| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Ronald Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Emerson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wolff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Moreau (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - George Lewellyn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jerry Green (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Mance (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clyde Rose (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Parker (fresh) C - Earl Macfarlane (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | John Wolff inbounds the ball | 34-23 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:48 | UMKC | Paul Moreau comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-23 |
| 19:47 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Steven Parker | 34-23 |
| 19:28 | Mercer | William Mance hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Clyde Rose | 34-26 |
| 19:16 | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 34-26 |
| 19:14 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Earl Macfarlane | 34-26 |
| 18:58 | Mercer | Clyde Rose connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jerry Green | 34-29 |
| 18:39 | UMKC | Robert Emerson double dribbles | 34-29 |
| 18:22 | Mercer | William Mance is hacked by Paul Moreau - foul #2 on Paul Moreau, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 18:09 | Mercer | Steven Parker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 18:08 | Mercer | Jerry Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 17:58 | Mercer | Clyde Rose makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jerry Green | 34-32 |
| 17:35 | UMKC | Paul Moreau clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Clyde Rose - foul #2 on Clyde Rose, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin (SF) John Wolff | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesus Martinez (PF) Steven Parker | |
| 17:35 | UMKC | Paul Moreau misses the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:35 | UMKC | Paul Moreau makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 17:13 | Mercer | Clyde Rose makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jerry Green | 35-34 |
| 16:51 | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Ronald Jenkins | 38-34 |
| 16:35 | Mercer | William Mance scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 16:07 | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins comes up short on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Jerry Green - foul #3 on Jerry Green, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | UMKC | Sergei Krupinski (SG), John Wolff (SF), John Hipple (C) Robert Emerson, Paul Moreau, George Lewellyn | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo (PG), Jeffrey Jones (SG), Steven Parker (PF), Michael Collins (C) Jerry Green, William Mance, Clyde Rose, Earl Macfarlane | |
| 16:07 | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:07 | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:07 | Mercer | Michael Collins grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 15:48 | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Ronald Jenkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sergei Krupinski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Wolff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Calvin (fresh) 8 pts. C - John Hipple (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gabriel Colombo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jesus Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Parker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | UMKC | John Wolff makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Jeffrey Calvin | 41-36 |
| 15:11 | Mercer | A charge is called on Jesus Martinez - foul #3 on Jesus Martinez, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Scott Hollis (SF) Jesus Martinez | |
| 15:00 | UMKC | John Wolff misses the lay-in | 41-36 |
| 14:58 | Mercer | Steven Parker gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 14:41 | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-36 |
| 14:40 | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo tips it back up and in | 41-38 |
| 14:31 | UMKC | Jeffrey Jones steals the ball from John Hipple | 41-38 |
| 14:26 | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Steven Parker | 41-40 |
| 14:03 | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 14:02 | UMKC | Sergei Krupinski gets the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 13:54 | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Scott Hollis - foul #1 on Scott Hollis, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Emerson (SG), Richard Gigliotti (SF), Paul Moreau (PF), George Lewellyn (C) Ronald Jenkins, John Wolff, Jeffrey Calvin, John Hipple | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Green (PG), William Mance (SG), Clyde Rose (SF), Jesus Martinez (PF), Earl Macfarlane (C) Gabriel Colombo, Jeffrey Jones, Scott Hollis, Steven Parker, Michael Collins | |
| 13:42 | UMKC | Clyde Rose steps in front of the Richard Gigliotti pass | 41-40 |
| 13:24 | Mercer | William Mance misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 13:22 | UMKC | Paul Moreau pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 13:05 | UMKC | George Lewellyn makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 12:44 | Mercer | Earl Macfarlane comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 12:43 | UMKC | Paul Moreau grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 12:17 | UMKC | Robert Emerson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 12:15 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Gigliotti | 43-40 |
| 12:05 | UMKC | Paul Moreau misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 12:04 | UMKC | George Lewellyn tips it in | 45-40 |
