| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Jeffrey Gardner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Greear (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bernard Gilmore (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Wells (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Peter Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ray Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joe Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Foshee (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | William Greear inbounds the ball | 37-34 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:32 | UMKC | Richard Hunt makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeffrey Gardner | 39-34 |
| 19:11 | Mercer | Donald Russell's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Gardner | 39-34 |
| 18:51 | UMKC | Bernard Gilmore misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 39-34 |
| 18:50 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Donald Russell | 39-34 |
| 18:37 | Mercer | Joe Johnson comes up short on the runner from close range | 39-34 |
| 18:36 | Mercer | Donald Russell tips it home | 39-36 |
| 18:20 | UMKC | William Greear scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Richard Hunt | 42-36 |
| 18:05 | Mercer | Joe Johnson banks in the layup set up by Peter Parker | 42-38 |
| 17:41 | UMKC | Richard Hunt misses the lay-in | 42-38 |
| 17:40 | Mercer | Joe Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 17:34 | Mercer | Joe Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-38 |
| Subs | UMKC | Matthew Bell (SF), Dennis Ragsdale (C) William Greear, Ronald Wells | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Barbour (C) Richard Foshee | |
| 17:15 | UMKC | Dennis Ragsdale's pass is intercepted by Peter Parker | 42-38 |
| 16:51 | Mercer | Donald Russell misses the 3 from straight away | 42-38 |
| 16:50 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to John Barbour | 42-38 |
| 16:33 | Mercer | Ray Shaw misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 16:31 | UMKC | Bernard Gilmore grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 16:18 | UMKC | Dennis Ragsdale misses the easy layup | 42-38 |
| 16:17 | UMKC | Bernard Gilmore snags the offensive board | 42-38 |
| 16:07 | UMKC | Matthew Bell scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Gardner | 44-38 |
| 15:49 | Mercer | Donald Russell misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Bernard Gilmore - foul #2 on Bernard Gilmore, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| Subs | UMKC | Bradley Jenkins (PG), William Greear (SF), Ronald Wells (C) Jeffrey Gardner, Richard Hunt, Bernard Gilmore | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Waller (PG), Adam Hockaday (SG), Richard Foshee (C) Peter Parker, Ray Shaw, Joe Johnson | |
| 15:49 | Mercer | Donald Russell makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 15:49 | Mercer | Donald Russell misses the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 15:49 | UMKC | William Greear grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Bradley Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Bell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Greear (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Ragsdale (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Wells (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Robert Waller (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Hockaday (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Barbour (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Donald Russell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Foshee (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:30 | UMKC | Ronald Wells makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Dennis Ragsdale and he's fouled by Richard Foshee - foul #2 on Richard Foshee, team foul #1 | 46-39 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Peter Parker (PG) Donald Russell | |
| 15:30 | UMKC | Ronald Wells makes the free throw | 47-39 |
| 15:06 | Mercer | John Barbour hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on William Greear - foul #3 on William Greear, team foul #2 | 47-39 |
| Subs | UMKC | Paul Spence (PF) Dennis Ragsdale | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 15:06 | Mercer | John Barbour makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 15:06 | Mercer | John Barbour misses the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 15:06 | UMKC | Paul Spence snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 14:59 | UMKC | Paul Spence knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Bradley Jenkins and the foul's on Adam Hockaday - foul #1 on Adam Hockaday, team foul #2 | 49-40 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ray Shaw (SG) John Barbour | |
| 14:59 | UMKC | Paul Spence misses the free throw | 49-40 |
| 14:59 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Adam Hockaday | 49-40 |
