| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Michael Landers (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Randy Centeno (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Franklin Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Predmore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Clint Gann (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nelson Harmon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Breeden (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Brandon Pankowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Chicago State | Kevin Anderson inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Chicago State | Brandon Pankowski knocks in the jumper from the left block | 32-30 |
| 19:27 | Mercer | Franklin Stevens buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Landers | 34-30 |
| 19:20 | Chicago State | Nelson Harmon clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 19:19 | Mercer | Jerry Predmore snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 19:07 | Mercer | Jerry Predmore drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 36-30 |
| 18:54 | Chicago State | Kenneth Breeden is fouled on the floor by Jerry Predmore - foul #1 on Jerry Predmore, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 18:38 | Chicago State | Nelson Harmon knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Clint Gann | 36-33 |
| 18:21 | Mercer | Michael Landers is fouled on the floor by Clint Gann - foul #1 on Clint Gann, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| 18:06 | Mercer | The short jumper by Michael Landers is denied by Brandon Pankowski | 36-33 |
| 18:04 | Chicago State | Clint Gann gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 17:56 | Chicago State | Nelson Harmon misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 36-33 |
| 17:55 | Mercer | John Bell snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 17:45 | Mercer | Brandon Pankowski steps in front of the Randy Centeno pass | 36-33 |
| 17:28 | Chicago State | Franklin Stevens takes the ball from Kevin Anderson | 36-33 |
| 17:08 | Mercer | Randy Centeno misses badly on a floater from the left side | 36-33 |
| 17:06 | Mercer | Jerry Predmore tips it back up and in | 38-33 |
| 16:47 | Chicago State | Kenneth Breeden misses badly on a shot from the left side | 38-33 |
| 16:46 | Chicago State | Clint Gann misses the tip | 38-33 |
| 16:44 | Mercer | Randy Centeno snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 16:34 | Mercer | Michael Landers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Faith (PG), Matthew Greene (SG), Dino Greco (SF), Karl Mentkowski (PF) Michael Landers, Randy Centeno, Franklin Stevens, John Bell | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Richard Jones (PG), Edward Hagen (SG), Dustin Alexander (SF), Samuel Jackson (PF), Herbert Khan (C) Clint Gann, Nelson Harmon, Kevin Anderson, Kenneth Breeden, Brandon Pankowski | |
| 16:14 | Chicago State | Herbert Khan connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 38-35 |
| 15:56 | Mercer | Jerry Predmore loses the ball out of bounds | 38-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tony Flowers (PF) Jerry Predmore | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kenneth Faith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Greene (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Dino Greco (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Tony Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Karl Mentkowski (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Richard Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Hagen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Alexander (fresh) PF - Samuel Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Herbert Khan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Chicago State | Edward Hagen is hacked by Karl Mentkowski - foul #1 on Karl Mentkowski, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Clint Gann (PG), Nelson Harmon (SG), Brandon Pankowski (C) Richard Jones, Edward Hagen, Herbert Khan | |
| 15:31 | Chicago State | Clint Gann hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-35 |
| 15:30 | Chicago State | Nelson Harmon gets the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 15:12 | Chicago State | Clint Gann hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Brandon Pankowski and he's hacked by Tony Flowers - foul #4 on Tony Flowers, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Franklin Stevens (SF) Tony Flowers | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Kevin Anderson (SF), Kenneth Breeden (PF) Dustin Alexander, Samuel Jackson | |
| 15:12 | Chicago State | Clint Gann makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 14:49 | Mercer | Franklin Stevens is called for traveling | 38-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Landers (PG), John Bell (PF) Kenneth Faith, Dino Greco | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 14:30 | Chicago State | Clint Gann scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Kevin Anderson | 38-40 |
| 14:07 | Mercer | Matthew Greene's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Randy Centeno (SG), Dino Greco (C) Matthew Greene, Karl Mentkowski | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 13:59 | Chicago State | Brandon Pankowski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Brandon Pankowski, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Richard Jones (PG), Samuel Jackson (C) Clint Gann, Brandon Pankowski | |
| 13:46 | Mercer | Dino Greco can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Kevin Anderson - foul #1 on Kevin Anderson, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Edward Hagen (SG) Nelson Harmon | |
| 13:46 | Mercer | Dino Greco misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 13:46 | Mercer | Dino Greco misses the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 13:46 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Breeden | 38-40 |
| 13:34 | Chicago State | Michael Landers is called for the reach on Edward Hagen - foul #1 on Michael Landers, team foul #4 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Rick Larose (SF), Jerry Predmore (C) Franklin Stevens, John Bell | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 13:17 | Chicago State | Richard Jones misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 13:16 | Mercer | Jerry Predmore snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 12:58 | Mercer | Dino Greco connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Landers | 40-40 |
