| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Metzler (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Noel Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Fred Bruner (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronnie Lawrence (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Ryan Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brad Suniga (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Fox (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | Anthony Fox inbounds the ball | 38-33 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | UMKC | Ryan Thompson blows the layup but he's hacked by Christopher Metzler - foul #2 on Christopher Metzler, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| 19:38 | UMKC | Ryan Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 19:38 | UMKC | Ryan Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 19:21 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler misses long on a 3 from straight away | 38-35 |
| 19:19 | UMKC | John Hall grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 19:06 | UMKC | Ryan Thompson can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-35 |
| 19:04 | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 18:43 | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence misses badly on a shot from close range | 38-35 |
| 18:42 | Mercer | Fred Bruner hits the follow up shot | 40-35 |
| 18:23 | UMKC | John Hall comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 18:21 | UMKC | John Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 18:09 | UMKC | John Hall is called for traveling | 40-35 |
| 17:56 | Mercer | Fred Bruner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | John Brooks (C) Robert Rogers | |
| 17:27 | UMKC | Anthony Fox misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 17:25 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 17:23 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler is hacked by Ryan Thompson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ryan Thompson, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Burcham (PG), Ken Craft (SG), David Whitney (SF), Brian Helle (PF) Christopher Metzler, Charles Williams, Noel Freeman, Fred Bruner | |
| Subs | UMKC | John Sheldon (SG), Jacob Dudley (C) Brad Suniga, Anthony Fox | |
| 17:06 | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence is whistled for a carry | 40-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Danny Hayden (C) Ronnie Lawrence | |
| Subs | UMKC | Lloyd Hooker (SF) John Hall | |
| 16:42 | UMKC | David Whitney takes the ball from Jacob Dudley | 40-35 |
| 16:27 | Mercer | David Whitney is called for traveling | 40-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Metzler (PG), Charles Williams (SG) Eric Burcham, Ken Craft | |
| Subs | UMKC | Joshua Henton (SG), Robert Rogers (C) Ryan Thompson, Lloyd Hooker | |
| 16:10 | UMKC | Joshua Henton knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from John Sheldon | 40-37 |
| 16:03 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler scores on a jump hook from close range set up by David Whitney | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Metzler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - David Whitney (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Brian Helle (fresh) 4 pts. C - Danny Hayden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - John Sheldon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Henton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jacob Dudley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | UMKC | Robert Rogers is hacked by Charles Williams - foul #2 on Charles Williams, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Noel Freeman (SF), Fred Bruner (PF), Ronnie Lawrence (C) David Whitney, Brian Helle, Danny Hayden | |
| Subs | UMKC | Brad Suniga (SG), Anthony Fox (SF), John Hall (PF) Joshua Henton, John Brooks, Jacob Dudley | |
| 15:23 | UMKC | Brad Suniga misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-37 |
| 15:22 | UMKC | John Hall can't tip it in | 42-37 |
| 15:21 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 14:56 | Mercer | Charles Williams is whistled for a carry | 42-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Whitney (PG), Eric Burcham (SG) Christopher Metzler, Charles Williams | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ryan Thompson (PG), John Brooks (C) John Sheldon, Robert Rogers | |
| 14:46 | UMKC | Anthony Fox misses the easy layup | 42-37 |
| 14:45 | Mercer | Noel Freeman grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 14:40 | Mercer | Eric Burcham can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-37 |
| 14:39 | UMKC | Anthony Fox pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 14:26 | UMKC | David Whitney steals the ball from Anthony Fox | 42-37 |
| 14:22 | Mercer | Noel Freeman banks in the layup set up by David Whitney | 44-37 |
| 14:14 | UMKC | John Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-37 |
| 14:01 | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from David Whitney | 46-37 |
| 13:41 | UMKC | John Hall blows the layup | 46-37 |
| 13:39 | Mercer | Noel Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 13:18 | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Noel Freeman | 49-37 |
| 13:06 | UMKC | Eric Burcham is called for the reach on Anthony Fox - foul #2 on Eric Burcham, team foul #3 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Metzler (PG), Charles Williams (SG), Brian Helle (PF), Edward Smiley (C) Eric Burcham, Noel Freeman, Fred Bruner, Ronnie Lawrence | |