| 14:46 | Mercer | Ray Shaw comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-40 |
| 14:45 | Mercer | Ray Shaw gets the offensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 14:32 | Mercer | Peter Parker loses the dribble to Bradley Jenkins | 49-40 |
| 14:28 | UMKC | Paul Spence lays it in on a nice dish by Bradley Jenkins | 51-40 |
| 14:13 | Mercer | Matthew Bell takes the ball from Richard Foshee | 51-40 |
| 13:48 | UMKC | Ronald Wells is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Ronald Wells, team foul #3 | 51-40 |
| Subs | UMKC | Jeffrey Gardner (PG), Richard Hunt (SG), Bernard Gilmore (PF) Bradley Jenkins, Matthew Bell, Paul Spence | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joe Johnson (SF), John Barbour (PF) Peter Parker, Ray Shaw | |
| 13:33 | Mercer | Richard Foshee drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Waller | 51-42 |
| 13:12 | UMKC | Jeffrey Gardner misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by John Barbour - foul #2 on John Barbour, team foul #3 | 51-42 |
| Subs | UMKC | Arnulfo Cantu (SF), Dennis Ragsdale (C) William Greear, Ronald Wells | |
| Subs | Mercer | Donald Russell (PF) Richard Foshee | |
| 13:12 | UMKC | Jeffrey Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 13:12 | UMKC | Jeffrey Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 13:12 | Mercer | The rebound goes to John Barbour | 52-42 |
| 12:54 | Mercer | Dennis Ragsdale is called for the reach on Adam Hockaday - foul #2 on Dennis Ragsdale, team foul #4 | 52-42 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Peter Parker (PG), Ray Shaw (SG) Robert Waller, Adam Hockaday | |
| 12:35 | Mercer | John Barbour clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 52-42 |
| 12:34 | UMKC | Richard Hunt pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 12:19 | UMKC | Dennis Ragsdale lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Hunt | 54-42 |
| 11:55 | Mercer | Peter Parker misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 54-42 |
| 11:54 | Mercer | John Barbour grabs the offensive board | 54-42 |
| 11:37 | Mercer | Ray Shaw slams it home | 54-44 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Jeffrey Gardner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Hunt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Arnulfo Cantu (fresh) PF - Bernard Gilmore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Ragsdale (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Peter Parker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ray Shaw (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joe Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Russell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Barbour (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:22 | UMKC | Peter Parker is called for the reach on Jeffrey Gardner - foul #2 on Peter Parker, team foul #4 | 54-44 |
| Subs | UMKC | Bradley Jenkins (PG), Matthew Bell (SG), William Greear (SF), Ronald Wells (C) Jeffrey Gardner, Richard Hunt, Arnulfo Cantu, Bernard Gilmore | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Waller (PG), Adam Hockaday (SF), Richard Foshee (C) Peter Parker, Joe Johnson, John Barbour | |
| 11:16 | UMKC | Bradley Jenkins misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Robert Waller - foul #2 on Robert Waller, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| 11:16 | UMKC | Bradley Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 11:16 | UMKC | Bradley Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 10:59 | Mercer | Richard Foshee blows the layup | 56-44 |
| 10:57 | Mercer | Ray Shaw hits the follow up shot | 56-46 |
| 10:40 | UMKC | Dennis Ragsdale misses badly on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Donald Russell - foul #2 on Donald Russell, team foul #6 | 56-46 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joe Johnson (SF) Donald Russell | |
| 10:40 | UMKC | Dennis Ragsdale misses the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 10:40 | UMKC | Dennis Ragsdale misses the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 10:40 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Richard Foshee | 56-46 |
| 10:26 | Mercer | Robert Waller misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Dennis Ragsdale - foul #3 on Dennis Ragsdale, team foul #5 | 56-46 |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Hunt (SG), Paul Spence (PF) Matthew Bell, Dennis Ragsdale | |
| Subs | Mercer | Peter Parker (PG) Ray Shaw | |
| 10:26 | Mercer | Robert Waller makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 10:26 | Mercer | Robert Waller makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 10:16 | UMKC | Bradley Jenkins clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-48 |
| 10:15 | Mercer | Joe Johnson grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 10:09 | Mercer | Robert Waller misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 10:07 | UMKC | Paul Spence gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| 10:01 | UMKC | William Greear's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-48 |
