| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Joseph Thomas (fresh) SG - Eugene Sullivan (fresh) SF - Henry Gill (fresh) PF - Tony Whitehead (fresh) C - Blake Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joseph Gunnels (fresh) SG - Paul Smith (fresh) SF - Gerald May (fresh) PF - David Nelson (fresh) C - Loren Reiter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Loren Reiter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State 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) | |
| 19:43 | Mercer | David Nelson hits a jumper from close range | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Chicago State | Eugene Sullivan makes the shot from the right side set up by Blake Collins | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | Mercer | Gerald May misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Henry Gill - foul #1 on Henry Gill, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | Mercer | Gerald May makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:06 | Mercer | Gerald May makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:47 | Chicago State | Blake Collins misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 18:45 | Mercer | David Nelson gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:25 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Blake Collins - foul #1 on Blake Collins, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 18:25 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:25 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 18:02 | Chicago State | Blake Collins hits the finger roll | 4-6 |
| 17:43 | Mercer | Paul Smith misses the jumper from the right side | 4-6 |
| 17:41 | Mercer | Gerald May gets the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:18 | Mercer | Paul Smith travels with the ball | 4-6 |
| 16:59 | Chicago State | Henry Gill hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 4-6 |
| 16:57 | Chicago State | Henry Gill tips it home | 6-6 |
| 16:34 | Mercer | Loren Reiter is hacked by Blake Collins - foul #2 on Blake Collins, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Randall Atkinson (C) Blake Collins | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ernest Ehret (SG), Kenneth Zhu (SF), Michael McGuire (PF) Paul Smith, Gerald May, David Nelson | |
| 16:21 | Mercer | Michael McGuire hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 6-6 |
| 16:19 | Chicago State | Randall Atkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:12 | Chicago State | Eugene Sullivan hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-6 |
| 15:57 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Loren Reiter | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Joseph Thomas (fresh) SG - Eugene Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Henry Gill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Whitehead (fresh) C - Randall Atkinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joseph Gunnels (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ernest Ehret (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Zhu (fresh) PF - Michael McGuire (fresh) C - Loren Reiter (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Chicago State | Joseph Thomas is fouled on the floor by Michael McGuire - foul #1 on Michael McGuire, team foul #1 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Franklin Branch (PG) Joseph Thomas | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Cornwell (C) Loren Reiter | |
| 15:42 | Chicago State | Randall Atkinson misses the lay-in | 9-9 |
| 15:40 | Chicago State | Randall Atkinson tips it home | 11-9 |
| 15:28 | Mercer | Michael McGuire connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 11-11 |
| 15:08 | Chicago State | Henry Gill misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 15:07 | Chicago State | Franklin Branch tips it but misses | 11-11 |
| 15:06 | Mercer | David Cornwell snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 14:39 | Mercer | Michael McGuire loses the ball out of bounds | 11-11 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Joseph Thomas (PG), William McFerran (C) Henry Gill, Tony Whitehead | |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Smith (SG), Gerald May (SF), David Nelson (PF), Loren Reiter (C) Joseph Gunnels, Kenneth Zhu, Michael McGuire, David Cornwell | |
| 14:28 | Chicago State | Randall Atkinson buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from William McFerran | 14-11 |
| 14:17 | Mercer | Loren Reiter clanks a shot from the left side | 14-11 |
| 14:15 | Chicago State | William McFerran gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 13:52 | Chicago State | Joseph Thomas can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 14-11 |
| 13:50 | Mercer | David Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 13:35 | Mercer | Gerald May hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-11 |
| 13:33 | Chicago State | Randall Atkinson grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 13:09 | Chicago State | Joseph Thomas misses the jumper from the left side | 14-11 |
| 13:08 | Mercer | David Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 12:43 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret travels with the ball | 14-11 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jimmie Evans (SG), Henry Gill (SF), Tony Whitehead (PF) Joseph Thomas, Eugene Sullivan, Randall Atkinson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels (PG) Ernest Ehret | |
| 12:30 | Chicago State | David Nelson is called for the reach on William McFerran - foul #1 on David Nelson, team foul #2 | 14-11 |
| 12:08 | Chicago State | Tony Whitehead is fouled on the floor by Gerald May - foul #1 on Gerald May, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Greg Barraza (SG) Franklin Branch | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael McGuire (PF), David Cornwell (C) David Nelson, Loren Reiter | |