| Subs | UMKC | John Sheldon (SG), Lloyd Hooker (SF), Jacob Dudley (PF), Robert Rogers (C) Brad Suniga, Anthony Fox, John Hall, John Brooks | |
| 12:50 | UMKC | Charles Williams is called for the reach on John Sheldon - foul #3 on Charles Williams, team foul #4 | 49-37 |
| 12:30 | UMKC | Ryan Thompson scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Lloyd Hooker | 49-39 |
| 12:13 | Mercer | Edward Smiley knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from David Whitney and the foul's on Robert Rogers - foul #1 on Robert Rogers, team foul #2 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Joshua Henton (SG) Ryan Thompson | |
| 12:13 | Mercer | Edward Smiley misses the free throw | 51-39 |
| 12:13 | UMKC | Jacob Dudley gets the rebound | 51-39 |
| 11:54 | UMKC | Lloyd Hooker is fouled on the floor by Christopher Metzler - foul #3 on Christopher Metzler, team foul #5 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | John Brooks (SF) Lloyd Hooker | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Metzler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Whitney (fresh) 7 ast. 2 stl. PF - Brian Helle (fresh) 4 pts. C - Edward Smiley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - John Sheldon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Henton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jacob Dudley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:37 | UMKC | Brian Helle swats the shot by Robert Rogers | 51-39 |
| 11:36 | Mercer | Brian Helle gets the rebound | 51-39 |
| 11:20 | Mercer | Charles Williams misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-39 |
| 11:19 | Mercer | Edward Smiley snags the offensive board | 51-39 |
| 11:03 | Mercer | David Whitney knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Metzler | 54-39 |
| 10:51 | UMKC | John Sheldon drills a 3 from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 10:39 | Mercer | David Whitney makes the fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on John Brooks - foul #1 on John Brooks, team foul #3 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Noel Freeman (SF), Fred Bruner (PF), Ronnie Lawrence (C) Christopher Metzler, Brian Helle, Edward Smiley | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ryan Thompson (PG), Brad Suniga (SG), Anthony Fox (SF), John Hall (PF) John Sheldon, Joshua Henton, Jacob Dudley, Robert Rogers | |
| 10:39 | Mercer | David Whitney makes the free throw | 57-42 |
| 10:17 | UMKC | Anthony Fox makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Ryan Thompson | 57-44 |
| 09:56 | Mercer | Charles Williams scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by David Whitney | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:39 | UMKC | Ryan Thompson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Brad Suniga | 60-46 |
| 09:29 | Mercer | John Hall denies the turnaround by Fred Bruner | 60-46 |
| 09:28 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Noel Freeman | 60-46 |
| 09:08 | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 60-46 |
| 09:07 | UMKC | Brad Suniga grabs the defensive rebound | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:51 | UMKC | Ryan Thompson blows the layup | 60-46 |
| 08:49 | Mercer | Fred Bruner grabs the defensive rebound | 60-46 |
| 08:42 | Mercer | Charles Williams can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 60-46 |
| 08:40 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Anthony Fox | 60-46 |
| 08:24 | UMKC | Noel Freeman is called for the reach on Anthony Fox - foul #1 on Noel Freeman, team foul #6 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Metzler (PG), Eric Burcham (SG) David Whitney, Charles Williams | |
| Subs | UMKC | John Sheldon (SG), Lloyd Hooker (SF), Robert Rogers (C) Brad Suniga, Anthony Fox, John Brooks | |
| 08:12 | UMKC | Ryan Thompson scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by John Sheldon and he's fouled by Eric Burcham - foul #3 on Eric Burcham, team foul #7 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Mercer | Brian Helle (SF), Edward Smiley (PF) Noel Freeman, Fred Bruner | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 08:12 | UMKC | Ryan Thompson makes the free throw | 60-49 |
| 07:54 | Mercer | Brian Helle makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Christopher Metzler | 62-49 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Metzler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Burcham (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Helle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Smiley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronnie Lawrence (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Ryan Thompson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Sheldon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lloyd Hooker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:36 | UMKC | John Hall makes the runner from the baseline set up by Ryan Thompson | 62-51 |
| 07:16 | Mercer | Brian Helle misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Lloyd Hooker - foul #2 on Lloyd Hooker, team foul #4 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Noel Freeman (SF), Fred Bruner (PF) Edward Smiley, Ronnie Lawrence | |
| Subs | UMKC | Brad Suniga (SG), Jacob Dudley (PF) Ryan Thompson, John Hall | |
| 07:16 | Mercer | Brian Helle makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 07:16 | Mercer | Brian Helle makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 07:03 | UMKC | Robert Rogers loses the dribble to Brian Helle | 64-51 |
| 06:39 | Mercer | Brian Helle misses the floater in the lane | 64-51 |
