| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Lloyd Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Mullen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jamie Selig (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Fink (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Tarek Turner (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Stan Leday (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edmund Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Clark (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Leland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | David Henderson inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | UMKC | Terry Fink buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-31 |
| 19:34 | Mercer | Tarek Turner drills a 3 from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 19:14 | UMKC | Henry Mullen scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Lloyd Smith | 36-34 |
| 18:51 | Mercer | Stan Leday buries a 3 from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 18:36 | UMKC | Jamie Selig misses the driving attempt from the left block | 36-37 |
| 18:35 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Stan Leday | 36-37 |
| 18:24 | Mercer | John Leland clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 36-37 |
| 18:22 | Mercer | John Leland hits the follow up shot | 36-39 |
| 18:00 | UMKC | David Henderson scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Henry Mullen | 38-39 |
| 17:38 | Mercer | Robert Clark's pass is intercepted by Terry Fink | 38-39 |
| 17:16 | UMKC | David Henderson hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Edmund Hayes - foul #1 on Edmund Hayes, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | UMKC | Tom Blackston (C) Terry Fink | |
| Subs | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve (PF), Michael Swigert (C) Robert Clark, John Leland | |
| 17:16 | UMKC | David Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 17:16 | UMKC | David Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 16:57 | Mercer | Tarek Turner connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 16:37 | UMKC | Henry Mullen can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Edmund Hayes - foul #2 on Edmund Hayes, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | UMKC | Brian Beshears (PG), Ronald Johnson (SF), Frank Davin (C) Lloyd Smith, David Henderson, Jamie Selig | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), Robert Homer (SG), Jimmy Cowley (SF) Tarek Turner, Stan Leday, Edmund Hayes | |
| 16:37 | UMKC | Henry Mullen makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:37 | UMKC | Henry Mullen makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 16:21 | Mercer | Tom Blackston steals the ball from Robert Homer | 41-42 |
| 15:59 | UMKC | Tom Blackston's pass is intercepted by Bruce Tack | 41-42 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Brian Beshears (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Henry Mullen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tom Blackston (fresh) 3 pts. C - Frank Davin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) SG - Robert Homer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Cowley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Waldo Villeneuve (fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael Swigert (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-42 |
| Subs | UMKC | David Henderson (SF) Henry Mullen | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tarek Turner (PG), Stan Leday (SG), Robert Clark (PF), John Leland (C) Bruce Tack, Robert Homer, Jimmy Cowley, Michael Swigert | |
| 15:28 | UMKC | David Henderson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 15:27 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Johnson | 41-42 |
| 15:12 | UMKC | David Henderson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 15:10 | UMKC | Brian Beshears tips it back up and in | 43-42 |
| 14:52 | Mercer | John Leland misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 43-42 |
| 14:50 | UMKC | Ronald Johnson snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 14:45 | UMKC | Ronald Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-42 |
| Subs | UMKC | Lloyd Smith (PG), Jamie Selig (PF), Terry Fink (C) Ronald Johnson, Tom Blackston, Frank Davin | |
| Subs | Mercer | Edmund Hayes (SF) Waldo Villeneuve | |
| 14:22 | Mercer | Tarek Turner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-42 |
| 14:20 | Mercer | Tarek Turner can't tip it in | 43-42 |
| 14:18 | UMKC | Jamie Selig grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 13:58 | UMKC | Jamie Selig misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Clark - foul #1 on Robert Clark, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | UMKC | Henry Mullen (SG) Brian Beshears | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Swigert (C) John Leland | |
| 13:58 | UMKC | Jamie Selig makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 13:58 | UMKC | Jamie Selig makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 13:46 | Mercer | Michael Swigert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Homer (PG) Tarek Turner | |
| 13:30 | UMKC | Henry Mullen buries a jumper from close range set up by Lloyd Smith | 47-42 |
| 13:17 | Mercer | Stan Leday is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Stan Leday, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | UMKC | Ronald Johnson (SF) David Henderson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (SG), Waldo Villeneuve (PF) Stan Leday, Robert Clark | |
| 13:02 | UMKC | Lloyd Smith knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jamie Selig | 50-42 |
| 12:49 | Mercer | Ronald Johnson is called for the reach on Edmund Hayes - foul #2 on Ronald Johnson, team foul #1 | 50-42 |
| Subs | UMKC | Brian Beshears (SF), Tom Blackston (C) Ronald Johnson, Terry Fink | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tarek Turner (PG), John Leland (C) Jimmy Cowley, Michael Swigert | |
