| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Rudolph (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harry Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lance Wasser (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Richard Leboeuf (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alfred Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Beeks (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Gary Myers (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Barnhardt (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | Charles Beeks inbounds the ball | 35-22 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | UMKC | Lance Wasser picks off the pass by Alfred Thomas | 35-22 |
| 19:33 | Mercer | James Rudolph connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Dunn | 37-22 |
| 19:19 | UMKC | Harold Dunn is called for the reach on Gary Myers - foul #1 on Harold Dunn, team foul #1 | 37-22 |
| 19:06 | UMKC | Gary Myers hits a floater from the right block set up by Alfred Thomas and the foul's on Harry Johnson - foul #3 on Harry Johnson, team foul #2 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Duffey (SF) Harry Johnson | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 19:06 | UMKC | Gary Myers makes the free throw | 37-25 |
| 18:50 | Mercer | Alfred Thomas steals it from Harold Dunn | 37-25 |
| 18:47 | UMKC | Richard Leboeuf slams it home on a nice dish by Alfred Thomas | 37-27 |
| 18:25 | Mercer | Jerry Duffey makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Harold Dunn | 40-27 |
| 18:13 | UMKC | John Barnhardt hits the finger roll and the foul's on Harold Dunn - foul #2 on Harold Dunn, team foul #3 | 40-29 |
| 18:13 | UMKC | John Barnhardt makes the free throw | 40-30 |
| 17:59 | Mercer | James Rudolph travels with the ball | 40-30 |
| 17:42 | UMKC | Charles Beeks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 17:40 | UMKC | Alfred Thomas tips it home | 40-32 |
| 17:28 | Mercer | James Rudolph is fouled on the floor by Alfred Thomas - foul #2 on Alfred Thomas, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Semple (C) Harold Dunn | |
| Subs | UMKC | David Opitz (SG), Robert Young (C) Charles Beeks, John Barnhardt | |
| 17:16 | Mercer | Lance Wasser loses the ball out of bounds | 40-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ognjen Ziegenhagen (SF) James Carter | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 16:53 | UMKC | Alfred Thomas misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-32 |
| 16:51 | Mercer | James Rudolph grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 16:37 | Mercer | Lance Wasser drills a floater from the baseline set up by James Rudolph | 42-32 |
| 16:18 | UMKC | Jerry Duffey takes the ball from Alfred Thomas | 42-32 |
| 16:01 | Mercer | Lance Wasser loses the ball out of bounds | 42-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Carter (PG), John Tucci (SG), Harold Dunn (C) Jerry Duffey, James Rudolph, Lance Wasser | |
| Subs | UMKC | Elias Sayre (SG), Charles Beeks (SF), John Barnhardt (C) Richard Leboeuf, Alfred Thomas, Gary Myers | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Tucci (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Ognjen Ziegenhagen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Semple (fresh) 3 pts. C - Harold Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - David Opitz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Elias Sayre (fresh) SF - Charles Beeks (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Robert Young (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Barnhardt (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:42 | UMKC | Charles Beeks's pass is intercepted by James Carter | 42-32 |
| 15:19 | Mercer | Ognjen Ziegenhagen misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-32 |
| 15:18 | UMKC | Robert Young gets the rebound | 42-32 |
| 15:13 | UMKC | David Opitz misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-32 |
| 15:12 | Mercer | Harold Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 15:02 | Mercer | Charles Beeks takes the ball from Harold Dunn | 42-32 |
| 14:55 | UMKC | John Barnhardt hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 42-32 |
| 14:54 | Mercer | Harold Dunn grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 14:50 | Mercer | James Carter is hacked by David Opitz - foul #3 on David Opitz, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Duffey (SG), Harry Johnson (SF), Lance Wasser (PF) John Tucci, Ognjen Ziegenhagen, Robert Semple | |
| Subs | UMKC | Kenneth Anderson (PG), Timothy Midkiff (SG) David Opitz, Elias Sayre | |
| 14:30 | Mercer | Harry Johnson misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 42-32 |
| 14:29 | UMKC | John Barnhardt pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| 14:18 | UMKC | Timothy Midkiff scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Barnhardt and the foul's on James Carter - foul #3 on James Carter, team foul #4 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Rudolph (SG) Jerry Duffey | |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Leboeuf (PG), Alfred Thomas (SF), Gary Myers (PF), Ben Bernard (C) Kenneth Anderson, Charles Beeks, Robert Young, John Barnhardt | |
| 14:18 | UMKC | Timothy Midkiff makes the free throw | 42-35 |
| 14:09 | Mercer | James Rudolph jams it on a nice dish by James Carter and he's hacked by Timothy Midkiff - foul #4 on Timothy Midkiff, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Jay Southworth (SF) Timothy Midkiff | |
| 14:09 | Mercer | James Rudolph makes the free throw | 45-35 |
| 13:57 | UMKC | James Rudolph steals it from Ben Bernard | 45-35 |
| 13:47 | Mercer | James Rudolph makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Harold Dunn | 48-35 |
| 13:26 | UMKC | Lance Wasser steps in front of the Ben Bernard pass | 48-35 |
| 13:05 | Mercer | Lance Wasser lays it in on a nice dish by James Carter | 50-35 |
