| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Hentz (fresh) SG - Preston Dussault (fresh) SF - Douglas Mathis (fresh) PF - Alexander Clancy (fresh) C - Lester Crane (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Pannell (fresh) SG - John Held (fresh) SF - Raymond Brown (fresh) PF - Malcolm Brooks (fresh) C - Andre Bruno (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Lester Crane wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Mercer | Douglas Mathis is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Kansas | John Held buries a 3 from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | Mercer | Lester Crane hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Preston Dussault | 2-3 |
| 18:46 | Kansas | Thomas Pannell can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:45 | Mercer | Douglas Mathis grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:27 | Mercer | Preston Dussault misses short on an open fadeaway from the right side | 2-3 |
| 18:26 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Thomas Pannell | 2-3 |
| 18:06 | Kansas | Raymond Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 18:04 | Mercer | Lester Crane pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:00 | Mercer | Richard Hentz makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Douglas Mathis | 4-3 |
| 17:58 | Kansas | Richard Hentz steals the ball from Thomas Pannell in the backcourt | 4-3 |
| 17:48 | Mercer | Preston Dussault knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 7-3 |
| 17:30 | Kansas | John Held knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Thomas Pannell | 7-6 |
| 17:28 | Mercer | Douglas Mathis is hacked by Andre Bruno in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andre Bruno, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Edwards (PG), Joshua Jones (SG), Anthony Holliday (SF), Richard Smith (PF), Calvin Morehead (C) Richard Hentz, Preston Dussault, Douglas Mathis, Alexander Clancy, Lester Crane | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jonathan Raub (PG), Calvin Campbell (SG), Donald Kerr (SF), Dominick Weesner (PF), Kevin Hall (C) Thomas Pannell, John Held, Raymond Brown, Malcolm Brooks, Andre Bruno | |
| 17:11 | Mercer | Richard Smith buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Christopher Edwards | 10-6 |
| 16:58 | Kansas | Joshua Jones is called for the reach on Donald Kerr - foul #1 on Joshua Jones, team foul #1 | 10-6 |
| 16:44 | Kansas | Dominick Weesner misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Anthony Holliday - foul #1 on Anthony Holliday, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| 16:44 | Kansas | Dominick Weesner makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 16:44 | Kansas | Dominick Weesner makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 16:33 | Mercer | Kevin Hall takes the ball from Anthony Holliday | 10-8 |
| 16:19 | Kansas | Richard Smith swats the shot by Dominick Weesner | 10-8 |
| 16:18 | Mercer | Anthony Holliday snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 16:09 | Mercer | Richard Smith is open but misses the lay-in | 10-8 |
| 16:08 | Kansas | Calvin Campbell pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 15:56 | Kansas | Jonathan Raub misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Christopher Edwards - foul #1 on Christopher Edwards, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thad McCreedy (PG), Preston Dussault (SG), Douglas Mathis (SF), Alexander Clancy (PF), Charles Ricard (C) Christopher Edwards, Joshua Jones, Anthony Holliday, Richard Smith, Calvin Morehead | |
| Subs | Kansas | John Held (SG), Raymond Brown (SF), Malcolm Brooks (PF), Andre Bruno (C) Calvin Campbell, Donald Kerr, Dominick Weesner, Kevin Hall | |
| 15:56 | Kansas | Jonathan Raub misses the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:56 | Kansas | Jonathan Raub makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:56 | Kansas | Jonathan Raub makes the 3rd free throw | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thad McCreedy (fresh) SG - Preston Dussault (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Mathis (fresh) PF - Alexander Clancy (fresh) C - Charles Ricard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Jonathan Raub (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Held (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Raymond Brown (fresh) PF - Malcolm Brooks (fresh) C - Andre Bruno (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-10 |
| 15:47 | Kansas | John Held grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 15:35 | Kansas | The pull-up jumper by Raymond Brown is blocked by Charles Ricard | 10-10 |
| 15:33 | Mercer | Douglas Mathis snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| 15:25 | Mercer | Douglas Mathis clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 15:24 | Mercer | Douglas Mathis gets the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 15:05 | Mercer | Jonathan Raub steals the ball from Thad McCreedy | 10-10 |
| 15:02 | Kansas | Raymond Brown banks in the layup set up by Jonathan Raub | 10-12 |