| 12:37 | Chicago State | Richard Jones is called for traveling | 40-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Faith (PG), Matthew Greene (SG), Franklin Stevens (SF), John Bell (PF), Karl Mentkowski (C) Michael Landers, Randy Centeno, Rick Larose, Dino Greco, Jerry Predmore | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Clint Gann (PG), Nelson Harmon (SG), Dustin Alexander (SF), Brandon Pankowski (C) Richard Jones, Edward Hagen, Kevin Anderson, Kenneth Breeden | |
| 12:19 | Mercer | John Bell is denied on a layup by Samuel Jackson | 40-40 |
| 12:18 | Mercer | Karl Mentkowski tips it in | 42-40 |
| 12:05 | Chicago State | Nelson Harmon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 12:04 | Mercer | Karl Mentkowski grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 11:44 | Mercer | Matthew Greene blows the layup but the foul's on Nelson Harmon - foul #2 on Nelson Harmon, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| 11:44 | Mercer | Matthew Greene makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 11:44 | Mercer | Matthew Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kenneth Faith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Franklin Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Karl Mentkowski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Clint Gann (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nelson Harmon (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dustin Alexander (fresh) PF - Samuel Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brandon Pankowski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Chicago State | Dustin Alexander drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Clint Gann | 44-43 |
| 10:53 | Mercer | Franklin Stevens is called for a backcourt violation | 44-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Landers (PG), Randy Centeno (SG), Dino Greco (PF), Jerry Predmore (C) Kenneth Faith, Franklin Stevens, John Bell, Karl Mentkowski | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Kevin Anderson (SF), Kenneth Breeden (PF) Dustin Alexander, Samuel Jackson | |
| 10:44 | Chicago State | Kevin Anderson scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Brandon Pankowski | 44-45 |
| 10:27 | Mercer | Brandon Pankowski steps in front of the Dino Greco pass | 44-45 |
| 10:22 | Chicago State | Nelson Harmon drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Clint Gann and the foul's on Jerry Predmore - foul #2 on Jerry Predmore, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Rick Larose (SF) Matthew Greene | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 10:22 | Chicago State | Nelson Harmon misses the free throw | 44-47 |
| 10:22 | Mercer | Jerry Predmore pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 10:15 | Mercer | Dino Greco connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 46-47 |
| 10:04 | Chicago State | Clint Gann is hacked by Dino Greco - foul #1 on Dino Greco, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| 09:48 | Chicago State | Nelson Harmon misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 09:47 | Mercer | Michael Landers pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 09:29 | Mercer | Kenneth Breeden denies the turnaround by Randy Centeno | 46-47 |
| 09:27 | Mercer | Randy Centeno tips it home | 48-47 |
| 09:10 | Chicago State | Clint Gann misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 09:08 | Mercer | Dino Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 09:03 | Mercer | Michael Landers hits a fadeaway near the basket | 50-47 |
| 08:54 | Chicago State | Nelson Harmon knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Breeden and he's fouled by Dino Greco - foul #2 on Dino Greco, team foul #7 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Faith (PG), Matthew Greene (SG), Franklin Stevens (SF), John Bell (PF), Karl Mentkowski (C) Michael Landers, Randy Centeno, Rick Larose, Dino Greco, Jerry Predmore | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Richard Jones (PG), Samuel Jackson (PF), Dustin Alexander (C) Clint Gann, Kenneth Breeden, Brandon Pankowski | |
| 08:54 | Chicago State | Nelson Harmon makes the free throw | 50-50 |
| 08:44 | Mercer | John Bell clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 08:42 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Nelson Harmon | 50-50 |
| 08:24 | Chicago State | Richard Jones is fouled on the floor by John Bell - foul #2 on John Bell, team foul #8 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Edward Hagen (SG) Nelson Harmon | |
| 08:24 | Chicago State | Richard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:24 | Chicago State | Richard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 08:12 | Mercer | Karl Mentkowski misses the floater from the baseline | 50-52 |
| 08:11 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Dustin Alexander | 50-52 |
| 07:50 | Chicago State | Samuel Jackson is hacked by Karl Mentkowski - foul #2 on Karl Mentkowski, team foul #9 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Landers (PG), Tony Flowers (PF) Kenneth Faith, Karl Mentkowski | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Clint Gann (PG), Kenneth Breeden (PF) Edward Hagen, Kevin Anderson | |
| 07:50 | Chicago State | Samuel Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 07:50 | Mercer | John Bell pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 07:30 | Mercer | Matthew Greene misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 07:29 | Chicago State | Samuel Jackson gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Michael Landers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Franklin Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - John Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Clint Gann (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Breeden (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Samuel Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Chicago State | Kenneth Breeden can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 50-52 |
| 07:10 | Mercer | John Bell snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 07:03 | Mercer | John Bell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-52 |
