| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Tommy Jones (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Alongi (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joe Kinlaw (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stacy Cooper (fresh) 1 pts. C - William Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Pinegar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Norman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael O'Sullivan (fresh) 10 pts. C - Paul Draper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Tom Norman inbounds the ball | 39-39 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Mercer | Tom Norman knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Draper | 39-42 |
| 19:25 | UMKC | Tommy Jones knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Joe Kinlaw | 42-42 |
| 19:00 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Alongi - foul #2 on John Alongi, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| 19:00 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 19:00 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 18:46 | UMKC | William Howard scores on a driving attempt from close range | 44-43 |
| 18:32 | Mercer | David Simmons buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Draper | 44-46 |
| 18:17 | UMKC | Stacy Cooper can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-46 |
| 18:16 | Mercer | Tom Norman grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 17:56 | Mercer | David Simmons connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael O'Sullivan | 44-48 |
| 17:44 | UMKC | William Howard misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Paul Draper - foul #3 on Paul Draper, team foul #1 | 44-48 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Lathrop (C) Paul Draper | |
| 17:44 | UMKC | William Howard makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 17:44 | UMKC | William Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 17:24 | Mercer | David Simmons is called for a charge - foul #3 on David Simmons, team foul #2 | 46-48 |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Fredericksen (SF), Emery Wright (PF), Arthur Wiggins (C) Joe Kinlaw, Stacy Cooper, William Howard | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Costello (PG), Richard Hanna (SG) David Simmons, Nathaniel Pinegar | |
| 17:05 | UMKC | John Alongi hits a shot from the left side | 48-48 |
| 16:51 | Mercer | Richard Hanna is hacked by Tommy Jones - foul #2 on Tommy Jones, team foul #2 | 48-48 |
| Subs | UMKC | Trey Holt (PG), Ray Kroger (SG) Tommy Jones, John Alongi | |
| Subs | Mercer | Peter Malinoski (SF), Chester Seddon (PF) Tom Norman, Michael O'Sullivan | |
| 16:43 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Emery Wright - foul #3 on Emery Wright, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | UMKC | James Gray (SF) Emery Wright | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 16:43 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 16:43 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 16:43 | UMKC | Ray Kroger grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 16:31 | UMKC | Trey Holt loses the dribble to Robert Lathrop | 48-49 |
| 16:14 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-49 |
| 16:13 | UMKC | The rebound goes to James Gray | 48-49 |
| 15:45 | UMKC | Trey Holt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | UMKC | Tommy Jones (PG), John Alongi (SG), Joe Kinlaw (SF), Stacy Cooper (PF), William Howard (C) Trey Holt, Ray Kroger, James Gray, Richard Fredericksen, Arthur Wiggins | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Simmons (PG), Nathaniel Pinegar (SG), Tom Norman (SF), Paul Draper (C) Jimmy Costello, Richard Hanna, Chester Seddon, Robert Lathrop | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Tommy Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Alongi (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joe Kinlaw (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stacy Cooper (fresh) 1 pts. C - William Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Simmons (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nathaniel Pinegar (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Norman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Malinoski (fresh) C - Paul Draper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:20 | Mercer | Peter Malinoski misses the shot near the basket | 48-49 |
| 15:18 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Tommy Jones | 48-49 |
| 15:01 | UMKC | John Alongi misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 14:59 | Mercer | Paul Draper grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 14:34 | Mercer | David Simmons misses short on a 3 from straight away | 48-49 |
| 14:32 | UMKC | William Howard grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 14:16 | UMKC | William Howard comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 14:15 | UMKC | John Alongi tips it but misses | 48-49 |
| 14:14 | Mercer | Paul Draper grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 13:50 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar misses the shot from the right side | 48-49 |
| 13:48 | UMKC | The rebound goes to John Alongi | 48-49 |
| 13:31 | UMKC | Joe Kinlaw can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 13:30 | Mercer | Tom Norman pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 13:15 | Mercer | John Alongi is called for the reach on Nathaniel Pinegar - foul #3 on John Alongi, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| Subs | UMKC | Trey Holt (PG), Ray Kroger (SG), Richard Fredericksen (SF), Emery Wright (PF), Arthur Wiggins (C) Tommy Jones, John Alongi, Joe Kinlaw, Stacy Cooper, William Howard | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Hanna (SF), Michael O'Sullivan (PF) Tom Norman, Peter Malinoski | |
| 13:04 | Mercer | The jumper by David Simmons is denied by Richard Fredericksen | 48-49 |
| 13:02 | Mercer | Paul Draper grabs the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 12:50 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nathaniel Pinegar | 48-51 |
