| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Nathaniel Pinegar (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Tom Norman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael O'Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Draper (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - James McDuffy (fresh) SG - Gil Mills (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Lundy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Victor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Christian Ostrosky (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Chicago State | Christopher Lundy inbounds the ball | 31-23 |
| 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) | |
| 19:37 | Chicago State | Christian Ostrosky misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-23 |
| 19:36 | Chicago State | Dikembe Victor hits the follow up shot | 31-25 |
| 19:31 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-25 |
| 19:30 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Tom Norman | 31-25 |
| 19:13 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dikembe Victor - foul #2 on Dikembe Victor, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| 19:13 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 19:13 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 18:57 | Chicago State | Gil Mills clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing but the foul's on Nathaniel Pinegar - foul #1 on Nathaniel Pinegar, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| 18:57 | Chicago State | Gil Mills makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 18:57 | Chicago State | Gil Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 18:57 | Chicago State | Gil Mills makes the 3rd free throw | 33-28 |
| 18:47 | Mercer | Tom Norman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 18:46 | Chicago State | Christian Ostrosky grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 18:39 | Chicago State | Christopher Lundy drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Dikembe Victor | 33-31 |
| 18:10 | Mercer | Tom Norman misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Christopher Lundy - foul #2 on Christopher Lundy, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| 18:10 | Mercer | Tom Norman misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 18:10 | Mercer | Tom Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 17:57 | Chicago State | Dikembe Victor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 17:56 | Mercer | Paul Draper pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:51 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 17:50 | Chicago State | Christopher Lundy snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 17:31 | Chicago State | Christopher Lundy is fouled on the floor by Tom Norman - foul #2 on Tom Norman, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| 17:15 | Chicago State | A charge is called on Gil Mills - foul #3 on Gil Mills, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Tyler (SG), Robert Musselman (C) Gil Mills, Christian Ostrosky | |
| 16:48 | Mercer | Tom Norman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-31 |
| 16:47 | Mercer | Paul Draper snags the offensive board | 34-31 |
| 16:38 | Mercer | Paul Draper is called for traveling | 34-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Costello (PG), Richard Hanna (SG), Peter Malinoski (PF), Robert Lathrop (C) David Simmons, Nathaniel Pinegar, Michael O'Sullivan, Paul Draper | |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Campbell (PG), Goran Wisnewski (SF), Derrick Maynes (C) James McDuffy, Christopher Lundy, Dikembe Victor | |
| 16:29 | Chicago State | John Campbell misses the jumpshot from the left side | 34-31 |
| 16:27 | Mercer | Tom Norman pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 16:23 | Mercer | Derrick Maynes steals it from Richard Hanna | 34-31 |
| 15:58 | Chicago State | Derrick Maynes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | Chester Seddon (PF) Tom Norman | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Telek Mikulski (PG), Gil Mills (SG), Christian Ostrosky (PF), Nathaniel McGhee (C) John Campbell, John Tyler, Goran Wisnewski, Derrick Maynes | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jimmy Costello (fresh) SG - Richard Hanna (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Peter Malinoski (fresh) PF - Chester Seddon (fresh) C - Robert Lathrop (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Telek Mikulski (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Gil Mills (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Musselman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christian Ostrosky (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathaniel McGhee (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:38 | Mercer | Chester Seddon drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Richard Hanna | 37-31 |
| 15:24 | Chicago State | Nathaniel McGhee comes up short on the shot near the basket | 37-31 |
| 15:23 | Mercer | Peter Malinoski pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 15:02 | Mercer | Chester Seddon lays it in set up by Jimmy Costello and he's hacked by Telek Mikulski - foul #4 on Telek Mikulski, team foul #4 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Simmons (PG), Nathaniel Pinegar (SG), Michael O'Sullivan (PF), Paul Draper (C) Jimmy Costello, Richard Hanna, Peter Malinoski, Robert Lathrop | |
| Subs | Chicago State | James McDuffy (PG), Christopher Lundy (SF), Dikembe Victor (PF) Telek Mikulski, Robert Musselman, Christian Ostrosky | |
| 15:02 | Mercer | Chester Seddon misses the free throw | 39-31 |
