| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ronald Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Sicinski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Kim (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Fairfield (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Rodney Harp (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joshua Lilly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Fleet (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Munsch (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Delbert Mason (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Chicago State | James Fleet inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Chicago State | Joshua Lilly is whistled for traveling | 36-30 |
| 19:16 | Mercer | Willie Fairfield can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-30 |
| 19:14 | Chicago State | James Munsch gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 19:03 | Chicago State | The pull-up jumper by Joshua Lilly is blocked by Willie Fairfield | 36-30 |
| 19:02 | Mercer | Willie Fairfield grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 18:58 | Mercer | Bryan Jackson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 18:56 | Chicago State | James Fleet snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 18:41 | Chicago State | Joshua Lilly clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-30 |
| 18:39 | Mercer | Willie Fairfield gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 18:19 | Mercer | Steven Kim can't finish the layup | 36-30 |
| 18:17 | Chicago State | Joshua Lilly grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 17:56 | Chicago State | Rodney Harp travels with the ball | 36-30 |
| 17:34 | Mercer | Jerome Sicinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-30 |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Williams (PG), Abraham Steinhoff (C) Ronald Turner, Willie Fairfield | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Clifford Currie (C) Delbert Mason | |
| 17:18 | Chicago State | James Munsch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-30 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Ryder (SG), Gerald Robeson (PF) Bryan Jackson, Steven Kim | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Thomas Law (PG), Michael Ordonez (SF), Thomas Larson (PF) Rodney Harp, James Fleet, James Munsch | |
| 17:03 | Mercer | Joseph Ryder clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-30 |
| 17:02 | Mercer | Jerome Sicinski tips it back up and in | 38-30 |
| 16:55 | Chicago State | Thomas Larson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gerald Robeson - foul #1 on Gerald Robeson, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Amerson (SF) Jerome Sicinski | |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Cartagena (SG) Joshua Lilly | |
| 16:55 | Chicago State | Thomas Larson makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 16:55 | Chicago State | Thomas Larson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 16:55 | Mercer | Gerald Robeson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 16:48 | Mercer | Abraham Steinhoff misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Clifford Currie - foul #3 on Clifford Currie, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Benny Merlo (C) Clifford Currie | |
| 16:48 | Mercer | Abraham Steinhoff makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 16:48 | Mercer | Abraham Steinhoff misses the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 16:48 | Chicago State | Thomas Larson pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 16:29 | Chicago State | Benny Merlo clanks a 3 from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 16:28 | Chicago State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Larson | 39-31 |
| 16:13 | Chicago State | Thomas Law is hacked by Daniel Williams - foul #1 on Daniel Williams, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ronald Turner (PG), Bryan Jackson (SG), Steven Kim (PF), Willie Fairfield (C) Daniel Williams, Joseph Ryder, Gerald Robeson, Abraham Steinhoff | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Rodney Harp (PG), James Fleet (SF), James Munsch (PF), Delbert Mason (C) John Cartagena, Michael Ordonez, Thomas Larson, Benny Merlo | |
| 15:55 | Chicago State | Thomas Law misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-31 |
| 15:54 | Mercer | Ronald Turner snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ronald Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Amerson (fresh) PF - Steven Kim (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Fairfield (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Rodney Harp (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Law (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Fleet (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Munsch (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Delbert Mason (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:44 | Mercer | Bryan Jackson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Bryan Jackson, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerome Sicinski (SF) Charles Amerson | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Joshua Lilly (SG) Thomas Law | |
| 15:29 | Chicago State | Delbert Mason banks in the layup | 39-33 |
| 15:09 | Mercer | Ronald Turner makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Kim | 42-33 |
| 14:51 | Chicago State | Joshua Lilly makes the runner from the right block | 42-35 |
| 14:41 | Mercer | Steven Kim comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 14:39 | Chicago State | James Fleet grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 14:21 | Chicago State | James Munsch misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-35 |
| 14:20 | Mercer | Steven Kim pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 14:02 | Mercer | Jerome Sicinski misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Fleet - foul #1 on James Fleet, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Williams (PG), Joseph Ryder (SG), Gerald Robeson (PF), Abraham Steinhoff (C) Ronald Turner, Bryan Jackson, Steven Kim, Willie Fairfield | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Thomas Law (PG), Michael Ordonez (SF), Thomas Larson (PF), Clifford Currie (C) Rodney Harp, James Fleet, James Munsch, Delbert Mason | |
| 14:02 | Mercer | Jerome Sicinski misses the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 14:02 | Mercer | Jerome Sicinski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 13:43 | Chicago State | Thomas Law connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Michael Ordonez | 43-37 |
