| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Robert Hough (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Teagle (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Johnnie Dodge (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Vernon Jackson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joshua Patel (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Sean Carte (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norbert Root (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Conners (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Glenn Sydow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | Robert Hale inbounds the ball | 36-25 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | UMKC | Johnnie Dodge hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Robert Hough | 38-25 |
| 19:32 | Mercer | Johnnie Dodge denies the turnaround by Norbert Root | 38-25 |
| 19:30 | UMKC | Vernon Jackson snags the defensive board | 38-25 |
| 19:25 | UMKC | Johnnie Dodge misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-25 |
| 19:23 | UMKC | Johnnie Dodge pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-25 |
| 19:11 | UMKC | Johnnie Dodge comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-25 |
| 19:09 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow gets the rebound | 38-25 |
| 18:47 | Mercer | Joshua Patel clanks a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Larry Teagle - foul #1 on Larry Teagle, team foul #1 | 38-25 |
| 18:47 | Mercer | Joshua Patel makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 18:47 | Mercer | Joshua Patel misses the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 18:47 | UMKC | Johnnie Dodge grabs the defensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 18:34 | UMKC | Larry Teagle can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 38-26 |
| 18:32 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners gets the rebound | 38-26 |
| 18:10 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow buries a jump hook from the right block | 38-28 |
| 17:53 | UMKC | Johnnie Dodge misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-28 |
| 17:51 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners snags the defensive board | 38-28 |
| 17:33 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Sean Carte | 38-30 |
| 17:18 | UMKC | Robert Hough buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Hale | 41-30 |
| 17:02 | Mercer | Norbert Root scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Sean Carte | 41-32 |
| 16:45 | UMKC | Larry Teagle misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-32 |
| 16:44 | UMKC | Robert Hough pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 16:24 | UMKC | Robert Hale misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Sean Carte - foul #2 on Sean Carte, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| Subs | UMKC | William Wrenn (PG), William Hudson (SG), Robert Hayes (PF), Israel Mosher (C) Robert Hough, Larry Teagle, Johnnie Dodge, Vernon Jackson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Newton (PG), Gerald Adan (SG), Robert Antonio (SF), Kenneth Walker (PF), Thomas Smith (C) Joshua Patel, Sean Carte, Norbert Root, Kenneth Conners, Glenn Sydow | |
| 16:24 | UMKC | Robert Hale makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 16:24 | UMKC | Robert Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 16:05 | Mercer | The jump hook by Gary Newton is blocked by Israel Mosher | 43-32 |
| 16:03 | UMKC | William Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 15:58 | UMKC | Robert Hale buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Wrenn | 46-32 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - William Wrenn (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Hudson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Hale (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Israel Mosher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Gary Newton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gerald Adan (fresh) SF - Robert Antonio (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Walker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Mercer | Gerald Adan loses the ball out of bounds | 46-32 |
| Subs | UMKC | Jack Adcock (PF) Robert Hale | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 15:28 | UMKC | William Hudson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-32 |
| 15:27 | Mercer | Robert Antonio gets the rebound | 46-32 |
| 15:15 | Mercer | Jack Adcock picks off the pass by Kenneth Walker | 46-32 |
| 15:00 | UMKC | Robert Hayes drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by William Wrenn | 48-32 |
| 14:42 | Mercer | Israel Mosher takes the ball from Robert Antonio | 48-32 |
| 14:37 | UMKC | Thomas Smith steals it from William Hudson | 48-32 |
| 14:26 | Mercer | Gary Newton scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Gerald Adan | 48-35 |
| 14:10 | UMKC | Robert Hayes misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Antonio - foul #2 on Robert Antonio, team foul #2 | 48-35 |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Hough (PG), Larry Teagle (SG), Johnnie Dodge (PF), Vernon Jackson (C) William Wrenn, William Hudson, Jack Adcock, Israel Mosher | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Patel (PG), Sean Carte (SG), Norbert Root (SF), Kenneth Conners (PF), Glenn Sydow (C) Gary Newton, Gerald Adan, Robert Antonio, Kenneth Walker, Thomas Smith | |
| 14:10 | UMKC | Robert Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 14:10 | UMKC | Robert Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 13:52 | Mercer | Sean Carte knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Norbert Root | 49-38 |
| 13:38 | UMKC | Larry Teagle is hacked by Norbert Root - foul #2 on Norbert Root, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Hale (SF) Robert Hayes | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 13:23 | UMKC | Sean Carte is called for the reach on Larry Teagle - foul #3 on Sean Carte, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| 13:04 | UMKC | Glenn Sydow swats the layup by Vernon Jackson | 49-38 |
| 13:02 | UMKC | Larry Teagle can't tip it in | 49-38 |
