| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Joshua Henton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Truitt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Barile (fresh) C - Timothy Welch (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Spratt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Stafford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Mulvey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Bruner (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Granado (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey inbounds the ball | 38-29 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:47 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Harold Granado | 38-32 |
| 19:25 | UMKC | Timothy Welch is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Timothy Welch, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| 19:10 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-32 |
| 19:08 | UMKC | Timothy Welch snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 19:03 | UMKC | Edward Baker connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-32 |
| 18:43 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 18:30 | UMKC | Edward Baker knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Joshua Henton | 42-34 |
| 18:17 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Jeremy Stafford | 42-37 |
| 18:07 | UMKC | Timothy Welch connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Robert Barile | 44-37 |
| 17:47 | Mercer | Edward Baker steps in front of the Harold Granado pass | 44-37 |
| 17:38 | UMKC | Joshua Henton is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Stafford - foul #1 on Jeremy Stafford, team foul #1 | 44-37 |
| Subs | UMKC | George Morrow (SF) Robert Truitt | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Whitney (SG), Noel Freeman (SF), Ronnie Lawrence (PF) Jeremy Stafford, Gary Mulvey, Fred Bruner | |
| 17:26 | UMKC | Joshua Henton is fouled on the floor by David Whitney - foul #2 on David Whitney, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| Subs | UMKC | Ryan Thompson (PG), Paul Bannister (C) Joshua Henton, Timothy Welch | |
| Subs | Mercer | Brian Helle (C) Harold Granado | |
| 17:13 | UMKC | George Morrow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-37 |
| 17:04 | Mercer | Robert Barile blocks the short jumper by Ronnie Lawrence | 44-37 |
| 17:03 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt misses the tip | 44-37 |
| 17:02 | Mercer | David Whitney tips it back up and in | 44-39 |
| 16:45 | UMKC | Ryan Thompson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by George Morrow | 47-39 |
| 16:32 | Mercer | Brian Helle knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Daniel Spratt | 47-41 |
| 16:10 | UMKC | Edward Baker drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by George Morrow | 50-41 |
| 15:52 | Mercer | Noel Freeman makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 50-43 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Ryan Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Baker (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - George Morrow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Barile (fairly fresh) C - Paul Bannister (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Spratt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Whitney (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Noel Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronnie Lawrence (fresh) C - Brian Helle (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | UMKC | Ryan Thompson makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 15:19 | Mercer | Edward Baker is called for the reach on David Whitney - foul #1 on Edward Baker, team foul #2 | 52-43 |
| Subs | UMKC | Joshua Henton (PG), Brad Suniga (SG), Robert Truitt (SF), Timothy Welch (C) Ryan Thompson, Edward Baker, George Morrow, Robert Barile | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Williams (SG), Gary Mulvey (SF), Fred Bruner (PF), Harold Granado (C) Daniel Spratt, Noel Freeman, Ronnie Lawrence, Brian Helle | |
| 15:07 | Mercer | Harold Granado misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-43 |
| 15:05 | Mercer | David Whitney grabs the offensive board | 52-43 |
| 14:48 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 52-43 |
| 14:46 | UMKC | Timothy Welch snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 14:36 | UMKC | Robert Truitt misses the shot from the left side | 52-43 |
| 14:35 | Mercer | Harold Granado grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 14:18 | Mercer | Harold Granado connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Gary Mulvey and he's hacked by Paul Bannister - foul #1 on Paul Bannister, team foul #3 | 52-45 |
| Subs | UMKC | George Morrow (SG), William Taliaferro (PF) Brad Suniga, Paul Bannister | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford (PG) David Whitney | |
| 14:18 | Mercer | Harold Granado makes the free throw | 52-46 |
| 13:57 | UMKC | Robert Truitt is whistled for a carry | 52-46 |
| Subs | UMKC | Edward Baker (SG) George Morrow | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 13:42 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Charles Williams | 52-49 |
| 13:26 | UMKC | Edward Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 13:25 | UMKC | Timothy Welch tips it in | 54-49 |
| 13:13 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Barile (PF) William Taliaferro | |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Spratt (PG) Jeremy Stafford | |
| 12:58 | UMKC | Edward Baker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 54-49 |
| 12:56 | UMKC | Timothy Welch pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 12:42 | UMKC | Robert Barile misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Fred Bruner - foul #2 on Fred Bruner, team foul #3 | 54-49 |
| Subs | UMKC | Ryan Thompson (PG), George Morrow (SF), Paul Bannister (C) Joshua Henton, Robert Truitt, Timothy Welch | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford (SG), David Whitney (SF), Ronnie Lawrence (PF), Brian Helle (C) Charles Williams, Gary Mulvey, Fred Bruner, Harold Granado | |