| 15:02 | Chicago State | Christopher Lundy pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 14:55 | Chicago State | Dikembe Victor makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Gil Mills | 39-33 |
| 14:26 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-33 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Norman (SF) Chester Seddon | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 14:08 | Chicago State | James McDuffy connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 39-35 |
| 14:06 | Mercer | David Simmons throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-35 |
| 13:48 | Chicago State | Christopher Lundy clanks a runner from the baseline | 39-35 |
| 13:47 | Chicago State | Christopher Lundy snags the offensive board | 39-35 |
| 13:26 | Chicago State | Christopher Lundy makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-38 |
| 13:18 | Mercer | Tom Norman misses long on a shot from close range | 39-38 |
| 13:17 | Chicago State | Gil Mills pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 13:11 | Chicago State | Gil Mills comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Nathaniel Pinegar - foul #2 on Nathaniel Pinegar, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Christian Ostrosky (C) Nathaniel McGhee | |
| 13:11 | Chicago State | Gil Mills makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 13:11 | Chicago State | Gil Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 12:55 | Mercer | Tom Norman buries a shot near the basket and he's fouled by Christian Ostrosky - foul #2 on Christian Ostrosky, team foul #5 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Tyler (SG) Gil Mills | |
| 12:55 | Mercer | Tom Norman makes the free throw | 42-40 |
| 12:37 | Chicago State | Christian Ostrosky can't finish the layup | 42-40 |
| 12:36 | Mercer | David Simmons gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 12:23 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan drills a turnaround near the basket | 44-40 |
| 12:11 | Chicago State | Dikembe Victor drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 11:52 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 44-43 |
| 11:51 | Mercer | Tom Norman tips it back up and in | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Nathaniel Pinegar (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Tom Norman (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael O'Sullivan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Paul Draper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - James McDuffy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Tyler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Christopher Lundy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Dikembe Victor (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Christian Ostrosky (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Chicago State | John Tyler drills a 3 from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 11:20 | Mercer | David Simmons clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 11:18 | Chicago State | Dikembe Victor grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 10:56 | Chicago State | John Tyler misses badly on a runner from close range | 46-46 |
| 10:54 | Chicago State | Christopher Lundy grabs the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 10:39 | Chicago State | James McDuffy misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Paul Draper - foul #3 on Paul Draper, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Costello (PG), Richard Hanna (SG), Peter Malinoski (SF), Chester Seddon (PF), Robert Lathrop (C) David Simmons, Nathaniel Pinegar, Tom Norman, Michael O'Sullivan, Paul Draper | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Gil Mills (SG), Robert Musselman (SF), Nathaniel McGhee (C) John Tyler, Christopher Lundy, Dikembe Victor | |
| 10:39 | Chicago State | James McDuffy makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 10:39 | Chicago State | James McDuffy makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 10:22 | Mercer | Chester Seddon makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-48 |
| 10:03 | Chicago State | Nathaniel McGhee hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by James McDuffy | 49-50 |
| 09:40 | Mercer | Jimmy Costello hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 09:21 | Chicago State | Gil Mills misses the easy layup | 52-50 |
| 09:20 | Mercer | Chester Seddon grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 09:14 | Mercer | Richard Hanna can't finish the layup | 52-50 |
| 09:13 | Chicago State | Robert Musselman gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 09:09 | Chicago State | Peter Malinoski steals the ball from Robert Musselman | 52-50 |
| 08:54 | Mercer | Richard Hanna is hacked by Nathaniel McGhee - foul #4 on Nathaniel McGhee, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Simmons (PG), Nathaniel Pinegar (SG), Tom Norman (SF) Jimmy Costello, Richard Hanna, Chester Seddon | |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Campbell (PG), Christopher Lundy (SF), Derrick Maynes (C) James McDuffy, Christian Ostrosky, Nathaniel McGhee | |
| 08:48 | Mercer | Tom Norman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan (PF) Peter Malinoski | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Dikembe Victor (PF) Derrick Maynes | |
| 08:25 | Chicago State | Christopher Lundy makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Campbell and he's hacked by Michael O'Sullivan - foul #3 on Michael O'Sullivan, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Draper (C) Robert Lathrop | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 08:25 | Chicago State | Christopher Lundy makes the free throw | 52-53 |
