| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Uchechi Dong (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gilberto Rivera (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Adler (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Ryan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Scott Alfaro (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Vaughn Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Seybert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Robey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rafael Plunkett (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joshua Ladner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Gary Robey inbounds the ball | 41-32 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:37 | Mercer | Rafael Plunkett scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 41-34 |
| 19:08 | UMKC | Patrick Adler clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 19:06 | Mercer | Rafael Plunkett gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 18:49 | Mercer | James Seybert buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Vaughn Taylor | 41-36 |
| 18:30 | UMKC | Scott Alfaro scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 18:11 | Mercer | Gary Robey drills a 3 from the left corner set up by James Seybert | 44-39 |
| 17:58 | UMKC | Randy Ryan is whistled for a carry | 44-39 |
| Subs | UMKC | Dan Speers (PF), John Stagner (C) Randy Ryan, Scott Alfaro | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 17:39 | Mercer | Dan Speers is called for the reach on Vaughn Taylor - foul #1 on Dan Speers, team foul #1 | 44-39 |
| Subs | UMKC | Brian Placencia (SF) Patrick Adler | |
| Subs | Mercer | Wallace McNail (PF) Rafael Plunkett | |
| 17:22 | Mercer | Joshua Ladner drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Wallace McNail | 44-41 |
| 16:58 | UMKC | John Stagner can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Joshua Ladner - foul #2 on Joshua Ladner, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| Subs | UMKC | Colin Trawick (PG), Michael Keen (SF) Uchechi Dong, Gilberto Rivera | |
| Subs | Mercer | Antonio Baker (PG), William Hansen (SG), Wilbur Helms (SF), Gary Smallwood (C) Vaughn Taylor, James Seybert, Gary Robey, Joshua Ladner | |
| 16:58 | UMKC | John Stagner misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 16:58 | UMKC | John Stagner makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 16:40 | Mercer | Wallace McNail comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 16:39 | Mercer | Gary Smallwood pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 16:33 | Mercer | Wallace McNail connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-43 |
| 16:11 | UMKC | Colin Trawick drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Keen | 48-43 |
| 16:07 | Mercer | Wilbur Helms drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Antonio Baker | 48-45 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Colin Trawick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Placencia (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Keen (fresh) PF - John Stagner (fresh) 1 pts. C - Dan Speers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Antonio Baker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Hansen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Wilbur Helms (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wallace McNail (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Smallwood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | UMKC | Brian Placencia scores on a shot from the left block | 50-45 |
| 15:35 | Mercer | Gary Smallwood loses the ball out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | UMKC | Uchechi Dong (PG), Gilberto Rivera (SG), Patrick Adler (SF), Randy Ryan (PF), Scott Alfaro (C) Colin Trawick, Brian Placencia, Michael Keen, John Stagner, Dan Speers | |
| Subs | Mercer | Vaughn Taylor (PG), James Seybert (SG), Gary Robey (SF), Rafael Plunkett (PF) Antonio Baker, William Hansen, Wilbur Helms, Gary Smallwood | |
| 15:24 | UMKC | Patrick Adler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Gary Robey - foul #1 on Gary Robey, team foul #2 | 50-45 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Ladner (C) Wallace McNail | |
| 15:24 | UMKC | Patrick Adler makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 15:24 | UMKC | Patrick Adler makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 15:02 | Mercer | Vaughn Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 15:00 | Mercer | Gary Robey gets the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 14:45 | Mercer | Rafael Plunkett lays it up and in on a nice dish by Vaughn Taylor and he's hacked by Scott Alfaro - foul #2 on Scott Alfaro, team foul #2 | 52-47 |
| 14:45 | Mercer | Rafael Plunkett makes the free throw | 52-48 |
| 14:22 | UMKC | Patrick Adler is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 52-48 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Antonio Baker (PG) Vaughn Taylor | |
