| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - John Borchert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rickey Dudgeon (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Earl Maynes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. C - William King (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joseph Sanborn (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Pete Clark (fresh) 5 pts. C - Mark Terrell (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Chicago State | Earl Maynes inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State 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 (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Chicago State | Robert Campbell drills a jumper from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 19:37 | Mercer | Pete Clark is whistled for traveling | 34-28 |
| 19:14 | Chicago State | Earl Maynes misses the dunk | 34-28 |
| 19:13 | Mercer | Joseph Sanborn gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 18:59 | Mercer | Earl Maynes is called for the reach on Richard Smith - foul #2 on Earl Maynes, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 18:48 | Mercer | Joseph Sanborn loses the dribble to Earl Maynes | 34-28 |
| 18:44 | Chicago State | Earl Maynes hits the finger roll | 36-28 |
| 18:23 | Mercer | Richard Smith is called for a backcourt violation | 36-28 |
| 18:08 | Chicago State | Mark Terrell steals it from John Borchert | 36-28 |
| 17:58 | Mercer | John Borchert picks off the pass by Richard Smith | 36-28 |
| 17:37 | Chicago State | Rickey Dudgeon hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Borchert | 39-28 |
| 17:27 | Mercer | Mark Terrell misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-28 |
| 17:26 | Mercer | Harry Leonard hits the follow up shot | 39-30 |
| 17:14 | Chicago State | Harry Leonard steps in front of the Robert Campbell pass | 39-30 |
| 16:55 | Mercer | Mark Terrell is fouled on the floor by William King - foul #1 on William King, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Louis Helton (PG), Timothy Johnson (SG), Dennis Burley (SF), Louis Thompson (PF), Robert Coleman (C) John Borchert, Rickey Dudgeon, Earl Maynes, Robert Campbell, William King | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Hentz (PG), Robert Lucey (SG), Thomas Row (SF), Douglas Mathis (C) Joseph Sanborn, Harry Leonard, Richard Smith, Mark Terrell | |
| 16:42 | Mercer | Timothy Johnson is called for the reach on Douglas Mathis - foul #1 on Timothy Johnson, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| 16:25 | Mercer | Pete Clark buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Hentz | 39-33 |
| 15:56 | Chicago State | Thomas Row is called for the reach on Dennis Burley - foul #3 on Thomas Row, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Borchert (PG), Robert Campbell (PF) Timothy Johnson, Louis Thompson | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Messer (PF) Pete Clark | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - John Borchert (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Louis Helton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Burley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Campbell (fresh) 9 pts. C - Robert Coleman (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Hentz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Lucey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Row (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Messer (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Douglas Mathis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Chicago State | The pull-up jumper by Robert Campbell is blocked by John Messer | 39-33 |
| 15:45 | Chicago State | Robert Coleman grabs the offensive board | 39-33 |
| 15:31 | Chicago State | Robert Lucey steals it from Robert Campbell | 39-33 |
| 15:10 | Mercer | Richard Hentz loses the dribble to Louis Helton | 39-33 |
| 15:06 | Chicago State | Robert Campbell banks in the layup set up by Louis Helton | 41-33 |
| 14:51 | Mercer | John Messer lays it in on a great pass from Richard Hentz | 41-35 |
| 14:31 | Chicago State | Richard Hentz is called for the reach on Louis Helton - foul #1 on Richard Hentz, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Rickey Dudgeon (SG), Earl Maynes (SF), William King (C) Louis Helton, Dennis Burley, Robert Coleman | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Sanborn (PG), Harry Leonard (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Mark Terrell (C) Richard Hentz, Robert Lucey, Thomas Row, Douglas Mathis | |
| 14:19 | Chicago State | Joseph Sanborn is called for the reach on John Borchert - foul #2 on Joseph Sanborn, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Louis Thompson (PF) Robert Campbell | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 14:01 | Chicago State | John Borchert makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Rickey Dudgeon | 43-35 |
| 13:46 | Mercer | Rickey Dudgeon is called for the reach on Joseph Sanborn - foul #1 on Rickey Dudgeon, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Pete Clark (PF) John Messer | |
| 13:34 | Mercer | Pete Clark is hacked by Earl Maynes - foul #3 on Earl Maynes, team foul #5 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Louis Helton (PG), Dennis Burley (PF) John Borchert, Louis Thompson | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 13:23 | Mercer | Joseph Sanborn drills a driving attempt in the paint | 43-37 |
| 13:11 | Chicago State | William King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-37 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Campbell (PF) Dennis Burley | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 12:44 | Mercer | Rickey Dudgeon steals it from Mark Terrell | 43-37 |
| 12:24 | Chicago State | Earl Maynes misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Richard Smith - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #4 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Borchert (PG), Dennis Burley (C) Louis Helton, William King | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 12:24 | Chicago State | Earl Maynes makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 12:24 | Chicago State | Earl Maynes makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 12:06 | Mercer | Joseph Sanborn clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-37 |
