| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Dale Merle (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Russell (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Scott Noles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jessie Tullis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ross Lock (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Hauer (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeff McGoey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bernard Cooper (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Carrera (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Chicago State | Scott Noles inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State 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 | Chicago State | Scott Noles connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Dale Merle | 33-35 |
| 19:30 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule hits a shot from the right side set up by Bernard Cooper | 33-37 |
| 19:08 | Chicago State | Dale Merle connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from John Russell | 35-37 |
| 18:49 | Mercer | Scott Noles is called for the reach on Jeff McGoey - foul #1 on Scott Noles, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| 18:39 | Mercer | Thomas Carrera drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Bernard Cooper | 35-40 |
| 18:26 | Chicago State | Ross Lock misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Thomas Carrera - foul #1 on Thomas Carrera, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| 18:26 | Chicago State | Ross Lock makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 18:26 | Chicago State | Ross Lock misses the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 18:26 | Mercer | Thomas Carrera pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 18:19 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-40 |
| 18:03 | Chicago State | Bernard Cooper is called for the reach on Dale Merle - foul #1 on Bernard Cooper, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| 17:49 | Chicago State | Jeffrey Gurule steals the ball from Ross Lock | 36-40 |
| 17:24 | Mercer | Thomas Carrera throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-40 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ryan Flatt (SF), Curtis Hebb (PF) Scott Noles, Jessie Tullis | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (PG), John Thibault (PF), Andrew Clayton (C) Scott Hauer, Bernard Cooper, Thomas Carrera | |
| 17:03 | Chicago State | Ryan Flatt hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mario Ortiz - foul #3 on Mario Ortiz, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Richard McMillan (SF) Ross Lock | |
| Subs | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie (PG), Marcus Hampton (SF) Mario Ortiz, Jeff McGoey | |
| 17:03 | Chicago State | Ryan Flatt makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 17:03 | Chicago State | Ryan Flatt makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 16:42 | Mercer | Heriberto Yazzie misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-40 |
| 16:40 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton grabs the offensive board | 38-40 |
| 16:25 | Mercer | Marcus Hampton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner but the foul's on John Russell - foul #3 on John Russell, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Scott Noles (SF), Ross Lock (C) Richard McMillan, Ryan Flatt | |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hauer (PG), Michael Ellington (SF) Heriberto Yazzie, Jeffrey Gurule | |
| 16:25 | Mercer | Marcus Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 16:25 | Mercer | Marcus Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 16:25 | Mercer | Marcus Hampton makes the 3rd free throw | 38-43 |
| 16:10 | Chicago State | Dale Merle scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Scott Noles | 40-43 |
| 15:41 | Mercer | Scott Hauer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 15:39 | Chicago State | Curtis Hebb gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Dale Merle (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Russell (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Noles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Curtis Hebb (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ross Lock (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Hauer (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marcus Hampton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Ellington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Thibault (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Clayton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Chicago State | John Russell connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Scott Noles | 42-43 |
| 15:19 | Mercer | Marcus Hampton drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-46 |
| 15:02 | Chicago State | Scott Noles can't finish the layup | 42-46 |
| 15:00 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 14:46 | Mercer | John Thibault is fouled on the floor by Curtis Hebb - foul #1 on Curtis Hebb, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ryan Flatt (SF), Jessie Tullis (PF), Bobby Bitter (C) Scott Noles, Curtis Hebb, Ross Lock | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (PG), Jeffrey Gurule (SG), Jeff McGoey (SF), Bernard Cooper (PF), Thomas Carrera (C) Scott Hauer, Marcus Hampton, Michael Ellington, John Thibault, Andrew Clayton | |
| 14:35 | Mercer | Thomas Carrera scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bernard Cooper | 42-48 |
| 14:31 | Chicago State | John Russell clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 14:30 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Mario Ortiz | 42-48 |
| 14:13 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-48 |
| 14:12 | Chicago State | Dale Merle gets the rebound | 42-48 |
| 13:54 | Chicago State | Jessie Tullis lays it up and in on a great pass from John Russell | 44-48 |
| 13:35 | Mercer | Thomas Carrera comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 13:34 | Mercer | Thomas Carrera can't tip it in | 44-48 |
| 13:33 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to John Russell | 44-48 |