| 12:42 | UMKC | Robert Barile makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 12:42 | UMKC | Robert Barile misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 12:42 | Mercer | Brian Helle snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 12:18 | Mercer | David Whitney misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-49 |
| 12:16 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Paul Bannister | 55-49 |
| 11:55 | UMKC | Ryan Thompson is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Lawrence - foul #1 on Ronnie Lawrence, team foul #4 | 55-49 |
| Subs | UMKC | William Taliaferro (SF) Edward Baker | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 11:44 | UMKC | Robert Barile makes the turnaround from the right block | 57-49 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Ryan Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Morrow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Taliaferro (fresh) PF - Robert Barile (fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul Bannister (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Spratt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Stafford (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Whitney (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Ronnie Lawrence (fresh) C - Brian Helle (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Mercer | Brian Helle misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Paul Bannister - foul #2 on Paul Bannister, team foul #4 | 57-49 |
| Subs | UMKC | Joshua Henton (PG), Robert Truitt (SF), Timothy Welch (C) Ryan Thompson, William Taliaferro, Paul Bannister | |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Williams (SG), Harold Granado (C) David Whitney, Ronnie Lawrence | |
| 11:23 | Mercer | Brian Helle misses the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 11:23 | Mercer | Brian Helle misses the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 11:23 | UMKC | Timothy Welch grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 11:07 | UMKC | Joshua Henton misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 57-49 |
| 11:06 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Henton | 57-49 |
| 10:48 | UMKC | Timothy Welch misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 10:47 | Mercer | Brian Helle snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 10:43 | Mercer | Charles Williams misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Truitt - foul #2 on Robert Truitt, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | UMKC | Edward Baker (SG) George Morrow | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Whitney (PG), Gary Mulvey (SF), Fred Bruner (PF) Daniel Spratt, Jeremy Stafford, Brian Helle | |
| 10:43 | Mercer | Charles Williams makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 10:43 | Mercer | Charles Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 10:33 | UMKC | Edward Baker is fouled on the floor by David Whitney - foul #3 on David Whitney, team foul #5 | 57-51 |
| 10:23 | UMKC | Robert Truitt misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-51 |
| 10:22 | Mercer | Fred Bruner pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 10:16 | Mercer | Fred Bruner clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 10:15 | UMKC | Edward Baker pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 10:02 | UMKC | Joshua Henton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 10:00 | Mercer | Harold Granado grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 09:40 | Mercer | Fred Bruner is fouled on the floor by Joshua Henton - foul #3 on Joshua Henton, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | UMKC | George Morrow (SF), Paul Bannister (PF), William Taliaferro (C) Robert Truitt, Robert Barile, Timothy Welch | |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Spratt (PG), Ronnie Lawrence (C) Charles Williams, Harold Granado | |
| 09:27 | Mercer | David Whitney is fouled on the floor by Joshua Henton - foul #4 on Joshua Henton, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| Subs | UMKC | Ryan Thompson (PG) Joshua Henton | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 09:27 | Mercer | David Whitney makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 09:27 | Mercer | David Whitney makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 09:03 | UMKC | Edward Baker can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by David Whitney - foul #4 on David Whitney, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford (SG) David Whitney | |
| 09:03 | UMKC | Edward Baker makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 09:03 | UMKC | Edward Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 08:53 | Mercer | Fred Bruner connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremy Stafford | 59-56 |
| 08:31 | UMKC | George Morrow buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ryan Thompson | 62-56 |
| 08:14 | Mercer | Fred Bruner hits a shot from the baseline | 62-58 |
| 07:55 | UMKC | George Morrow hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-58 |
| 07:37 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Bannister | 65-58 |
| 07:36 | UMKC | Paul Bannister pulls down the rebound | 65-58 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Ryan Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Baker (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - George Morrow (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Paul Bannister (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Taliaferro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Spratt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Stafford (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gary Mulvey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Fred Bruner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronnie Lawrence (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | UMKC | Ryan Thompson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-58 |
| 07:15 | UMKC | Paul Bannister tips it in | 67-58 |
| 06:53 | Mercer | Fred Bruner misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 67-58 |
