| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jerry Green (fresh) SG - Ken Pendarvis (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Jones (fresh) PF - Albert Partridge (fresh) C - Todd Defazio (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Wade Ricker (fresh) SG - Joe Baker (fresh) SF - Robert Kelly (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Fan (fresh) C - Gregory Trexler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Albert Partridge wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Mercer | Jeffrey Fan swats the dunk try by Jeffrey Jones | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Green | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Mercer | Albert Partridge blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Mercer | Albert Partridge connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | Chicago State | Wade Ricker connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Joe Baker | 3-2 |
| 18:51 | Mercer | Albert Partridge connects on the 3 from the left wing | 6-2 |
| 18:33 | Chicago State | Robert Kelly drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 18:14 | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Green | 8-5 |
| 17:52 | Chicago State | Gregory Trexler misses the dunk attempt | 8-5 |
| 17:51 | Chicago State | Jeffrey Fan tips it home | 8-7 |
| 17:46 | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Green | 11-7 |
| 17:26 | Chicago State | Gregory Trexler makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Wade Ricker | 11-9 |
| 17:10 | Mercer | Jerry Green misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 17:09 | Chicago State | Gregory Trexler gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 16:46 | Chicago State | Robert Kelly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-9 |
| Subs | Mercer | Steven Pitts (PF), Kyle Mabry (C) Albert Partridge, Todd Defazio | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 16:29 | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 11-9 |
| 16:27 | Mercer | Jerry Green gets the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 16:15 | Mercer | Jerry Green is fouled on the floor by Wade Ricker - foul #1 on Wade Ricker, team foul #1 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo (SG) Ken Pendarvis | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 16:05 | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-9 |
| 16:03 | Chicago State | Jeffrey Fan snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 15:44 | Chicago State | Joe Baker scores on a jumper near the basket | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jerry Green (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gabriel Colombo (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Jones (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Pitts (fresh) C - Kyle Mabry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Wade Ricker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Fan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Trexler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Mercer | Jerry Green misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-11 |
| 15:28 | Chicago State | Jeffrey Fan snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 15:11 | Chicago State | Gregory Trexler misses the easy layup | 11-11 |
| 15:10 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Kyle Mabry | 11-11 |
| 14:52 | Mercer | Kyle Mabry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-11 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis (SG), Timothy Parks (SF), Albert Partridge (PF), Todd Defazio (C) Jerry Green, Jeffrey Jones, Steven Pitts, Kyle Mabry | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Arturo Reyna (PG), Tommy Greene (SG), Jeremy Noriega (SF), Szczesny Muszynski (PF), Gary Bramblett (C) Wade Ricker, Joe Baker, Robert Kelly, Jeffrey Fan, Gregory Trexler | |
| 14:30 | Chicago State | Tommy Greene clanks a 3 from the left corner | 11-11 |
| 14:29 | Chicago State | Arturo Reyna misses the tip | 11-11 |
| 14:28 | Mercer | Albert Partridge grabs the board | 11-11 |
| 14:23 | Mercer | Timothy Parks is fouled on the floor by Arturo Reyna - foul #1 on Arturo Reyna, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| 14:17 | Mercer | Szczesny Muszynski takes the ball from Albert Partridge | 11-11 |
| 14:14 | Chicago State | Ken Pendarvis picks off the pass by Arturo Reyna in the backcourt | 11-11 |
| 14:12 | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ken Pendarvis | 13-11 |
| 13:54 | Chicago State | Tommy Greene makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Arturo Reyna | 13-13 |
| 13:40 | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-13 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Green (PG), Jeffrey Jones (SF) Gabriel Colombo, Timothy Parks | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Wade Ricker (PG), Joe Baker (SG) Arturo Reyna, Tommy Greene | |
| 13:28 | Chicago State | Gary Bramblett is fouled on the floor by Ken Pendarvis - foul #1 on Ken Pendarvis, team foul #1 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Kelly (SF), Jeffrey Fan (PF) Jeremy Noriega, Gary Bramblett | |
| 13:16 | Chicago State | Wade Ricker clanks a floater from the free throw line | 13-13 |
| 13:14 | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 13:01 | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis drills a jumper from close range | 15-13 |
| 12:43 | Chicago State | Robert Kelly misses short on a runner from the left block | 15-13 |
| 12:42 | Chicago State | Wade Ricker hits the follow up shot | 15-15 |
| 12:29 | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jerry Green | 18-15 |
| 12:05 | Chicago State | Wade Ricker can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 18-15 |
| 12:04 | Mercer | Albert Partridge snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| 11:48 | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 18-15 |