| 12:53 | UMKC | Richard Leboeuf misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Carter - foul #4 on James Carter, team foul #5 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Duffey (PG), Robert Semple (PF), Ognjen Ziegenhagen (C) James Carter, Lance Wasser, Harold Dunn | |
| Subs | UMKC | David Opitz (SG), Robert Young (C) Jay Southworth, Ben Bernard | |
| 12:53 | UMKC | Richard Leboeuf makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 12:53 | UMKC | Richard Leboeuf misses the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 12:53 | Mercer | James Rudolph grabs the defensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 12:46 | Mercer | Harry Johnson loses the dribble to David Opitz | 50-36 |
| 12:22 | UMKC | Gary Myers hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Leboeuf | 50-38 |
| 12:08 | Mercer | Robert Semple misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 50-38 |
| 12:07 | Mercer | Robert Semple misses the tip | 50-38 |
| 12:06 | Mercer | Jerry Duffey snags the offensive board | 50-38 |
| 11:49 | Mercer | James Rudolph buries a jumper from the free throw line | 52-38 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jerry Duffey (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Rudolph (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Harry Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Semple (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ognjen Ziegenhagen (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Richard Leboeuf (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Opitz (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alfred Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gary Myers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Young (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | UMKC | Robert Semple is called for the reach on Alfred Thomas - foul #3 on Robert Semple, team foul #6 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | John Tucci (SG), Lance Wasser (PF) James Rudolph, Harry Johnson | |
| Subs | UMKC | Elias Sayre (SG), Charles Beeks (SF), John Barnhardt (C) Richard Leboeuf, Alfred Thomas, Gary Myers | |
| 11:15 | UMKC | John Barnhardt misses the runner from the right block | 52-38 |
| 11:13 | Mercer | Robert Semple grabs the defensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 10:57 | Mercer | Robert Semple misses long on a shot from the right block | 52-38 |
| 10:56 | Mercer | Lance Wasser grabs the offensive board | 52-38 |
| 10:39 | Mercer | Jerry Duffey misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-38 |
| 10:37 | Mercer | Lance Wasser tips it but misses | 52-38 |
| 10:35 | UMKC | John Barnhardt pulls down the rebound | 52-38 |
| 10:19 | UMKC | John Barnhardt drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-40 |
| 10:02 | Mercer | Lance Wasser scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by John Tucci | 54-40 |
| 09:47 | UMKC | Elias Sayre misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 54-40 |
| 09:46 | Mercer | John Tucci pulls down the rebound | 54-40 |
| 09:38 | Mercer | Jerry Duffey makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Ognjen Ziegenhagen | 56-40 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:29 | UMKC | John Barnhardt drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Opitz | 56-43 |
| 09:08 | Mercer | Robert Semple loses the dribble to Elias Sayre | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:55 | UMKC | Jerry Duffey takes the ball from Robert Young | 56-43 |
| 08:50 | UMKC | The refs have stopped play. Elias Sayre is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 56-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Dustin Wiese (PG), James Rudolph (SG), Harry Johnson (SF), Harold Dunn (C) Jerry Duffey, Ognjen Ziegenhagen, Lance Wasser, Robert Semple | |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Leboeuf (PG), Alfred Thomas (SG), Jay Southworth (SF), Gary Myers (PF), Ben Bernard (C) David Opitz, Elias Sayre, Charles Beeks, Robert Young, John Barnhardt | |
| 08:39 | Mercer | James Rudolph misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Alfred Thomas - foul #3 on Alfred Thomas, team foul #4 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Lance Wasser (PF) John Tucci | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 08:39 | Mercer | James Rudolph makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 08:39 | Mercer | James Rudolph misses the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 08:39 | UMKC | Ben Bernard grabs the defensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 08:27 | UMKC | Alfred Thomas is hacked by James Rudolph - foul #1 on James Rudolph, team foul #7 | 57-43 |
| 08:27 | UMKC | Alfred Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 08:27 | Mercer | Harold Dunn pulls down the rebound | 57-43 |
| 08:19 | Mercer | James Rudolph misses short on a jumper from the right side | 57-43 |
| 08:18 | UMKC | Gary Myers grabs the board | 57-43 |
| 07:55 | UMKC | Ben Bernard's fadeaway is rejected by Lance Wasser | 57-43 |
| 07:53 | UMKC | Richard Leboeuf pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 07:33 | UMKC | Ben Bernard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-43 |
| 07:31 | UMKC | Gary Myers can't tip it in | 57-43 |
| 07:29 | UMKC | Alfred Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-43 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Dustin Wiese (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Rudolph (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Harry Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lance Wasser (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Harold Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Richard Leboeuf (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jay Southworth (fresh) PF - Gary Myers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ben Bernard (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:08 | UMKC | Gary Myers can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 57-43 |