| 13:09 | Chicago State | Jessie Tullis is whistled for a carry | 44-48 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Scott Noles (SF) Ryan Flatt | |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hauer (PG) Mario Ortiz | |
| 12:51 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 12:49 | Chicago State | John Russell pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 12:29 | Chicago State | The pull-up jumper by Dale Merle is blocked by Jeff McGoey | 44-48 |
| 12:27 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 12:22 | Mercer | Scott Hauer connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Bernard Cooper | 44-50 |
| 12:16 | Chicago State | Scott Noles misses the floater from close range but he's fouled by Jeffrey Gurule - foul #3 on Jeffrey Gurule, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Curtis Hebb (PF), Ross Lock (C) Jessie Tullis, Bobby Bitter | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Thibault (PF), Andrew Clayton (C) Bernard Cooper, Thomas Carrera | |
| 12:16 | Chicago State | Scott Noles makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 12:16 | Chicago State | Scott Noles makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 12:01 | Mercer | Jeff McGoey is fouled on the floor by Scott Noles - foul #2 on Scott Noles, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Marcus Hampton (SF) Jeff McGoey | |
| 11:47 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton is called for traveling | 46-50 |
| 11:29 | Chicago State | John Russell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 11:28 | Mercer | Marcus Hampton gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Dale Merle (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Russell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Noles (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Curtis Hebb (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ross Lock (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Scott Hauer (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marcus Hampton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Thibault (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Andrew Clayton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:21 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 11:19 | Chicago State | John Russell pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 10:57 | Chicago State | Scott Noles misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 10:55 | Chicago State | Dale Merle pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 10:37 | Chicago State | Scott Noles comes up short on the floater from the right side | 46-50 |
| 10:35 | Mercer | Scott Hauer gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 10:09 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-50 |
| 10:08 | Mercer | Andrew Clayton grabs the offensive board | 46-50 |
| 09:53 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule clanks a 3 from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 09:52 | Chicago State | Scott Noles grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 09:27 | Chicago State | Scott Noles buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dale Merle and he's fouled by Scott Hauer - foul #1 on Scott Hauer, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jessie Tullis (PF), Bobby Bitter (C) Curtis Hebb, Ross Lock | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (PG), Dikembe Banda (SG), Jeff McGoey (SF), Bernard Cooper (PF), Thomas Carrera (C) Scott Hauer, Jeffrey Gurule, Marcus Hampton, John Thibault, Andrew Clayton | |
| 09:27 | Chicago State | Scott Noles makes the free throw | 49-50 |
| 09:07 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jeff McGoey | 49-53 |
| 08:45 | Chicago State | John Russell knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 08:24 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-53 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ryan Flatt (SF) Scott Noles | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 08:11 | Chicago State | Bobby Bitter loses the ball out of bounds | 52-53 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Marcus Hampton (SG) Dikembe Banda | |
| 07:54 | Mercer | Thomas Carrera banks in the layup on a great pass from Marcus Hampton | 52-55 |
| 07:35 | Chicago State | John Russell makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dale Merle | 54-55 |
| 07:16 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper buries a shot in the lane and he's hacked by Jessie Tullis - foul #1 on Jessie Tullis, team foul #5 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule (SG), John Thibault (C) Marcus Hampton, Thomas Carrera | |
| 07:16 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper misses the free throw | 54-57 |
| 07:16 | Chicago State | Bobby Bitter snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Dale Merle (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Russell (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Flatt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jessie Tullis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Bitter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Mario Ortiz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Gurule (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeff McGoey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Bernard Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Thibault (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:07 | Chicago State | Mario Ortiz steps in front of the Jessie Tullis pass | 54-57 |
| 06:47 | Mercer | John Thibault's pass is intercepted by John Russell | 54-57 |
| 06:35 | Chicago State | Jessie Tullis's fadeaway is rejected by Bernard Cooper | 54-57 |
| 06:33 | Mercer | John Thibault snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| 06:10 | Mercer | Jessie Tullis steps in front of the Mario Ortiz pass | 54-57 |
| 05:49 | Chicago State | Bobby Bitter hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Gurule - foul #4 on Jeffrey Gurule, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Curtis Hebb (PF), Ross Lock (C) Ryan Flatt, Jessie Tullis | |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hauer (PG), Andrew Clayton (PF), Thomas Carrera (C) Mario Ortiz, Jeff McGoey, Bernard Cooper | |
