| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) SG - William Higgins (fresh) SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) C - Justin Fletcher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Ruben Snow (fresh) SG - Bill Putney (fresh) SF - James Powell (fresh) PF - James Prince (fresh) C - Richard Peterson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Peterson - foul #1 on Richard Peterson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:40 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | UMKC | Justin Fletcher swats the short shot by James Powell | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Higgins | 4-0 |
| 18:47 | UMKC | Bill Putney misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 18:45 | Mercer | William Higgins pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:20 | Mercer | William Higgins buries a shot from just outside the lane | 6-0 |
| 18:00 | UMKC | William Higgins picks off the pass by Ruben Snow | 6-0 |
| 17:36 | Mercer | Richard Peterson steps in front of the William Higgins pass | 6-0 |
| 17:13 | UMKC | Tanner Hunter swats the dunk try by Richard Peterson | 6-0 |
| 17:11 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to James Prince | 6-0 |
| 17:04 | UMKC | Bill Putney hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ruben Snow | 6-3 |
| 16:54 | Mercer | William Higgins comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 6-3 |
| 16:52 | UMKC | James Powell grabs the board | 6-3 |
| 16:36 | UMKC | Richard Peterson clanks a floater from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 16:34 | UMKC | Richard Peterson can't tip it in | 6-3 |
| 16:33 | Mercer | William Higgins gets the rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:16 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Bill Putney - foul #1 on Bill Putney, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (PG), Kirk Swink (SG), Alexander Beech (SF), Mark Wilson (PF) Arthur Ponder, William Higgins, Stephen Bailey, Tanner Hunter | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 16:16 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 16:16 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 15:51 | UMKC | Richard Peterson is called for traveling | 7-3 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Bacchus (C) Justin Fletcher | |
| Subs | UMKC | William Swasey (SG), Bart Marshall (SF), Ralph Thomas (PF) Bill Putney, James Powell, James Prince | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Nicholas Jones (fresh) SG - Kirk Swink (fresh) SF - Alexander Beech (fresh) PF - Mark Wilson (fresh) C - Charles Bacchus (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Ruben Snow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Swasey (fresh) SF - Bart Marshall (fresh) PF - Ralph Thomas (fresh) C - Richard Peterson (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Mercer | Kirk Swink is fouled on the floor by Richard Peterson - foul #2 on Richard Peterson, team foul #3 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Victor Brindle (C) Richard Peterson | |
| 15:30 | Mercer | Kirk Swink misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 7-3 |
| 15:28 | UMKC | Bart Marshall pulls down the rebound | 7-3 |
| 15:11 | UMKC | The short jumper by Victor Brindle is denied by Charles Bacchus | 7-3 |
| 15:10 | UMKC | Ralph Thomas snags the offensive board | 7-3 |
| 14:56 | UMKC | Nicholas Jones is called for the reach on Ruben Snow - foul #1 on Nicholas Jones, team foul #1 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), William Higgins (SG), Stephen Bailey (SF), Tanner Hunter (PF) Nicholas Jones, Kirk Swink, Alexander Beech, Charles Bacchus | |
| Subs | UMKC | Milan Gallo (PG), James Powell (SF) Ruben Snow, Bart Marshall | |
| 14:44 | UMKC | Ralph Thomas knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from James Powell | 7-5 |
| 14:35 | Mercer | William Higgins drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Arthur Ponder | 10-5 |
| 14:30 | UMKC | Milan Gallo's pass is intercepted by Arthur Ponder | 10-5 |
| 14:27 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder lays it in | 12-5 |
| 14:18 | UMKC | William Swasey's fadeaway is rejected by Mark Wilson | 12-5 |
| 14:16 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder grabs the defensive rebound | 12-5 |
| 13:53 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-5 |
| 13:44 | UMKC | Milan Gallo comes up short on the floater from close range | 14-5 |
| 13:42 | Mercer | Tanner Hunter snags the defensive board | 14-5 |
| 13:37 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder's pass is intercepted by Milan Gallo | 14-5 |
| 13:25 | UMKC | Victor Brindle is fouled on the floor by Mark Wilson - foul #1 on Mark Wilson, team foul #2 | 14-5 |
| Subs | Mercer | Justin Fletcher (C) Mark Wilson | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ruben Snow (PG), Bill Putney (SG), James Prince (PF) Milan Gallo, James Powell, Victor Brindle | |
| 13:19 | UMKC | Bill Putney travels with the ball | 14-5 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Bacchus (PF) Tanner Hunter | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 13:02 | Mercer | Bill Putney steps in front of the Stephen Bailey pass | 14-5 |
| 12:48 | UMKC | Ruben Snow makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 14-7 |
| 12:35 | Mercer | William Higgins can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-7 |
| 12:34 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey hits the follow up shot | 16-7 |