| 08:08 | Mercer | Gil Mills steps in front of the Nathaniel Pinegar pass | 52-53 |
| 07:52 | Chicago State | John Campbell misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 07:50 | Chicago State | Dikembe Victor can't tip it in | 52-53 |
| 07:48 | Mercer | Paul Draper pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Nathaniel Pinegar (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Tom Norman (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael O'Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Paul Draper (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - John Campbell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gil Mills (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Lundy (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Dikembe Victor (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Musselman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Mercer | Gil Mills steals it from Michael O'Sullivan | 52-53 |
| 07:40 | Chicago State | Gil Mills hits the finger roll | 52-55 |
| 07:25 | Mercer | David Simmons scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nathaniel Pinegar | 54-55 |
| 07:18 | Chicago State | Gil Mills clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-55 |
| 07:17 | Mercer | Paul Draper grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 07:12 | Mercer | Tom Norman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-55 |
| 07:10 | Chicago State | Dikembe Victor grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 07:06 | Chicago State | Christopher Lundy buries a turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Tom Norman - foul #3 on Tom Norman, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Costello (SG), Peter Malinoski (PF) Nathaniel Pinegar, Michael O'Sullivan | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Telek Mikulski (PG), John Tyler (SG), Derrick Maynes (PF), Nathaniel McGhee (C) John Campbell, Gil Mills, Dikembe Victor, Robert Musselman | |
| 07:06 | Chicago State | Christopher Lundy makes the free throw | 54-58 |
| 06:50 | Mercer | Tom Norman misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 54-58 |
| 06:49 | Mercer | Peter Malinoski tips it in | 56-58 |
| 06:33 | Chicago State | David Simmons steals the ball from Telek Mikulski | 56-58 |
| 06:30 | Mercer | Tom Norman lays it up and in on a great pass from David Simmons | 58-58 |
| 06:13 | Chicago State | Christopher Lundy comes up short on the shot from the left side | 58-58 |
| 06:11 | Mercer | Peter Malinoski grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 05:52 | Mercer | David Simmons connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Peter Malinoski | 61-58 |
| 05:43 | Chicago State | Christopher Lundy is hacked by Peter Malinoski - foul #2 on Peter Malinoski, team foul #7 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar (SG), Michael O'Sullivan (PF), Robert Lathrop (C) David Simmons, Tom Norman, Paul Draper | |
| Subs | Chicago State | James McDuffy (PG), Dikembe Victor (PF) John Tyler, Derrick Maynes | |
| 05:43 | Chicago State | Christopher Lundy makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 05:43 | Chicago State | Christopher Lundy makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 05:24 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-60 |
| 05:22 | Chicago State | James McDuffy snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 05:08 | Chicago State | Dikembe Victor hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 61-60 |
| 05:06 | Chicago State | James McDuffy hits the follow up shot | 61-62 |
| 04:52 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Nathaniel Pinegar | 64-62 |
| 04:41 | Chicago State | Jimmy Costello steals the ball from Telek Mikulski | 64-62 |
| 04:27 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 04:26 | Chicago State | Christopher Lundy pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| 04:10 | Chicago State | James McDuffy is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Pinegar - foul #3 on Nathaniel Pinegar, team foul #8 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Simmons (PG), Tom Norman (SF) Jimmy Costello, Peter Malinoski | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Gil Mills (SG), Robert Musselman (SF), Christian Ostrosky (C) Telek Mikulski, Christopher Lundy, Nathaniel McGhee | |
| 04:10 | Chicago State | James McDuffy makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 04:10 | Chicago State | James McDuffy makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:49 | Mercer | David Simmons scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Nathaniel Pinegar | 67-64 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Simmons (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nathaniel Pinegar (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tom Norman (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael O'Sullivan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Lathrop (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - James McDuffy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gil Mills (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Musselman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Victor (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Christian Ostrosky (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Chicago State | Dikembe Victor clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-64 |
| 03:32 | Mercer | Tom Norman grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 03:11 | Mercer | Tom Norman hits a runner from close range | 69-64 |