| 13:33 | Mercer | Clifford Currie blocks the short jumper by Gerald Robeson | 43-37 |
| 13:31 | Chicago State | Joshua Lilly grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 13:14 | Chicago State | Clifford Currie lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Larson | 43-39 |
| 13:07 | Mercer | Joseph Ryder clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-39 |
| 13:06 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Michael Ordonez | 43-39 |
| 13:00 | Chicago State | Joshua Lilly is fouled on the floor by Joseph Ryder - foul #1 on Joseph Ryder, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Amerson (SF) Jerome Sicinski | |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Cartagena (SG) Joshua Lilly | |
| 12:40 | Chicago State | Thomas Larson misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 12:38 | Chicago State | Thomas Law gets the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 12:22 | Chicago State | Thomas Larson connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by John Cartagena and the foul's on Gerald Robeson - foul #2 on Gerald Robeson, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ronald Turner (PG), Bryan Jackson (SG), Steven Kim (PF), Willie Fairfield (C) Daniel Williams, Joseph Ryder, Gerald Robeson, Abraham Steinhoff | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Rodney Harp (PG), James Fleet (SF) John Cartagena, Michael Ordonez | |
| 12:22 | Chicago State | Thomas Larson misses the free throw | 43-41 |
| 12:22 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Willie Fairfield | 43-41 |
| 12:05 | Mercer | Steven Kim is hacked by Thomas Larson - foul #1 on Thomas Larson, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | James Munsch (PF) Thomas Larson | |
| 11:48 | Mercer | Willie Fairfield misses the lay-in | 43-41 |
| 11:47 | Mercer | Willie Fairfield tips it back up and in | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ronald Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Amerson (fresh) PF - Steven Kim (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Willie Fairfield (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Rodney Harp (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Law (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Fleet (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Munsch (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Clifford Currie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Chicago State | Clifford Currie knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Rodney Harp | 45-43 |
| 11:15 | Mercer | Steven Kim throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerome Sicinski (SF) Charles Amerson | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Joshua Lilly (SG), Delbert Mason (C) Thomas Law, Clifford Currie | |
| 10:49 | Chicago State | Delbert Mason misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 10:47 | Chicago State | James Munsch hits the follow up shot | 45-45 |
| 10:30 | Mercer | Bryan Jackson hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Ronald Turner | 47-45 |
| 10:15 | Chicago State | Steven Kim blocks the short jumper by Rodney Harp | 47-45 |
| 10:14 | Mercer | Willie Fairfield snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 10:09 | Mercer | Delbert Mason steals the ball from Jerome Sicinski | 47-45 |
| 09:40 | Chicago State | Willie Fairfield blocks the short jumper by Joshua Lilly | 47-45 |
| 09:39 | Chicago State | James Munsch tips it in | 47-47 |
| 09:33 | Mercer | Steven Kim connects on the shot in the paint | 49-47 |
| 09:24 | Chicago State | James Munsch hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Fleet | 49-50 |
| 09:07 | Mercer | Steven Kim makes the runner near the basket set up by Bryan Jackson and he's fouled by James Munsch - foul #1 on James Munsch, team foul #4 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Williams (PG), Joseph Ryder (SG), Charles Amerson (SF), Abraham Steinhoff (C) Ronald Turner, Bryan Jackson, Jerome Sicinski, Willie Fairfield | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Thomas Law (PG), Michael Ordonez (SF), Thomas Larson (PF), Clifford Currie (C) Rodney Harp, James Fleet, James Munsch, Delbert Mason | |
| 09:07 | Mercer | Steven Kim makes the free throw | 52-50 |
| 08:51 | Chicago State | The jumper by Michael Ordonez is denied by Abraham Steinhoff | 52-50 |
| 08:49 | Mercer | Abraham Steinhoff grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 08:35 | Mercer | Clifford Currie steps in front of the Joseph Ryder pass | 52-50 |
| 08:22 | Chicago State | Thomas Larson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 08:20 | Mercer | Charles Amerson gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 08:07 | Mercer | Abraham Steinhoff misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Clifford Currie - foul #4 on Clifford Currie, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerome Sicinski (SF), Gerald Robeson (PF) Charles Amerson, Steven Kim | |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Cartagena (SG), Benny Merlo (C) Joshua Lilly, Clifford Currie | |
| 08:07 | Mercer | Abraham Steinhoff makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 08:07 | Mercer | Abraham Steinhoff makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 07:56 | Chicago State | Michael Ordonez hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Law | 54-52 |
| 07:51 | Mercer | Gerald Robeson lays it in | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Ryder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Sicinski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gerald Robeson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Abraham Steinhoff (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Thomas Law (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Cartagena (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Ordonez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Larson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Benny Merlo (fresh) | |
| 07:37 | Chicago State | Michael Ordonez makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Cartagena | 56-54 |
| 07:15 | Mercer | Abraham Steinhoff drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Joseph Ryder | 58-54 |
| 06:56 | Chicago State | John Cartagena misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-54 |
