| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Mark Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Troy Tinney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Young (fresh) 4 reb. C - Denver Sieberg (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Stanley Machin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Waterfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Brainerd (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clayton Handy (fresh) 5 reb. C - Darnell Collins (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | William Brainerd inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:46 | UMKC | Troy Tinney picks off the pass by Darnell Collins | 31-27 |
| 19:43 | Mercer | Mark Thomas blows the layup | 31-27 |
| 19:42 | UMKC | Clayton Handy snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 19:23 | UMKC | Troy Tinney steals it from Stanley Machin | 31-27 |
| 19:03 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg travels with the ball | 31-27 |
| 18:48 | UMKC | William Brainerd buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Scott Waterfield | 31-29 |
| 18:36 | Mercer | The jump hook by Roy Young is blocked by Darnell Collins | 31-29 |
| 18:34 | Mercer | Roy Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 18:27 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg connects on the jumper from the left side | 33-29 |
| 18:10 | UMKC | Clayton Handy is hacked by Denver Sieberg - foul #1 on Denver Sieberg, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 17:53 | UMKC | Darnell Collins is hacked by Denver Sieberg - foul #2 on Denver Sieberg, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| 17:36 | UMKC | Clayton Handy hits the finger roll on a great pass from Scott Waterfield | 33-31 |
| 17:13 | Mercer | Troy Tinney hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Roy Young | 35-31 |
| 16:55 | UMKC | Darnell Collins drills a 3 from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 16:39 | Mercer | Troy Tinney clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 35-34 |
| 16:37 | UMKC | Clayton Handy grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 16:33 | UMKC | Stanley Machin clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 16:32 | UMKC | Clayton Handy tips it in | 35-36 |
| 16:16 | Mercer | Troy Tinney's pass is intercepted by Clayton Handy | 35-36 |
| 16:00 | UMKC | Darnell Collins misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 15:58 | UMKC | William Brainerd hits the follow up shot | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Mark Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Shorter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Troy Tinney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Roy Young (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Denver Sieberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Stanley Machin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Waterfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Brainerd (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clayton Handy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Darnell Collins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-38 |
| 15:31 | UMKC | William Brainerd grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 15:21 | UMKC | William Brainerd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski (PG), Julius Bryant (SG), Steven Poe (SF), Warren Ertl (PF), Eric Shain (C) Mark Thomas, Thomas Shorter, Troy Tinney, Roy Young, Denver Sieberg | |
| Subs | UMKC | Keith Kittelson (PG), Richard Munch (SG), Robert Locke (SF), Joe Gilles (PF), Timothy Holesovsky (C) Stanley Machin, Scott Waterfield, William Brainerd, Clayton Handy, Darnell Collins | |
| 15:09 | Mercer | Eric Shain misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 15:08 | Mercer | Warren Ertl gets the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 14:50 | Mercer | Julius Bryant is hacked by Richard Munch - foul #2 on Richard Munch, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| 14:24 | Mercer | Eric Shain is hacked by Joe Gilles - foul #1 on Joe Gilles, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| 14:14 | Mercer | Julius Bryant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-38 |
| 13:53 | UMKC | Eric Shain swats the layup by Timothy Holesovsky | 35-38 |
| 13:52 | UMKC | Robert Locke snags the offensive board | 35-38 |
| 13:41 | UMKC | Robert Locke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 13:39 | Mercer | Julius Bryant grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 13:22 | Mercer | Richard Munch is called for the reach on Julius Bryant - foul #3 on Richard Munch, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Shorter (SG) Steven Poe | |
| Subs | UMKC | Stanley Machin (PG), Scott Waterfield (SG), Darnell Collins (C) Keith Kittelson, Robert Locke, Timothy Holesovsky | |
| 13:07 | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Julius Bryant | 37-38 |
| 12:53 | UMKC | Stanley Machin makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Joe Gilles and the foul's on Ognjen Nowakowski - foul #4 on Ognjen Nowakowski, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mark Thomas (PG), Roy Young (PF), Denver Sieberg (C) Ognjen Nowakowski, Warren Ertl, Eric Shain | |
| Subs | UMKC | Keith Kittelson (SF), William Mullikin (PF) Richard Munch, Joe Gilles | |
| 12:53 | UMKC | Stanley Machin makes the free throw | 37-41 |
| 12:30 | Mercer | Julius Bryant makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Mark Thomas | 39-41 |
| 12:14 | UMKC | Scott Waterfield connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Stanley Machin | 39-44 |
| 11:54 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-44 |
| 11:53 | Mercer | Mark Thomas tips it in | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Mark Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Julius Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Roy Young (fresh) 5 reb. C - Denver Sieberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Stanley Machin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Waterfield (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Keith Kittelson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Mullikin (fresh) C - Darnell Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | UMKC | Stanley Machin scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Keith Kittelson | 41-47 |