| 11:44 | Mercer | Earl Macfarlane connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Green | 45-43 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Sergei Krupinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Robert Emerson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Gigliotti (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Paul Moreau (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - George Lewellyn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jerry Green (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Mance (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clyde Rose (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesus Martinez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Earl Macfarlane (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | UMKC | Robert Emerson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 11:09 | Mercer | William Mance misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 11:08 | UMKC | Sergei Krupinski pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 10:45 | UMKC | Jerry Green steps in front of the Richard Gigliotti pass | 48-43 |
| 10:31 | Mercer | Earl Macfarlane misses badly on a shot from the right block | 48-43 |
| 10:29 | UMKC | George Lewellyn grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 10:13 | UMKC | Richard Gigliotti connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 50-43 |
| 09:48 | Mercer | Earl Macfarlane buries a shot in the paint and he's hacked by Richard Gigliotti - foul #2 on Richard Gigliotti, team foul #2 | 50-45 |
| Subs | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins (PG), John Wolff (SF), Jeffrey Calvin (PF), John Hipple (C) Sergei Krupinski, Richard Gigliotti, Paul Moreau, George Lewellyn | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo (PG), Jeffrey Jones (SG), Scott Hollis (SF), Steven Parker (PF) Jerry Green, William Mance, Clyde Rose, Jesus Martinez | |
| 09:48 | Mercer | Earl Macfarlane makes the free throw | 50-46 |
| 09:28 | UMKC | John Wolff clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 50-46 |
| 09:27 | UMKC | John Hipple tips it in | 52-46 |
| 09:10 | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Scott Hollis and the foul's on Ronald Jenkins - foul #3 on Ronald Jenkins, team foul #3 | 52-48 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Collins (C) Earl Macfarlane | |
| 09:10 | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo makes the free throw | 52-49 |
| 08:52 | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-49 |
| 08:51 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Michael Collins | 52-49 |
| 08:43 | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 08:41 | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 08:21 | UMKC | Robert Emerson hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Calvin | 54-49 |
| 08:08 | Mercer | Michael Collins comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Robert Emerson - foul #1 on Robert Emerson, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| Subs | UMKC | Paul Moreau (PF) Robert Emerson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Green (PG), William Mance (SG) Gabriel Colombo, Scott Hollis | |
| 08:08 | Mercer | Michael Collins misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 08:08 | Mercer | Michael Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 07:58 | UMKC | John Wolff misses short on a 3 from straight away | 54-50 |
| 07:56 | Mercer | Michael Collins snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 07:37 | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Hipple - foul #1 on John Hipple, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Clyde Rose (SF), Todd Defazio (C) William Mance, Steven Parker | |
| 07:37 | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 07:37 | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Ronald Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Calvin (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Wolff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Moreau (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - John Hipple (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jerry Green (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Jones (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Clyde Rose (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Todd Defazio (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:14 | UMKC | Paul Moreau can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 54-52 |
| 07:12 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jerry Green | 54-52 |
| 07:08 | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by John Hipple - foul #2 on John Hipple, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Emerson (SG), Richard Gigliotti (C) John Wolff, John Hipple | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 07:08 | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 07:08 | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 07:08 | UMKC | Richard Gigliotti grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 06:50 | UMKC | Richard Gigliotti drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Jenkins | 56-52 |
| 06:25 | Mercer | Todd Defazio is called for traveling | 56-52 |
| Subs | UMKC | George Lewellyn (C) Jeffrey Calvin | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo (PG), William Mance (SG), Steven Parker (PF), Earl Macfarlane (C) Jerry Green, Jeffrey Jones, Michael Collins, Todd Defazio | |
| 06:08 | UMKC | Paul Moreau misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 06:07 | Mercer | Clyde Rose pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 05:54 | Mercer | Clyde Rose is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Clyde Rose, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| Subs | UMKC | Sergei Krupinski (SG), John Wolff (SF) Robert Emerson, Paul Moreau | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jesus Martinez (SF) Clyde Rose | |
| 05:37 | UMKC | Richard Gigliotti makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Sergei Krupinski | 58-52 |
| 05:26 | Mercer | Steven Parker is fouled on the floor by Sergei Krupinski - foul #1 on Sergei Krupinski, team foul #7 | 58-52 |
| Subs | UMKC | John Hipple (PF) Richard Gigliotti | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Green (PG) Gabriel Colombo | |