| 11:53 | Chicago State | Tony Whitehead double dribbles | 14-11 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ignacio Gutierrez (C) William McFerran | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu (SF) Gerald May | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Jimmie Evans (fresh) SG - Greg Barraza (fresh) SF - Henry Gill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Whitehead (fresh) C - Ignacio Gutierrez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joseph Gunnels (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) SF - Kenneth Zhu (fresh) PF - Michael McGuire (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Cornwell (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Mercer | David Cornwell is fouled on the floor by Ignacio Gutierrez - foul #1 on Ignacio Gutierrez, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Joseph Thomas (PG), Eugene Sullivan (SG) Jimmie Evans, Greg Barraza | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ernest Ehret (SG) Paul Smith | |
| 11:16 | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu blows the layup | 14-11 |
| 11:14 | Mercer | David Cornwell tips it home | 14-13 |
| 11:06 | Chicago State | Joseph Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 14-13 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Randall Atkinson (C) Ignacio Gutierrez | |
| Subs | Mercer | Loren Reiter (C) David Cornwell | |
| 10:44 | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 10:43 | Chicago State | Randall Atkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 10:41 | Chicago State | Joseph Gunnels takes the ball from Joseph Thomas in the backcourt | 14-13 |
| 10:40 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels lays it up and in | 14-15 |
| 10:25 | Chicago State | Randall Atkinson loses the ball out of bounds | 14-15 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Smith (SG), Gerald May (SF), David Nelson (PF) Ernest Ehret, Kenneth Zhu, Michael McGuire | |
| 10:09 | Mercer | Gerald May hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 14-15 |
| 10:08 | Chicago State | Randall Atkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 09:45 | Chicago State | Tony Whitehead comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-15 |
| 09:44 | Chicago State | Joseph Thomas grabs the offensive board | 14-15 |
| 09:22 | Chicago State | Henry Gill loses the dribble to Joseph Gunnels | 14-15 |
| 09:18 | Mercer | Gerald May banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Gunnels | 14-17 |
| 08:55 | Chicago State | Randall Atkinson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-17 |
| 08:53 | Mercer | David Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 08:37 | Mercer | Loren Reiter can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-17 |
| 08:35 | Chicago State | Joseph Thomas snags the defensive board | 14-17 |
| 08:17 | Chicago State | Tony Whitehead lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eugene Sullivan and he's fouled by David Nelson - foul #2 on David Nelson, team foul #4 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Franklin Branch (PG), Jimmie Evans (SG), William McFerran (SF), Ignacio Gutierrez (C) Joseph Thomas, Eugene Sullivan, Henry Gill, Randall Atkinson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ernest Ehret (PG), Kenneth Zhu (SG), Michael McGuire (PF), David Cornwell (C) Joseph Gunnels, Paul Smith, David Nelson, Loren Reiter | |
| 08:17 | Chicago State | Tony Whitehead makes the free throw | 17-17 |
| 07:54 | Mercer | Franklin Branch takes the ball from Kenneth Zhu | 17-17 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Franklin Branch (fresh) SG - Jimmie Evans (fresh) SF - William McFerran (fresh) PF - Tony Whitehead (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Ignacio Gutierrez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ernest Ehret (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Zhu (fresh) SF - Gerald May (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael McGuire (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Cornwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Chicago State | Jimmie Evans drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-17 |
| 07:32 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Ignacio Gutierrez - foul #2 on Ignacio Gutierrez, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Eugene Sullivan (SG) Ignacio Gutierrez | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels (PG) Gerald May | |
| 07:32 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret misses the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 07:32 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:10 | Chicago State | Eugene Sullivan can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 20-18 |
| 07:08 | Mercer | Michael McGuire gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 06:57 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 06:46 | Chicago State | Jimmie Evans clanks a shot from the right wing | 20-21 |
| 06:44 | Mercer | Ernest Ehret gets the rebound | 20-21 |
| 06:18 | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-21 |
| 06:17 | Mercer | David Cornwell tips it home | 20-23 |
| 06:12 | Chicago State | Eugene Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-23 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Joseph Thomas (PG), Henry Gill (SF), Randall Atkinson (PF) Jimmie Evans, Franklin Branch, Tony Whitehead | |
| Subs | Mercer | Paul Smith (SG), Gerald May (SF), Loren Reiter (C) Ernest Ehret, Kenneth Zhu, David Cornwell | |
| 05:56 | Mercer | Paul Smith drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Gunnels | 20-26 |