| Subs | UMKC | Jeffrey Gardner (PG), Bernard Gilmore (PF) Bradley Jenkins, Paul Spence | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 09:45 | Mercer | Robert Waller loses the dribble to Ronald Wells | 56-48 |
| 09:23 | UMKC | Bernard Gilmore misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 56-48 |
| 09:21 | Mercer | Robert Waller grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 09:11 | Mercer | Robert Waller misses badly on a 3 from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Hunt - foul #2 on Richard Hunt, team foul #6 | 56-48 |
| Subs | UMKC | Paul Spence (C) Ronald Wells | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ray Shaw (SG), Donald Russell (PF) Joe Johnson, Adam Hockaday | |
| 09:11 | Mercer | Robert Waller makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 09:11 | Mercer | Robert Waller makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 09:11 | Mercer | Robert Waller makes the 3rd free throw | 56-51 |
| 08:57 | UMKC | Paul Spence banks in the layup set up by Jeffrey Gardner | 58-51 |
| 08:39 | Mercer | Richard Foshee connects on the floater from the left block set up by Peter Parker | 58-53 |
| 08:24 | UMKC | Richard Hunt scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by William Greear | 61-53 |
| 08:11 | Mercer | Richard Foshee is fouled on the floor by Richard Hunt - foul #3 on Richard Hunt, team foul #7 | 61-53 |
| Subs | UMKC | Bradley Jenkins (PG), Matthew Bell (SG), Arnulfo Cantu (SF), Dennis Ragsdale (PF) Jeffrey Gardner, Richard Hunt, William Greear, Bernard Gilmore | |
| Subs | Mercer | Adam Hockaday (PG), John Barbour (SF) Peter Parker, Robert Waller | |
| 08:11 | Mercer | Richard Foshee makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 08:11 | Mercer | Richard Foshee makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 07:52 | UMKC | Arnulfo Cantu connects on the runner from the baseline | 63-55 |
| 07:39 | Mercer | Bradley Jenkins steals it from Adam Hockaday | 63-55 |
| 07:36 | UMKC | Arnulfo Cantu can't finish the layup | 63-55 |
| 07:34 | Mercer | Richard Foshee grabs the board | 63-55 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Bradley Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Arnulfo Cantu (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Ragsdale (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Paul Spence (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Adam Hockaday (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ray Shaw (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Barbour (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Russell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Foshee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Mercer | John Barbour clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-55 |
| 07:14 | UMKC | Matthew Bell grabs the board | 63-55 |
| 07:01 | UMKC | John Barbour steals it from Arnulfo Cantu | 63-55 |
| 06:40 | Mercer | Ray Shaw makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Adam Hockaday | 63-58 |
| 06:24 | UMKC | Arnulfo Cantu clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 06:23 | UMKC | Bradley Jenkins gets the offensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 06:09 | UMKC | Donald Russell swats the layup by Paul Spence | 63-58 |
| 06:07 | UMKC | Paul Spence tips it home | 65-58 |
| 05:55 | Mercer | Donald Russell knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Ray Shaw | 65-60 |
| 05:55 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| Subs | UMKC | Jeffrey Gardner (PG), Richard Hunt (SG), William Greear (SF), Bernard Gilmore (PF), Ronald Wells (C) Bradley Jenkins, Matthew Bell, Arnulfo Cantu, Dennis Ragsdale, Paul Spence | |
| Subs | Mercer | Peter Parker (PG), Joe Johnson (SF) Adam Hockaday, Richard Foshee | |
| 05:41 | UMKC | The short jumper by Bernard Gilmore is denied by Donald Russell | 65-60 |
| 05:40 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to William Greear | 65-60 |
| 05:25 | UMKC | Ronald Wells misses the easy layup | 65-60 |
| 05:24 | Mercer | John Barbour gets the rebound | 65-60 |
| 05:17 | Mercer | Peter Parker is denied on a dunk by Ronald Wells | 65-60 |
| 05:15 | Mercer | Donald Russell grabs the offensive board | 65-60 |
| 05:06 | Mercer | The short jumper by Donald Russell is denied by Bernard Gilmore | 65-60 |
| 05:04 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Ronald Wells | 65-60 |
| 04:36 | UMKC | Jeffrey Gardner buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-60 |
| 04:18 | Mercer | Donald Russell drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Joe Johnson | 68-62 |
| 04:04 | UMKC | Ray Shaw steals it from William Greear | 68-62 |
| 03:59 | Mercer | John Barbour connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Joe Johnson and he's fouled by Ronald Wells - foul #3 on Ronald Wells, team foul #8 | 68-64 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Waller (SG), Richard Foshee (C) Ray Shaw, Donald Russell | |
