| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Larry Hardison (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Luebke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andy Hebert (fresh) 6 pts. C - Chris Henning (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Anthony Allen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Olin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Olson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vernon Jaffe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Logan Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | Peter Luebke inbounds the ball | 30-36 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | UMKC | Chris Henning lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Jackson | 32-36 |
| 19:26 | Mercer | William Olin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-36 |
| 19:01 | UMKC | John Jackson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 18:59 | Mercer | Anthony Allen grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 18:55 | Mercer | John Jackson steals the ball from Anthony Allen | 32-36 |
| 18:52 | UMKC | Larry Hardison hits the finger roll set up by John Jackson | 34-36 |
| 18:29 | Mercer | William Olin is hacked by John Jackson - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| 18:23 | Mercer | Anthony Allen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 34-36 |
| 18:22 | UMKC | Chris Henning gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 18:09 | UMKC | Andy Hebert misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 18:08 | Mercer | Vernon Jaffe gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 17:49 | Mercer | Anthony Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-36 |
| Subs | UMKC | Nathaniel Cardona (SF) Peter Luebke | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 17:30 | UMKC | Nathaniel Cardona loses the dribble to Edward Olson | 34-36 |
| 17:15 | Mercer | Logan Perry hits a turnaround from the left block | 34-38 |
| 16:56 | UMKC | Larry Hardison knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by John Jackson | 36-38 |
| 16:43 | Mercer | Edward Olson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 16:41 | UMKC | Chris Henning pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 16:22 | UMKC | John Jackson is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on John Jackson, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | UMKC | William Gates (PG), Philip Tubbs (SG), Peter Luebke (SF), Willie Gearhart (PF), Danny Penny (C) Larry Hardison, John Jackson, Nathaniel Cardona, Andy Hebert, Chris Henning | |
| Subs | Mercer | Matthew Dark (PG), Colin Avery (SG), Don Downey (SF), Roger Gadberry (PF), Gerald Pratt (C) Anthony Allen, William Olin, Edward Olson, Vernon Jaffe, Logan Perry | |
| 16:04 | Mercer | Matthew Dark connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 15:51 | UMKC | Peter Luebke can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 15:50 | Mercer | Roger Gadberry snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - William Gates (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Philip Tubbs (fresh) SF - Peter Luebke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Gearhart (fresh) C - Danny Penny (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Matthew Dark (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Colin Avery (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Don Downey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roger Gadberry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Pratt (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Mercer | Gerald Pratt loses the ball out of bounds | 36-41 |
| Subs | UMKC | Roger Nesbit (PG) Philip Tubbs | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 15:11 | UMKC | Danny Penny comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gerald Pratt - foul #3 on Gerald Pratt, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| Subs | UMKC | Larry Hardison (PG) William Gates | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 15:11 | UMKC | Danny Penny misses the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 15:11 | UMKC | Danny Penny makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 14:58 | Mercer | Don Downey clanks a 3 from straight away | 37-41 |
| 14:57 | Mercer | Roger Gadberry tips it but misses | 37-41 |
| 14:55 | Mercer | Matthew Dark gets the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 14:42 | Mercer | Colin Avery makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-44 |
| 14:36 | UMKC | Roger Nesbit misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-44 |
| 14:34 | UMKC | Danny Penny grabs the offensive board | 37-44 |
| 14:22 | UMKC | Larry Hardison misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 14:21 | UMKC | Willie Gearhart pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 14:08 | UMKC | Roger Nesbit is hacked by Don Downey - foul #1 on Don Downey, team foul #2 | 37-44 |
| Subs | UMKC | John Jackson (SG), Nathaniel Cardona (SF), Andy Hebert (PF), Chris Henning (C) Roger Nesbit, Peter Luebke, Willie Gearhart, Danny Penny | |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Allen (PG), William Olin (SG), Edward Olson (SF), Vernon Jaffe (PF) Matthew Dark, Colin Avery, Don Downey, Gerald Pratt | |
| 13:54 | UMKC | Larry Hardison connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nathaniel Cardona and he's fouled by Vernon Jaffe - foul #2 on Vernon Jaffe, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Logan Perry (C) Roger Gadberry | |
| 13:54 | UMKC | Larry Hardison makes the free throw | 40-44 |
| 13:25 | Mercer | William Olin is hacked by Andy Hebert - foul #1 on Andy Hebert, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| 13:14 | Mercer | Logan Perry's pass is intercepted by Larry Hardison | 40-44 |
