| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Melvin Kirkham (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wilkerson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eddie Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Tommy Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Marini (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Fredericksen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Gaskill (fresh) C - Dennis Orbison (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | James Wilkerson inbounds the ball | 32-37 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Mercer | Melvin Kirkham clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 19:39 | UMKC | Richard Fredericksen grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 19:10 | UMKC | Richard Fredericksen makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Tommy Jones | 32-39 |
| 18:53 | Mercer | Melvin Kirkham scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Eddie Cook | 34-39 |
| 18:39 | UMKC | Richard Fredericksen banks in the layup | 34-41 |
| 18:26 | Mercer | Melvin Kirkham makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James Wilkerson | 37-41 |
| 17:58 | UMKC | Michael Allen steals the ball from Michael Gaskill | 37-41 |
| 17:40 | Mercer | William Marini steals the ball from Melvin Kirkham | 37-41 |
| 17:26 | UMKC | Michael Gaskill can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 17:24 | Mercer | Eddie Cook snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 17:22 | Mercer | David Simmons is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 37-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | Harry Dickerson (SF), Paul Draper (C) James Wilkerson, Eddie Cook | |
| Subs | UMKC | Rolando Swann (SF), Jeffrey Bryce (C) Richard Fredericksen, Dennis Orbison | |
| 17:15 | UMKC | William Marini can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Melvin Kirkham - foul #2 on Melvin Kirkham, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Costello (PG) David Simmons | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 17:15 | UMKC | William Marini makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 17:15 | UMKC | William Marini makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 16:47 | Mercer | Melvin Kirkham can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by William Marini - foul #2 on William Marini, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ray Kroger (SG), Joe Kinlaw (SF), William Howard (C) Tommy Jones, William Marini, Michael Gaskill | |
| 16:47 | Mercer | Melvin Kirkham misses the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 16:47 | Mercer | Melvin Kirkham makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 16:36 | UMKC | William Howard buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Ray Kroger | 38-45 |
| 16:18 | Mercer | Melvin Kirkham misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 16:16 | UMKC | Rolando Swann grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 16:05 | UMKC | William Howard misses short on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Paul Draper - foul #1 on Paul Draper, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Simmons (PG), James Wilkerson (SF), Eddie Cook (C) Melvin Kirkham, Harry Dickerson, Michael Allen | |
| Subs | UMKC | Dennis Orbison (C) Joe Kinlaw | |
| 16:05 | UMKC | William Howard makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 16:05 | UMKC | William Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 15:39 | Mercer | Rolando Swann takes the ball from James Wilkerson | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jimmy Costello (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Wilkerson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Draper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Eddie Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Rolando Swann (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ray Kroger (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Bryce (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Howard (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dennis Orbison (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:13 | UMKC | Jeffrey Bryce hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Rolando Swann | 38-49 |
| 15:07 | Mercer | James Wilkerson misses long on a jump hook from close range | 38-49 |
| 15:05 | Mercer | Paul Draper grabs the offensive board | 38-49 |
| 15:00 | Mercer | James Wilkerson is hacked by William Howard - foul #1 on William Howard, team foul #2 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Norman (SF), Michael Allen (PF) James Wilkerson, Paul Draper | |
| Subs | UMKC | Tommy Jones (PG), William Marini (SG), Richard Fredericksen (SF), Michael Gaskill (PF) Rolando Swann, Ray Kroger, Jeffrey Bryce, William Howard | |
| 14:41 | Mercer | Tommy Jones is called for the reach on Tom Norman - foul #1 on Tommy Jones, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Melvin Kirkham (SG) Jimmy Costello | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 14:30 | Mercer | Eddie Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | William Howard (C) Dennis Orbison | |
| 14:15 | UMKC | Michael Allen steps in front of the William Howard pass | 38-49 |
| 14:01 | Mercer | Melvin Kirkham comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 38-49 |
| 14:00 | UMKC | The rebound goes to William Howard | 38-49 |
| 13:43 | UMKC | William Marini can't finish the layup | 38-49 |
