| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Austin Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lee Russell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Graham (fresh) 1 pts. C - David Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Wendell McWhirt (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Herbert Cosentino (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Troy Younker (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joe Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Murchison (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | David Williams inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| 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) | |
| 19:33 | UMKC | David Phillips travels with the ball | 30-35 |
| 19:24 | Mercer | Herbert Cosentino clanks a jump hook in the paint | 30-35 |
| 19:22 | UMKC | David Williams pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 19:06 | UMKC | David Williams is fouled on the floor by Troy Younker - foul #1 on Troy Younker, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| 18:52 | UMKC | Austin Smith scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-35 |
| 18:35 | Mercer | Herbert Cosentino hits a driving attempt from the right block | 33-37 |
| 18:14 | UMKC | David Phillips hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Austin Smith | 35-37 |
| 17:49 | Mercer | Timothy Murchison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-37 |
| 17:47 | UMKC | Lee Russell snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 17:31 | UMKC | Troy Younker steps in front of the Austin Smith pass | 35-37 |
| 17:17 | Mercer | Troy Younker clanks a 3 from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 17:15 | UMKC | David Phillips pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 16:55 | UMKC | Lee Russell drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from David Phillips | 38-37 |
| 16:39 | Mercer | Timothy Murchison loses the ball out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | UMKC | Oliver Oakman (PG), Joshua Pugh (SG), Simon Reese (SF), Eric Lovell (PF), Michael Francis (C) Austin Smith, Lee Russell, David Williams, Christopher Graham, David Phillips | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Ireland (PG), Moises Cisneros (SG), James Hefley (SF), Harry Jorgensen (PF), David White (C) Wendell McWhirt, Herbert Cosentino, Troy Younker, Joe Roberts, Timothy Murchison | |
| 16:18 | UMKC | Eric Lovell drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Michael Francis | 40-37 |
| 16:02 | Mercer | The jump hook by David White is blocked by Eric Lovell | 40-37 |
| 16:00 | Mercer | Harry Jorgensen tips it in | 40-39 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Oliver Oakman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joshua Pugh (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Simon Reese (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Lovell (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Francis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Michael Ireland (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Moises Cisneros (fresh) SF - James Hefley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harry Jorgensen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David White (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | UMKC | Oliver Oakman comes up short on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Michael Ireland - foul #1 on Michael Ireland, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| 15:43 | UMKC | Oliver Oakman makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 15:43 | UMKC | Oliver Oakman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 15:33 | Mercer | Michael Ireland is called for 10 seconds | 42-39 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Herbert Cosentino (SG), Troy Younker (SF) James Hefley, Harry Jorgensen | |
| 15:21 | UMKC | Eric Lovell misses the lay-in | 42-39 |
| 15:19 | UMKC | Michael Francis tips it back up and in | 44-39 |
| 15:00 | Mercer | David White is hacked by Joshua Pugh - foul #2 on Joshua Pugh, team foul #1 | 44-39 |
| Subs | UMKC | Austin Smith (PG), Lee Russell (SG), David Phillips (C) Oliver Oakman, Simon Reese, Michael Francis | |
| Subs | Mercer | Wendell McWhirt (PG) Michael Ireland | |
| 14:52 | Mercer | Troy Younker is fouled on the floor by Austin Smith - foul #3 on Austin Smith, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | UMKC | David Williams (SF) Joshua Pugh | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 14:34 | Mercer | David White's floater is tipped away by David Phillips | 44-39 |
| 14:33 | UMKC | David Phillips snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 14:20 | UMKC | Wendell McWhirt steals the ball from Austin Smith | 44-39 |
