| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Richard Leboeuf (fresh) SG - Timothy Midkiff (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Stjepan Losiewski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Alexei Mrozoski (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Barnhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Rudolph (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lance Wasser (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Caddell (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | David Johnson inbounds the ball | 25-24 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC 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 (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Mercer | Lance Wasser is fouled on the floor by Alexei Mrozoski - foul #3 on Alexei Mrozoski, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| Subs | UMKC | Justin Nichols (PF) Alexei Mrozoski | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 19:31 | Mercer | James Rudolph knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Lance Wasser | 25-27 |
| 19:08 | UMKC | Lance Wasser swats the layup by John Barnhardt | 25-27 |
| 19:07 | Mercer | Mark Caddell gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 18:42 | Mercer | Mark Caddell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-27 |
| 18:40 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Lance Wasser | 25-27 |
| 18:24 | Mercer | James Carter is hacked by Richard Leboeuf - foul #2 on Richard Leboeuf, team foul #2 | 25-27 |
| 18:12 | Mercer | Mark Caddell clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-27 |
| 18:10 | UMKC | Richard Leboeuf grabs the board | 25-27 |
| 17:50 | UMKC | Timothy Midkiff buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Leboeuf and he's fouled by James Carter - foul #1 on James Carter, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 17:50 | UMKC | Timothy Midkiff makes the free throw | 28-27 |
| 17:43 | Mercer | James Rudolph connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Carter | 28-29 |
| 17:19 | UMKC | John Barnhardt scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Leboeuf | 30-29 |
| 16:59 | Mercer | Justin Nichols blocks the short jumper by Lance Wasser | 30-29 |
| 16:58 | UMKC | Justin Nichols snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 16:46 | UMKC | Stjepan Losiewski knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Justin Nichols | 32-29 |
| 16:23 | Mercer | Lance Wasser is hacked by Richard Leboeuf - foul #3 on Richard Leboeuf, team foul #3 | 32-29 |
| Subs | UMKC | David Opitz (PG), Kenneth Anderson (SG), Gary Myers (SF), Robert Young (PF), Ben Bernard (C) Richard Leboeuf, Timothy Midkiff, Stjepan Losiewski, Justin Nichols, John Barnhardt | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Duffey (PG), Charles Ford (SG), John Tucci (SF), Robert Semple (PF), Ognjen Ziegenhagen (C) James Carter, James Rudolph, David Johnson, Lance Wasser, Mark Caddell | |
| 16:09 | Mercer | Charles Ford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-29 |
| 16:07 | UMKC | David Opitz snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 15:50 | UMKC | Charles Ford steals it from Kenneth Anderson | 32-29 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - David Opitz (fresh) SG - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) SF - Gary Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Young (fresh) C - Ben Bernard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jerry Duffey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Ford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Tucci (fresh) PF - Robert Semple (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ognjen Ziegenhagen (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Mercer | Jerry Duffey is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jerry Duffey, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | UMKC | Alexei Mrozoski (PF) Robert Young | |
| Subs | Mercer | Harold Dunn (C) Ognjen Ziegenhagen | |
| 15:19 | UMKC | David Opitz misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-29 |
| 15:17 | Mercer | Jerry Duffey gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 15:15 | Mercer | Jerry Duffey loses the dribble to David Opitz in the backcourt | 32-29 |
| 15:13 | UMKC | David Opitz lays it up and in | 34-29 |
| 14:57 | Mercer | Charles Ford connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Tucci | 34-32 |
| 14:33 | UMKC | Kenneth Anderson drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ben Bernard | 36-32 |
| 14:26 | Mercer | Jerry Duffey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 14:24 | UMKC | Ben Bernard snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 14:04 | UMKC | David Opitz is called for 5 seconds | 36-32 |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Leboeuf (PG), Timothy Midkiff (SG), Stjepan Losiewski (SF), John Barnhardt (C) David Opitz, Kenneth Anderson, Gary Myers, Ben Bernard | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Carter (PG), James Rudolph (SG), David Johnson (SF), Lance Wasser (PF) Jerry Duffey, Charles Ford, John Tucci, Robert Semple | |