| 12:34 | UMKC | Ray Kroger steps out of bounds on the sideline | 48-51 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Costello (PG), Chester Seddon (SF), Robert Lathrop (C) David Simmons, Nathaniel Pinegar, Paul Draper | |
| 12:20 | Mercer | Chester Seddon lays it in on a great pass from Jimmy Costello | 48-53 |
| 11:56 | UMKC | Robert Lathrop is called for the reach on Trey Holt - foul #1 on Robert Lathrop, team foul #3 | 48-53 |
| Subs | UMKC | John Alongi (SG), Joe Kinlaw (SF), Stacy Cooper (PF), William Howard (C) Ray Kroger, Richard Fredericksen, Emery Wright, Arthur Wiggins | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Norman (SF) Chester Seddon | |
| 11:32 | UMKC | Jimmy Costello steals the ball from William Howard | 48-53 |
| 11:29 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello lays it in | 48-55 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Trey Holt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Alongi (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joe Kinlaw (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stacy Cooper (fresh) 1 pts. C - William Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jimmy Costello (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hanna (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Tom Norman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael O'Sullivan (fresh) 12 pts. C - Robert Lathrop (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:10 | UMKC | Stacy Cooper hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Trey Holt | 51-55 |
| 10:45 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop misses the shot from the free throw line | 51-55 |
| 10:44 | UMKC | Joe Kinlaw snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 10:40 | UMKC | Trey Holt misses the shot from the right block | 51-55 |
| 10:39 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 10:24 | Mercer | Stacy Cooper swats the short shot by Robert Lathrop | 51-55 |
| 10:22 | UMKC | Joe Kinlaw grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 10:13 | UMKC | Joe Kinlaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-55 |
| Subs | UMKC | Tommy Jones (PG), Emery Wright (PF), Arthur Wiggins (C) Trey Holt, Stacy Cooper, William Howard | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Simmons (PG), Nathaniel Pinegar (SG), Peter Malinoski (PF), Paul Draper (C) Jimmy Costello, Richard Hanna, Michael O'Sullivan, Robert Lathrop | |
| 09:52 | Mercer | Paul Draper clanks a 3 from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 09:50 | UMKC | Emery Wright grabs the board | 51-55 |
| 09:43 | UMKC | Joe Kinlaw drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Tommy Jones | 53-55 |
| 09:27 | Mercer | Tom Norman is whistled for a carry | 53-55 |
| Subs | UMKC | Ray Kroger (SG), Richard Fredericksen (SF) John Alongi, Joe Kinlaw | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 09:00 | UMKC | Emery Wright hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Nathaniel Pinegar - foul #2 on Nathaniel Pinegar, team foul #4 | 53-55 |
| Subs | UMKC | Trey Holt (SG), William Howard (C) Ray Kroger, Arthur Wiggins | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan (PF) Tom Norman | |
| 09:00 | UMKC | Emery Wright makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 09:00 | UMKC | Emery Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 08:40 | Mercer | Paul Draper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-55 |
| Subs | UMKC | Stacy Cooper (PF) Emery Wright | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 08:17 | UMKC | Tommy Jones is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Tommy Jones, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| Subs | UMKC | John Alongi (SG) Trey Holt | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 08:07 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Peter Malinoski | 55-57 |
| 07:43 | UMKC | William Howard misses the easy layup | 55-57 |
| 07:41 | Mercer | Peter Malinoski gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 07:21 | Mercer | William Howard is called for the reach on Nathaniel Pinegar - foul #3 on William Howard, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | UMKC | Trey Holt (PG), Joe Kinlaw (SF), Emery Wright (C) Tommy Jones, Richard Fredericksen, William Howard | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Costello (SG), Tom Norman (SF), Robert Lathrop (C) Nathaniel Pinegar, Peter Malinoski, Paul Draper | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Trey Holt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Alongi (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joe Kinlaw (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stacy Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. C - Emery Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Simmons (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jimmy Costello (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Norman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael O'Sullivan (fresh) 12 pts. C - Robert Lathrop (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:11 | Mercer | David Simmons comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 07:09 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop tips it home | 55-59 |
| 06:48 | UMKC | Stacy Cooper misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 06:46 | UMKC | Trey Holt snags the offensive board | 55-59 |
| 06:28 | UMKC | Joe Kinlaw comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by David Simmons - foul #4 on David Simmons, team foul #5 | 55-59 |
| Subs | UMKC | Tommy Jones (PG), Arthur Wiggins (C) John Alongi, Stacy Cooper | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Hanna (SG), Chester Seddon (PF) David Simmons, Michael O'Sullivan | |
| 06:28 | UMKC | Joe Kinlaw makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 06:28 | UMKC | Joe Kinlaw makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 06:15 | Mercer | Richard Hanna scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jimmy Costello | 57-61 |
| 05:53 | UMKC | Tommy Jones misses the 3pt shot from the left corner but he's fouled by Jimmy Costello - foul #1 on Jimmy Costello, team foul #6 | 57-61 |
