace Hogan is called for the reach on Rodney Gordan - foul #1 on Wallace Hogan, team foul #5 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Roberto Reyes (SG) Roger Spencer | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Jones (PG), Mario Bell (C) Thomas Kania, Wallace Hogan | |
| 04:16 | Chicago State | David Gray scores on a 3 from the right wing | 24-22 |
| 03:58 | Mercer | John Skagerberg is called for traveling | 24-22 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Morris Adams (SF), Louis Schlosser (C) Dikembe Ake, Ken Shelton | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 03:39 | Chicago State | David Gray misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 24-22 |
| 03:38 | Mercer | Craig Longworth gets the rebound | 24-22 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - David Gray (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Roberto Reyes (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Morris Adams (fresh) PF - Rodney Gordan (fresh) C - Louis Schlosser (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) SG - John Skagerberg (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Craig Longworth (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Caldwell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mario Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Mercer | Craig Longworth travels with the ball | 24-22 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Dikembe Ake (SG), Alfred Stearns (PF) David Gray, Rodney Gordan | |
| Subs | Mercer | Vernon Hallum (C) Craig Longworth | |
| 03:06 | Chicago State | Roberto Reyes knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Louis Schlosser and he's hacked by Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #6 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Goggans (SF) Mario Bell | |
| 03:06 | Chicago State | Roberto Reyes makes the free throw | 27-22 |
| 02:53 | Mercer | John Skagerberg blows the layup but he's fouled by Dikembe Ake - foul #1 on Dikembe Ake, team foul #9 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Michael Widman (SG) Roberto Reyes | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Booth (PF) Joseph Caldwell | |
| 02:53 | Mercer | John Skagerberg makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 02:53 | Mercer | John Skagerberg makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 02:39 | Chicago State | Robert Jones picks off the pass by Michael Widman | 27-24 |
| 02:22 | Mercer | John Skagerberg buries a driving attempt from close range | 27-26 |
| 02:06 | Chicago State | Michael Widman is whistled for a carry | 27-26 |
| Subs | Chicago State | David Gray (PG), Rodney Gordan (PF) Michael Widman, Louis Schlosser | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Kania (PG), Craig Longworth (SF), Mario Bell (PF) Robert Jones, John Skagerberg, Vernon Hallum | |
| 01:53 | Mercer | Mario Bell double dribbles | 27-26 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Roger Spencer (SG) Dikembe Ake | |
| Subs | Mercer | Wallace Hogan (SF), Joseph Caldwell (PF) Mario Bell, David Booth | |
| 01:35 | Chicago State | Wallace Hogan steps in front of the David Gray pass | 27-26 |
| 01:31 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan hits the finger roll | 27-28 |
| 01:11 | Chicago State | David Gray hits a floater in the paint | 29-28 |
| 00:52 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan dunks the ball on a nice dish by Thomas Kania and he's fouled by Morris Adams - foul #3 on Morris Adams, team foul #10 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Roberto Reyes (PG), Dikembe Ake (SF), Ken Shelton (C) David Gray, Morris Adams, Rodney Gordan | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Bell (C) Craig Longworth | |
| 00:52 | Mercer | Wallace Hogan makes the free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:35 | Chicago State | Dikembe Ake can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 00:33 | Chicago State | Ken Shelton snags the offensive board | 29-31 |
| 00:13 | Chicago State | A charge is called on Dikembe Ake - foul #2 on Dikembe Ake, team foul #11 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Michael Widman (SG), Robert Perry (PF), Louis Schlosser (C) Roger Spencer, Alfred Stearns, Ken Shelton | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Jones (PG), John Skagerberg (SG), David Booth (PF), Vernon Hallum (C) Thomas Kania, Thomas Goggans, Wallace Hogan, Joseph Caldwell | |
| 00:04 | Mercer | Dikembe Ake is called for the reach on Mario Bell - foul #3 on Dikembe Ake, team foul #12 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Chicago State | David Gray (PG) Dikembe Ake | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:04 | Mercer | Mario Bell misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:04 | Mercer | Mario Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:00 | Chicago State | David Gray misses long on a halfcourt shot | 29-32 |