| 12:08 | UMKC | Bill Putney drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 16-9 |
| 11:42 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher is hacked by Bill Putney - foul #2 on Bill Putney, team foul #4 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (PG), Kirk Swink (SG), Alexander Beech (SF), Tanner Hunter (PF) Arthur Ponder, William Higgins, Stephen Bailey, Charles Bacchus | |
| Subs | UMKC | Milan Gallo (SG), James Powell (SF), Victor Brindle (C) Bill Putney, William Swasey, Ralph Thomas | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Nicholas Jones (fresh) SG - Kirk Swink (fresh) SF - Alexander Beech (fresh) PF - Tanner Hunter (fresh) C - Justin Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Ruben Snow (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milan Gallo (fresh) SF - James Powell (fresh) PF - James Prince (fresh) C - Victor Brindle (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-9 |
| 11:07 | UMKC | James Prince hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-9 |
| 11:05 | UMKC | James Powell pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 10:45 | UMKC | Ruben Snow misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-9 |
| 10:44 | UMKC | James Powell hits the follow up shot | 16-11 |
| 10:26 | Mercer | Nicholas Jones knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Justin Fletcher | 19-11 |
| 10:05 | UMKC | Kirk Swink steps in front of the James Powell pass | 19-11 |
| 10:02 | Mercer | Alexander Beech banks in the layup on a great pass from Kirk Swink | 21-11 |
| 09:46 | UMKC | James Powell misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 21-11 |
| 09:44 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Alexander Beech | 21-11 |
| 09:23 | Mercer | Kirk Swink hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 21-11 |
| 09:21 | UMKC | Victor Brindle snags the defensive board | 21-11 |
| 09:00 | UMKC | James Prince scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Milan Gallo | 21-13 |
| 08:39 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 21-13 |
| 08:37 | UMKC | The rebound goes to James Powell | 21-13 |
| 08:20 | UMKC | Ruben Snow misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Nicholas Jones - foul #2 on Nicholas Jones, team foul #3 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), William Higgins (SG), Stephen Bailey (SF), Mark Wilson (PF), Charles Bacchus (C) Nicholas Jones, Kirk Swink, Alexander Beech, Tanner Hunter, Justin Fletcher | |
| Subs | UMKC | William Swasey (SG), Bart Marshall (SF), Ralph Thomas (PF), Frank Smith (C) Milan Gallo, James Powell, James Prince, Victor Brindle | |
| 08:20 | UMKC | Ruben Snow misses the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 08:20 | UMKC | Ruben Snow misses the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 08:20 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus pulls down the rebound | 21-13 |
| 08:08 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey loses the dribble to Ruben Snow | 21-13 |
| 08:04 | UMKC | William Swasey banks in the layup on a great pass from Ruben Snow | 21-15 |
| 07:43 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-15 |
| 07:41 | UMKC | William Swasey grabs the board | 21-15 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Arthur Ponder (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Higgins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Wilson (fresh) C - Charles Bacchus (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Ruben Snow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Swasey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bart Marshall (fresh) PF - Ralph Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Smith (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | UMKC | William Swasey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-15 |
| 07:31 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus grabs the defensive rebound | 21-15 |
| 07:16 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder is hacked by Frank Smith - foul #1 on Frank Smith, team foul #5 | 21-15 |
| 07:03 | Mercer | William Higgins is whistled for a carry | 21-15 |
| 06:43 | UMKC | William Higgins is called for the reach on William Swasey - foul #1 on William Higgins, team foul #4 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tanner Hunter (PF) Charles Bacchus | |
| Subs | UMKC | James Powell (SF) Bart Marshall | |
| 06:33 | UMKC | Ruben Snow is fouled on the floor by Arthur Ponder - foul #1 on Arthur Ponder, team foul #5 | 21-15 |
| 06:18 | UMKC | Mark Wilson is called for the reach on William Swasey - foul #2 on Mark Wilson, team foul #6 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Mercer | Justin Fletcher (C) Mark Wilson | |
| Subs | UMKC | Victor Brindle (C) Frank Smith | |
| 06:00 | UMKC | Ralph Thomas misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Bailey - foul #1 on Stephen Bailey, team foul #7 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Milan Gallo (PG) Ruben Snow | |
| 06:00 | UMKC | Ralph Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 06:00 | UMKC | Ralph Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 05:39 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Justin Fletcher | 23-17 |
| 05:20 | UMKC | James Powell misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 23-17 |
| 05:18 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Brindle | 23-17 |
| 04:59 | UMKC | William Swasey connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 04:41 | Mercer | William Higgins hits a jumper from the right block set up by Arthur Ponder | 25-20 |