| 13:01 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| 12:39 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow is called for traveling | 49-38 |
| 12:24 | UMKC | Kenneth Conners steps in front of the Larry Teagle pass | 49-38 |
| 12:11 | Mercer | Norbert Root misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-38 |
| 12:09 | UMKC | Larry Teagle pulls down the rebound | 49-38 |
| 11:53 | UMKC | Glenn Sydow blocks the short jumper by Johnnie Dodge | 49-38 |
| 11:52 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow pulls down the rebound | 49-38 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Robert Hough (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Teagle (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Johnnie Dodge (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Vernon Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joshua Patel (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Sean Carte (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Norbert Root (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Conners (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Glenn Sydow (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-38 |
| 11:28 | Mercer | Norbert Root tips it back up and in | 49-40 |
| 11:07 | UMKC | Robert Hale's pass is intercepted by Sean Carte | 49-40 |
| 10:56 | Mercer | Sean Carte scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Joshua Patel | 49-43 |
| 10:31 | UMKC | Vernon Jackson is hacked by Glenn Sydow - foul #3 on Glenn Sydow, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | UMKC | William Wrenn (PG), William Hudson (SG), Robert Hayes (PF), Israel Mosher (C) Robert Hough, Larry Teagle, Johnnie Dodge, Vernon Jackson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Newton (PG), Gerald Adan (SG), Robert Antonio (SF), Kenneth Walker (PF), Thomas Smith (C) Joshua Patel, Sean Carte, Norbert Root, Kenneth Conners, Glenn Sydow | |
| 10:18 | UMKC | Robert Hayes lays it in on a great pass from William Wrenn | 51-43 |
| 10:00 | Mercer | Robert Antonio can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-43 |
| 09:59 | Mercer | Kenneth Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 09:42 | Mercer | The jump hook by Thomas Smith is blocked by William Hudson | 51-43 |
| 09:40 | UMKC | Israel Mosher grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 09:23 | UMKC | Robert Antonio is called for the reach on William Wrenn - foul #3 on Robert Antonio, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Hough (PG), Jack Adcock (PF) William Wrenn, Robert Hale | |
| Subs | Mercer | Kenneth Conners (PF) Thomas Smith | |
| 09:11 | UMKC | Gary Newton is called for the reach on Israel Mosher - foul #1 on Gary Newton, team foul #7 | 51-43 |
| Subs | UMKC | Johnnie Dodge (PF) Jack Adcock | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Patel (PG), Glenn Sydow (C) Gary Newton, Kenneth Walker | |
| 09:11 | UMKC | Israel Mosher makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 09:11 | UMKC | Israel Mosher makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 08:58 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Hayes - foul #1 on Robert Hayes, team foul #2 | 53-43 |
| Subs | UMKC | Larry Teagle (SG) Israel Mosher | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 08:58 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 08:58 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 08:33 | UMKC | Larry Teagle is hacked by Gerald Adan - foul #1 on Gerald Adan, team foul #8 | 53-45 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Sean Carte (SG), Norbert Root (SF) Gerald Adan, Robert Antonio | |
| 08:33 | UMKC | Larry Teagle makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 08:33 | UMKC | Larry Teagle makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 08:15 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Johnnie Dodge - foul #3 on Johnnie Dodge, team foul #3 | 55-45 |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Hale (SF), Vernon Jackson (C) Robert Hayes, William Hudson | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 08:15 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 08:15 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow misses the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 08:15 | UMKC | Johnnie Dodge pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 07:59 | UMKC | Larry Teagle makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-46 |
| 07:49 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Joshua Patel | 58-49 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Robert Hough (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Teagle (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Johnnie Dodge (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Vernon Jackson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joshua Patel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Carte (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Norbert Root (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Conners (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Glenn Sydow (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | UMKC | Robert Hale can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Norbert Root - foul #3 on Norbert Root, team foul #9 | 58-49 |
| Subs | UMKC | William Wrenn (PG), Robert Hayes (PF) Robert Hough, Johnnie Dodge | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Newton (PG), Kenneth Walker (PF), Thomas Smith (C) Joshua Patel, Kenneth Conners, Glenn Sydow | |
| 07:26 | UMKC | Robert Hale misses the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 07:26 | UMKC | Robert Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 07:08 | Mercer | Sean Carte misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Vernon Jackson - foul #1 on Vernon Jackson, team foul #4 | 59-49 |
| Subs | UMKC | William Hudson (SG) Larry Teagle | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Antonio (SF) Norbert Root | |
| 07:08 | Mercer | Sean Carte makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 07:08 | Mercer | Sean Carte makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 06:45 | UMKC | Robert Hayes misses the lay-in | 59-51 |
| 06:43 | Mercer | Kenneth Walker snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| 06:38 | Mercer | Sean Carte connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Kenneth Walker | 59-53 |
