| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Willard Langevin (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - David Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alvin Pellot (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilfred Meeks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Warren Pulliam (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Kania (fresh) SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Booth (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Vernon Hallum (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Robert Jones inbounds the ball | 43-33 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum misses the lay-in | 43-33 |
| 19:46 | UMKC | Lester Jones snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 19:27 | UMKC | Wilfred Meeks clanks a shot from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 19:26 | Mercer | David Booth gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 19:21 | Mercer | Robert Jones is hacked by Lester Jones - foul #2 on Lester Jones, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| 19:16 | Mercer | Alvin Pellot swats the shot by Thomas Kania | 43-33 |
| 19:15 | UMKC | Lester Jones grabs the board | 43-33 |
| 19:00 | UMKC | Lester Jones misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 43-33 |
| 18:59 | UMKC | David Davis grabs the offensive board | 43-33 |
| 18:54 | UMKC | Lester Jones misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Warren Pulliam - foul #1 on Warren Pulliam, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| 18:54 | UMKC | Lester Jones misses the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 18:54 | UMKC | Lester Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 18:25 | Mercer | Robert Jones misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-33 |
| 18:23 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Wilfred Meeks | 44-33 |
| 18:09 | UMKC | Lester Jones makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Willard Langevin | 46-33 |
| 18:00 | Mercer | Wilfred Meeks is called for the reach on Thomas Kania - foul #2 on Wilfred Meeks, team foul #2 | 46-33 |
| 17:42 | Mercer | Thomas Kania misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Lester Jones - foul #3 on Lester Jones, team foul #3 | 46-33 |
| Subs | UMKC | Tommy Lyles (SF), Dale Welch (C) Lester Jones, Wilfred Meeks | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Bell (PF), John Ellis (C) David Booth, Vernon Hallum | |
| 17:42 | Mercer | Thomas Kania makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 17:42 | Mercer | Thomas Kania makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 17:24 | UMKC | Alvin Pellot misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 17:22 | Mercer | Robert Jones grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 17:15 | Mercer | Tommy Lyles steps in front of the Thomas Kania pass | 46-35 |
| 17:11 | UMKC | Willard Langevin lays it in set up by Tommy Lyles | 48-35 |
| 16:54 | Mercer | Mario Bell buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Kania | 48-37 |
| 16:42 | UMKC | Tommy Lyles can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 48-37 |
| 16:40 | UMKC | Dale Welch tips it in | 50-37 |
| 16:20 | Mercer | Willard Langevin steals it from Mario Bell | 50-37 |
| 16:16 | UMKC | Willard Langevin can't finish the layup | 50-37 |
| 16:15 | Mercer | John Ellis pulls down the rebound | 50-37 |
| 16:03 | Mercer | Mario Bell makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Warren Pulliam | 50-40 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Willard Langevin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. SG - David Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Lyles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Alvin Pellot (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Welch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Warren Pulliam (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Kania (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mario Bell (fresh) 8 pts. C - John Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:47 | UMKC | Willard Langevin buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by David Davis | 53-40 |
| 15:38 | Mercer | John Ellis misses the runner from close range | 53-40 |
| 15:37 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Tommy Lyles | 53-40 |
| 15:24 | UMKC | Warren Pulliam steals the ball from Willard Langevin | 53-40 |
