| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Jeremiah Spruill (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Simon Reese (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Polk (fresh) PF - Richard Grochowski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Lovell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - William Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua McIndoe (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hefley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joe Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David White (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | James Hefley inbounds the ball | 46-37 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Mercer | Joshua McIndoe is fouled on the floor by Simon Reese - foul #2 on Simon Reese, team foul #1 | 46-37 |
| 19:23 | Mercer | James Hefley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-37 |
| 19:21 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Eric Lovell | 46-37 |
| 18:59 | UMKC | John Polk comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 46-37 |
| 18:57 | Mercer | William Williams snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 18:39 | Mercer | John Polk denies the turnaround by James Hefley | 46-37 |
| 18:38 | Mercer | David White snags the offensive board | 46-37 |
| 18:23 | Mercer | William Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Eric Lovell - foul #1 on Eric Lovell, team foul #2 | 46-37 |
| 18:23 | Mercer | William Williams misses the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 18:23 | Mercer | William Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 18:23 | UMKC | Eric Lovell snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 18:04 | UMKC | Simon Reese clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-37 |
| 18:03 | Mercer | Joe Roberts pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| 17:58 | Mercer | Joshua McIndoe makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Williams | 46-39 |
| 17:39 | UMKC | Jeremiah Spruill loses the ball out of bounds | 46-39 |
| Subs | UMKC | Joseph Frame (PG), Matthew Buffum (SF), Michael Francis (PF), Johnny Alcantara (C) Jeremiah Spruill, John Polk, Richard Grochowski, Eric Lovell | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Davis (PG), John Aust (SG), Alex Linthicum (PF) William Williams, Joshua McIndoe, Joe Roberts | |
| 17:30 | Mercer | Alex Linthicum drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by David White | 46-42 |
| 17:09 | UMKC | Simon Reese comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 17:08 | UMKC | Michael Francis hits the follow up shot | 48-42 |
| 16:54 | Mercer | John Aust throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | UMKC | Thomas Richardson (SG) Simon Reese | |
| Subs | Mercer | Steven Henley (SF), Harry Jorgensen (C) James Hefley, David White | |
| 16:35 | UMKC | Alex Linthicum steals the ball from Joseph Frame | 48-42 |
| 16:10 | Mercer | John Aust misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 16:08 | UMKC | Joseph Frame grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 15:59 | UMKC | Matthew Buffum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | UMKC | Jeremiah Spruill (PG), John Polk (SF), Richard Grochowski (PF), Eric Lovell (C) Thomas Richardson, Matthew Buffum, Michael Francis, Johnny Alcantara | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Williams (PG), Joshua McIndoe (SG), Joe Roberts (PF) Robert Davis, Steven Henley, Harry Jorgensen | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Jeremiah Spruill (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Frame (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Polk (fresh) PF - Richard Grochowski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Lovell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - William Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joshua McIndoe (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Aust (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joe Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Alex Linthicum (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Mercer | William Williams is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #1 | 48-42 |
| 15:28 | UMKC | John Aust is called for the reach on John Polk - foul #3 on John Aust, team foul #2 | 48-42 |
| Subs | UMKC | Simon Reese (SG) Joseph Frame | |
| Subs | Mercer | James Hefley (SF), David White (C) John Aust, Alex Linthicum | |
| 15:14 | UMKC | Simon Reese is fouled on the floor by David White - foul #2 on David White, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| 14:57 | UMKC | Simon Reese clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 14:56 | Mercer | David White grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 14:45 | Mercer | David White drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Williams | 48-44 |
| 14:27 | UMKC | Richard Grochowski drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-44 |
| 14:05 | Mercer | James Hefley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-44 |
| 14:03 | UMKC | Eric Lovell gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 13:46 | UMKC | Jeremiah Spruill is hacked by William Williams - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | UMKC | Joseph Frame (PG), Thomas Richardson (SG), Matthew Buffum (SF), Michael Francis (PF), Johnny Alcantara (C) Jeremiah Spruill, Simon Reese, John Polk, Richard Grochowski, Eric Lovell | |
| Subs | Mercer | John Aust (SG), Steven Henley (SF), Alex Linthicum (PF), Harry Jorgensen (C) Joshua McIndoe, James Hefley, Joe Roberts, David White | |
| 13:30 | UMKC | Michael Francis's pass is intercepted by Alex Linthicum | 51-44 |
| 13:17 | Mercer | John Aust is fouled on the floor by Matthew Buffum - foul #3 on Matthew Buffum, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Davis (PG) William Williams | |
| 13:04 | Mercer | John Aust makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Davis | 51-47 |
| 12:46 | UMKC | Thomas Richardson is called for 5 seconds | 51-47 |
| Subs | UMKC | Simon Reese (SG) Thomas Richardson | |
| Subs | Mercer | David White (C) Harry Jorgensen | |
| 12:37 | Mercer | Steven Henley lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Davis | 51-49 |