| 14:03 | Mercer | Moises Cisneros buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Herbert Cosentino and he's fouled by Austin Smith - foul #4 on Austin Smith, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | UMKC | Oliver Oakman (PG), Christopher Graham (PF) Austin Smith, Eric Lovell | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joe Roberts (PF), Timothy Murchison (C) Herbert Cosentino, David White | |
| 14:03 | Mercer | Moises Cisneros makes the free throw | 44-42 |
| 13:43 | UMKC | Christopher Graham knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Williams | 47-42 |
| 13:27 | Mercer | Joe Roberts clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-42 |
| 13:25 | Mercer | Joe Roberts can't tip it in | 47-42 |
| 13:24 | Mercer | Troy Younker snags the offensive board | 47-42 |
| 13:13 | Mercer | Joe Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-42 |
| Subs | UMKC | Joshua Pugh (SG), Simon Reese (SF), Michael Francis (C) Lee Russell, David Williams, David Phillips | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Ireland (SG), James Hefley (SF) Moises Cisneros, Troy Younker | |
| 13:02 | UMKC | Simon Reese can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-42 |
| 13:00 | Mercer | Michael Ireland snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 12:42 | Mercer | Joe Roberts can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 47-42 |
| 12:40 | UMKC | Christopher Graham pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 12:23 | UMKC | Timothy Murchison denies the turnaround by Michael Francis | 47-42 |
| 12:21 | UMKC | Oliver Oakman can't tip it in | 47-42 |
| 12:20 | Mercer | Timothy Murchison gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 12:16 | Mercer | Wendell McWhirt lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Ireland and he's hacked by Christopher Graham - foul #1 on Christopher Graham, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | UMKC | Eric Lovell (PF), David Phillips (C) Christopher Graham, Michael Francis | |
| Subs | Mercer | Herbert Cosentino (SG), David White (C) Michael Ireland, Timothy Murchison | |
| 12:16 | Mercer | Wendell McWhirt makes the free throw | 47-45 |
| 12:03 | UMKC | Eric Lovell connects on the jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Joe Roberts - foul #1 on Joe Roberts, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Ireland (PG), Harry Jorgensen (PF) Wendell McWhirt, Joe Roberts | |
| 12:03 | UMKC | Eric Lovell misses the free throw | 49-45 |
| 12:03 | Mercer | Harry Jorgensen grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 11:40 | Mercer | Michael Ireland hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 49-45 |
| 11:38 | Mercer | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Jorgensen | 49-45 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Oliver Oakman (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Joshua Pugh (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Simon Reese (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Lovell (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - David Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Michael Ireland (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Cosentino (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Hefley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harry Jorgensen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David White (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Mercer | Harry Jorgensen's pass is intercepted by Joshua Pugh | 49-45 |
| 11:17 | UMKC | Oliver Oakman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Ireland - foul #2 on Michael Ireland, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | UMKC | Lee Russell (SG), David Williams (SF) Joshua Pugh, Simon Reese | |
| Subs | Mercer | Troy Younker (SF) James Hefley | |
| 11:17 | UMKC | Oliver Oakman makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 11:17 | UMKC | Oliver Oakman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 10:54 | Mercer | Troy Younker is hacked by Lee Russell - foul #3 on Lee Russell, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| Subs | UMKC | Jeremiah Spruill (PG), Christopher Graham (PF), Michael Francis (C) Oliver Oakman, Eric Lovell, David Phillips | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joe Roberts (PF), Timothy Murchison (C) Harry Jorgensen, David White | |
| 10:36 | Mercer | Joe Roberts lays it in | 51-47 |
| 10:15 | UMKC | Lee Russell loses the ball out of bounds | 51-47 |
| Subs | UMKC | Simon Reese (PG) Jeremiah Spruill | |
| Subs | Mercer | Wendell McWhirt (PG) Michael Ireland | |
| 09:59 | Mercer | Herbert Cosentino comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Lee Russell - foul #4 on Lee Russell, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | UMKC | Joshua Pugh (SG), David Phillips (C) Lee Russell, Michael Francis | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 09:59 | Mercer | Herbert Cosentino makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 09:59 | Mercer | Herbert Cosentino misses the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 09:59 | UMKC | The rebound goes to David Williams | 51-48 |