| 11:24 | Mercer | Julius Bryant knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Thomas | 43-47 |
| 11:18 | UMKC | Darnell Collins is fouled on the floor by Roy Young - foul #2 on Roy Young, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Steven Poe (SG), Troy Tinney (SF), Warren Ertl (PF), Eric Shain (C) Thomas Shorter, Julius Bryant, Roy Young, Denver Sieberg | |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Harper (PG), William Brainerd (SF), Clayton Handy (PF), Joe Gilles (C) Stanley Machin, Keith Kittelson, William Mullikin, Darnell Collins | |
| 11:04 | UMKC | Troy Tinney steals it from William Brainerd | 43-47 |
| 10:44 | Mercer | Scott Waterfield steps in front of the Troy Tinney pass | 43-47 |
| 10:26 | UMKC | Mark Thomas picks off the pass by Clayton Handy | 43-47 |
| 10:02 | Mercer | Steven Poe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-47 |
| 10:00 | UMKC | William Brainerd snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 09:49 | UMKC | William Brainerd clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Troy Tinney - foul #2 on Troy Tinney, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (PG), Thomas Shorter (SG), Roy Young (PF), Denver Sieberg (C) Mark Thomas, Steven Poe, Warren Ertl, Eric Shain | |
| Subs | UMKC | Stanley Machin (PG), Richard Munch (SG), Darnell Collins (C) Robert Harper, Scott Waterfield, Joe Gilles | |
| 09:49 | UMKC | William Brainerd misses the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 09:49 | UMKC | William Brainerd misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 09:49 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 09:28 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-47 |
| 09:09 | UMKC | Richard Munch is hacked by Julius Bryant - foul #4 on Julius Bryant, team foul #6 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Mercer | Steven Poe (PG) Julius Bryant | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 08:48 | UMKC | William Brainerd comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 43-47 |
| 08:47 | Mercer | Troy Tinney grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 08:35 | Mercer | Steven Poe clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 08:34 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg grabs the offensive board | 43-47 |
| 08:17 | Mercer | Troy Tinney misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 08:15 | Mercer | Steven Poe hits the follow up shot | 45-47 |
| 07:59 | UMKC | William Brainerd dunks the ball set up by Stanley Machin | 45-49 |
| 07:51 | Mercer | Steven Poe misses long on a jump hook from close range | 45-49 |
| 07:50 | UMKC | Darnell Collins pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Steven Poe (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Troy Tinney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - Roy Young (fresh) 5 reb. C - Denver Sieberg (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Stanley Machin (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Munch (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - William Brainerd (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clayton Handy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Darnell Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:33 | UMKC | Darnell Collins misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-49 |
| 07:32 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 07:18 | Mercer | Steven Poe drills a shot from close range | 47-49 |
| 07:07 | UMKC | William Brainerd misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Troy Tinney - foul #3 on Troy Tinney, team foul #7 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski (PG), Mark Thomas (SG), Julius Bryant (SF), Warren Ertl (PF), Eric Shain (C) Steven Poe, Thomas Shorter, Troy Tinney, Roy Young, Denver Sieberg | |
| Subs | UMKC | Keith Kittelson (PG), Scott Waterfield (SG), Joe Gilles (PF), Timothy Holesovsky (C) Stanley Machin, Richard Munch, Clayton Handy, Darnell Collins | |
| 07:07 | UMKC | William Brainerd makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 07:07 | UMKC | William Brainerd misses the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 07:07 | Mercer | Warren Ertl gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 06:46 | Mercer | Julius Bryant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Locke (SF) William Brainerd | |
| 06:21 | UMKC | Joe Gilles drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Timothy Holesovsky | 47-52 |
| 06:06 | Mercer | Mark Thomas connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Julius Bryant | 49-52 |
| 05:54 | UMKC | Robert Locke misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 05:52 | Mercer | Warren Ertl grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 05:37 | Mercer | Julius Bryant clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 05:35 | Mercer | Julius Bryant pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 05:19 | Mercer | Warren Ertl's fadeaway is rejected by Joe Gilles | 49-52 |
| 05:18 | UMKC | Timothy Holesovsky gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 05:18 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Shorter (SG), Troy Tinney (SF), Roy Young (PF), Denver Sieberg (C) Mark Thomas, Julius Bryant, Warren Ertl, Eric Shain | |
| Subs | UMKC | Stanley Machin (PG), Richard Munch (SF), Clayton Handy (PF), Darnell Collins (C) Keith Kittelson, Robert Locke, Joe Gilles, Timothy Holesovsky | |
| 04:55 | UMKC | Stanley Machin clanks a 3 from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 04:54 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| 04:38 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Scott Waterfield - foul #2 on Scott Waterfield, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | William Brainerd (SF) Richard Munch | |
| 04:38 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 04:38 | Mercer | Thomas Shorter makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 04:23 | UMKC | Stanley Machin hits the finger roll set up by Scott Waterfield | 51-54 |