| 15:06 | Mercer | John Ellis misses long on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Tommy Lyles - foul #3 on Tommy Lyles, team foul #4 | 53-40 |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Walley (PG), William Scott (SG), Lester Jones (SF), Wilfred Meeks (C) Willard Langevin, David Davis, Tommy Lyles, Dale Welch | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Valenza (PG), John Mathis (SG), Thomas Goggans (SF), David Booth (PF) Warren Pulliam, Thomas Kania, Robert Jones, Mario Bell | |
| 15:06 | Mercer | John Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 15:06 | Mercer | John Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 15:06 | UMKC | Lester Jones grabs the board | 53-41 |
| 14:55 | UMKC | Lester Jones connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Walley | 55-41 |
| 14:29 | Mercer | Thomas Goggans misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 55-41 |
| 14:27 | UMKC | Wilfred Meeks snags the defensive board | 55-41 |
| 14:19 | UMKC | William Scott comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-41 |
| 14:17 | Mercer | David Booth grabs the board | 55-41 |
| 13:59 | Mercer | Thomas Goggans comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-41 |
| 13:57 | Mercer | David Booth hits the follow up shot | 55-43 |
| 13:47 | UMKC | Richard Walley is fouled on the floor by Thomas Goggans - foul #4 on Thomas Goggans, team foul #2 | 55-43 |
| Subs | UMKC | Tommy Lyles (SF) Alvin Pellot | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Bell (SF), Vernon Hallum (C) Thomas Goggans, John Ellis | |
| 13:26 | UMKC | William Scott misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 13:24 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum grabs the defensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 13:01 | Mercer | John Mathis connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by David Valenza | 55-46 |
| 12:45 | UMKC | Lester Jones comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on David Valenza - foul #3 on David Valenza, team foul #3 | 55-46 |
| Subs | UMKC | Willard Langevin (PG), Dale Welch (PF) Richard Walley, William Scott | |
| Subs | Mercer | Warren Pulliam (PG), Robert Jones (SF) David Valenza, David Booth | |
| 12:45 | UMKC | Lester Jones misses the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 12:45 | UMKC | Lester Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 12:45 | Mercer | Mario Bell gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 12:30 | Mercer | Mario Bell scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Vernon Hallum | 55-48 |
| 12:15 | UMKC | Lester Jones lays it in | 57-48 |
| 11:50 | Mercer | Mario Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 11:48 | Mercer | Robert Jones snags the offensive board | 57-48 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Willard Langevin (fresh) 7 pts. 8 ast. SG - Tommy Lyles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Lester Jones (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dale Welch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilfred Meeks (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Warren Pulliam (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Mathis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mario Bell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Vernon Hallum (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Mercer | Mario Bell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-48 |
| Subs | UMKC | David Davis (SG) Tommy Lyles | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Kania (SG), John Ellis (C) John Mathis, Vernon Hallum | |
| 11:14 | UMKC | Lester Jones lays it up and in on a great pass from Dale Welch | 59-48 |
| 10:49 | Mercer | John Ellis is called for a charge - foul #2 on John Ellis, team foul #4 | 59-48 |
| Subs | UMKC | Alvin Pellot (PF) Wilfred Meeks | |
| Subs | Mercer | Rigoberto Costa (SF), David Booth (PF) Robert Jones, Mario Bell | |
| 10:37 | UMKC | Lester Jones's layup is rejected by David Booth | 59-48 |
| 10:36 | UMKC | Dale Welch grabs the offensive board | 59-48 |
| 10:24 | UMKC | Willard Langevin drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Lester Jones | 62-48 |
| 09:55 | Mercer | John Ellis travels with the ball | 62-48 |
| Subs | UMKC | Tommy Lyles (SF), Wilfred Meeks (C) Lester Jones, Dale Welch | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Valenza (PG), Vernon Hallum (C) Warren Pulliam, John Ellis | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:34 | UMKC | David Booth steps in front of the Tommy Lyles pass | 62-48 |
| 09:18 | Mercer | Willard Langevin steps in front of the Thomas Kania pass | 62-48 |
| 09:15 | UMKC | Willard Langevin lays it up and in | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:03 | Mercer | David Valenza hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-51 |
| 08:43 | UMKC | Wilfred Meeks is whistled for a carry | 64-51 |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Walley (PG), William Scott (SG), Dale Welch (C) Willard Langevin, David Davis, Wilfred Meeks | |