| 06:52 | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence tips it back up and in | 67-60 |
| 06:36 | UMKC | Edward Baker hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Ryan Thompson | 70-60 |
| 06:17 | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence is fouled on the floor by Edward Baker - foul #2 on Edward Baker, team foul #8 | 70-60 |
| Subs | UMKC | Joshua Henton (PG), Brad Suniga (SG), Robert Truitt (SF), Robert Barile (PF), Timothy Welch (C) Ryan Thompson, Edward Baker, George Morrow, Paul Bannister, William Taliaferro | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Whitney (PG), Charles Williams (SG), Noel Freeman (SF), Harold Granado (C) Daniel Spratt, Jeremy Stafford, Gary Mulvey, Fred Bruner | |
| 06:17 | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence misses the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 06:17 | UMKC | Robert Barile grabs the defensive rebound | 70-60 |
| 06:00 | UMKC | Timothy Welch comes up short on the floater in the lane | 70-60 |
| 05:58 | Mercer | Harold Granado snags the defensive board | 70-60 |
| 05:36 | Mercer | Noel Freeman connects on the runner near the basket | 70-62 |
| 05:15 | UMKC | Robert Truitt lays it in set up by Robert Barile | 72-62 |
| 05:01 | Mercer | David Whitney misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 72-62 |
| 05:00 | UMKC | Brad Suniga pulls down the rebound | 72-62 |
| 04:42 | UMKC | Brad Suniga misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 72-62 |
| 04:40 | UMKC | Timothy Welch snags the offensive board | 72-62 |
| 04:28 | UMKC | Robert Truitt makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Joshua Henton | 75-62 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 04:19 | Mercer | David Whitney misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joshua Henton - foul #5 on Joshua Henton, team foul #9 | 75-62 |
| Subs | UMKC | Ryan Thompson (PG), Edward Baker (SG) Joshua Henton, Brad Suniga | |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Spratt (PG), Brian Helle (PF) Noel Freeman, Ronnie Lawrence | |
| 04:19 | Mercer | David Whitney makes the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 04:19 | Mercer | David Whitney misses the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 04:19 | UMKC | Timothy Welch snags the defensive board | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:58 | UMKC | Charles Williams is called for the reach on Edward Baker - foul #4 on Charles Williams, team foul #7 | 75-63 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford (PF) Brian Helle | |
| 03:58 | UMKC | Edward Baker makes the 1st free throw | 76-63 |
| 03:58 | UMKC | Edward Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 77-63 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:43 | Mercer | Edward Baker steps in front of the Harold Granado pass | 77-63 |
| 03:39 | UMKC | Edward Baker misses the easy layup | 77-63 |
| 03:38 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jeremy Stafford | 77-63 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Ryan Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Baker (fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Robert Truitt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Barile (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Welch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Spratt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Whitney (fresh) 14 pts. 4 pf. PF - Jeremy Stafford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Granado (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Mercer | Charles Williams scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Spratt | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:59 | UMKC | Daniel Spratt takes the ball from Ryan Thompson | 77-66 |
| 02:59 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-66 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Mulvey (SF), Fred Bruner (PF) David Whitney, Jeremy Stafford | |
| 02:42 | Mercer | Ryan Thompson picks off the pass by Harold Granado | 77-66 |
| 02:38 | UMKC | Robert Truitt hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ryan Thompson | 79-66 |
| 02:24 | Mercer | Fred Bruner misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 79-66 |
| 02:23 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt tips it home | 79-68 |
| 01:59 | UMKC | Edward Baker misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 79-68 |
| 01:57 | UMKC | Timothy Welch grabs the offensive rebound | 79-68 |
| 01:42 | UMKC | Timothy Welch misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 79-68 |
| 01:40 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey pulls down the rebound | 79-68 |
| 01:33 | Mercer | Harold Granado misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 79-68 |
| 01:31 | Mercer | Fred Bruner gets the offensive rebound | 79-68 |
| 01:20 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt misses the 3 from the left wing | 79-68 |
| 01:19 | UMKC | Robert Barile gets the rebound | 79-68 |
| 00:56 | UMKC | Robert Barile drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edward Baker | 81-68 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Mercer | Harold Granado clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 81-68 |
| 00:48 | UMKC | Robert Barile gets the rebound | 81-68 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | UMKC | Edward Baker is hacked by Charles Williams - foul #5 on Charles Williams, team foul #8 | 81-68 |
| Subs | UMKC | George Morrow (SF), Paul Bannister (PF), William Taliaferro (C) Robert Truitt, Robert Barile, Timothy Welch | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Whitney (PG), Jeremy Stafford (SG), Noel Freeman (SF), Ronnie Lawrence (PF), Brian Helle (C) Daniel Spratt, Charles Williams, Gary Mulvey, Fred Bruner, Harold Granado | |
| 00:25 | UMKC | Edward Baker makes the 1st free throw | 82-68 |
| 00:25 | UMKC | Edward Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 83-68 |
| 00:20 | Mercer | David Whitney can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 83-68 |
| 00:19 | UMKC | Paul Bannister grabs the board | 83-68 |
| 00:00 | UMKC | Ryan Thompson runs out the clock | 83-68 |