| 03:59 | Mercer | John Barbour makes the free throw | 68-65 |
| 03:38 | UMKC | Jeffrey Gardner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-65 |
| 03:37 | Mercer | Robert Waller gets the rebound | 68-65 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Jeffrey Gardner (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Hunt (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Greear (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bernard Gilmore (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Wells (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Peter Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Waller (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joe Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Barbour (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Foshee (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Mercer | Peter Parker is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Gardner - foul #3 on Jeffrey Gardner, team foul #9 | 68-65 |
| Subs | UMKC | Matthew Bell (SF), Dennis Ragsdale (C) William Greear, Ronald Wells | |
| Subs | Mercer | Adam Hockaday (PF) John Barbour | |
| 03:31 | Mercer | Peter Parker misses the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 03:31 | UMKC | Dennis Ragsdale grabs the board | 68-65 |
| 03:18 | UMKC | Bernard Gilmore misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Waller - foul #3 on Robert Waller, team foul #7 | 68-65 |
| Subs | UMKC | Bradley Jenkins (PG) Jeffrey Gardner | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 03:18 | UMKC | Bernard Gilmore misses the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 03:18 | UMKC | Bernard Gilmore makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 02:58 | Mercer | Peter Parker is hacked by Bernard Gilmore - foul #3 on Bernard Gilmore, team foul #10 | 69-65 |
| Subs | UMKC | Arnulfo Cantu (SF), Paul Spence (C) Richard Hunt, Bernard Gilmore | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ray Shaw (SG) Joe Johnson | |
| 02:58 | Mercer | Peter Parker makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 02:58 | Mercer | Peter Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 02:54 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| Subs | UMKC | Jeffrey Gardner (PG), Richard Hunt (SG), William Greear (SF), Bernard Gilmore (PF), Ronald Wells (C) Bradley Jenkins, Matthew Bell, Arnulfo Cantu, Dennis Ragsdale, Paul Spence | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joe Johnson (SF), Donald Russell (PF) Robert Waller, Adam Hockaday | |
| 02:39 | UMKC | Ray Shaw picks off the pass by Richard Hunt | 69-67 |
| 02:36 | Mercer | Peter Parker banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ray Shaw | 69-69 |
| 02:15 | UMKC | Jeffrey Gardner misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-69 |
| 02:13 | UMKC | Richard Hunt snags the offensive board | 69-69 |
| 02:01 | UMKC | Jeffrey Gardner knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by William Greear | 72-69 |
| 01:52 | Mercer | Bernard Gilmore takes the ball from Donald Russell | 72-69 |
| 01:32 | UMKC | William Greear lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronald Wells | 74-69 |
| 01:11 | Mercer | Donald Russell misses the 3 from the left corner | 74-69 |
| 01:09 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Ronald Wells | 74-69 |
| 00:59 | UMKC | Donald Russell is called for the reach on Ronald Wells - foul #3 on Donald Russell, team foul #8 | 74-69 |
| 00:59 | UMKC | Ronald Wells makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:59 | UMKC | Ronald Wells misses the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:59 | Mercer | Joe Johnson gets the rebound | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Mercer | Ray Shaw drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Peter Parker and he's fouled by Ronald Wells - foul #4 on Ronald Wells, team foul #11 | 75-71 |
| 00:38 | Mercer | Ray Shaw makes the free throw | 75-72 |
| 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 (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:37 | UMKC | Peter Parker is called for the reach on Jeffrey Gardner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Parker, team foul #9 | 75-72 |
| 00:37 | UMKC | Jeffrey Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:37 | UMKC | Jeffrey Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Mercer | Ray Shaw knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Foshee | 77-75 |
| 00:30 | UMKC | Jeffrey Gardner is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Parker - foul #4 on Peter Parker, team foul #10 | 77-75 |
| 00:30 | UMKC | Jeffrey Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:30 | UMKC | Jeffrey Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Mercer | Richard Hunt steals the ball from Richard Foshee | 78-75 |
| 00:05 | UMKC | Richard Hunt lays it up and in | 80-75 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Ray Shaw misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 80-75 |