| 12:22 | UMKC | Matthew Buffum is hacked by Steven Henley - foul #3 on Steven Henley, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | UMKC | Jeremiah Spruill (PG), John Polk (SF) Joseph Frame, Johnny Alcantara | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua McIndoe (SG), James Hefley (SF) John Aust, Steven Henley | |
| 12:05 | UMKC | Simon Reese misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 12:03 | Mercer | Alex Linthicum grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 11:54 | Mercer | David White misses the fadeaway near the basket | 51-49 |
| 11:52 | UMKC | John Polk pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Jeremiah Spruill (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Simon Reese (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Polk (fresh) PF - Michael Francis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Buffum (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua McIndoe (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hefley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alex Linthicum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David White (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | UMKC | Alex Linthicum swats the layup by Jeremiah Spruill | 51-49 |
| 11:27 | UMKC | John Polk tips it home | 53-49 |
| 11:11 | Mercer | James Hefley knocks in the runner from the left block | 53-51 |
| 10:49 | UMKC | Simon Reese misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by David White - foul #3 on David White, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Subs | UMKC | Joseph Frame (PG), Thomas Richardson (SF), Richard Grochowski (PF), Eric Lovell (C) Jeremiah Spruill, John Polk, Michael Francis, Matthew Buffum | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Williams (PG), John Aust (SG), Joe Roberts (PF), Harry Jorgensen (C) Robert Davis, Joshua McIndoe, Alex Linthicum, David White | |
| 10:49 | UMKC | Simon Reese makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 10:49 | UMKC | Simon Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 10:29 | Mercer | Joe Roberts misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 10:27 | UMKC | Eric Lovell grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 10:22 | UMKC | Simon Reese is denied on a layup by Harry Jorgensen | 55-51 |
| 10:20 | UMKC | Richard Grochowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 10:06 | UMKC | Eric Lovell misses the lay-in | 55-51 |
| 10:05 | Mercer | Harry Jorgensen grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 10:00 | Mercer | James Hefley's floater is tipped away by Richard Grochowski | 55-51 |
| 09:58 | Mercer | Joe Roberts tips it back up and in | 55-53 |
| 09:38 | UMKC | Richard Grochowski misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 55-53 |
| 09:36 | Mercer | Joe Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 09:30 | Mercer | Joe Roberts buries a fadeaway from the right side and he's hacked by Thomas Richardson - foul #3 on Thomas Richardson, team foul #4 | 55-55 |
| Subs | UMKC | Jeremiah Spruill (PG), John Polk (SF) Simon Reese, Thomas Richardson | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joshua McIndoe (SG), David White (C) James Hefley, Harry Jorgensen | |
| 09:30 | Mercer | Joe Roberts misses the free throw | 55-55 |
| 09:30 | Mercer | David White grabs the offensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 09:10 | Mercer | Joe Roberts clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-55 |
| 09:09 | UMKC | Joseph Frame gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 08:47 | UMKC | Jeremiah Spruill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-55 |
| Subs | UMKC | Matthew Buffum (C) Eric Lovell | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 08:24 | Mercer | Joe Roberts misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-55 |
| 08:22 | UMKC | Matthew Buffum grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 07:55 | UMKC | Joseph Frame misses the 3 from the right corner | 55-55 |
| 07:54 | Mercer | William Williams pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Jeremiah Spruill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Frame (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Polk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Grochowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Buffum (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - William Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joshua McIndoe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Aust (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joe Roberts (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - David White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Mercer | Joseph Frame is called for the reach on Joshua McIndoe - foul #1 on Joseph Frame, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| Subs | UMKC | Thomas Richardson (PG), Simon Reese (SG), Michael Francis (PF), Johnny Alcantara (C) Jeremiah Spruill, Joseph Frame, John Polk, Richard Grochowski | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Davis (PG), Mike Counts (SG), James Hefley (SF), Alex Linthicum (PF), Harry Jorgensen (C) William Williams, Joshua McIndoe, John Aust, Joe Roberts, David White | |
| 07:18 | Mercer | James Hefley drills a runner from close range and he's fouled by Matthew Buffum - foul #4 on Matthew Buffum, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| 07:18 | Mercer | James Hefley makes the free throw | 55-58 |
| 06:56 | UMKC | Matthew Buffum misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-58 |
| 06:55 | UMKC | Michael Francis misses the tip | 55-58 |
| 06:53 | UMKC | Johnny Alcantara tips it back up and in | 57-58 |
| 06:37 | Mercer | Harry Jorgensen misses long on a jump hook from close range | 57-58 |
| 06:35 | Mercer | James Hefley gets the offensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 06:26 | Mercer | Matthew Buffum steals the ball from James Hefley | 57-58 |
| 06:01 | UMKC | Matthew Buffum comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 57-58 |
| 06:00 | UMKC | Johnny Alcantara tips it back up and in | 59-58 |
| 05:43 | Mercer | Alex Linthicum connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by James Hefley | 59-60 |