| 12:31 | Mercer | Robert Homer misses long on a 3 from straight away | 50-42 |
| 12:29 | Mercer | Tarek Turner tips it back up and in | 50-44 |
| 12:00 | UMKC | Jamie Selig is whistled for a carry | 50-44 |
| Subs | UMKC | David Henderson (SF) Brian Beshears | |
| Subs | Mercer | Stan Leday (SG), Robert Clark (PF) Robert Homer, Waldo Villeneuve | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Lloyd Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Mullen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Henderson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jamie Selig (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Tom Blackston (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Tarek Turner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stan Leday (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edmund Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Clark (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Leland (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Tarek Turner | 50-47 |
| 11:17 | UMKC | David Henderson hits the finger roll | 52-47 |
| 10:48 | Mercer | Tarek Turner steps out of bounds on the sideline | 52-47 |
| Subs | UMKC | Brian Beshears (PG), Ronald Johnson (SG), Terry Fink (C) Lloyd Smith, Henry Mullen, Jamie Selig | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Homer (PG), Waldo Villeneuve (SF), Michael Swigert (C) Tarek Turner, Edmund Hayes, John Leland | |
| 10:32 | UMKC | Brian Beshears misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-47 |
| 10:31 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 10:27 | Mercer | Robert Clark makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Homer | 52-49 |
| 10:11 | UMKC | Ronald Johnson hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Brian Beshears | 55-49 |
| 09:58 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve misses short on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Terry Fink - foul #2 on Terry Fink, team foul #2 | 55-49 |
| Subs | UMKC | Henry Mullen (SG) Tom Blackston | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tarek Turner (PG), Jimmy Cowley (SF) Robert Homer, Robert Clark | |
| 09:58 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 09:58 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 09:58 | UMKC | Ronald Johnson grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 09:30 | UMKC | Brian Beshears hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 55-49 |
| 09:29 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Johnson | 55-49 |
| 09:10 | UMKC | Terry Fink is hacked by Michael Swigert - foul #2 on Michael Swigert, team foul #5 | 55-49 |
| Subs | UMKC | Lloyd Smith (PG), Jamie Selig (PF) David Henderson, Terry Fink | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Homer (SG), Edmund Hayes (SF), John Leland (C) Stan Leday, Jimmy Cowley, Michael Swigert | |
| 08:46 | UMKC | Ronald Johnson clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by John Leland - foul #2 on John Leland, team foul #6 | 55-49 |
| Subs | UMKC | Tom Blackston (C) Brian Beshears | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Clark (PF) Waldo Villeneuve | |
| 08:46 | UMKC | Ronald Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 08:46 | UMKC | Ronald Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 08:35 | Mercer | Edmund Hayes hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Tarek Turner | 57-52 |
| 08:28 | UMKC | Lloyd Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 08:26 | UMKC | Ronald Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 08:05 | UMKC | Lloyd Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Henry Mullen | 60-52 |
| 07:46 | Mercer | Robert Homer drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-55 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Lloyd Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Mullen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jamie Selig (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Tom Blackston (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Tarek Turner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Homer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edmund Hayes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Leland (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | UMKC | Lloyd Smith throws it down on a great pass from Ronald Johnson and the foul's on Robert Clark - foul #2 on Robert Clark, team foul #7 | 62-55 |
| Subs | UMKC | Brian Beshears (SG), David Henderson (SF), Terry Fink (C) Henry Mullen, Ronald Johnson, Tom Blackston | |
| Subs | Mercer | Stan Leday (SG), Michael Swigert (C) Tarek Turner, John Leland | |
| 07:28 | UMKC | Lloyd Smith misses the free throw | 62-55 |
| 07:28 | Mercer | Michael Swigert grabs the board | 62-55 |
| 07:08 | Mercer | Michael Swigert's pass is intercepted by Brian Beshears | 62-55 |
| 07:00 | UMKC | Jamie Selig is whistled for a carry | 62-55 |
| Subs | UMKC | Kevin Swafford (PF) Jamie Selig | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley (SF), Waldo Villeneuve (PF) Edmund Hayes, Robert Clark | |
| 06:37 | Mercer | Stan Leday blows the layup but he's fouled by Kevin Swafford - foul #1 on Kevin Swafford, team foul #3 | 62-55 |
| Subs | UMKC | Henry Mullen (SG), Tom Blackston (PF) Lloyd Smith, Kevin Swafford | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 06:37 | Mercer | Stan Leday makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 06:37 | Mercer | Stan Leday makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 06:24 | UMKC | Henry Mullen misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Waldo Villeneuve - foul #1 on Waldo Villeneuve, team foul #8 | 62-57 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tarek Turner (PG), John Leland (C) Robert Homer, Jimmy Cowley | |
| 06:24 | UMKC | Henry Mullen makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 06:24 | UMKC | Henry Mullen misses the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 06:24 | Mercer | John Leland snags the defensive board | 63-57 |