| 06:20 | UMKC | William Wrenn clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 06:18 | UMKC | William Wrenn grabs the offensive board | 59-53 |
| 06:00 | UMKC | Robert Hale misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 05:59 | Mercer | Kenneth Walker gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| 05:42 | Mercer | Robert Hale takes the ball from Robert Antonio | 59-53 |
| 05:42 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-53 |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Hough (PG), Larry Teagle (SG), Johnnie Dodge (PF) William Wrenn, William Hudson, Robert Hayes | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Patel (PG), Norbert Root (SF), Kenneth Conners (PF), Glenn Sydow (C) Gary Newton, Robert Antonio, Kenneth Walker, Thomas Smith | |
| 05:19 | UMKC | Larry Teagle misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 05:17 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow grabs the board | 59-53 |
| 05:05 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 05:04 | UMKC | Robert Hough grabs the board | 59-53 |
| 05:00 | UMKC | Robert Hough's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-53 |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Hayes (C) Vernon Jackson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gerald Adan (SG) Sean Carte | |
| 04:42 | Mercer | Norbert Root comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 59-53 |
| 04:41 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners snags the offensive board | 59-53 |
| 04:27 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 04:26 | Mercer | Norbert Root grabs the offensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 04:08 | Mercer | Norbert Root loses the ball out of bounds | 59-53 |
| 03:49 | UMKC | Johnnie Dodge is whistled for traveling | 59-53 |
| Subs | UMKC | Vernon Jackson (C) Robert Hayes | |
| Subs | Mercer | Sean Carte (SG) Gerald Adan | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Robert Hough (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Teagle (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Johnnie Dodge (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Vernon Jackson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joshua Patel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Carte (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Norbert Root (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Conners (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - Glenn Sydow (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Mercer | Norbert Root misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 03:29 | UMKC | Johnnie Dodge gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| 03:23 | UMKC | Robert Hale hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 59-53 |
| 03:21 | UMKC | Johnnie Dodge gets the offensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 02:58 | UMKC | Robert Hale hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Robert Hough | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:44 | Mercer | Robert Hale is called for the reach on Norbert Root - foul #3 on Robert Hale, team foul #5 | 61-53 |
| Subs | UMKC | William Hudson (SG), Robert Hayes (PF) Larry Teagle, Johnnie Dodge | |
| Subs | Mercer | Gary Newton (PG), Robert Antonio (SF), Kenneth Walker (PF), Thomas Smith (C) Joshua Patel, Norbert Root, Kenneth Conners, Glenn Sydow | |
| 02:21 | Mercer | Robert Hough steals it from Gary Newton | 61-53 |
| 02:18 | UMKC | William Hudson misses the easy layup | 61-53 |
| 02:17 | UMKC | Vernon Jackson grabs the offensive board | 61-53 |
| 02:17 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| Subs | UMKC | Larry Teagle (SG), Johnnie Dodge (PF) William Hudson, Robert Hayes | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Patel (PG), Norbert Root (SF), Kenneth Conners (PF), Glenn Sydow (C) Gary Newton, Robert Antonio, Kenneth Walker, Thomas Smith | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:53 | UMKC | Vernon Jackson's fadeaway is rejected by Glenn Sydow | 61-53 |
| 01:52 | UMKC | Vernon Jackson tips it but misses | 61-53 |
| 01:50 | Mercer | Norbert Root pulls down the rebound | 61-53 |
| 01:31 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 01:30 | UMKC | Robert Hale grabs the board | 61-53 |
| 01:06 | UMKC | Johnnie Dodge is hacked by Joshua Patel - foul #1 on Joshua Patel, team foul #10 | 61-53 |
| 01:06 | UMKC | Johnnie Dodge misses the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 01:06 | UMKC | Johnnie Dodge misses the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 01:06 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners grabs the defensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 00:53 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Conners | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | UMKC | Vernon Jackson clanks a jumper from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 00:25 | UMKC | Vernon Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:22 | UMKC | Vernon Jackson is hacked by Glenn Sydow - foul #4 on Glenn Sydow, team foul #11 | 61-56 |
| Subs | UMKC | Israel Mosher (PG) Robert Hough | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:22 | UMKC | Vernon Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:22 | UMKC | Vernon Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners's pass is intercepted by Vernon Jackson | 62-56 |
| 00:13 | UMKC | Israel Mosher is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Patel - foul #2 on Joshua Patel, team foul #12 | 62-56 |
| 00:13 | UMKC | Israel Mosher makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:13 | UMKC | Israel Mosher misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:13 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 00:08 | Mercer | Sean Carte hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 00:06 | Mercer | Kenneth Conners grabs the offensive board | 63-56 |
| 00:04 | Mercer | Glenn Sydow comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-56 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Conners | 63-56 |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Sean Carte makes the 3 from straight away | 63-59 |