| Subs | UMKC | William Howard (C) Arthur Wiggins | |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar (SG), Peter Malinoski (PF), Paul Draper (C) Richard Hanna, Chester Seddon, Robert Lathrop | |
| 05:53 | UMKC | Tommy Jones misses the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 05:53 | UMKC | Tommy Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 05:53 | UMKC | Tommy Jones misses the 3rd free throw | 57-61 |
| 05:53 | UMKC | William Howard snags the offensive board | 57-61 |
| 05:42 | UMKC | William Howard misses short on a runner from the right block | 57-61 |
| 05:40 | UMKC | William Howard tips it but misses | 57-61 |
| 05:38 | UMKC | William Howard tips it in | 59-61 |
| 05:23 | Mercer | Peter Malinoski misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Emery Wright - foul #4 on Emery Wright, team foul #7 | 59-61 |
| Subs | UMKC | John Alongi (SG) Trey Holt | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 05:23 | Mercer | Peter Malinoski makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 05:23 | Mercer | Peter Malinoski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 05:05 | UMKC | Joe Kinlaw knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Tommy Jones | 62-63 |
| 04:45 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-66 |
| 04:26 | UMKC | Tommy Jones misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Jimmy Costello - foul #2 on Jimmy Costello, team foul #7 | 62-66 |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Fredericksen (SF), Stacy Cooper (PF) Joe Kinlaw, Emery Wright | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Simmons (PG), Michael O'Sullivan (PF) Jimmy Costello, Peter Malinoski | |
| 04:26 | UMKC | Tommy Jones makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 04:26 | UMKC | Tommy Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 04:06 | Mercer | David Simmons is hacked by William Howard - foul #4 on William Howard, team foul #8 | 64-66 |
| Subs | UMKC | Trey Holt (PG) Tommy Jones | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Hanna (SF) Tom Norman | |
| 04:06 | Mercer | David Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 04:06 | Mercer | David Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 03:46 | UMKC | John Alongi misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 64-68 |
| 03:45 | Mercer | Paul Draper gets the rebound | 64-68 |
| 03:41 | Mercer | David Simmons makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael O'Sullivan | 64-71 |
| 03:19 | UMKC | The pull-up jumper by Trey Holt is blocked by Paul Draper | 64-71 |
| 03:18 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar grabs the board | 64-71 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Trey Holt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Alongi (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Richard Fredericksen (fresh) PF - Stacy Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Howard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Simmons (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Nathaniel Pinegar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Hanna (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael O'Sullivan (fresh) 12 pts. C - Paul Draper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Mercer | David Simmons drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Paul Draper | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:58 | UMKC | Nathaniel Pinegar takes the ball from William Howard | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:29 | Mercer | Stacy Cooper blocks the short jumper by Paul Draper | 64-74 |
| 02:27 | Mercer | Paul Draper pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-74 |
| 02:02 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan is hacked by John Alongi - foul #4 on John Alongi, team foul #9 | 64-74 |
| Subs | UMKC | Tommy Jones (PG), Joe Kinlaw (SF), Emery Wright (C) John Alongi, Richard Fredericksen, William Howard | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Costello (SG), Tom Norman (SF), Robert Lathrop (C) Nathaniel Pinegar, Richard Hanna, Paul Draper | |
| 02:02 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 02:02 | UMKC | Stacy Cooper gets the rebound | 64-74 |
| 02:02 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-74 |
| 01:40 | UMKC | Emery Wright is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Emery Wright, team foul #10 | 64-74 |
| Subs | UMKC | Ray Kroger (SG), James Gray (SF), Richard Fredericksen (PF), Arthur Wiggins (C) Tommy Jones, Joe Kinlaw, Stacy Cooper, Emery Wright | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Hanna (SG), Peter Malinoski (SF), Chester Seddon (PF) David Simmons, Tom Norman, Michael O'Sullivan | |
| 01:12 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Jimmy Costello | 64-76 |
| 00:51 | UMKC | Ray Kroger scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Gray | 67-76 |
| 00:51 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-76 |
| Subs | UMKC | Tommy Jones (PG), John Alongi (SG), Joe Kinlaw (SF), Stacy Cooper (PF), William Howard (C) Trey Holt, Ray Kroger, James Gray, Richard Fredericksen, Arthur Wiggins | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Simmons (PG), Nathaniel Pinegar (SG), Tom Norman (SF), Michael O'Sullivan (PF), Paul Draper (C) Jimmy Costello, Richard Hanna, Peter Malinoski, Chester Seddon, Robert Lathrop | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Mercer | David Simmons is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Jones - foul #4 on Tommy Jones, team foul #11 | 67-76 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Lathrop (C) Paul Draper | |
| 00:49 | Mercer | David Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:49 | Mercer | David Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 67-78 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | UMKC | Tom Norman steals it from Joe Kinlaw | 67-78 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael O'Sullivan | 67-80 |
| 00:16 | UMKC | John Alongi misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-80 |
| 00:14 | UMKC | William Howard tips it home | 69-80 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | David Simmons runs out the clock | 69-80 |