| 12:04 | Chicago State | Robert Campbell grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 11:57 | Chicago State | Robert Campbell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 45-37 |
| 11:55 | Chicago State | Robert Campbell grabs the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - John Borchert (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rickey Dudgeon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Maynes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Campbell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Burley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joseph Sanborn (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Leonard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Pete Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Mark Terrell (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Chicago State | Robert Campbell misses the lay-in | 45-37 |
| 11:35 | Mercer | Pete Clark pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 11:15 | Mercer | Joseph Sanborn misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 45-37 |
| 11:13 | Chicago State | Earl Maynes snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 10:51 | Chicago State | Earl Maynes knocks in the shot near the basket and he's fouled by Mark Terrell - foul #3 on Mark Terrell, team foul #5 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Louis Helton (SG), William King (C) Rickey Dudgeon, Robert Campbell | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Hentz (PG), Robert Lucey (SG), Thomas Row (SF), John Messer (PF), Douglas Mathis (C) Joseph Sanborn, Harry Leonard, Richard Smith, Pete Clark, Mark Terrell | |
| 10:51 | Chicago State | Earl Maynes makes the free throw | 48-37 |
| 10:40 | Mercer | Douglas Mathis misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-37 |
| 10:39 | Chicago State | William King grabs the defensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 10:24 | Chicago State | John Borchert is fouled on the floor by Richard Hentz - foul #2 on Richard Hentz, team foul #6 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Louis Thompson (PF) Earl Maynes | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 10:15 | Chicago State | Louis Thompson clanks a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Richard Hentz - foul #3 on Richard Hentz, team foul #7 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Steven Moreira (PF) Dennis Burley | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 10:15 | Chicago State | Louis Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 10:15 | Chicago State | Louis Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 09:48 | Mercer | Steven Moreira is called for the reach on John Messer - foul #1 on Steven Moreira, team foul #6 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Campbell (PF) Steven Moreira | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 09:35 | Mercer | John Messer lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Row | 49-39 |
| 09:16 | Chicago State | John Borchert misses the dunk attempt | 49-39 |
| 09:15 | Mercer | Robert Lucey grabs the board | 49-39 |
| 08:56 | Mercer | Richard Hentz is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 49-39 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Timothy Johnson (SG), Dennis Burley (SF), Robert Coleman (C) John Borchert, Louis Thompson, William King | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Sanborn (PG), Harry Leonard (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Pete Clark (PF), Mark Terrell (C) Richard Hentz, Robert Lucey, Thomas Row, John Messer, Douglas Mathis | |
| 08:28 | Chicago State | Robert Campbell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 08:27 | Mercer | Harry Leonard grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 08:14 | Mercer | Richard Smith misses the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Dennis Burley - foul #1 on Dennis Burley, team foul #7 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Rickey Dudgeon (SG) Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 08:14 | Mercer | Richard Smith misses the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 08:14 | Mercer | Richard Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 08:14 | Chicago State | Robert Campbell gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 07:58 | Chicago State | Dennis Burley scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Helton | 52-39 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Louis Helton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rickey Dudgeon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Burley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Campbell (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Coleman (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joseph Sanborn (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Leonard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Pete Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Terrell (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:39 | Mercer | Richard Smith can't finish the layup | 52-39 |
| 07:37 | Chicago State | Robert Campbell pulls down the rebound | 52-39 |
| 07:15 | Chicago State | Dennis Burley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-39 |
| 07:13 | Chicago State | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Helton | 52-39 |
| 07:02 | Chicago State | Robert Campbell misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Mark Terrell - foul #4 on Mark Terrell, team foul #8 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Borchert (PG), William King (C) Louis Helton, Robert Coleman | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Messer (PF), Douglas Mathis (C) Pete Clark, Mark Terrell | |
| 07:02 | Chicago State | Robert Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 07:02 | Chicago State | Robert Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 07:02 | Mercer | John Messer gets the rebound | 52-39 |
| 06:42 | Mercer | Harry Leonard travels with the ball | 52-39 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Earl Maynes (SF), Louis Thompson (PF) Dennis Burley, Robert Campbell | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Lucey (SG) Harry Leonard | |