| 05:25 | UMKC | Matthew Buffum misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on James Hefley - foul #3 on James Hefley, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| Subs | UMKC | Jeremiah Spruill (PG), Joseph Frame (SG), Richard Grochowski (PF), Eric Lovell (C) Thomas Richardson, Simon Reese, Michael Francis, Johnny Alcantara | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Williams (PG), Joshua McIndoe (SG), John Aust (SF), Joe Roberts (PF), David White (C) Robert Davis, Mike Counts, James Hefley, Alex Linthicum, Harry Jorgensen | |
| 05:25 | UMKC | Matthew Buffum misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 05:25 | UMKC | Matthew Buffum makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 05:18 | Mercer | Joshua McIndoe misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 05:17 | UMKC | Richard Grochowski grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 04:58 | UMKC | Richard Grochowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 04:57 | Mercer | Joshua McIndoe pulls down the rebound | 60-60 |
| 04:36 | Mercer | David White lays it in on a nice dish by Joshua McIndoe | 60-62 |
| 04:22 | UMKC | Jeremiah Spruill drills a floater near the basket | 62-62 |
| 04:05 | Mercer | David White misses the easy layup | 62-62 |
| 04:04 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Matthew Buffum | 62-62 |
| 04:00 | UMKC | Joseph Frame misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-62 |
| 03:58 | Mercer | David White snags the defensive board | 62-62 |
| 03:37 | Mercer | Eric Lovell denies the turnaround by John Aust | 62-62 |
| 03:36 | UMKC | Eric Lovell gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Jeremiah Spruill (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Frame (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Matthew Buffum (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Richard Grochowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Lovell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - William Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joshua McIndoe (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Aust (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joe Roberts (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - David White (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | UMKC | Jeremiah Spruill misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-62 |
| 03:18 | Mercer | The rebound goes to John Aust | 62-62 |
| 03:03 | Mercer | John Aust hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joe Roberts and he's hacked by Eric Lovell - foul #2 on Eric Lovell, team foul #7 | 62-64 |
| Subs | UMKC | Simon Reese (SG), John Polk (SF), Michael Francis (PF), Johnny Alcantara (C) Jeremiah Spruill, Matthew Buffum, Richard Grochowski, Eric Lovell | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Davis (PG), James Hefley (SF), Alex Linthicum (PF) William Williams, Joshua McIndoe, Joe Roberts | |
| 03:03 | Mercer | John Aust makes the free throw | 62-65 |
| 02:59 | UMKC | UMKC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| Subs | UMKC | Jeremiah Spruill (PG) Joseph Frame | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Williams (PG), Joshua McIndoe (SG) Robert Davis, John Aust | |
| 02:47 | UMKC | John Polk is whistled for a carry | 62-65 |
| Subs | UMKC | Eric Lovell (C) Johnny Alcantara | |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| 02:30 | Mercer | Alex Linthicum makes the turnaround from close range | 62-67 |
| 02:15 | UMKC | Jeremiah Spruill buries a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by James Hefley - foul #4 on James Hefley, team foul #8 | 64-67 |
| 02:15 | UMKC | Jeremiah Spruill makes the free throw | 65-67 |
| 01:57 | Mercer | Alex Linthicum connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from William Williams | 65-69 |
| 01:33 | UMKC | Simon Reese connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Michael Francis | 68-69 |
| 01:16 | Mercer | William Williams buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Joshua McIndoe | 68-71 |
| 01:02 | UMKC | Eric Lovell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-71 |
| 01:00 | UMKC | John Polk tips it but misses | 68-71 |
| 00:58 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Joshua McIndoe | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Mercer | James Hefley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joshua McIndoe | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | UMKC | Jeremiah Spruill is fouled on the floor by William Williams - foul #3 on William Williams, team foul #9 | 68-73 |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Grochowski (PF) Michael Francis | |
| Subs | Mercer | Joe Roberts (PF) Alex Linthicum | |
| 00:26 | UMKC | Jeremiah Spruill misses the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:26 | Mercer | James Hefley gets the rebound | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Mercer | James Hefley is hacked by Jeremiah Spruill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeremiah Spruill, team foul #8 | 68-73 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Davis (PG) William Williams | |
| 00:24 | Mercer | James Hefley misses the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:24 | UMKC | Eric Lovell gets the rebound | 68-73 |
| 00:20 | UMKC | Simon Reese can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-73 |
| 00:19 | Mercer | James Hefley grabs the board | 68-73 |
| 00:17 | Mercer | James Hefley is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremiah Spruill - foul #2 on Jeremiah Spruill, team foul #9 | 68-73 |
| 00:17 | Mercer | James Hefley makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:17 | Mercer | James Hefley makes the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:11 | UMKC | Richard Grochowski misses the 3 from the right corner | 68-75 |
| 00:09 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Joshua McIndoe | 68-75 |
| 00:07 | Mercer | Joshua McIndoe is hacked by Simon Reese in the backcourt - foul #3 on Simon Reese, team foul #10 | 68-75 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Mercer | William Williams (PG) Robert Davis | |
| 00:07 | Mercer | Joshua McIndoe makes the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:07 | Mercer | Joshua McIndoe misses the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:07 | UMKC | Eric Lovell pulls down the rebound | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:01 | UMKC | Richard Grochowski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-76 |
| 00:00 | UMKC | Eric Lovell snags the offensive board | 68-76 |