| 14:01 | Mercer | Randy Ryan swats the short shot by Rafael Plunkett | 52-48 |
| 13:59 | UMKC | Patrick Adler grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 13:41 | UMKC | Antonio Baker is called for the reach on Scott Alfaro - foul #3 on Antonio Baker, team foul #3 | 52-48 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Wallace McNail (PF), Gary Smallwood (C) Rafael Plunkett, Joshua Ladner | |
| 13:20 | UMKC | Gilberto Rivera scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Patrick Adler | 54-48 |
| 13:09 | Mercer | Gary Robey knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by James Seybert | 54-50 |
| 12:49 | UMKC | Wallace McNail denies the turnaround by Randy Ryan | 54-50 |
| 12:47 | Mercer | Gary Robey grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 12:26 | Mercer | James Seybert knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Antonio Baker | 54-53 |
| 12:02 | UMKC | James Seybert steps in front of the Scott Alfaro pass | 54-53 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Uchechi Dong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gilberto Rivera (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Adler (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randy Ryan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Scott Alfaro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Antonio Baker (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Seybert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Robey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Wallace McNail (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Smallwood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Mercer | Gary Smallwood knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Antonio Baker | 54-56 |
| 11:47 | UMKC | James Seybert picks off the pass by Uchechi Dong in the backcourt | 54-56 |
| 11:32 | Mercer | Gary Smallwood misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 54-56 |
| 11:31 | UMKC | Gilberto Rivera grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 11:18 | UMKC | Randy Ryan hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Uchechi Dong and he's fouled by Gary Smallwood - foul #2 on Gary Smallwood, team foul #4 | 56-56 |
| Subs | UMKC | Colin Trawick (PG), Brian Placencia (SG), Michael Keen (SF), Brandon McClodden (C) Uchechi Dong, Gilberto Rivera, Patrick Adler, Scott Alfaro | |
| Subs | Mercer | Vaughn Taylor (PG), William Hansen (SG), Wilbur Helms (SF), Rafael Plunkett (PF), Joshua Ladner (C) Antonio Baker, James Seybert, Gary Robey, Wallace McNail, Gary Smallwood | |
| 11:18 | UMKC | Randy Ryan misses the free throw | 56-56 |
| 11:18 | Mercer | Rafael Plunkett grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 10:58 | Mercer | Rafael Plunkett hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 56-56 |
| 10:57 | Mercer | Joshua Ladner grabs the offensive board | 56-56 |
| 10:38 | Mercer | Rafael Plunkett makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-58 |
| 10:18 | UMKC | Michael Keen steps out of bounds on the baseline | 56-58 |
| Subs | UMKC | Dan Speers (C) Randy Ryan | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 09:59 | Mercer | William Hansen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 09:58 | Mercer | Joshua Ladner tips it back up and in | 56-60 |
| 09:55 | UMKC | Vaughn Taylor is called for the reach on Colin Trawick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vaughn Taylor, team foul #5 | 56-60 |
| 09:38 | UMKC | The jump hook by Colin Trawick is blocked by Joshua Ladner | 56-60 |
| 09:36 | Mercer | Wilbur Helms gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| 09:16 | Mercer | 3 seconds is called on Rafael Plunkett | 56-60 |
| Subs | UMKC | Uchechi Dong (PG), Gilberto Rivera (SG) Colin Trawick, Michael Keen | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Seybert (SG), Gary Robey (SF) William Hansen, Wilbur Helms | |
| 09:06 | UMKC | Gilberto Rivera can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-60 |
| 09:05 | UMKC | Brandon McClodden misses the tip | 56-60 |
| 09:04 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Joshua Ladner | 56-60 |
| 08:52 | Mercer | Vaughn Taylor clanks a 3 from straight away | 56-60 |
| 08:51 | UMKC | Brandon McClodden gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| 08:28 | UMKC | Brandon McClodden misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 08:26 | Mercer | James Seybert snags the defensive board | 56-60 |
| 08:09 | Mercer | Rafael Plunkett hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 56-60 |
| 08:07 | Mercer | Gary Robey tips it in | 56-62 |
| 07:40 | UMKC | The pull-up jumper by Gilberto Rivera is blocked by Joshua Ladner | 56-62 |