| 13:41 | UMKC | Richard Fredericksen grabs the offensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 13:35 | UMKC | William Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Costello (PG), Paul Draper (C) David Simmons, Eddie Cook | |
| Subs | UMKC | Jeffrey Bryce (C) William Howard | |
| 13:15 | Mercer | Jeffrey Bryce steals it from Tom Norman | 38-49 |
| 12:58 | UMKC | William Marini makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Richard Fredericksen | 38-51 |
| 12:45 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Tom Norman | 41-51 |
| 12:24 | UMKC | Melvin Kirkham steals it from Richard Fredericksen | 41-51 |
| 12:20 | Mercer | Melvin Kirkham blows the layup | 41-51 |
| 12:18 | UMKC | Jeffrey Bryce gets the rebound | 41-51 |
| 12:11 | UMKC | Jeffrey Bryce misses long on a runner from the left block | 41-51 |
| 12:10 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Michael Allen | 41-51 |
| 11:42 | Mercer | Michael Allen clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Gaskill - foul #3 on Michael Gaskill, team foul #4 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Simmons (PG), Peter Malinoski (SG), James Wilkerson (SF), Eddie Cook (C) Jimmy Costello, Melvin Kirkham, Tom Norman, Paul Draper | |
| Subs | UMKC | Rolando Swann (PG), Ray Kroger (SG), William Howard (PF), Dennis Orbison (C) Tommy Jones, William Marini, Richard Fredericksen, Michael Gaskill | |
| 11:42 | Mercer | Michael Allen makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 11:42 | Mercer | Michael Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 11:24 | UMKC | William Howard misses short on a floater from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 11:22 | Mercer | James Wilkerson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Peter Malinoski (fresh) 2 reb. SF - James Wilkerson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Eddie Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Rolando Swann (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ray Kroger (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Bryce (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Orbison (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Mercer | Eddie Cook misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 11:15 | UMKC | Jeffrey Bryce pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 10:58 | UMKC | Rolando Swann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Harry Dickerson (SF) Michael Allen | |
| Subs | UMKC | Joe Kinlaw (SF) Jeffrey Bryce | |
| 10:40 | Mercer | James Wilkerson connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Peter Malinoski | 45-51 |
| 10:22 | UMKC | Dennis Orbison misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Simmons - foul #3 on David Simmons, team foul #3 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Melvin Kirkham (SG), Tom Norman (SF) Peter Malinoski, Harry Dickerson | |
| Subs | UMKC | Tommy Jones (PG), William Marini (SG), Michael Gaskill (PF) Ray Kroger, Joe Kinlaw, William Howard | |
| 10:22 | UMKC | Dennis Orbison makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 10:22 | UMKC | Dennis Orbison misses the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 10:22 | Mercer | Eddie Cook pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 10:05 | Mercer | Tom Norman connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by David Simmons | 48-52 |
| 09:42 | UMKC | Dennis Orbison can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 09:41 | UMKC | Rolando Swann tips it but misses | 48-52 |
| 09:40 | Mercer | James Wilkerson grabs the board | 48-52 |
| 09:18 | Mercer | Melvin Kirkham scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-52 |
| 09:03 | UMKC | Tommy Jones misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 51-52 |
| 09:02 | Mercer | Eddie Cook snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 08:43 | Mercer | Melvin Kirkham can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-52 |
| 08:42 | UMKC | Rolando Swann grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 08:25 | UMKC | Eddie Cook denies the turnaround by Dennis Orbison | 51-52 |
| 08:24 | Mercer | Eddie Cook grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 07:59 | Mercer | Eddie Cook misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 07:57 | UMKC | Rolando Swann pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 07:46 | UMKC | William Marini can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 07:45 | UMKC | Michael Gaskill tips it but misses | 51-52 |
| 07:44 | UMKC | Rolando Swann pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 07:26 | UMKC | Rolando Swann comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner but he's hacked by Eddie Cook - foul #1 on Eddie Cook, team foul #4 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Costello (PG), Peter Malinoski (SG), Harry Dickerson (SF), Michael Allen (PF), Paul Draper (C) David Simmons, Melvin Kirkham, Tom Norman, James Wilkerson, Eddie Cook | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ray Kroger (SG), Richard Fredericksen (SF), Jeffrey Bryce (PF), William Howard (C) Tommy Jones, William Marini, Michael Gaskill, Dennis Orbison | |
| 07:26 | UMKC | Rolando Swann misses the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 07:26 | UMKC | Rolando Swann makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 07:26 | UMKC | Rolando Swann makes the 3rd free throw | 51-54 |