| 09:48 | UMKC | Simon Reese scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Christopher Graham | 54-48 |
| 09:25 | Mercer | Troy Younker misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-48 |
| 09:23 | UMKC | Christopher Graham gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 09:10 | UMKC | Joshua Pugh is fouled on the floor by Joe Roberts - foul #2 on Joe Roberts, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| Subs | UMKC | Oliver Oakman (PG), Eric Lovell (PF) David Williams, Christopher Graham | |
| Subs | Mercer | Moises Cisneros (SG), Harry Jorgensen (PF), David White (C) Herbert Cosentino, Joe Roberts, Timothy Murchison | |
| 08:50 | UMKC | David White takes the ball from Simon Reese | 54-48 |
| 08:32 | Mercer | David White clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-48 |
| 08:31 | Mercer | Troy Younker tips it in | 54-50 |
| 08:24 | UMKC | Oliver Oakman misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 08:22 | Mercer | Harry Jorgensen grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 08:06 | Mercer | Harry Jorgensen misses the easy layup | 54-50 |
| 08:04 | UMKC | Oliver Oakman pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 07:43 | UMKC | David Phillips buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Oliver Oakman | 56-50 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Oliver Oakman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Pugh (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Simon Reese (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Lovell (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - David Phillips (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Wendell McWhirt (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Moises Cisneros (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Troy Younker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harry Jorgensen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David White (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Mercer | Moises Cisneros is fouled on the floor by Joshua Pugh - foul #3 on Joshua Pugh, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| Subs | UMKC | Austin Smith (PG), Lee Russell (SG), David Williams (SF), Christopher Graham (PF), Michael Francis (C) Oliver Oakman, Joshua Pugh, Simon Reese, Eric Lovell, David Phillips | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Ireland (PG), Herbert Cosentino (SG), Joe Roberts (PF), Timothy Murchison (C) Wendell McWhirt, Troy Younker, Harry Jorgensen, David White | |
| 07:26 | Mercer | Moises Cisneros misses the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 07:26 | UMKC | Michael Francis grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 07:01 | UMKC | David Williams misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 56-50 |
| 06:59 | UMKC | Michael Francis hits the follow up shot | 58-50 |
| 06:47 | Mercer | Michael Ireland misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 58-50 |
| 06:45 | UMKC | Michael Francis gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| 06:39 | UMKC | Michael Francis is fouled on the floor by Timothy Murchison - foul #3 on Timothy Murchison, team foul #6 | 58-50 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Hefley (SF) Moises Cisneros | |
| 06:18 | UMKC | Austin Smith makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-50 |
| 05:59 | Mercer | Michael Ireland misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-50 |
| 05:57 | UMKC | David Williams pulls down the rebound | 61-50 |
| 05:55 | UMKC | Austin Smith loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-50 |
| Subs | UMKC | Eric Lovell (C) Michael Francis | |
| Subs | Mercer | Wendell McWhirt (PG), Troy Younker (SF), Harry Jorgensen (PF) Michael Ireland, James Hefley, Joe Roberts | |
| 05:44 | Mercer | Christopher Graham takes the ball from Wendell McWhirt | 61-50 |
| 05:26 | UMKC | Christopher Graham misses badly on a runner from the left block | 61-50 |
| 05:25 | UMKC | Lee Russell snags the offensive board | 61-50 |
| 05:16 | UMKC | Eric Lovell clanks a runner from the left block | 61-50 |
| 05:14 | Mercer | Harry Jorgensen grabs the board | 61-50 |
| 04:47 | Mercer | Herbert Cosentino connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Wendell McWhirt | 61-52 |
| 04:43 | UMKC | Austin Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-52 |
| 04:41 | UMKC | David Williams misses the tip | 61-52 |
| 04:40 | Mercer | Harry Jorgensen snags the defensive board | 61-52 |
| 04:20 | Mercer | Wendell McWhirt buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Herbert Cosentino | 61-54 |
| 04:00 | UMKC | Lee Russell misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 03:59 | UMKC | Eric Lovell misses the tip | 61-54 |
| 03:58 | Mercer | Harry Jorgensen pulls down the rebound | 61-54 |