| 07:06 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to Ben Bernard | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:01 | UMKC | Ben Bernard hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 57-43 |
| 07:00 | Mercer | Dustin Wiese gets the rebound | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:44 | Mercer | Harold Dunn hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-43 |
| 06:36 | UMKC | Harry Johnson swats the short shot by Gary Myers | 60-43 |
| 06:34 | UMKC | Gary Myers snags the offensive board | 60-43 |
| 06:20 | UMKC | Alfred Thomas can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-43 |
| 06:18 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Harry Johnson | 60-43 |
| 05:54 | Mercer | Lance Wasser's layup is rejected by Ben Bernard | 60-43 |
| 05:53 | UMKC | Gary Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 60-43 |
| 05:53 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Carter (PG), Jerry Duffey (SF) Dustin Wiese, Harry Johnson | |
| Subs | UMKC | Timothy Midkiff (SG), Charles Beeks (SF), John Barnhardt (C) Alfred Thomas, Jay Southworth, Ben Bernard | |
| 05:30 | UMKC | Richard Leboeuf scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Myers | 60-46 |
| 05:05 | Mercer | Gary Myers is called for the reach on Jerry Duffey - foul #1 on Gary Myers, team foul #5 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Semple (PF) Lance Wasser | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 04:36 | Mercer | Robert Semple throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ognjen Ziegenhagen (C) Harold Dunn | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 04:32 | UMKC | Richard Leboeuf is called for traveling in the backcourt | 60-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Harry Johnson (SF) Jerry Duffey | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 04:12 | Mercer | The short jumper by James Rudolph is denied by John Barnhardt | 60-46 |
| 04:10 | UMKC | Gary Myers pulls down the rebound | 60-46 |
| 03:55 | UMKC | Gary Myers misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 60-46 |
| 03:53 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Harry Johnson | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Mercer | Ognjen Ziegenhagen can't finish the layup | 60-46 |
| 03:22 | Mercer | Ognjen Ziegenhagen tips it home | 62-46 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - James Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Rudolph (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Harry Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Semple (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ognjen Ziegenhagen (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Richard Leboeuf (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Midkiff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Charles Beeks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Gary Myers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - John Barnhardt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:14 | UMKC | Timothy Midkiff scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Richard Leboeuf | 62-49 |
| 02:50 | Mercer | James Rudolph misses the runner from the left block | 62-49 |
| 02:49 | Mercer | James Carter tips it back up and in | 64-49 |
| 02:38 | UMKC | Gary Myers misses short on a shot from the right wing | 64-49 |
| 02:36 | Mercer | Harry Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-49 |
| 02:12 | Mercer | James Rudolph hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-49 |
| 02:10 | UMKC | Charles Beeks snags the defensive board | 64-49 |
| 02:02 | UMKC | Richard Leboeuf hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Timothy Midkiff | 64-51 |
| 01:47 | Mercer | James Rudolph's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Dustin Wiese (PG), John Tucci (SG), Jerry Duffey (SF) James Carter, James Rudolph, Harry Johnson | |
| Subs | UMKC | David Opitz (PG), Alfred Thomas (SG), Jay Southworth (SF), Robert Young (PF), Ben Bernard (C) Richard Leboeuf, Timothy Midkiff, Charles Beeks, Gary Myers, John Barnhardt | |
| 01:34 | UMKC | Robert Young scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Jay Southworth | 64-53 |
| 01:05 | Mercer | Dustin Wiese is whistled for a carry | 64-53 |
| 00:51 | UMKC | Robert Young is called for a backcourt violation | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Mercer | Robert Semple is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Robert Semple, team foul #8 | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | UMKC | David Opitz misses the dunk | 64-53 |
| 00:22 | UMKC | David Opitz tips it home | 64-55 |
| 00:22 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | James Carter (PG), James Rudolph (SG), Harry Johnson (SF), Lance Wasser (PF), Harold Dunn (C) Dustin Wiese, John Tucci, Jerry Duffey, Robert Semple, Ognjen Ziegenhagen | |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Leboeuf (PG), Timothy Midkiff (SG), Charles Beeks (SF), Gary Myers (PF), John Barnhardt (C) David Opitz, Alfred Thomas, Jay Southworth, Robert Young, Ben Bernard | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Mercer | Richard Leboeuf is called for the reach on Harold Dunn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Leboeuf, team foul #6 | 64-55 |
| 00:16 | Mercer | Gary Myers is called for the reach on Lance Wasser - foul #2 on Gary Myers, team foul #7 | 64-55 |
| 00:16 | Mercer | Lance Wasser makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:16 | Mercer | Lance Wasser makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:10 | UMKC | Timothy Midkiff is whistled for a carry | 66-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | Dustin Wiese (PG), John Tucci (SG), Jerry Duffey (SF), Ognjen Ziegenhagen (PF), Robert Semple (C) James Carter, James Rudolph, Harry Johnson, Lance Wasser, Harold Dunn | |
| Subs | UMKC | David Opitz (PG), Alfred Thomas (SG), Jay Southworth (SF), Robert Young (PF), Ben Bernard (C) Richard Leboeuf, Timothy Midkiff, Charles Beeks, Gary Myers, John Barnhardt | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Dustin Wiese runs out the clock | 66-55 |