| 13:47 | Mercer | Lance Wasser makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from James Carter | 36-34 |
| 13:25 | UMKC | Stjepan Losiewski is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Stjepan Losiewski, team foul #4 | 36-34 |
| 13:06 | Mercer | Lance Wasser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mark Caddell (C) Harold Dunn | |
| 12:51 | UMKC | David Johnson steps in front of the Richard Leboeuf pass | 36-34 |
| 12:34 | Mercer | James Rudolph is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Rudolph, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | UMKC | Justin Nichols (PF), Gary Myers (C) Alexei Mrozoski, John Barnhardt | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 12:22 | UMKC | Timothy Midkiff misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 12:21 | UMKC | Stjepan Losiewski snags the offensive board | 36-34 |
| 12:10 | UMKC | Justin Nichols misses the lay-in but the foul's on Lance Wasser - foul #2 on Lance Wasser, team foul #4 | 36-34 |
| 12:10 | UMKC | Justin Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 12:10 | UMKC | Justin Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 12:10 | Mercer | Mark Caddell grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 11:52 | Mercer | David Johnson can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Stjepan Losiewski - foul #3 on Stjepan Losiewski, team foul #5 | 37-34 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Duffey (PG), Harold Dunn (C) James Carter, Mark Caddell | |
| 11:52 | Mercer | David Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 11:52 | Mercer | David Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Richard Leboeuf (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Midkiff (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Stjepan Losiewski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Justin Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jerry Duffey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Rudolph (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lance Wasser (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Dunn (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | UMKC | Timothy Midkiff misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 11:29 | Mercer | David Johnson grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 11:14 | Mercer | James Rudolph misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 11:13 | Mercer | Lance Wasser can't tip it in | 37-36 |
| 11:11 | UMKC | Stjepan Losiewski snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 10:53 | UMKC | Stjepan Losiewski buries a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by David Johnson - foul #3 on David Johnson, team foul #5 | 39-36 |
| Subs | UMKC | David Opitz (PG), Kenneth Anderson (SG), Alexei Mrozoski (PF), John Barnhardt (C) Richard Leboeuf, Timothy Midkiff, Justin Nichols, Gary Myers | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Carter (PG), Mark Caddell (SF), Robert Semple (PF) James Rudolph, David Johnson, Lance Wasser | |
| 10:53 | UMKC | Stjepan Losiewski makes the free throw | 40-36 |
| 10:39 | Mercer | Jerry Duffey clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on David Opitz - foul #1 on David Opitz, team foul #6 | 40-36 |
| Subs | UMKC | Gary Myers (SF) Stjepan Losiewski | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 10:39 | Mercer | Jerry Duffey makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 10:39 | Mercer | Jerry Duffey misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 10:39 | UMKC | Alexei Mrozoski snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 10:22 | UMKC | James Carter is called for the reach on Kenneth Anderson - foul #2 on James Carter, team foul #6 | 40-37 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ognjen Ziegenhagen (C) Harold Dunn | |
| 10:05 | UMKC | Gary Myers comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 10:04 | Mercer | Jerry Duffey snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 09:40 | Mercer | Ognjen Ziegenhagen blows the layup | 40-37 |
| 09:39 | UMKC | Alexei Mrozoski gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 09:32 | UMKC | Alexei Mrozoski lays it up and in on a great pass from Gary Myers | 42-37 |
| 09:13 | Mercer | The jump hook by Ognjen Ziegenhagen is blocked by Gary Myers | 42-37 |
| 09:12 | Mercer | Jerry Duffey snags the offensive board | 42-37 |
| 08:57 | Mercer | Ognjen Ziegenhagen loses the dribble to Gary Myers | 42-37 |