| Subs | Mercer | Warren Pulliam (PG), John Mathis (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Mario Bell (PF) David Valenza, Thomas Kania, Rigoberto Costa, David Booth | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:19 | Mercer | Warren Pulliam loses the dribble to Richard Walley | 64-51 |
| 08:16 | UMKC | William Scott banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Walley | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:56 | Mercer | William Scott is called for the reach on John Mathis - foul #3 on William Scott, team foul #5 | 66-51 |
| Subs | UMKC | Lester Jones (SF), Wilfred Meeks (C) Tommy Lyles, Alvin Pellot | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Goggans (SF), John Ellis (C) Robert Jones, Vernon Hallum | |
| 07:47 | Mercer | John Mathis is hacked by William Scott - foul #4 on William Scott, team foul #6 | 66-51 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Richard Walley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Lester Jones (fresh) 22 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dale Welch (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Wilfred Meeks (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Warren Pulliam (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Mathis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Goggans (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Mario Bell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - John Ellis (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Mercer | Dale Welch denies the turnaround by John Mathis | 66-51 |
| 07:26 | UMKC | Lester Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:04 | UMKC | Lester Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Goggans - foul #5 on Thomas Goggans, team foul #5 | 66-51 |
| Subs | UMKC | Willard Langevin (PG), David Davis (SG), Alvin Pellot (PF) Richard Walley, William Scott, Dale Welch | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Valenza (PG), Thomas Kania (SG), Robert Jones (SF), David Booth (PF) Warren Pulliam, John Mathis, Thomas Goggans, Mario Bell | |
| 07:04 | UMKC | Lester Jones makes the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 07:04 | UMKC | Lester Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 68-51 |
| 06:44 | Mercer | David Valenza can't connect on a floater from the right side | 68-51 |
| 06:43 | UMKC | Lester Jones snags the defensive board | 68-51 |
| 06:27 | UMKC | Wilfred Meeks misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 68-51 |
| 06:25 | UMKC | Wilfred Meeks pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-51 |
| 06:10 | UMKC | Alvin Pellot scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by David Davis | 70-51 |
| 05:56 | Mercer | David Davis steals the ball from Thomas Kania | 70-51 |
| 05:29 | UMKC | Thomas Kania steals the ball from Willard Langevin | 70-51 |
| 05:25 | Mercer | Thomas Kania lays it up and in | 70-53 |
| 05:09 | UMKC | Wilfred Meeks can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Ellis - foul #3 on John Ellis, team foul #6 | 70-53 |
| Subs | UMKC | William Scott (SG), Tommy Lyles (SF), Dale Welch (PF) David Davis, Lester Jones, Alvin Pellot | |
| Subs | Mercer | Warren Pulliam (PG), John Mathis (SG), Mario Bell (PF), Vernon Hallum (C) David Valenza, Thomas Kania, David Booth, John Ellis | |
| 05:09 | UMKC | Wilfred Meeks makes the 1st free throw | 71-53 |
| 05:09 | UMKC | Wilfred Meeks misses the 2nd free throw | 71-53 |
| 05:09 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum grabs the defensive rebound | 71-53 |
| 04:52 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum is called for traveling | 71-53 |
| Subs | UMKC | Alvin Pellot (PF) Wilfred Meeks | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 04:28 | UMKC | Alvin Pellot misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 71-53 |
| 04:27 | Mercer | Warren Pulliam grabs the defensive rebound | 71-53 |
| 04:01 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-53 |
| 03:59 | Mercer | Mario Bell tips it in | 71-55 |
| 03:38 | UMKC | Mario Bell steals the ball from Dale Welch | 71-55 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Willard Langevin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Tommy Lyles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Alvin Pellot (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Welch (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Warren Pulliam (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Mathis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mario Bell (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Vernon Hallum (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:30 | Mercer | Robert Jones misses the floater from the right side | 71-55 |