| 05:40 | Chicago State | Randall Atkinson is called for traveling | 20-26 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Tony Whitehead (PF) William McFerran | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 05:24 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-26 |
| 05:23 | Mercer | Gerald May pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 05:14 | Mercer | Gerald May misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-26 |
| 05:12 | Chicago State | Tony Whitehead gets the rebound | 20-26 |
| 05:06 | Chicago State | Randall Atkinson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-26 |
| 05:05 | Mercer | Gerald May grabs the defensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 04:54 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Smith | 20-29 |
| 04:33 | Chicago State | Joseph Thomas buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Henry Gill | 22-29 |
| 04:10 | Mercer | Loren Reiter hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-32 |
| 03:57 | Chicago State | Tony Whitehead connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Gill | 25-32 |
| 03:36 | Mercer | Michael McGuire can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Tony Whitehead - foul #1 on Tony Whitehead, team foul #6 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Franklin Branch (PG), Jimmie Evans (SG), William McFerran (PF), Blake Collins (C) Joseph Thomas, Eugene Sullivan, Tony Whitehead, Randall Atkinson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Ernest Ehret (PG), Kenneth Zhu (SF) Joseph Gunnels, Gerald May | |
| 03:36 | Mercer | Michael McGuire makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 03:36 | Mercer | Michael McGuire misses the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 03:36 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Blake Collins | 25-33 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Franklin Branch (fresh) SG - Jimmie Evans (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Henry Gill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William McFerran (fresh) C - Blake Collins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Ernest Ehret (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Zhu (fresh) PF - Michael McGuire (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Loren Reiter (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Chicago State | Henry Gill is called for traveling | 25-33 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Larry Warren (SF), David Nelson (PF) Paul Smith, Michael McGuire | |
| 03:03 | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu banks in the layup set up by Ernest Ehret and he's fouled by Franklin Branch - foul #1 on Franklin Branch, team foul #7 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | David Cornwell (C) Loren Reiter | |
| 03:03 | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu makes the free throw | 25-36 |
| 02:48 | Chicago State | William McFerran misses the easy layup | 25-36 |
| 02:47 | Mercer | Larry Warren grabs the board | 25-36 |
| 02:36 | Mercer | David Nelson misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 25-36 |
| 02:35 | Chicago State | Henry Gill pulls down the rebound | 25-36 |
| 02:30 | Chicago State | Franklin Branch misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 25-36 |
| 02:28 | Chicago State | Franklin Branch gets the offensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 02:05 | Chicago State | Henry Gill misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Ernest Ehret - foul #1 on Ernest Ehret, team foul #5 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Joseph Thomas (PG), Eugene Sullivan (SG), Randall Atkinson (PF) Franklin Branch, Jimmie Evans, William McFerran | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels (PG), Paul Smith (SG), Loren Reiter (C) Ernest Ehret, Larry Warren, David Cornwell | |
| 02:05 | Chicago State | Henry Gill makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 02:05 | Chicago State | Henry Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 01:51 | Mercer | Kenneth Zhu is whistled for traveling | 27-36 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Franklin Branch (SF) Henry Gill | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 01:30 | Chicago State | Eugene Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-36 |
| 01:29 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels grabs the defensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 01:16 | Mercer | Joseph Gunnels misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 01:15 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Randall Atkinson | 27-36 |
| 01:10 | Chicago State | Joseph Thomas misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Paul Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #6 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald May (SF) Kenneth Zhu | |
| 01:10 | Chicago State | Joseph Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 01:10 | Chicago State | Joseph Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 00:53 | Mercer | Gerald May misses the shot from the left side | 29-36 |
| 00:52 | Mercer | Gerald May tips it but misses | 29-36 |
| 00:50 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Randall Atkinson | 29-36 |
| 00:35 | Chicago State | Franklin Branch is whistled for traveling | 29-36 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Henry Gill (SF), William McFerran (PF) Franklin Branch, Randall Atkinson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael McGuire (PF) David Nelson | |
| 00:23 | Mercer | Gerald May's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-36 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jimmie Evans (PG), Tony Whitehead (PF) Joseph Thomas, Blake Collins | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:00 | Chicago State | Jimmie Evans misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-36 |