| 06:55 | Mercer | Jerome Sicinski gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 06:50 | Mercer | Gerald Robeson is fouled on the floor by Thomas Law - foul #1 on Thomas Law, team foul #6 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ronald Turner (PG), Bryan Jackson (SG), Willie Fairfield (C) Daniel Williams, Joseph Ryder, Abraham Steinhoff | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Rodney Harp (PG), Joshua Lilly (SG), James Fleet (SF), James Munsch (PF), Delbert Mason (C) Thomas Law, John Cartagena, Michael Ordonez, Thomas Larson, Benny Merlo | |
| 06:44 | Mercer | Gerald Robeson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-54 |
| 06:42 | Mercer | Willie Fairfield tips it back up and in | 60-54 |
| 06:26 | Chicago State | James Fleet misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-54 |
| 06:24 | Mercer | Gerald Robeson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 06:08 | Mercer | Bryan Jackson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ronald Turner | 63-54 |
| 05:47 | Chicago State | James Munsch clanks a 3 from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 05:45 | Mercer | Willie Fairfield grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 05:25 | Mercer | Gerald Robeson makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Jerome Sicinski and he's hacked by James Munsch - foul #2 on James Munsch, team foul #7 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Williams (PG), Charles Amerson (SF), Abraham Steinhoff (C) Ronald Turner, Jerome Sicinski, Willie Fairfield | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 05:25 | Mercer | Gerald Robeson misses the free throw | 65-54 |
| 05:25 | Chicago State | Delbert Mason pulls down the rebound | 65-54 |
| 05:05 | Chicago State | James Fleet clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Abraham Steinhoff - foul #2 on Abraham Steinhoff, team foul #6 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Steven Kim (PF) Gerald Robeson | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 05:05 | Chicago State | James Fleet makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 05:05 | Chicago State | James Fleet misses the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 05:05 | Mercer | Steven Kim grabs the board | 65-55 |
| 04:42 | Mercer | Steven Kim can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-55 |
| 04:40 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Rodney Harp | 65-55 |
| 04:34 | Chicago State | Delbert Mason misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Abraham Steinhoff - foul #3 on Abraham Steinhoff, team foul #7 | 65-55 |
| 04:34 | Chicago State | Delbert Mason makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 04:34 | Chicago State | Delbert Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 04:14 | Mercer | The short jumper by Steven Kim is denied by James Fleet | 65-57 |
| 04:12 | Chicago State | James Munsch pulls down the rebound | 65-57 |
| 04:08 | Chicago State | Joshua Lilly connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-60 |
| 03:44 | Mercer | Steven Kim connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 67-60 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bryan Jackson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Amerson (fresh) PF - Steven Kim (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Abraham Steinhoff (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Rodney Harp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Lilly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Fleet (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Munsch (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Delbert Mason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:33 | Chicago State | James Fleet's pass is intercepted by Daniel Williams | 67-60 |
| 03:30 | Mercer | Daniel Williams misses the easy layup | 67-60 |
| 03:28 | Chicago State | Rodney Harp pulls down the rebound | 67-60 |
| 03:14 | Chicago State | James Munsch misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-60 |
| 03:13 | Mercer | Steven Kim snags the defensive board | 67-60 |
| 03:13 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ronald Turner (PG), Jerome Sicinski (SF), Willie Fairfield (C) Daniel Williams, Charles Amerson, Abraham Steinhoff | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Clifford Currie (C) Delbert Mason | |
| 02:59 | Mercer | Steven Kim misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 67-60 |
| 02:58 | Chicago State | James Munsch grabs the board | 67-60 |
| 02:38 | Chicago State | Willie Fairfield denies the turnaround by James Fleet | 67-60 |
| 02:37 | Mercer | Steven Kim grabs the board | 67-60 |
| 02:29 | Mercer | Ronald Turner misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-60 |
| 02:27 | Chicago State | James Munsch gets the rebound | 67-60 |
| 02:13 | Chicago State | James Munsch is hacked by Steven Kim - foul #1 on Steven Kim, team foul #8 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Ryder (SG) Bryan Jackson | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Thomas Law (PG), Michael Ordonez (SF) Rodney Harp, James Fleet | |
| 02:13 | Chicago State | James Munsch makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 02:13 | Chicago State | James Munsch makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 01:58 | Mercer | Clifford Currie takes the ball from Jerome Sicinski | 67-62 |
| 01:58 | Chicago State | Chicago State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | Bryan Jackson (SG) Joseph Ryder | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Rodney Harp (PG), James Fleet (SF), Delbert Mason (C) Thomas Law, Michael Ordonez, Clifford Currie | |
| 01:34 | Chicago State | Rodney Harp misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-62 |
| 01:32 | Chicago State | James Munsch tips it back up and in | 67-64 |
| 01:12 | Mercer | Steven Kim drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Ronald Turner | 69-64 |
| 00:43 | Chicago State | James Munsch makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Rodney Harp and he's hacked by Steven Kim - foul #2 on Steven Kim, team foul #9 | 69-66 |
| 00:43 | Chicago State | James Munsch makes the free throw | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Mercer | Bryan Jackson clanks a shot from the free throw line | 69-67 |
| 00:13 | Chicago State | James Fleet pulls down the rebound | 69-67 |
| 00:07 | Chicago State | James Fleet makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Rodney Harp | 69-70 |
| 00:07 | Mercer | Mercer calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Mercer | Steven Kim connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Chicago State | Rodney Harp clanks a fullcourt shot | 71-70 |