| 02:42 | Chicago State | Gil Mills is called for a backcourt violation | 69-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Costello (SG), Peter Malinoski (PF), Paul Draper (C) Nathaniel Pinegar, Michael O'Sullivan, Robert Lathrop | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Telek Mikulski (PG), John Tyler (SF) James McDuffy, Dikembe Victor | |
| 02:40 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar (SG), Michael O'Sullivan (PF) Jimmy Costello, Peter Malinoski | |
| Subs | Chicago State | James McDuffy (PG), Christopher Lundy (SF), Nathaniel McGhee (C) Telek Mikulski, John Tyler, Christian Ostrosky | |
| 02:34 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan misses badly on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Musselman - foul #1 on Robert Musselman, team foul #7 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Dikembe Victor (PF) Robert Musselman | |
| 02:34 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 02:34 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 02:34 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Nathaniel McGhee | 70-64 |
| 02:15 | Chicago State | James McDuffy is hacked by David Simmons - foul #1 on David Simmons, team foul #9 | 70-64 |
| 02:15 | Chicago State | James McDuffy makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 02:15 | Chicago State | James McDuffy makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 02:04 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar clanks a turnaround in the lane | 70-66 |
| 02:02 | Mercer | Paul Draper tips it in | 72-66 |
| 01:58 | Chicago State | James McDuffy loses the dribble to Nathaniel Pinegar | 72-66 |
| 01:46 | Mercer | David Simmons comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-66 |
| 01:44 | Chicago State | Christopher Lundy snags the defensive board | 72-66 |
| 01:40 | Chicago State | James McDuffy misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 72-66 |
| 01:39 | Mercer | Tom Norman snags the defensive board | 72-66 |
| 01:35 | Mercer | The short jumper by Tom Norman is denied by Nathaniel McGhee | 72-66 |
| 01:33 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Christopher Lundy | 72-66 |
| 01:22 | Chicago State | Dikembe Victor misses short on a shot from the left wing | 72-66 |
| 01:21 | Chicago State | Nathaniel McGhee gets the offensive rebound | 72-66 |
| 01:08 | Chicago State | Christopher Lundy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-66 |
| 01:07 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Pinegar | 72-66 |
| 01:03 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Nathaniel Pinegar, team foul #10 | 72-66 |
| 00:49 | Chicago State | James McDuffy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-66 |
| 00:47 | Chicago State | Dikembe Victor grabs the offensive board | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:43 | Chicago State | Dikembe Victor misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-66 |
| 00:41 | Chicago State | James McDuffy gets the offensive rebound | 72-66 |
| 00:39 | Chicago State | Christopher Lundy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 72-66 |
| 00:37 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar grabs the defensive rebound | 72-66 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:34 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar is hacked by James McDuffy in the backcourt - foul #2 on James McDuffy, team foul #8 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Lathrop (C) Paul Draper | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 00:34 | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar misses the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:34 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Nathaniel McGhee | 72-66 |
| 00:30 | Chicago State | Christopher Lundy misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-66 |
| 00:28 | Chicago State | Nathaniel McGhee grabs the offensive rebound | 72-66 |
| 00:26 | Chicago State | Christopher Lundy makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James McDuffy | 72-69 |
| 00:24 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop is fouled in the backcourt by Gil Mills - foul #4 on Gil Mills, team foul #9 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Costello (SG) Nathaniel Pinegar | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 00:24 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:24 | Mercer | Robert Lathrop makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:20 | Chicago State | James McDuffy connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-72 |
| 00:20 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-72 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nathaniel Pinegar (SG), Paul Draper (C) Jimmy Costello, Robert Lathrop | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 00:18 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan is fouled in the backcourt by James McDuffy - foul #3 on James McDuffy, team foul #10 | 74-72 |
| 00:18 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:18 | Mercer | Michael O'Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:11 | Chicago State | David Simmons picks off the pass by Nathaniel McGhee | 75-72 |
| 00:06 | Mercer | David Simmons banks in the layup | 77-72 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | Chicago State | Dikembe Victor loses the ball out of bounds | 77-72 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Costello (SG), Robert Lathrop (C) Nathaniel Pinegar, Paul Draper | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Mercer | David Simmons runs out the clock | 77-72 |