| 07:02 | Chicago State | Samuel Jackson pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 06:45 | Chicago State | Samuel Jackson is hacked by Tony Flowers - foul #5 on Tony Flowers, team foul #10 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Randy Centeno (SG), Karl Mentkowski (PF), Jerry Predmore (C) Matthew Greene, Tony Flowers, John Bell | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Nelson Harmon (SG), Kevin Anderson (SF), Brandon Pankowski (C) Richard Jones, Dustin Alexander, Kenneth Breeden | |
| 06:45 | Chicago State | Samuel Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 06:45 | Chicago State | Samuel Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 06:45 | Mercer | Franklin Stevens gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 06:29 | Mercer | Michael Landers hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-53 |
| 06:19 | Chicago State | Nelson Harmon is fouled on the floor by Michael Landers - foul #2 on Michael Landers, team foul #11 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Faith (PG) Michael Landers | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 06:19 | Chicago State | Nelson Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 06:19 | Chicago State | Nelson Harmon misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 06:19 | Mercer | Jerry Predmore grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 06:01 | Mercer | Franklin Stevens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Dino Greco (SF) Franklin Stevens | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Richard Jones (PG), Kenneth Breeden (PF) Clint Gann, Samuel Jackson | |
| 05:44 | Chicago State | Karl Mentkowski steals it from Kenneth Breeden | 53-54 |
| 05:28 | Mercer | Jerry Predmore connects on the runner from the left block set up by Kenneth Faith | 55-54 |
| 05:05 | Chicago State | Brandon Pankowski is fouled on the floor by Jerry Predmore - foul #3 on Jerry Predmore, team foul #12 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Landers (PG), Matthew Greene (SF), John Bell (PF) Kenneth Faith, Dino Greco, Karl Mentkowski | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Clint Gann (PG), Dustin Alexander (SF) Richard Jones, Kevin Anderson | |
| 05:05 | Chicago State | Brandon Pankowski misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 05:05 | Chicago State | Brandon Pankowski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 04:46 | Mercer | John Bell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | Franklin Stevens (SF) Matthew Greene | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 04:35 | Chicago State | Brandon Pankowski comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 04:34 | Mercer | Jerry Predmore grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 04:12 | Mercer | Randy Centeno comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 04:10 | Chicago State | Dustin Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 03:50 | Chicago State | Dustin Alexander misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 03:48 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jerry Predmore | 55-55 |
| 03:26 | Mercer | Brandon Pankowski is called for the reach on Jerry Predmore - foul #2 on Brandon Pankowski, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Faith (PG), Matthew Greene (SG), Karl Mentkowski (C) Michael Landers, Randy Centeno, Jerry Predmore | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Richard Jones (SG), Kevin Anderson (SF), Samuel Jackson (PF), Herbert Khan (C) Nelson Harmon, Dustin Alexander, Kenneth Breeden, Brandon Pankowski | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kenneth Faith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Franklin Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Karl Mentkowski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Clint Gann (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Herbert Khan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:00 | Mercer | John Bell misses the lay-in | 55-55 |
| 02:58 | Mercer | Franklin Stevens pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 02:58 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Landers (PG) Kenneth Faith | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Nelson Harmon (SG), Kenneth Breeden (PF), Brandon Pankowski (C) Richard Jones, Samuel Jackson, Herbert Khan | |
| 02:33 | Mercer | Franklin Stevens hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Landers | 58-55 |
| 02:24 | Chicago State | Kevin Anderson lays it in set up by Nelson Harmon | 58-57 |
| 02:24 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Randy Centeno (SG), Jerry Predmore (C) Matthew Greene, Karl Mentkowski | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 02:17 | Mercer | Franklin Stevens hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kevin Anderson - foul #2 on Kevin Anderson, team foul #6 | 58-57 |
| 02:17 | Mercer | Franklin Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 02:17 | Mercer | Franklin Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 01:58 | Chicago State | Brandon Pankowski clanks a runner in the lane | 60-57 |
| 01:57 | Mercer | John Bell grabs the board | 60-57 |
| 01:53 | Mercer | Michael Landers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-57 |
| 01:51 | Chicago State | Kenneth Breeden grabs the board | 60-57 |
| 01:31 | Chicago State | Clint Gann hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 01:30 | Chicago State | Kenneth Breeden tips it back up and in | 60-59 |
| 01:07 | Mercer | Jerry Predmore can't finish the layup | 60-59 |
| 01:05 | Mercer | Franklin Stevens hits the follow up shot | 62-59 |
| 00:44 | Chicago State | Nelson Harmon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-59 |
| 00:43 | Chicago State | Kenneth Breeden tips it in | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Mercer | John Bell is hacked by Kenneth Breeden - foul #2 on Kenneth Breeden, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| 00:16 | Mercer | John Bell makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:16 | Mercer | John Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:16 | Chicago State | Kevin Anderson grabs the board | 63-61 |
| 00:01 | Chicago State | Nelson Harmon's dunk attempt is rejected by Jerry Predmore | 63-61 |
| 00:00 | Chicago State | Kenneth Breeden gets the offensive rebound | 63-61 |