| 14:41 | Mercer | Douglas Mathis hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Andre Bruno - foul #2 on Andre Bruno, team foul #2 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Hentz (PG), Joshua Jones (SG), Richard Smith (PF), Lester Crane (C) Thad McCreedy, Preston Dussault, Alexander Clancy, Charles Ricard | |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Pannell (PG), Donald Kerr (SF), Emory Landry (PF), Patrick Morton (C) Jonathan Raub, Raymond Brown, Malcolm Brooks, Andre Bruno | |
| 14:41 | Mercer | Douglas Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:41 | Mercer | Douglas Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 14:29 | Kansas | Richard Smith swats the dunk try by Donald Kerr | 12-12 |
| 14:27 | Kansas | Emory Landry hits the follow up shot | 12-14 |
| 14:23 | Mercer | Douglas Mathis is hacked by Donald Kerr in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Kerr, team foul #3 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Mercer | Calvin Morehead (PF) Douglas Mathis | |
| Subs | Kansas | Dominick Weesner (PF), Kevin Hall (C) Emory Landry, Patrick Morton | |
| 14:13 | Mercer | Calvin Morehead loses the dribble to Dominick Weesner | 12-14 |
| 13:59 | Kansas | Donald Kerr scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-17 |
| 13:38 | Mercer | Lester Crane buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Richard Hentz | 14-17 |
| 13:27 | Kansas | Donald Kerr scores on a 3 from the right corner | 14-20 |
| 13:05 | Mercer | Kevin Hall picks off the pass by Calvin Morehead | 14-20 |
| 12:51 | Kansas | Thomas Pannell is hacked by Richard Hentz - foul #1 on Richard Hentz, team foul #4 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Edwards (PG), Preston Dussault (SG), Douglas Mathis (SF), Alexander Clancy (PF), Charles Ricard (C) Richard Hentz, Joshua Jones, Richard Smith, Calvin Morehead, Lester Crane | |
| Subs | Kansas | Calvin Campbell (SG), Raymond Brown (SF), Malcolm Brooks (PF), Patrick Morton (C) John Held, Donald Kerr, Dominick Weesner, Kevin Hall | |
| 12:36 | Kansas | Patrick Morton is fouled on the floor by Alexander Clancy - foul #1 on Alexander Clancy, team foul #5 | 14-20 |
| 12:24 | Kansas | Raymond Brown scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Patrick Morton | 14-22 |
| 12:19 | Mercer | Calvin Campbell takes the ball from Christopher Edwards | 14-22 |
| 11:58 | Kansas | Preston Dussault takes the ball from Patrick Morton | 14-22 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Christopher Edwards (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Preston Dussault (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Mathis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alexander Clancy (fresh) C - Charles Ricard (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Pannell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Calvin Campbell (fresh) SF - Raymond Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Malcolm Brooks (fresh) C - Patrick Morton (fresh) | |
| 11:48 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Charles Ricard | 16-22 |
| 11:29 | Kansas | Douglas Mathis blocks the short jumper by Malcolm Brooks | 16-22 |
| 11:28 | Kansas | Malcolm Brooks tips it home | 16-24 |
| 11:09 | Mercer | Christopher Edwards hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-24 |
| 11:08 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Malcolm Brooks | 16-24 |
| 10:59 | Kansas | Thomas Pannell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Calvin Campbell | 16-26 |
| 10:52 | Mercer | Charles Ricard is hacked by Patrick Morton - foul #1 on Patrick Morton, team foul #4 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Hentz (PG), Thad McCreedy (SG), Anthony Holliday (SF), Richard Smith (PF), Calvin Morehead (C) Christopher Edwards, Preston Dussault, Douglas Mathis, Alexander Clancy, Charles Ricard | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jonathan Raub (PG), John Held (SG), Emory Landry (PF), Dominick Weesner (C) Thomas Pannell, Calvin Campbell, Malcolm Brooks, Patrick Morton | |
| 10:34 | Mercer | Calvin Morehead is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-26 |
| 10:33 | Kansas | Emory Landry gets the rebound | 16-26 |
| 10:23 | Kansas | A charge is called on John Held - foul #1 on John Held, team foul #5 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua Jones (SG) Thad McCreedy | |
| Subs | Kansas | Donald Kerr (SF) Raymond Brown | |
| 10:05 | Mercer | Richard Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joshua Jones | 18-26 |
| 09:36 | Kansas | Jonathan Raub misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 18-26 |
| 09:34 | Kansas | Dominick Weesner tips it in | 18-28 |
| 09:27 | Mercer | Richard Hentz travels in the backcourt | 18-28 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thad McCreedy (PG), Preston Dussault (SG), Douglas Mathis (SF), Alexander Clancy (PF), Lester Crane (C) Richard Hentz, Joshua Jones, Anthony Holliday, Richard Smith, Calvin Morehead | |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Pannell (PG), Malcolm Brooks (PF), Kevin Hall (C) John Held, Emory Landry, Dominick Weesner | |
| 09:11 | Kansas | Kevin Hall hits a driving attempt in the lane | 18-30 |
| 08:49 | Mercer | Douglas Mathis makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Alexander Clancy | 21-30 |