| 06:38 | UMKC | Jacob Dudley grabs the board | 64-51 |
| 06:20 | UMKC | John Sheldon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-51 |
| 06:18 | UMKC | Brad Suniga grabs the offensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 05:57 | UMKC | Brad Suniga loses the dribble to Noel Freeman | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:28 | Mercer | Noel Freeman misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-51 |
| 05:26 | UMKC | Robert Rogers snags the defensive board | 64-51 |
| 05:26 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Williams (SG), Ronnie Lawrence (C) Eric Burcham, Brian Helle | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ryan Thompson (PG), Anthony Fox (SF), John Hall (PF), John Brooks (C) John Sheldon, Lloyd Hooker, Jacob Dudley, Robert Rogers | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:17 | UMKC | Ryan Thompson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-51 |
| 05:15 | Mercer | Charles Williams gets the rebound | 64-51 |
| 04:51 | Mercer | Ryan Thompson is called for the reach on Charles Williams - foul #2 on Ryan Thompson, team foul #5 | 64-51 |
| 04:34 | Mercer | Noel Freeman blows the layup but he's hacked by Anthony Fox - foul #2 on Anthony Fox, team foul #6 | 64-51 |
| 04:34 | Mercer | Noel Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 04:34 | Mercer | Noel Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 04:23 | UMKC | Brad Suniga is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Lawrence - foul #3 on Ronnie Lawrence, team foul #8 | 66-51 |
| 04:23 | UMKC | Brad Suniga makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 04:23 | UMKC | Brad Suniga makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 04:09 | Mercer | Charles Williams hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Noel Freeman | 68-53 |
| 03:56 | UMKC | Ryan Thompson makes the jump hook from the right block | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Metzler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Noel Freeman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Bruner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Ronnie Lawrence (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Ryan Thompson (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brad Suniga (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Fox (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - John Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Mercer | Christopher Metzler is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Christopher Metzler, team foul #9 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | Eric Burcham (PG), David Whitney (SF), Brian Helle (PF) Christopher Metzler, Noel Freeman, Fred Bruner | |
| Subs | UMKC | John Sheldon (SG), Robert Rogers (C) Brad Suniga, John Brooks | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | UMKC | Robert Rogers misses the easy layup | 68-55 |
| 03:21 | Mercer | David Whitney pulls down the rebound | 68-55 |
| 03:01 | Mercer | John Sheldon is called for the reach on Charles Williams - foul #1 on John Sheldon, team foul #7 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | John Brooks (SF) Anthony Fox | |
| 03:01 | Mercer | Charles Williams makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 03:01 | Mercer | Charles Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 02:49 | UMKC | John Brooks misses the jumper in the paint | 70-55 |
| 02:48 | UMKC | John Hall grabs the offensive board | 70-55 |
| 02:39 | UMKC | John Hall scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 70-57 |
| 02:20 | Mercer | David Whitney drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 72-57 |
| 02:14 | UMKC | Ryan Thompson misses short on a shot from the right wing | 72-57 |
| 02:12 | Mercer | Charles Williams gets the rebound | 72-57 |
| 01:56 | Mercer | Charles Williams is hacked by Robert Rogers - foul #2 on Robert Rogers, team foul #8 | 72-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Smiley (C) Ronnie Lawrence | |
| Subs | UMKC | Joshua Henton (SG), Lloyd Hooker (SF), Jacob Dudley (C) Ryan Thompson, John Hall, Robert Rogers | |
| 01:56 | Mercer | Charles Williams makes the 1st free throw | 73-57 |
| 01:56 | Mercer | Charles Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 74-57 |
| 01:47 | UMKC | John Sheldon hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by John Brooks | 74-59 |
| 01:26 | Mercer | Brian Helle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | Phillip Leland (SF) Charles Williams | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 01:17 | UMKC | Phillip Leland is called for the reach on Joshua Henton - foul #4 on Phillip Leland, team foul #10 | 74-59 |
| 01:17 | UMKC | Joshua Henton misses the 1st free throw | 74-59 |
| 01:17 | UMKC | Joshua Henton misses the 2nd free throw | 74-59 |
| 01:17 | Mercer | Edward Smiley grabs the board | 74-59 |
| 01:12 | Mercer | David Whitney hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Brian Helle | 76-59 |
| 00:56 | UMKC | John Sheldon clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Eric Burcham - foul #4 on Eric Burcham, team foul #11 | 76-59 |
| 00:56 | UMKC | John Sheldon makes the 1st free throw | 76-60 |
| 00:56 | UMKC | John Sheldon makes the 2nd free throw | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Mercer | Edward Smiley's layup is rejected by Jacob Dudley | 76-61 |
| 00:33 | UMKC | John Brooks snags the defensive board | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | UMKC | Joshua Henton banks in the layup | 76-63 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | David Whitney runs out the clock | 76-63 |