| 07:39 | Mercer | Vaughn Taylor gets the rebound | 56-62 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Uchechi Dong (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gilberto Rivera (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Placencia (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brandon McClodden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dan Speers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Vaughn Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Seybert (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Robey (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Rafael Plunkett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Ladner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:23 | Mercer | Gary Robey hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Brandon McClodden - foul #4 on Brandon McClodden, team foul #3 | 56-62 |
| Subs | UMKC | Patrick Adler (SF), John Stagner (PF), Scott Alfaro (C) Brian Placencia, Brandon McClodden, Dan Speers | |
| Subs | Mercer | Antonio Baker (PG), Wallace McNail (PF), Gary Smallwood (C) Vaughn Taylor, Rafael Plunkett, Joshua Ladner | |
| 07:23 | Mercer | Gary Robey misses the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 07:23 | Mercer | Gary Robey misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 07:23 | UMKC | Scott Alfaro snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| 07:10 | UMKC | Patrick Adler can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by James Seybert - foul #2 on James Seybert, team foul #6 | 56-62 |
| Subs | UMKC | Colin Trawick (PG) Uchechi Dong | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Hansen (SF) Gary Robey | |
| 07:10 | UMKC | Patrick Adler makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 07:10 | UMKC | Patrick Adler makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 07:08 | Mercer | Antonio Baker loses the dribble to Colin Trawick in the backcourt | 58-62 |
| 06:51 | UMKC | Gilberto Rivera is fouled on the floor by James Seybert - foul #3 on James Seybert, team foul #7 | 58-62 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Wilbur Helms (SF) James Seybert | |
| 06:51 | UMKC | Gilberto Rivera makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 06:51 | UMKC | Gilberto Rivera misses the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 06:51 | Mercer | Wallace McNail grabs the defensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 06:46 | Mercer | Gary Smallwood misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Scott Alfaro - foul #3 on Scott Alfaro, team foul #4 | 59-62 |
| Subs | UMKC | Michael Keen (SG) Gilberto Rivera | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 06:46 | Mercer | Gary Smallwood misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 06:46 | Mercer | Gary Smallwood makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 06:23 | UMKC | Scott Alfaro hits a floater from close range set up by Colin Trawick | 61-63 |
| 06:10 | Mercer | Antonio Baker knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Smallwood | 61-66 |
| 05:55 | UMKC | Patrick Adler misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 61-66 |
| 05:53 | UMKC | Scott Alfaro pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 05:37 | UMKC | Michael Keen connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Patrick Adler | 63-66 |
| 05:22 | Mercer | Wallace McNail can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Stagner - foul #1 on John Stagner, team foul #5 | 63-66 |
| Subs | UMKC | Uchechi Dong (PG), Gilberto Rivera (SG), Randy Ryan (PF), Dan Speers (C) Colin Trawick, Michael Keen, John Stagner, Scott Alfaro | |
| Subs | Mercer | Vaughn Taylor (PG), James Seybert (SG), Gary Robey (SF) Antonio Baker, William Hansen, Wilbur Helms | |
| 05:22 | Mercer | Wallace McNail makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 05:22 | Mercer | Wallace McNail misses the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 05:22 | UMKC | Dan Speers snags the defensive board | 63-67 |
| 05:07 | UMKC | Uchechi Dong hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Gilberto Rivera and the foul's on Gary Smallwood - foul #3 on Gary Smallwood, team foul #8 | 65-67 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Ladner (C) Wallace McNail | |
| 05:07 | UMKC | Uchechi Dong makes the free throw | 66-67 |
| 04:47 | Mercer | Patrick Adler steals it from Joshua Ladner | 66-67 |
| 04:28 | UMKC | Dan Speers blows the layup but he's fouled by Joshua Ladner - foul #3 on Joshua Ladner, team foul #9 | 66-67 |
| Subs | UMKC | Brian Placencia (SF) Patrick Adler | |
| Subs | Mercer | Rafael Plunkett (PF) Gary Smallwood | |
| 04:28 | UMKC | Dan Speers makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 04:28 | UMKC | Dan Speers makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 04:19 | Mercer | Uchechi Dong picks off the pass by Rafael Plunkett | 68-67 |
| 03:57 | UMKC | Brian Placencia is fouled on the floor by Vaughn Taylor - foul #2 on Vaughn Taylor, team foul #10 | 68-67 |
| Subs | UMKC | Brandon McClodden (C) Dan Speers | |
| Subs | Mercer | Antonio Baker (PG) Vaughn Taylor | |