| 08:29 | Kansas | Jonathan Raub clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-30 |
| 08:27 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy gets the rebound | 21-30 |
| 08:14 | Mercer | Douglas Mathis clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 21-30 |
| 08:13 | Mercer | Douglas Mathis pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-30 |
| 07:59 | Mercer | Malcolm Brooks takes the ball from Preston Dussault | 21-30 |
| 07:47 | Kansas | Malcolm Brooks lays it in | 21-32 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Thad McCreedy (fresh) SG - Preston Dussault (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Mathis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alexander Clancy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Lester Crane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Pannell (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Raub (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Kerr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Malcolm Brooks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:34 | Mercer | Malcolm Brooks is called for the reach on Thad McCreedy - foul #1 on Malcolm Brooks, team foul #6 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Hentz (PG), Joshua Jones (SG), Anthony Holliday (SF), Richard Smith (PF), Calvin Morehead (C) Thad McCreedy, Preston Dussault, Douglas Mathis, Alexander Clancy, Lester Crane | |
| Subs | Kansas | Calvin Campbell (PG), John Held (SG), Raymond Brown (SF), Emory Landry (PF), Patrick Morton (C) Thomas Pannell, Jonathan Raub, Donald Kerr, Malcolm Brooks, Kevin Hall | |
| 07:19 | Mercer | Calvin Morehead misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Patrick Morton - foul #2 on Patrick Morton, team foul #7 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Dominick Weesner (C) Patrick Morton | |
| 07:19 | Mercer | Calvin Morehead misses the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 07:19 | Mercer | Calvin Morehead makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 06:56 | Kansas | Richard Hentz takes the ball from Calvin Campbell | 22-32 |
| 06:42 | Mercer | Calvin Morehead misses badly on a runner from the left block | 22-32 |
| 06:40 | Kansas | Dominick Weesner snags the defensive board | 22-32 |
| 06:24 | Kansas | Raymond Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-32 |
| 06:23 | Kansas | John Held grabs the offensive rebound | 22-32 |
| 06:13 | Kansas | Raymond Brown can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Hentz - foul #2 on Richard Hentz, team foul #6 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Edwards (PG), Alexander Clancy (PF), Charles Ricard (C) Richard Hentz, Anthony Holliday, Calvin Morehead | |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Pannell (PG), Malcolm Brooks (PF) Calvin Campbell, Emory Landry | |
| 06:13 | Kansas | Raymond Brown makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 06:13 | Kansas | Raymond Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 05:59 | Mercer | John Held takes the ball from Alexander Clancy | 22-34 |
| 05:38 | Kansas | Thomas Pannell buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Malcolm Brooks | 22-37 |
| 05:10 | Mercer | Joshua Jones can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-37 |
| 05:09 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-37 |
| 04:49 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-37 |
| 04:48 | Kansas | Dominick Weesner grabs the board | 22-37 |
| 04:38 | Kansas | Dominick Weesner travels with the ball | 22-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thad McCreedy (PG), Preston Dussault (SG), Douglas Mathis (SF), Lester Crane (C) Christopher Edwards, Joshua Jones, Richard Smith, Charles Ricard | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jonathan Raub (PG), Donald Kerr (SF), Kevin Hall (C) Thomas Pannell, Raymond Brown, Dominick Weesner | |
| 04:19 | Mercer | Lester Crane misses the easy open layup but the foul's on Malcolm Brooks - foul #2 on Malcolm Brooks, team foul #8 | 22-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Calvin Morehead (PF) Alexander Clancy | |
| Subs | Kansas | Dominick Weesner (C) Malcolm Brooks | |
| 04:19 | Mercer | Lester Crane makes the 1st free throw | 23-37 |
| 04:19 | Mercer | Lester Crane makes the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 03:53 | Kansas | Jonathan Raub can't connect on a runner in the lane | 24-37 |
| 03:52 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Douglas Mathis | 24-37 |
| 03:40 | Mercer | Thad McCreedy is called for 3 seconds | 24-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Hentz (PG), Alexander Clancy (PF) Thad McCreedy, Lester Crane | |
| Subs | Kansas | Calvin Campbell (PG), Andre Bruno (C) John Held, Dominick Weesner | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Richard Hentz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Preston Dussault (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Mathis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alexander Clancy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Calvin Morehead (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Calvin Campbell (fresh) SG - Jonathan Raub (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Kerr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Andre Bruno (fresh) | |