| 11:46 | Chicago State | Szczesny Muszynski gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jerry Green (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ken Pendarvis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Partridge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Defazio (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Wade Ricker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Fan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Szczesny Muszynski (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Chicago State | Joe Baker blows the layup but he's hacked by Ken Pendarvis - foul #2 on Ken Pendarvis, team foul #2 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo (PG), Timothy Parks (SG), Larry Biel (SF), Steven Pitts (PF), Kyle Mabry (C) Jerry Green, Ken Pendarvis, Jeffrey Jones, Albert Partridge, Todd Defazio | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jeremy Noriega (SF), Gary Bramblett (PF), Gregory Trexler (C) Robert Kelly, Jeffrey Fan, Szczesny Muszynski | |
| 11:42 | Chicago State | Joe Baker makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 11:42 | Chicago State | Joe Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 11:29 | Mercer | Steven Pitts's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory Trexler | 18-17 |
| 11:27 | Mercer | Kyle Mabry hits the follow up shot | 20-17 |
| 11:15 | Chicago State | Gary Bramblett buries a 3 from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 11:01 | Mercer | Joe Baker steals the ball from Larry Biel | 20-20 |
| 10:56 | Chicago State | Wade Ricker misses the easy layup | 20-20 |
| 10:54 | Mercer | Larry Biel snags the defensive board | 20-20 |
| 10:26 | Mercer | Timothy Parks's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Noriega | 20-20 |
| 10:08 | Chicago State | Gary Bramblett can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Steven Pitts - foul #1 on Steven Pitts, team foul #3 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Green (PG), Jeffrey Jones (SF) Timothy Parks, Larry Biel | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Arturo Reyna (PG), Tommy Greene (SG), Jeffrey Fan (PF) Wade Ricker, Joe Baker, Jeremy Noriega | |
| 10:08 | Chicago State | Gary Bramblett makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 10:08 | Chicago State | Gary Bramblett misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 10:08 | Mercer | Kyle Mabry snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 09:58 | Mercer | Jeffrey Fan steals the ball from Kyle Mabry | 20-21 |
| 09:49 | Chicago State | Gary Bramblett drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Tommy Greene | 20-23 |
| 09:32 | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones hits a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Gary Bramblett - foul #1 on Gary Bramblett, team foul #3 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Mercer | Albert Partridge (PF), Paul Hudnall (C) Steven Pitts, Kyle Mabry | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Kelly (SF), Szczesny Muszynski (C) Gary Bramblett, Gregory Trexler | |
| 09:32 | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones misses the free throw | 22-23 |
| 09:32 | Chicago State | Szczesny Muszynski snags the defensive board | 22-23 |
| 09:10 | Chicago State | Arturo Reyna clanks a 3 from the right corner | 22-23 |
| 09:09 | Chicago State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Fan | 22-23 |
| 08:51 | Chicago State | Tommy Greene misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-23 |
| 08:50 | Mercer | Albert Partridge snags the defensive board | 22-23 |
| 08:32 | Mercer | Albert Partridge misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 22-23 |
| 08:30 | Chicago State | Robert Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 08:01 | Chicago State | Robert Kelly knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-26 |
| 07:37 | Mercer | Albert Partridge misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 22-26 |
| 07:35 | Chicago State | Jeffrey Fan grabs the board | 22-26 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Jerry Green (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gabriel Colombo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Partridge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Hudnall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Arturo Reyna (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tommy Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffrey Fan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Szczesny Muszynski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Chicago State | Robert Kelly misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 22-26 |
| 07:29 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Paul Hudnall | 22-26 |
| 07:21 | Mercer | Tommy Greene steals the ball from Albert Partridge | 22-26 |
| 07:17 | Chicago State | Jeffrey Fan misses the easy layup | 22-26 |
| 07:16 | Mercer | Albert Partridge snags the defensive board | 22-26 |
| 07:02 | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-26 |
| 07:00 | Chicago State | Szczesny Muszynski pulls down the rebound | 22-26 |
| 06:53 | Chicago State | Gabriel Colombo is called for the reach on Tommy Greene - foul #1 on Gabriel Colombo, team foul #4 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Parks (PG), William Mance (SG), Larry Biel (SF), Steven Pitts (PF), Todd Defazio (C) Jerry Green, Gabriel Colombo, Jeffrey Jones, Albert Partridge, Paul Hudnall | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Wade Ricker (PG), Joe Baker (SG), Jeremy Noriega (SF), Gary Bramblett (PF), Gregory Trexler (C) Arturo Reyna, Tommy Greene, Robert Kelly, Jeffrey Fan, Szczesny Muszynski | |
| 06:42 | Chicago State | A charge is called on Gregory Trexler - foul #1 on Gregory Trexler, team foul #4 | 22-26 |
| 06:33 | Mercer | Todd Defazio is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Todd Defazio, team foul #5 | 22-26 |
| 06:06 | Chicago State | Joe Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-26 |
| 05:49 | Mercer | Todd Defazio misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Gregory Trexler - foul #2 on Gregory Trexler, team foul #5 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Green (PG), Jeffrey Jones (SF) William Mance, Larry Biel | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Kelly (SF), Alvaro Rossi (C) Jeremy Noriega, Gregory Trexler | |
| 05:49 | Mercer | Todd Defazio makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 05:49 | Mercer | Todd Defazio misses the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 05:49 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Gary Bramblett | 23-26 |