| 05:26 | Mercer | Steven Parker makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 05:26 | Mercer | Steven Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 05:26 | UMKC | George Lewellyn grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 05:19 | UMKC | John Hipple scores on a jumper near the basket | 60-53 |
| 04:59 | Mercer | Steven Parker hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Jerry Green | 60-56 |
| 04:54 | UMKC | Sergei Krupinski is called for traveling | 60-56 |
| Subs | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin (PF) John Hipple | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Collins (PF) Steven Parker | |
| 04:30 | Mercer | William Mance clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 04:29 | UMKC | George Lewellyn pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 04:08 | UMKC | George Lewellyn's floater is tipped away by Michael Collins | 60-56 |
| 04:07 | UMKC | George Lewellyn snags the offensive board | 60-56 |
| 03:51 | UMKC | John Wolff knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Calvin and he's fouled by William Mance - foul #2 on William Mance, team foul #6 | 62-56 |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Emerson (SG), Paul Moreau (PF), John Hipple (C) Ronald Jenkins, Sergei Krupinski, George Lewellyn | |
| Subs | Mercer | Clyde Rose (SF), Todd Defazio (C) Jesus Martinez, Earl Macfarlane | |
| 03:51 | UMKC | John Wolff makes the free throw | 63-56 |
| 03:38 | Mercer | Clyde Rose hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-56 |
| 03:36 | UMKC | John Hipple grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Jeffrey Calvin (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Emerson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wolff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Moreau (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - John Hipple (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jerry Green (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Mance (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clyde Rose (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Todd Defazio (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:19 | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin is hacked by Jerry Green - foul #4 on Jerry Green, team foul #7 | 63-56 |
| Subs | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins (PG) John Wolff | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo (PG), Jeffrey Jones (SG), Steven Parker (PF) Jerry Green, William Mance, Todd Defazio | |
| 03:19 | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 03:19 | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones is hacked by Ronald Jenkins - foul #4 on Ronald Jenkins, team foul #8 | 65-56 |
| 03:03 | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones misses the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 03:03 | UMKC | Paul Moreau grabs the board | 65-56 |
| 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) | |
| 03:00 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | UMKC | Sergei Krupinski (PG), George Lewellyn (C) Ronald Jenkins, John Hipple | |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Green (PG), William Mance (SG), Earl Macfarlane (C) Gabriel Colombo, Jeffrey Jones, Michael Collins | |
| 02:45 | UMKC | Sergei Krupinski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-56 |
| 02:44 | Mercer | Steven Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 02:30 | Mercer | Clyde Rose is hacked by George Lewellyn - foul #3 on George Lewellyn, team foul #9 | 65-56 |
| 02:30 | Mercer | Clyde Rose makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 02:30 | Mercer | Clyde Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:24 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-58 |
| Subs | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins (PG), John Wolff (SF) Sergei Krupinski, Jeffrey Calvin | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 02:13 | UMKC | Ronald Jenkins drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Wolff | 68-58 |
| 02:04 | Mercer | Clyde Rose misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-58 |
| 02:03 | UMKC | Paul Moreau gets the rebound | 68-58 |
| 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) | |
| 01:34 | UMKC | Robert Emerson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Jenkins and he's hacked by William Mance - foul #3 on William Mance, team foul #8 | 71-58 |
| Subs | UMKC | Sergei Krupinski (PG), Jeffrey Calvin (SF), John Hipple (PF), Richard Gigliotti (C) Ronald Jenkins, John Wolff, Paul Moreau, George Lewellyn | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo (PG), Jeffrey Jones (SG), Jesus Martinez (SF), Michael Collins (PF), Todd Defazio (C) Jerry Green, William Mance, Clyde Rose, Steven Parker, Earl Macfarlane | |
| 01:34 | UMKC | Robert Emerson makes the free throw | 72-58 |
| 01:20 | Mercer | Todd Defazio travels with the ball | 72-58 |
| Subs | UMKC | Andrew Riley (C) Robert Emerson | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:51 | UMKC | Jeffrey Calvin buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by John Hipple | 74-58 |
| 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) | |
| 00:46 | Mercer | Michael Collins can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 74-58 |
| 00:44 | UMKC | Sergei Krupinski grabs the board | 74-58 |
| 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) | |
| 00:24 | UMKC | Sergei Krupinski is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Sergei Krupinski, team foul #10 | 74-58 |
| 00:20 | Mercer | Jesus Martinez blows the layup | 74-58 |
| 00:18 | Mercer | Todd Defazio grabs the offensive rebound | 74-58 |
| 00:14 | Mercer | Jesus Martinez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 74-58 |
| 00:12 | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones can't tip it in | 74-58 |
| 00:10 | Mercer | Jesus Martinez can't tip it in | 74-58 |
| 00:09 | Mercer | Todd Defazio hits the follow up shot | 74-60 |
| 00:00 | UMKC | Sergei Krupinski runs out the clock | 74-60 |