| 03:28 | Mercer | Mario Bell tips it in | 71-57 |
| 03:13 | UMKC | Mario Bell steals the ball from William Scott | 71-57 |
| 03:09 | Mercer | Warren Pulliam throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-57 |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Walley (PG), David Davis (SG), Wilfred Meeks (C) Willard Langevin, William Scott, Alvin Pellot | |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Kania (SG), David Booth (PF) John Mathis, Robert Jones | |
| 02:52 | UMKC | Richard Walley misses badly on a floater from the left side | 71-57 |
| 02:51 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum grabs the board | 71-57 |
| 02:44 | Mercer | Warren Pulliam connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Thomas Kania | 71-60 |
| 02:44 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-60 |
| Subs | UMKC | Willard Langevin (PG), Lester Jones (PF) Richard Walley, Wilfred Meeks | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Jones (SF) Mario Bell | |
| 02:23 | UMKC | David Davis is fouled on the floor by Robert Jones - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #7 | 71-60 |
| 02:23 | UMKC | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 02:23 | UMKC | David Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| 01:55 | Mercer | David Booth lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Kania | 73-62 |
| 01:30 | UMKC | Willard Langevin is fouled on the floor by Warren Pulliam - foul #2 on Warren Pulliam, team foul #8 | 73-62 |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Walley (PG), William Scott (SG) David Davis, Lester Jones | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Valenza (PG), John Mathis (SG), Mario Bell (PF), John Ellis (C) Warren Pulliam, Thomas Kania, David Booth, Vernon Hallum | |
| 01:30 | UMKC | Willard Langevin misses the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 01:30 | Mercer | The rebound goes to John Ellis | 73-62 |
| 01:26 | Mercer | Robert Jones makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Mario Bell | 73-64 |
| 01:26 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-64 |
| Subs | UMKC | David Davis (SG), Lester Jones (SF), Alvin Pellot (PF), Wilfred Meeks (C) Richard Walley, William Scott, Tommy Lyles, Dale Welch | |
| Subs | Mercer | Warren Pulliam (PG), Thomas Kania (SG), David Booth (PF), Vernon Hallum (C) David Valenza, John Mathis, Mario Bell, John Ellis | |
| 01:05 | UMKC | Alvin Pellot is hacked by David Booth - foul #2 on David Booth, team foul #9 | 73-64 |
| 01:05 | UMKC | Alvin Pellot makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 01:05 | UMKC | Alvin Pellot misses the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 01:05 | Mercer | Vernon Hallum pulls down the rebound | 74-64 |
| 00:50 | Mercer | David Booth misses badly on a shot in the paint | 74-64 |
| 00:48 | UMKC | Lester Jones gets the rebound | 74-64 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | UMKC | Warren Pulliam is called for the reach on Lester Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Warren Pulliam, team foul #10 | 74-64 |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Walley (PG), William Scott (SG), Tommy Lyles (SF), Dale Welch (C) Willard Langevin, David Davis, Alvin Pellot, Wilfred Meeks | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Valenza (PG), John Mathis (SG), Mario Bell (PF), John Ellis (C) Warren Pulliam, Thomas Kania, David Booth, Vernon Hallum | |
| 00:45 | UMKC | Lester Jones misses the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:45 | UMKC | Lester Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 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) | |
| 00:37 | Mercer | Mario Bell is open but misses the lay-in | 75-64 |
| 00:35 | UMKC | Lester Jones grabs the board | 75-64 |
| 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) | |
| 00:13 | UMKC | Dale Welch can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mario Bell - foul #3 on Mario Bell, team foul #11 | 75-64 |
| Subs | UMKC | Wilfred Meeks (C) Lester Jones | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:13 | UMKC | Dale Welch makes the 1st free throw | 76-64 |
| 00:13 | UMKC | Dale Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 77-64 |
| 00:08 | Mercer | Mario Bell misses the easy layup but the foul's on Tommy Lyles - foul #4 on Tommy Lyles, team foul #7 | 77-64 |
| 00:08 | Mercer | Mario Bell misses the 1st free throw | 77-64 |
| 00:08 | Mercer | Mario Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 77-65 |
| 00:00 | UMKC | Richard Walley runs out the clock | 77-65 |