| 03:57 | UMKC | Brian Placencia makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 03:57 | UMKC | Brian Placencia makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 03:46 | Mercer | Rafael Plunkett scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Joshua Ladner | 70-69 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Uchechi Dong (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gilberto Rivera (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Placencia (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Randy Ryan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Brandon McClodden (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Antonio Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Seybert (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gary Robey (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Rafael Plunkett (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Ladner (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:34 | UMKC | Brian Placencia clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on James Seybert - foul #4 on James Seybert, team foul #11 | 70-69 |
| Subs | UMKC | Scott Alfaro (C) Randy Ryan | |
| Subs | Mercer | Wallace McNail (C) Joshua Ladner | |
| 03:34 | UMKC | Brian Placencia makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 03:34 | UMKC | Brian Placencia makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 03:20 | Mercer | Rafael Plunkett comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Uchechi Dong - foul #2 on Uchechi Dong, team foul #6 | 72-69 |
| 03:20 | Mercer | Rafael Plunkett makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 03:20 | Mercer | Rafael Plunkett makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 03:02 | UMKC | Brandon McClodden knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Uchechi Dong | 74-71 |
| 02:58 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-71 |
| Subs | UMKC | Patrick Adler (SF), Randy Ryan (PF) Brian Placencia, Brandon McClodden | |
| Subs | Mercer | Vaughn Taylor (PG), Joshua Ladner (C) Antonio Baker, Wallace McNail | |
| 02:48 | Mercer | Rafael Plunkett misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-71 |
| 02:46 | Mercer | Vaughn Taylor grabs the offensive board | 74-71 |
| 02:38 | Mercer | Gary Robey clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-71 |
| 02:36 | Mercer | Joshua Ladner misses the tip | 74-71 |
| 02:34 | UMKC | Randy Ryan gets the rebound | 74-71 |
| 02:26 | UMKC | Vaughn Taylor picks off the pass by Gilberto Rivera | 74-71 |
| 02:05 | Mercer | James Seybert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-71 |
| 01:48 | UMKC | Scott Alfaro can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-71 |
| 01:47 | UMKC | Randy Ryan hits the follow up shot | 76-71 |
| 01:31 | Mercer | James Seybert loses the ball out of bounds | 76-71 |
| 01:15 | UMKC | Uchechi Dong hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-71 |
| 01:13 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Ryan | 76-71 |
| 01:07 | UMKC | Uchechi Dong drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gilberto Rivera | 78-71 |
| 01:02 | Mercer | Vaughn Taylor makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:37 | UMKC | Randy Ryan buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Gilberto Rivera | 80-73 |
| 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 a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Mercer | Joshua Ladner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 80-73 |
| 00:29 | UMKC | Randy Ryan grabs the board | 80-73 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:26 | UMKC | Randy Ryan is hacked by James Seybert in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Seybert, team foul #12 | 80-73 |
| Subs | UMKC | Colin Trawick (PG), Brandon McClodden (C) Uchechi Dong, Scott Alfaro | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Hansen (SG) James Seybert | |
| 00:26 | UMKC | Randy Ryan misses the 1st free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:26 | UMKC | Randy Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:18 | Mercer | William Hansen misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 81-73 |
| 00:16 | UMKC | Colin Trawick gets the rebound | 81-73 |
| 00:16 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-73 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:14 | UMKC | Vaughn Taylor is called for the reach on Brandon McClodden in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vaughn Taylor, team foul #13 | 81-73 |
| 00:14 | UMKC | Brandon McClodden misses the 1st free throw | 81-73 |
| 00:14 | UMKC | Brandon McClodden misses the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| 00:14 | Mercer | Rafael Plunkett pulls down the rebound | 81-73 |
| 00:09 | Mercer | William Hansen clanks a 3 from the left wing | 81-73 |
| 00:08 | UMKC | Brandon McClodden pulls down the rebound | 81-73 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | UMKC | Colin Trawick runs out the clock | 81-73 |