| 08:36 | UMKC | John Barnhardt is fouled on the floor by Ognjen Ziegenhagen - foul #1 on Ognjen Ziegenhagen, team foul #7 | 42-37 |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Leboeuf (PG), Timothy Midkiff (SG), Stjepan Losiewski (SF), Justin Nichols (PF) David Opitz, Kenneth Anderson, Gary Myers, Alexei Mrozoski | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Ford (PG), James Rudolph (SG), David Johnson (SF), Lance Wasser (PF), Harold Dunn (C) James Carter, Jerry Duffey, Mark Caddell, Robert Semple, Ognjen Ziegenhagen | |
| 08:36 | UMKC | John Barnhardt makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 08:36 | UMKC | John Barnhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 08:36 | Mercer | James Rudolph grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 08:17 | Mercer | Harold Dunn banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Ford and he's fouled by Stjepan Losiewski - foul #4 on Stjepan Losiewski, team foul #7 | 43-39 |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Young (SF), Ben Bernard (C) Stjepan Losiewski, John Barnhardt | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 08:17 | Mercer | Harold Dunn makes the free throw | 43-40 |
| 07:54 | UMKC | Richard Leboeuf banks in the layup on a great pass from Timothy Midkiff | 45-40 |
| 07:33 | Mercer | Richard Leboeuf steals the ball from James Rudolph | 45-40 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Richard Leboeuf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Midkiff (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Young (fresh) PF - Justin Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Bernard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Charles Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Rudolph (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Lance Wasser (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:07 | UMKC | Ben Bernard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 45-40 |
| 07:05 | Mercer | James Rudolph pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 06:43 | Mercer | Richard Leboeuf steals the ball from Harold Dunn | 45-40 |
| 06:40 | UMKC | Robert Young lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Leboeuf | 47-40 |
| 06:24 | Mercer | James Rudolph is fouled on the floor by Timothy Midkiff - foul #1 on Timothy Midkiff, team foul #8 | 47-40 |
| Subs | UMKC | Stjepan Losiewski (SF), Alexei Mrozoski (PF), John Barnhardt (C) Robert Young, Justin Nichols, Ben Bernard | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Carter (PG), Mark Caddell (C) Charles Ford, Harold Dunn | |
| 06:24 | Mercer | James Rudolph makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 06:24 | Mercer | James Rudolph makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 06:10 | UMKC | Timothy Midkiff hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Stjepan Losiewski | 50-42 |
| 05:49 | Mercer | Stjepan Losiewski takes the ball from James Rudolph | 50-42 |
| 05:45 | UMKC | Stjepan Losiewski lays it up and in | 52-42 |
| 05:36 | Mercer | James Rudolph lays it in | 52-44 |
| 05:21 | UMKC | Stjepan Losiewski clanks a 3 from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 05:19 | Mercer | Lance Wasser snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 05:08 | Mercer | James Rudolph comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-44 |
| 05:07 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Alexei Mrozoski | 52-44 |
| 05:02 | UMKC | Lance Wasser blocks the jumper by Timothy Midkiff | 52-44 |
| 05:01 | UMKC | John Barnhardt pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 04:47 | UMKC | Lance Wasser is called for the reach on John Barnhardt - foul #3 on Lance Wasser, team foul #8 | 52-44 |
| Subs | UMKC | David Opitz (PG), Kenneth Anderson (SG) Richard Leboeuf, Timothy Midkiff | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Duffey (SG), Robert Semple (PF), Harold Dunn (C) James Rudolph, David Johnson, Lance Wasser | |
| 04:47 | UMKC | John Barnhardt makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 04:47 | UMKC | John Barnhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 04:34 | Mercer | Robert Semple buries a jumper near the basket | 54-46 |
| 04:20 | UMKC | Stjepan Losiewski misses the easy layup | 54-46 |
| 04:18 | Mercer | Jerry Duffey gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| 04:12 | Mercer | James Carter lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Caddell | 54-48 |
| 03:58 | UMKC | Harold Dunn is called for the reach on John Barnhardt - foul #4 on Harold Dunn, team foul #9 | 54-48 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Ford (SG) James Carter | |
| 03:58 | UMKC | John Barnhardt makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 03:58 | UMKC | John Barnhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 03:58 | Mercer | Harold Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 03:47 | Mercer | Charles Ford hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 55-48 |