| 04:31 | UMKC | Stephen Bailey takes the ball from Ralph Thomas | 25-20 |
| 04:27 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey lays it up and in | 27-20 |
| 04:18 | UMKC | Victor Brindle misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-20 |
| 04:17 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey snags the defensive board | 27-20 |
| 03:59 | Mercer | William Higgins can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by William Swasey - foul #1 on William Swasey, team foul #6 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Mercer | Nicholas Jones (PG), Kirk Swink (SF), Mark Wilson (PF), Charles Bacchus (C) Arthur Ponder, Stephen Bailey, Tanner Hunter, Justin Fletcher | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ruben Snow (PG), Bill Putney (SG), Bart Marshall (SF), James Prince (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Milan Gallo, William Swasey, James Powell, Ralph Thomas, Victor Brindle | |
| 03:59 | Mercer | William Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 03:59 | Mercer | William Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 03:44 | UMKC | Bart Marshall misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 29-20 |
| 03:42 | Mercer | Charles Bacchus snags the defensive board | 29-20 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Nicholas Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Higgins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kirk Swink (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Mark Wilson (fresh) C - Charles Bacchus (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Ruben Snow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill Putney (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bart Marshall (fresh) PF - James Prince (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) | |
| 03:36 | Mercer | James Prince is called for the reach on William Higgins - foul #1 on James Prince, team foul #7 | 29-20 |
| 03:36 | Mercer | William Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 03:36 | Mercer | William Higgins makes the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 03:16 | UMKC | Bart Marshall misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-20 |
| 03:14 | UMKC | Richard Peterson gets the offensive rebound | 31-20 |
| 02:59 | UMKC | James Prince misses the easy layup | 31-20 |
| 02:57 | UMKC | Richard Peterson hits the follow up shot | 31-22 |
| 02:43 | Mercer | Mark Wilson misses the dunk attempt | 31-22 |
| 02:41 | Mercer | Mark Wilson misses the tip | 31-22 |
| 02:39 | Mercer | Mark Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 02:33 | Mercer | Kirk Swink misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-22 |
| 02:32 | Mercer | Kirk Swink snags the offensive board | 31-22 |
| 02:12 | Mercer | Mark Wilson hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William Higgins | 34-22 |
| 01:51 | UMKC | Ruben Snow scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Peterson | 34-25 |
| 01:41 | Mercer | Mark Wilson is whistled for a carry | 34-25 |
| Subs | Mercer | Arthur Ponder (PG), Stephen Bailey (SF), Tanner Hunter (PF), Justin Fletcher (C) William Higgins, Kirk Swink, Mark Wilson, Charles Bacchus | |
| Subs | UMKC | Milan Gallo (PG), James Powell (SF) Ruben Snow, Bart Marshall | |
| 01:31 | UMKC | Nicholas Jones is called for the reach on Bill Putney - foul #3 on Nicholas Jones, team foul #8 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies (SG) Nicholas Jones | |
| Subs | UMKC | Ralph Thomas (PF) James Prince | |
| 01:31 | UMKC | Bill Putney makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 01:31 | UMKC | Bill Putney makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 01:23 | Mercer | Gerald Voorhies hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Arthur Ponder | 36-27 |
| 01:09 | UMKC | James Powell scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Bill Putney and the foul's on Stephen Bailey - foul #2 on Stephen Bailey, team foul #9 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kirk Swink (SG) Gerald Voorhies | |
| Subs | UMKC | William Swasey (SG) Bill Putney | |
| 01:09 | UMKC | James Powell makes the free throw | 36-30 |
| 00:51 | Mercer | Stephen Bailey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-30 |
| 00:50 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher tips it home | 38-30 |
| 00:32 | UMKC | Ralph Thomas knocks in the shot from close range set up by Richard Peterson and he's fouled by Arthur Ponder - foul #2 on Arthur Ponder, team foul #10 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Victor Brindle (C) Richard Peterson | |
| 00:32 | UMKC | Ralph Thomas misses the free throw | 38-32 |
| 00:32 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 00:08 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder is hacked by Victor Brindle - foul #1 on Victor Brindle, team foul #8 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | James Prince (PF) Victor Brindle | |
| 00:08 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 00:08 | Mercer | Arthur Ponder misses the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 00:08 | UMKC | Ralph Thomas pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| 00:03 | UMKC | Milan Gallo comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-32 |
| 00:01 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Justin Fletcher misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 39-32 |