| 06:06 | Mercer | Stan Leday's pass is intercepted by Tom Blackston | 63-57 |
| 05:47 | UMKC | Michael Swigert is called for the reach on Tom Blackston - foul #3 on Michael Swigert, team foul #9 | 63-57 |
| Subs | UMKC | Jamie Selig (PF) Terry Fink | |
| Subs | Mercer | Edmund Hayes (SF), Robert Clark (PF) Waldo Villeneuve, Michael Swigert | |
| 05:47 | UMKC | Tom Blackston makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 05:47 | UMKC | Tom Blackston makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 05:23 | Mercer | Tarek Turner is fouled on the floor by Henry Mullen - foul #2 on Henry Mullen, team foul #4 | 65-57 |
| Subs | UMKC | Ronald Johnson (SG) Henry Mullen | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 05:17 | Mercer | Robert Clark can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-57 |
| 05:15 | UMKC | Tom Blackston grabs the board | 65-57 |
| 04:54 | UMKC | Jamie Selig scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Beshears | 67-57 |
| 04:43 | Mercer | Robert Clark can't finish the layup | 67-57 |
| 04:41 | Mercer | John Leland hits the follow up shot | 67-59 |
| 04:19 | UMKC | David Henderson scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Jamie Selig | 69-59 |
| 04:00 | Mercer | John Leland clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Tom Blackston - foul #1 on Tom Blackston, team foul #5 | 69-59 |
| Subs | UMKC | Lloyd Smith (PG), Henry Mullen (SG), Kevin Swafford (PF), Terry Fink (C) Brian Beshears, David Henderson, Jamie Selig, Tom Blackston | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Homer (PG), Jimmy Cowley (SG), Waldo Villeneuve (PF) Tarek Turner, Stan Leday, Robert Clark | |
| 04:00 | Mercer | John Leland misses the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 04:00 | Mercer | John Leland misses the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 04:00 | UMKC | Terry Fink snags the defensive board | 69-59 |
| 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 and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | UMKC | Lloyd Smith misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Homer - foul #2 on Robert Homer, team foul #10 | 69-59 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), Michael Swigert (C) Edmund Hayes, John Leland | |
| 03:32 | UMKC | Lloyd Smith makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 03:32 | UMKC | Lloyd Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Lloyd Smith (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Mullen (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kevin Swafford (fresh) C - Terry Fink (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Bruce Tack (fresh) SG - Robert Homer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Cowley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Waldo Villeneuve (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Swigert (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:19 | Mercer | Robert Homer misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-59 |
| 03:18 | UMKC | Henry Mullen pulls down the rebound | 71-59 |
| 02:52 | UMKC | Ronald Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-59 |
| 02:51 | UMKC | Terry Fink pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-59 |
| 02:51 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-59 |
| Subs | UMKC | David Henderson (SF), Jamie Selig (PF) Ronald Johnson, Kevin Swafford | |
| Subs | Mercer | Tarek Turner (PG), Stan Leday (SG), Edmund Hayes (SF), Robert Clark (PF) Bruce Tack, Robert Homer, Jimmy Cowley, Waldo Villeneuve | |
| 02:27 | UMKC | Lloyd Smith is hacked by Stan Leday - foul #2 on Stan Leday, team foul #11 | 71-59 |
| Subs | UMKC | Brian Beshears (SG), Ronald Johnson (SF), Tom Blackston (PF), Frank Davin (C) Henry Mullen, David Henderson, Jamie Selig, Terry Fink | |
| Subs | Mercer | Bruce Tack (PG), Robert Homer (SG), Jimmy Cowley (SF), Waldo Villeneuve (PF) Tarek Turner, Stan Leday, Edmund Hayes, Robert Clark | |
| 02:27 | UMKC | Lloyd Smith makes the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 02:27 | UMKC | Lloyd Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 73-59 |
| 02:16 | Mercer | Michael Swigert hits a jumper near the basket set up by Robert Homer and the foul's on Frank Davin - foul #2 on Frank Davin, team foul #6 | 73-61 |
| Subs | UMKC | Kevin Swafford (PF) Lloyd Smith | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 02:16 | Mercer | Michael Swigert misses the free throw | 73-61 |
| 02:16 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Waldo Villeneuve | 73-61 |
| 02:06 | Mercer | Robert Homer misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 73-61 |
| 02:04 | UMKC | Tom Blackston gets the rebound | 73-61 |
| 01:42 | UMKC | Brian Beshears throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-61 |
| 01:31 | Mercer | Michael Swigert makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Bruce Tack | 73-63 |
| 01:06 | UMKC | Brian Beshears loses the ball out of bounds | 73-63 |
| 00:52 | Mercer | Brian Beshears steals it from Robert Homer | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | UMKC | Frank Davin is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Tack - foul #1 on Bruce Tack, team foul #12 | 73-63 |
| 00:50 | UMKC | Frank Davin makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:50 | UMKC | Frank Davin makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Mercer | Bruce Tack hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 75-63 |
| 00:43 | Mercer | Waldo Villeneuve grabs the offensive rebound | 75-63 |
| 00:39 | Mercer | Jimmy Cowley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 75-63 |
| 00:37 | UMKC | Frank Davin grabs the defensive rebound | 75-63 |
| 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) | |
| 00:10 | UMKC | Ronald Johnson lays it in on a nice dish by Brian Beshears | 77-63 |
| 00:08 | Mercer | Bruce Tack's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-63 |
| 00:00 | UMKC | Brian Beshears runs out the clock | 77-63 |