| 03:46 | Mercer | Harold Dunn hits the follow up shot | 55-50 |
| 03:30 | UMKC | Stjepan Losiewski misses long on a floater from the left side | 55-50 |
| 03:28 | Mercer | Mark Caddell pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - David Opitz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stjepan Losiewski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Alexei Mrozoski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Barnhardt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jerry Duffey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Caddell (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. PF - Robert Semple (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Mercer | Mark Caddell is denied on a layup by Alexei Mrozoski | 55-50 |
| 03:13 | UMKC | John Barnhardt gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 02:58 | UMKC | Stjepan Losiewski connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Opitz | 57-50 |
| 02:58 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-50 |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Leboeuf (PG), Timothy Midkiff (SG), Justin Nichols (C) David Opitz, Kenneth Anderson, John Barnhardt | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Carter (PG), James Rudolph (SG), David Johnson (SF), Lance Wasser (PF) Jerry Duffey, Charles Ford, Mark Caddell, Robert Semple | |
| 02:40 | Mercer | Lance Wasser dunks the ball and he's fouled by Justin Nichols - foul #3 on Justin Nichols, team foul #9 | 57-52 |
| 02:40 | Mercer | Lance Wasser misses the free throw | 57-52 |
| 02:40 | UMKC | Alexei Mrozoski gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 02:24 | UMKC | Stjepan Losiewski drills a jumper in the lane | 59-52 |
| 02:17 | Mercer | David Johnson lays it up and in | 59-54 |
| 01:52 | UMKC | Timothy Midkiff misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-54 |
| 01:50 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Lance Wasser | 59-54 |
| 01:33 | Mercer | Harold Dunn blows the dunk | 59-54 |
| 01:32 | UMKC | Justin Nichols snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| 01:17 | UMKC | Stjepan Losiewski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by David Johnson - foul #4 on David Johnson, team foul #10 | 59-54 |
| Subs | UMKC | John Barnhardt (C) Justin Nichols | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 01:17 | UMKC | Stjepan Losiewski makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 01:17 | UMKC | Stjepan Losiewski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 01:03 | Mercer | Harold Dunn makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Carter | 61-56 |
| 00:41 | UMKC | Alexei Mrozoski's floater is tipped away by Lance Wasser | 61-56 |
| 00:40 | Mercer | Harold Dunn pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Mercer | John Barnhardt steps in front of the Harold Dunn pass | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:31 | UMKC | Timothy Midkiff is hacked by James Carter in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Carter, team foul #11 | 61-56 |
| Subs | UMKC | David Opitz (PG), Gary Myers (PF) Richard Leboeuf, Alexei Mrozoski | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:31 | UMKC | Timothy Midkiff makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:31 | UMKC | Timothy Midkiff misses the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:31 | Mercer | Lance Wasser grabs the board | 62-56 |
| 00:23 | Mercer | David Johnson makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Carter | 62-59 |
| 00:23 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | UMKC | Alexei Mrozoski (PF) Gary Myers | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:20 | UMKC | James Rudolph is called for the reach on Timothy Midkiff in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Rudolph, team foul #12 | 62-59 |
| 00:20 | UMKC | Timothy Midkiff makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:20 | UMKC | Timothy Midkiff misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:20 | Mercer | Lance Wasser snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 00:12 | Mercer | Harold Dunn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-59 |
| 00:11 | Mercer | David Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 00:09 | Mercer | David Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-59 |
| 00:07 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Alexei Mrozoski | 63-59 |
| 00:06 | UMKC | Alexei Mrozoski is hacked by James Rudolph in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Rudolph, team foul #13 | 63-59 |
| 00:06 | UMKC | Alexei Mrozoski makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:06 | UMKC | Alexei Mrozoski makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | James Rudolph buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-62 |