| 06:39 | Chicago State | John Borchert is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Lucey - foul #1 on Robert Lucey, team foul #9 | 52-39 |
| 06:39 | Chicago State | John Borchert misses the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 06:39 | Mercer | John Messer pulls down the rebound | 52-39 |
| 06:22 | Mercer | Robert Lucey misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-39 |
| 06:21 | Chicago State | Louis Thompson snags the defensive board | 52-39 |
| 06:02 | Chicago State | Earl Maynes buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by John Borchert | 54-39 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:48 | Mercer | Richard Smith hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Sanborn | 54-42 |
| 05:33 | Chicago State | John Borchert clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 05:31 | Chicago State | Louis Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 05:10 | Chicago State | Earl Maynes buries a shot from the right block | 56-42 |
| 05:07 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-42 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Campbell (PF) Louis Thompson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Harry Leonard (SG), Pete Clark (PF), Mark Terrell (C) Robert Lucey, John Messer, Douglas Mathis | |
| 04:57 | Mercer | Mark Terrell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-42 |
| 04:55 | Chicago State | Earl Maynes pulls down the rebound | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:50 | Chicago State | Rickey Dudgeon buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-42 |
| 04:33 | Mercer | Joseph Sanborn drills a 3 from the left wing | 59-45 |
| 04:16 | Chicago State | Rickey Dudgeon hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Borchert | 62-45 |
| 04:02 | Mercer | Joseph Sanborn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-45 |
| 04:01 | Chicago State | Robert Campbell grabs the board | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Chicago State | Earl Maynes blows the layup | 62-45 |
| 03:39 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Mark Terrell | 62-45 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - John Borchert (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rickey Dudgeon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Maynes (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Campbell (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - William King (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joseph Sanborn (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Leonard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Pete Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Terrell (fresh) 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State 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) | |
| 03:33 | Mercer | Joseph Sanborn makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Harry Leonard | 62-47 |
| 03:12 | Chicago State | Robert Campbell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-47 |
| 03:11 | Mercer | Joseph Sanborn grabs the board | 62-47 |
| 02:55 | Mercer | Pete Clark misses the 3 from straight away | 62-47 |
| 02:54 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Rickey Dudgeon | 62-47 |
| 02:25 | Chicago State | Robert Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-47 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Louis Helton (PG), Timothy Johnson (SG), Dennis Burley (SF), Louis Thompson (PF), Robert Coleman (C) John Borchert, Rickey Dudgeon, Earl Maynes, Robert Campbell, William King | |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Hentz (PG), Robert Lucey (SG), Thomas Row (SF), John Messer (PF), Douglas Mathis (C) Joseph Sanborn, Harry Leonard, Richard Smith, Pete Clark, Mark Terrell | |
| 02:05 | Mercer | Robert Lucey clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Louis Helton - foul #2 on Louis Helton, team foul #8 | 62-47 |
| 02:05 | Mercer | Robert Lucey misses the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 02:05 | Mercer | Robert Lucey misses the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 02:05 | Chicago State | Louis Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-47 |
| 02:03 | Chicago State | Robert Lucey is called for the reach on Louis Helton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Lucey, team foul #10 | 62-47 |
| 02:03 | Chicago State | Louis Helton misses the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 02:03 | Chicago State | Louis Helton makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 01:47 | Mercer | Thomas Row misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-47 |
| 01:46 | Mercer | John Messer misses the tip | 63-47 |
| 01:45 | Chicago State | Robert Coleman pulls down the rebound | 63-47 |
| 01:32 | Chicago State | Dennis Burley can't connect on a runner from the right block | 63-47 |
| 01:30 | Mercer | Douglas Mathis gets the rebound | 63-47 |
| 01:20 | Mercer | John Messer misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-47 |
| 01:18 | Mercer | Richard Hentz can't tip it in | 63-47 |
| 01:16 | Chicago State | Dennis Burley grabs the board | 63-47 |
| 00:51 | Chicago State | Robert Coleman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-47 |
| 00:50 | Mercer | Douglas Mathis snags the defensive board | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Mercer | The jump hook by Thomas Row is blocked by Louis Thompson | 63-47 |
| 00:42 | Chicago State | Louis Helton gets the rebound | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Chicago State | Louis Helton is fouled on the floor by Thomas Row - foul #4 on Thomas Row, team foul #11 | 63-47 |
| 00:17 | Chicago State | Louis Helton makes the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 00:17 | Chicago State | Louis Helton misses the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| 00:17 | Mercer | Douglas Mathis gets the rebound | 64-47 |
| 00:11 | Mercer | Richard Hentz misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-47 |
| 00:10 | Chicago State | Dennis Burley grabs the board | 64-47 |
| 00:00 | Chicago State | Louis Helton runs out the clock | 64-47 |