| 04:05 | Mercer | Darnell Collins is called for the reach on Thomas Shorter - foul #1 on Darnell Collins, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| 03:50 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Darnell Collins - foul #2 on Darnell Collins, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| 03:50 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 03:50 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ognjen Nowakowski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Shorter (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Troy Tinney (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. PF - Roy Young (fresh) 5 reb. C - Denver Sieberg (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Stanley Machin (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Waterfield (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - William Brainerd (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clayton Handy (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Darnell Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:29 | UMKC | Darnell Collins connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Waterfield | 53-57 |
| 03:04 | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 03:02 | Mercer | Troy Tinney tips it home | 55-57 |
| 02:45 | UMKC | Thomas Shorter is called for the reach on Scott Waterfield - foul #1 on Thomas Shorter, team foul #8 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (SF) Troy Tinney | |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Munch (SF), Joe Gilles (PF) William Brainerd, Clayton Handy | |
| 02:45 | UMKC | Scott Waterfield makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 02:45 | UMKC | Scott Waterfield makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 02:24 | Mercer | Richard Munch blocks the short jumper by Denver Sieberg | 55-59 |
| 02:23 | UMKC | Darnell Collins grabs the board | 55-59 |
| 02:23 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | William Brainerd (SF), Clayton Handy (PF) Richard Munch, Joe Gilles | |
| 02:07 | UMKC | Stanley Machin scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Brainerd | 55-62 |
| 01:38 | Mercer | Roy Young knocks in the jumper from close range | 57-62 |
| 01:16 | UMKC | William Brainerd slams it home on a great pass from Stanley Machin | 57-64 |
| 01:04 | Mercer | Roy Young hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Clayton Handy - foul #2 on Clayton Handy, team foul #7 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | Troy Tinney (SF) Julius Bryant | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 01:04 | Mercer | Roy Young makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 01:04 | Mercer | Roy Young makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:47 | UMKC | Stanley Machin connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Scott Waterfield | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski is fouled on the floor by Stanley Machin - foul #1 on Stanley Machin, team foul #8 | 59-66 |
| 00:42 | Mercer | Ognjen Nowakowski misses the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:42 | UMKC | Darnell Collins pulls down the rebound | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | UMKC | Darnell Collins is hacked by Ognjen Nowakowski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ognjen Nowakowski, team foul #9 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Mercer | Julius Bryant (PG) Ognjen Nowakowski | |
| Subs | UMKC | Joe Gilles (PF) Clayton Handy | |
| 00:39 | UMKC | Darnell Collins makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:39 | UMKC | Darnell Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Mercer | Julius Bryant misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-68 |
| 00:33 | UMKC | Darnell Collins snags the defensive board | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | UMKC | Julius Bryant is called for the reach on Darnell Collins in the backcourt - foul #5 on Julius Bryant, team foul #10 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Mercer | Mark Thomas (PG) Julius Bryant | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 00:31 | UMKC | Darnell Collins makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:31 | UMKC | Darnell Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:26 | Mercer | Denver Sieberg hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Troy Tinney | 61-70 |
| 00:25 | UMKC | Mark Thomas is called for the reach on William Brainerd in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Thomas, team foul #11 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | UMKC | William Mullikin (PF) Darnell Collins | |
| 00:25 | UMKC | William Brainerd misses the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:25 | UMKC | William Brainerd makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:20 | Mercer | Roy Young is fouled on the floor by William Mullikin - foul #1 on William Mullikin, team foul #9 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Mercer | Steven Poe (SG), Robert Warnick (SF), Warren Ertl (C) Thomas Shorter, Troy Tinney, Denver Sieberg | |
| Subs | UMKC | Keith Kittelson (PG), Richard Munch (SG), Robert Locke (SF), Timothy Holesovsky (C) Stanley Machin, Scott Waterfield, William Brainerd, William Mullikin | |
| 00:20 | Mercer | Roy Young makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:20 | Mercer | Roy Young misses the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:20 | UMKC | Richard Munch grabs the defensive rebound | 62-71 |
| 00:20 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-71 |
| 00:18 | UMKC | Richard Munch is hacked by Steven Poe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Poe, team foul #12 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thomas Shorter (SG), Troy Tinney (SF), Denver Sieberg (C) Steven Poe, Robert Warnick, Warren Ertl | |
| Subs | UMKC | Stanley Machin (PG), Scott Waterfield (SG), William Brainerd (SF) Keith Kittelson, Robert Locke, Timothy Holesovsky | |
| 00:18 | UMKC | Richard Munch makes the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:18 | UMKC | Richard Munch makes the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| 00:10 | Mercer | Troy Tinney misses badly on a shot from close range | 62-73 |
| 00:09 | UMKC | Stanley Machin gets the rebound | 62-73 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UMKC | Stanley Machin runs out the clock | 62-73 |