| 03:23 | Kansas | Kevin Hall clanks a 3 from the left corner | 24-37 |
| 03:21 | Kansas | Calvin Campbell grabs the offensive board | 24-37 |
| 03:09 | Kansas | Andre Bruno hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 24-37 |
| 03:08 | Mercer | Calvin Morehead grabs the defensive rebound | 24-37 |
| 03:06 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy is hacked by Kevin Hall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Hall, team foul #9 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Anthony Holliday (SF), Lester Crane (C) Douglas Mathis, Calvin Morehead | |
| Subs | Kansas | Emory Landry (PF) Kevin Hall | |
| 03:06 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy makes the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 03:06 | Mercer | Alexander Clancy makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 02:52 | Kansas | Jonathan Raub hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-37 |
| 02:50 | Mercer | Lester Crane grabs the board | 26-37 |
| 02:41 | Mercer | Richard Hentz blows the dunk but he's fouled by Calvin Campbell - foul #1 on Calvin Campbell, team foul #10 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thad McCreedy (SG) Preston Dussault | |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Pannell (PG), Raymond Brown (SF) Calvin Campbell, Donald Kerr | |
| 02:41 | Mercer | Richard Hentz makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 02:41 | Mercer | Richard Hentz makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 02:22 | Kansas | Jonathan Raub is called for traveling | 28-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Smith (PF), Charles Ricard (C) Alexander Clancy, Lester Crane | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 02:20 | Mercer | Thad McCreedy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-37 |
| 02:04 | Kansas | Raymond Brown is fouled on the floor by Thad McCreedy - foul #1 on Thad McCreedy, team foul #7 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Edwards (PG), Joshua Jones (SG) Richard Hentz, Thad McCreedy | |
| Subs | Kansas | John Held (SG), Patrick Morton (C) Jonathan Raub, Andre Bruno | |
| 02:04 | Kansas | Raymond Brown makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 02:04 | Kansas | Raymond Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 01:57 | Mercer | Christopher Edwards is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Anthony Holliday | 30-39 |
| 01:32 | Kansas | Emory Landry scores on a shot from the left block | 30-41 |
| 01:28 | Mercer | John Held is called for the reach on Richard Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Held, team foul #11 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | Preston Dussault (SG), Douglas Mathis (SF), Calvin Morehead (C) Christopher Edwards, Anthony Holliday, Charles Ricard | |
| Subs | Kansas | Donald Kerr (SF), Malcolm Brooks (PF) Raymond Brown, Emory Landry | |
| 01:28 | Mercer | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 01:28 | Mercer | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 01:12 | Kansas | Donald Kerr scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-43 |
| 00:57 | Mercer | Donald Kerr is called for the reach on Richard Smith - foul #2 on Donald Kerr, team foul #12 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Richard Hentz (PG) Joshua Jones | |
| Subs | Kansas | Calvin Campbell (PG), Jonathan Raub (SG), Kevin Hall (PF), Andre Bruno (C) Thomas Pannell, John Held, Malcolm Brooks, Patrick Morton | |
| 00:57 | Mercer | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 00:57 | Mercer | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 00:55 | Kansas | Calvin Campbell is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Hentz - foul #3 on Richard Hentz, team foul #8 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Edwards (PG), Alexander Clancy (PF) Richard Hentz, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 00:55 | Kansas | Calvin Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 00:55 | Kansas | Calvin Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 00:55 | Kansas | Andre Bruno pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 00:40 | Kansas | Calvin Campbell is fouled on the floor by Christopher Edwards - foul #2 on Christopher Edwards, team foul #9 | 34-44 |
| 00:40 | Kansas | Calvin Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 00:40 | Kansas | Calvin Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 00:24 | Mercer | Douglas Mathis makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alexander Clancy | 36-46 |
| 00:02 | Kansas | Jonathan Raub double dribbles | 36-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | Thad McCreedy (SG), Anthony Holliday (SF), Lester Crane (C) Preston Dussault, Douglas Mathis, Calvin Morehead | |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Pannell (PG), Raymond Brown (SF), Malcolm Brooks (PF) Calvin Campbell, Donald Kerr, Kevin Hall | |
| 00:00 | Mercer | Anthony Holliday comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 36-46 |