| 07:02 | Mercer | Michael Allen loses the ball out of bounds | 51-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Joe Kinlaw (SG) Rolando Swann | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jimmy Costello (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Malinoski (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Harry Dickerson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Paul Draper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Ray Kroger (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joe Kinlaw (fresh) SF - Richard Fredericksen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Bryce (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - William Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:44 | UMKC | Richard Fredericksen buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-57 |
| 06:30 | Mercer | Peter Malinoski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-57 |
| 06:16 | UMKC | Richard Fredericksen makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ray Kroger | 51-59 |
| 06:04 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 51-59 |
| 06:02 | UMKC | William Howard grabs the board | 51-59 |
| 05:45 | UMKC | Richard Fredericksen makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ray Kroger | 51-62 |
| 05:32 | Mercer | The jumper by Peter Malinoski is denied by Jeffrey Bryce | 51-62 |
| 05:30 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Ray Kroger | 51-62 |
| 05:09 | UMKC | Jeffrey Bryce is hacked by Michael Allen - foul #1 on Michael Allen, team foul #5 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | Melvin Kirkham (SG), Tom Norman (SF) Peter Malinoski, Harry Dickerson | |
| Subs | UMKC | Tommy Jones (PG), William Marini (SG), Michael Gaskill (PF) Ray Kroger, Joe Kinlaw, Richard Fredericksen | |
| 04:52 | UMKC | Michael Gaskill hits the finger roll | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:45 | Mercer | Michael Allen scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-64 |
| 04:22 | UMKC | Paul Draper blocks the short jumper by Michael Gaskill | 53-64 |
| 04:21 | Mercer | Michael Allen snags the defensive board | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:04 | Mercer | Tom Norman connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:38 | UMKC | William Howard drills a fadeaway in the paint | 56-66 |
| 03:38 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-66 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Simmons (PG), Eddie Cook (C) Jimmy Costello, Paul Draper | |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Fredericksen (SF), Dennis Orbison (C) Jeffrey Bryce, William Howard | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Mercer | The jumper by Tom Norman is denied by Michael Gaskill | 56-66 |
| 03:22 | Mercer | Eddie Cook hits the follow up shot | 58-66 |
| 03:02 | UMKC | Tommy Jones misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 58-66 |
| 03:00 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Eddie Cook | 58-66 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Kirkham (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Norman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Eddie Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Tommy Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Marini (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Fredericksen (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Gaskill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Orbison (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:40 | Mercer | Tom Norman is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Tom Norman, team foul #6 | 58-66 |
| 02:18 | UMKC | William Marini is fouled on the floor by Melvin Kirkham - foul #3 on Melvin Kirkham, team foul #7 | 58-66 |
| 02:18 | UMKC | William Marini makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 02:18 | UMKC | William Marini makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 02:07 | Mercer | Tom Norman's pass is intercepted by Michael Gaskill | 58-68 |
| 01:39 | UMKC | Eddie Cook steals it from William Marini | 58-68 |
| 01:27 | Mercer | Melvin Kirkham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-68 |
| 01:26 | Mercer | Tom Norman grabs the offensive rebound | 58-68 |
| 01:12 | Mercer | Melvin Kirkham can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-68 |
| 01:10 | Mercer | Michael Allen tips it home | 60-68 |
| 00:41 | UMKC | Michael Gaskill scores on a jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Michael Allen - foul #2 on Michael Allen, team foul #8 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Costello (PG), Peter Malinoski (SG), Harry Dickerson (SF), James Wilkerson (PF), Paul Draper (C) David Simmons, Melvin Kirkham, Tom Norman, Michael Allen, Eddie Cook | |
| Subs | UMKC | Rolando Swann (PG), Ray Kroger (SG), Jeffrey Bryce (SF), William Howard (C) Tommy Jones, William Marini, Richard Fredericksen, Dennis Orbison | |
| 00:41 | UMKC | Michael Gaskill misses the free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:41 | Mercer | The rebound goes to James Wilkerson | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Mercer | Rolando Swann is called for the reach on Jimmy Costello - foul #2 on Rolando Swann, team foul #5 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Joe Kinlaw (SF) Michael Gaskill | |
| 00:33 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello is hacked by Rolando Swann - foul #3 on Rolando Swann, team foul #6 | 60-70 |
| 00:29 | Mercer | The pull-up jumper by Harry Dickerson is blocked by Jeffrey Bryce | 60-70 |
| 00:27 | UMKC | William Howard snags the defensive board | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UMKC | Rolando Swann runs out the clock | 60-70 |