| 05:21 | Chicago State | Gary Bramblett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-26 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jeffrey Fan (PF), Szczesny Muszynski (C) Gary Bramblett, Alvaro Rossi | |
| 04:58 | Mercer | Steven Pitts banks in the layup | 25-26 |
| 04:46 | Chicago State | Robert Kelly lays it in on a great pass from Wade Ricker and he's fouled by Todd Defazio - foul #2 on Todd Defazio, team foul #6 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo (SG), Kyle Mabry (PF), Paul Hudnall (C) Timothy Parks, Steven Pitts, Todd Defazio | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 04:46 | Chicago State | Robert Kelly makes the free throw | 25-29 |
| 04:32 | Mercer | Paul Hudnall comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 04:31 | Chicago State | Robert Kelly gets the rebound | 25-29 |
| 04:10 | Chicago State | Jeffrey Fan misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 25-29 |
| 04:09 | Chicago State | Jeffrey Fan grabs the offensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 03:51 | Chicago State | Robert Kelly is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Jones - foul #1 on Jeffrey Jones, team foul #7 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis (SG), Timothy Parks (SF), Albert Partridge (PF) Jerry Green, Jeffrey Jones, Paul Hudnall | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Arturo Reyna (PG), Tommy Greene (SG), Gary Bramblett (PF), Gregory Trexler (C) Wade Ricker, Joe Baker, Jeffrey Fan, Szczesny Muszynski | |
| 03:51 | Chicago State | Robert Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 03:51 | Chicago State | Robert Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 03:24 | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Arturo Reyna - foul #2 on Arturo Reyna, team foul #6 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Mercer | Todd Defazio (C) Kyle Mabry | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jeremy Noriega (SF) Robert Kelly | |
| 03:24 | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 03:24 | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 03:24 | Chicago State | Gregory Trexler pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gabriel Colombo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ken Pendarvis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Parks (fresh) PF - Albert Partridge (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Todd Defazio (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Arturo Reyna (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tommy Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Noriega (fresh) PF - Gary Bramblett (fresh) 6 pts. C - Gregory Trexler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Chicago State | Tommy Greene connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeremy Noriega | 26-34 |
| 03:09 | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo travels in the backcourt | 26-34 |
| 02:51 | Chicago State | Arturo Reyna can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 26-34 |
| 02:50 | Chicago State | Gary Bramblett tips it back up and in | 26-36 |
| 02:27 | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis lays it up and in and he's hacked by Tommy Greene - foul #1 on Tommy Greene, team foul #7 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jerry Green (PG), Jeffrey Jones (SF) Gabriel Colombo, Timothy Parks | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Wade Ricker (PG), Joe Baker (SG), Jeffrey Fan (PF) Arturo Reyna, Tommy Greene, Gary Bramblett | |
| 02:27 | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis makes the free throw | 29-36 |
| 02:02 | Chicago State | Jeffrey Fan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-36 |
| 02:00 | Mercer | Ken Pendarvis snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 01:45 | Mercer | Jerry Green knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Jeffrey Jones | 31-36 |
| 01:41 | Chicago State | Joe Baker misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ken Pendarvis - foul #3 on Ken Pendarvis, team foul #8 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Mercer | William Mance (SG), Steven Pitts (PF), Kyle Mabry (C) Ken Pendarvis, Albert Partridge, Todd Defazio | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Kelly (SF), Szczesny Muszynski (C) Jeremy Noriega, Gregory Trexler | |
| 01:41 | Chicago State | Joe Baker makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 01:41 | Chicago State | Joe Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 01:18 | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Robert Kelly - foul #1 on Robert Kelly, team foul #8 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Gabriel Colombo (SG) William Mance | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 01:18 | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 01:18 | Mercer | Jeffrey Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 01:04 | Chicago State | Wade Ricker misses long on a 3 from straight away | 33-38 |
| 01:03 | Mercer | Kyle Mabry gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 00:37 | Mercer | Wade Ricker is called for the reach on Kyle Mabry - foul #2 on Wade Ricker, team foul #9 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Tommy Greene (SG), Gregory Trexler (C) Joe Baker, Szczesny Muszynski | |
| 00:37 | Mercer | Kyle Mabry makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 00:37 | Mercer | Kyle Mabry misses the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 00:37 | Chicago State | Gregory Trexler grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 00:18 | Chicago State | Gregory Trexler drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Kelly and the foul's on Steven Pitts - foul #2 on Steven Pitts, team foul #9 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Albert Partridge (PF) Kyle Mabry | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Szczesny Muszynski (PF) Jeffrey Fan | |
| 00:18 | Chicago State | Gregory Trexler makes the free throw | 34-41 |
| 00:01 | Mercer | Steven Pitts misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 00:00 | Chicago State | Szczesny Muszynski snags the defensive board | 34-41 |