| 12:53 | UMKC | John Jackson buries a floater from the left wing and the foul's on Vernon Jaffe - foul #3 on Vernon Jaffe, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | UMKC | Roger Nesbit (PG), Willie Gearhart (C) Larry Hardison, Chris Henning | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 12:53 | UMKC | John Jackson makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 12:38 | Mercer | Vernon Jaffe makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Anthony Allen and the foul's on Willie Gearhart - foul #3 on Willie Gearhart, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| 12:38 | Mercer | Vernon Jaffe misses the free throw | 43-46 |
| 12:38 | UMKC | The rebound goes to John Jackson | 43-46 |
| 12:19 | UMKC | Willie Gearhart buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Nathaniel Cardona | 45-46 |
| 12:02 | Mercer | Logan Perry buries a jumper from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 11:44 | UMKC | John Jackson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 11:43 | Mercer | Anthony Allen snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Roger Nesbit (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathaniel Cardona (fresh) PF - Andy Hebert (fresh) 6 pts. C - Willie Gearhart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Anthony Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Olin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Olson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vernon Jaffe (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Logan Perry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Mercer | Willie Gearhart takes the ball from Edward Olson | 45-48 |
| 11:17 | UMKC | Roger Nesbit connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nathaniel Cardona and he's hacked by Anthony Allen - foul #2 on Anthony Allen, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | UMKC | Larry Hardison (PG), Peter Luebke (SF), Danny Penny (PF), Chris Henning (C) John Jackson, Nathaniel Cardona, Andy Hebert, Willie Gearhart | |
| Subs | Mercer | Matthew Dark (PG), Colin Avery (SG), Don Downey (SF), Roger Gadberry (PF), Gerald Pratt (C) Anthony Allen, William Olin, Edward Olson, Vernon Jaffe, Logan Perry | |
| 11:17 | UMKC | Roger Nesbit makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| 10:53 | Mercer | Matthew Dark misses long on a jump hook from close range | 48-48 |
| 10:51 | Mercer | Gerald Pratt grabs the offensive board | 48-48 |
| 10:35 | Mercer | Gerald Pratt loses the dribble to Peter Luebke | 48-48 |
| 10:24 | UMKC | Danny Penny is fouled on the floor by Roger Gadberry - foul #1 on Roger Gadberry, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| Subs | UMKC | John Jackson (SG), Andy Hebert (PF) Roger Nesbit, Danny Penny | |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Allen (PG) Colin Avery | |
| 10:07 | UMKC | Peter Luebke is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Peter Luebke, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Olson (SF), Vernon Jaffe (PF) Don Downey, Gerald Pratt | |
| 09:40 | Mercer | Edward Olson's floater is tipped away by Andy Hebert | 48-48 |
| 09:38 | UMKC | Peter Luebke snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 09:26 | UMKC | Peter Luebke can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-48 |
| 09:24 | Mercer | Anthony Allen snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 09:03 | Mercer | Anthony Allen connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-51 |
| 08:46 | UMKC | John Jackson clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 48-51 |
| 08:44 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Anthony Allen | 48-51 |
| 08:22 | Mercer | Vernon Jaffe hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 08:06 | UMKC | Roger Gadberry denies the turnaround by Chris Henning | 48-54 |
| 08:05 | UMKC | Andy Hebert misses the tip | 48-54 |
| 08:04 | Mercer | Roger Gadberry snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 07:55 | Mercer | Vernon Jaffe can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 48-54 |
| 07:53 | Mercer | Vernon Jaffe misses the tip | 48-54 |
| 07:51 | UMKC | Chris Henning snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 07:29 | UMKC | John Jackson misses long on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Edward Olson - foul #2 on Edward Olson, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| Subs | UMKC | Roger Nesbit (PG), Nathaniel Cardona (SF), Willie Gearhart (PF), Danny Penny (C) Larry Hardison, Peter Luebke, Andy Hebert, Chris Henning | |
| Subs | Mercer | Colin Avery (PG), William Olin (SG), Don Downey (SF), Gerald Pratt (PF), Logan Perry (C) Anthony Allen, Matthew Dark, Edward Olson, Vernon Jaffe, Roger Gadberry | |
| 07:29 | UMKC | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 07:29 | UMKC | John Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Roger Nesbit (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathaniel Cardona (fresh) PF - Willie Gearhart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Danny Penny (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Colin Avery (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Olin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Downey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gerald Pratt (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Logan Perry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Mercer | William Olin drills a shot in the lane | 50-56 |
| 06:55 | UMKC | Nathaniel Cardona knocks in the fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by Don Downey - foul #2 on Don Downey, team foul #8 | 52-56 |
| Subs | UMKC | William Gates (SG) John Jackson | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 06:55 | UMKC | Nathaniel Cardona makes the free throw | 53-56 |
| 06:39 | Mercer | Gerald Pratt hits a runner from close range and he's fouled by Nathaniel Cardona - foul #1 on Nathaniel Cardona, team foul #6 | 53-58 |
| 06:39 | Mercer | Gerald Pratt misses the free throw | 53-58 |
| 06:39 | UMKC | Danny Penny pulls down the rebound | 53-58 |
| 06:18 | UMKC | Danny Penny travels with the ball | 53-58 |
| Subs | UMKC | Larry Hardison (PG) William Gates | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 06:01 | Mercer | Logan Perry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-58 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Matthew Dark (PG), Edward Olson (SF), Vernon Jaffe (PF) Colin Avery, Don Downey, Gerald Pratt | |