| 05:49 | Chicago State | Bobby Bitter makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 05:49 | Chicago State | Bobby Bitter makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 05:26 | Mercer | John Thibault connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Hauer | 56-60 |
| 05:09 | Chicago State | Curtis Hebb misses badly on a floater in the paint | 56-60 |
| 05:07 | Mercer | The rebound goes to John Thibault | 56-60 |
| 05:02 | Mercer | Bobby Bitter takes the ball from Thomas Carrera | 56-60 |
| 04:46 | Chicago State | John Russell is whistled for traveling | 56-60 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Scott Noles (SF) Bobby Bitter | |
| Subs | Mercer | Marcus Hampton (SF) Thomas Carrera | |
| 04:30 | Mercer | John Thibault misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-60 |
| 04:28 | Chicago State | Scott Noles grabs the board | 56-60 |
| 04:01 | Chicago State | Scott Noles knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Dale Merle | 59-60 |
| 03:44 | Mercer | Marcus Hampton knocks in the jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Curtis Hebb - foul #2 on Curtis Hebb, team foul #6 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeff McGoey (SF), Bernard Cooper (PF) Jeffrey Gurule, John Thibault | |
| 03:44 | Mercer | Marcus Hampton makes the free throw | 59-63 |
| 03:22 | Chicago State | Curtis Hebb misses short on a floater in the lane | 59-63 |
| 03:21 | Chicago State | John Russell pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 03:09 | Chicago State | Curtis Hebb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-63 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jessie Tullis (PF) Ross Lock | |
| Subs | Mercer | Mario Ortiz (PG), Thomas Carrera (C) Scott Hauer, Andrew Clayton | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Dale Merle (tired) 11 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Russell (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Noles (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jessie Tullis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Curtis Hebb (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Mario Ortiz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Marcus Hampton (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jeff McGoey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Bernard Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Carrera (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:46 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper is fouled on the floor by Scott Noles - foul #3 on Scott Noles, team foul #7 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ross Lock (C) Curtis Hebb | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule (SG) Marcus Hampton | |
| 02:46 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 02:46 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 02:28 | Chicago State | John Russell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-65 |
| 02:27 | Chicago State | Scott Noles tips it home | 61-65 |
| 02:14 | Mercer | Mario Ortiz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-65 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ryan Flatt (SF) Scott Noles | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 01:58 | Chicago State | Ross Lock comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-65 |
| 01:56 | Mercer | Thomas Carrera gets the rebound | 61-65 |
| 01:35 | Mercer | Thomas Carrera misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-65 |
| 01:34 | Chicago State | John Russell snags the defensive board | 61-65 |
| 01:17 | Chicago State | Jessie Tullis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-65 |
| 01:16 | Chicago State | Ross Lock tips it home | 63-65 |
| 01:01 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Mario Ortiz | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:40 | Chicago State | Jeff McGoey steals it from Dale Merle | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | Mercer | John Russell is called for the reach on Bernard Cooper in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Russell, team foul #8 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Scott Noles (SF) Ryan Flatt | |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hauer (PG), John Thibault (SF), Andrew Clayton (C) Mario Ortiz, Jeff McGoey, Thomas Carrera | |
| 00:39 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:39 | Mercer | Bernard Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Chicago State | Scott Noles hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-70 |
| 00:31 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Scott Hauer | 63-70 |
| 00:31 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-70 |
| 00:30 | Mercer | Dale Merle is called for the reach on Scott Hauer in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dale Merle, team foul #9 | 63-70 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Richard Dance (PG) Dale Merle | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:30 | Mercer | Scott Hauer makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 00:30 | Mercer | Scott Hauer makes the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Chicago State | Ross Lock misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-72 |
| 00:24 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule grabs the defensive rebound | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State 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) | |
| 00:21 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule is hacked by John Russell in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Russell, team foul #10 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Wilson (SG) John Russell | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:21 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule makes the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:21 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:15 | Chicago State | Scott Noles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-74 |
| 00:13 | Mercer | Jeffrey Gurule snags the defensive board | 63-74 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State 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) | |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Scott Hauer runs out the clock | 63-74 |