| 03:35 | Mercer | David Williams steals it from Harry Jorgensen | 61-54 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Austin Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Lee Russell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - David Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Graham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Lovell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Wendell McWhirt (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Cosentino (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Troy Younker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harry Jorgensen (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Timothy Murchison (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:09 | UMKC | Christopher Graham comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 61-54 |
| 03:07 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Harry Jorgensen | 61-54 |
| 03:02 | Mercer | Herbert Cosentino can't finish the layup | 61-54 |
| 03:00 | UMKC | Christopher Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 02:44 | UMKC | David Williams clanks a floater from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 02:42 | UMKC | David Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 02:25 | UMKC | Lee Russell is fouled on the floor by Timothy Murchison - foul #4 on Timothy Murchison, team foul #7 | 61-54 |
| Subs | UMKC | Oliver Oakman (PG), Joshua Pugh (SF), Lance Ballard (PF), David Phillips (C) Austin Smith, David Williams, Christopher Graham, Eric Lovell | |
| Subs | Mercer | Michael Ireland (PG), Moises Cisneros (SG), James Hefley (SF), Joe Roberts (PF), David White (C) Wendell McWhirt, Herbert Cosentino, Troy Younker, Harry Jorgensen, Timothy Murchison | |
| 02:25 | UMKC | Lee Russell makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 02:25 | UMKC | Lee Russell misses the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 02:25 | Mercer | David White gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| 02:25 | Mercer | Mercer calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| 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) | |
| 02:09 | Mercer | Michael Ireland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-54 |
| Subs | UMKC | Simon Reese (SF) Lee Russell | |
| Subs | Mercer | Wendell McWhirt (PG) James Hefley | |
| 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) | |
| 02:07 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| Subs | UMKC | Austin Smith (PG) Oliver Oakman | |
| Subs | Mercer | Herbert Cosentino (SG), Troy Younker (SF) Michael Ireland, Moises Cisneros | |
| 01:57 | UMKC | Austin Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-54 |
| Subs | UMKC | Lee Russell (SG), David Williams (SF), Christopher Graham (PF) Joshua Pugh, Simon Reese, Lance Ballard | |
| Subs | Mercer | Timothy Murchison (C) David White | |
| 01:43 | Mercer | Joe Roberts scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-57 |
| 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) | |
| 01:35 | UMKC | Lee Russell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-57 |
| 01:34 | Mercer | Troy Younker grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 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) | |
| 01:20 | Mercer | Joe Roberts misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 01:19 | UMKC | The rebound goes to David Phillips | 62-57 |
| 01:15 | UMKC | Lee Russell loses the dribble to Troy Younker | 62-57 |
| 00:52 | Mercer | Herbert Cosentino scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Wendell McWhirt | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | UMKC | The jump hook by David Phillips is blocked by Troy Younker | 62-59 |
| 00:24 | UMKC | David Williams hits the follow up shot | 64-59 |
| 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Mercer | Joe Roberts comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-59 |
| 00:15 | UMKC | The rebound goes to David Williams | 64-59 |
| 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 | UMKC | Wendell McWhirt is called for the reach on David Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wendell McWhirt, team foul #8 | 64-59 |
| Subs | UMKC | Joshua Pugh (PF) Christopher Graham | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:14 | UMKC | David Williams makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:14 | UMKC | David Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:07 | Mercer | David Phillips is called for the reach on Timothy Murchison - foul #1 on David Phillips, team foul #8 | 66-59 |
| Subs | UMKC | Christopher Graham (PF) Joshua Pugh | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 00:07 | Mercer | Timothy Murchison misses the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:07 | UMKC | Christopher Graham gets the rebound | 66-59 |
| 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UMKC | Austin Smith runs out the clock | 66-59 |