| 05:32 | UMKC | Matthew Dark steals it from Danny Penny | 53-58 |
| 05:14 | Mercer | Matthew Dark lays it in set up by Vernon Jaffe | 53-60 |
| 04:49 | UMKC | Larry Hardison is fouled on the floor by Matthew Dark - foul #1 on Matthew Dark, team foul #9 | 53-60 |
| Subs | UMKC | John Jackson (SG), Peter Luebke (SF), Andy Hebert (PF), Chris Henning (C) Roger Nesbit, Nathaniel Cardona, Willie Gearhart, Danny Penny | |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Allen (PG), Roger Gadberry (C) William Olin, Logan Perry | |
| 04:49 | UMKC | Larry Hardison misses the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 04:49 | Mercer | Vernon Jaffe snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 04:37 | Mercer | Vernon Jaffe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-60 |
| 04:36 | Mercer | Matthew Dark tips it in | 53-62 |
| 04:16 | UMKC | Andy Hebert misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-62 |
| 04:14 | UMKC | Chris Henning tips it back up and in | 55-62 |
| 04:03 | Mercer | Roger Gadberry clanks a 3 from the left corner | 55-62 |
| 04:01 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Andy Hebert | 55-62 |
| 03:47 | UMKC | John Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-62 |
| Subs | UMKC | Roger Nesbit (PG) Larry Hardison | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Olin (SG), Don Downey (SF), Gerald Pratt (C) Matthew Dark, Edward Olson, Vernon Jaffe | |
| 03:34 | Mercer | Anthony Allen buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Gerald Pratt | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | UMKC | John Jackson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-64 |
| 03:19 | Mercer | Roger Gadberry grabs the defensive rebound | 55-64 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Roger Nesbit (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Luebke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andy Hebert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Chris Henning (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Anthony Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Olin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Downey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roger Gadberry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Gerald Pratt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:04 | Mercer | Roger Gadberry buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Anthony Allen | 55-66 |
| 02:50 | UMKC | Peter Luebke knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by John Jackson | 58-66 |
| 02:50 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-66 |
| Subs | UMKC | Larry Hardison (PG) Roger Nesbit | |
| Subs | Mercer | Edward Olson (SF), Vernon Jaffe (PF), Logan Perry (C) Don Downey, Roger Gadberry, Gerald Pratt | |
| 02:33 | Mercer | Anthony Allen is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Anthony Allen, team foul #10 | 58-66 |
| 02:19 | UMKC | Andy Hebert scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:03 | Mercer | Vernon Jaffe can't finish the layup | 60-66 |
| 02:02 | UMKC | The rebound goes to John Jackson | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:50 | UMKC | Larry Hardison hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Jackson | 63-66 |
| 01:32 | Mercer | William Olin's layup is rejected by Andy Hebert | 63-66 |
| 01:31 | UMKC | Larry Hardison pulls down the rebound | 63-66 |
| 01:25 | UMKC | Andy Hebert comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-66 |
| 01:24 | UMKC | Chris Henning can't tip it in | 63-66 |
| 01:23 | Mercer | Vernon Jaffe pulls down the rebound | 63-66 |
| 01:18 | Mercer | Anthony Allen buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Olson | 63-68 |
| 01:07 | UMKC | Larry Hardison comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 63-68 |
| 01:06 | Mercer | William Olin snags the defensive board | 63-68 |
| 00:45 | Mercer | William Olin misses the lay-in | 63-68 |
| 00:44 | UMKC | Peter Luebke gets the rebound | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | UMKC | Andy Hebert is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Andy Hebert, team foul #7 | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | Mercer | William Olin is hacked by John Jackson in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Jackson, team foul #8 | 63-68 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Don Downey (SF) Edward Olson | |
| 00:33 | Mercer | William Olin makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:33 | Mercer | William Olin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:29 | UMKC | Larry Hardison misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-70 |
| 00:28 | Mercer | Don Downey grabs the board | 63-70 |
| 00:27 | Mercer | Don Downey is hacked by Larry Hardison in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Hardison, team foul #9 | 63-70 |
| 00:27 | Mercer | Don Downey makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 00:27 | Mercer | Don Downey makes the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | UMKC | John Jackson hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Hardison | 66-72 |
| 00:21 | Mercer | Vernon Jaffe is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Hardison - foul #3 on Larry Hardison, team foul #10 | 66-72 |
| 00:21 | Mercer | Vernon Jaffe makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:21 | Mercer | Vernon Jaffe misses the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:21 | UMKC | Chris Henning grabs the defensive rebound | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | UMKC | Larry Hardison clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-73 |
| 00:13 | UMKC | John Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 66-73 |
| 00:09 | UMKC | Larry Hardison clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-73 |
| 00:07 | Mercer | Logan Perry gets the rebound | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Anthony Allen runs out the clock | 66-73 |