| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Roy Atherton (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Matheney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Reeves (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Willie Langley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - David Juhl (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Robert Mahurin (fresh) 9 pts. SG - George Allen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Jensen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Robert Reeves inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Mercer | Willie Langley connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 35-29 |
| 19:28 | Chicago State | Charles Jensen double dribbles | 35-29 |
| 19:11 | Mercer | Willie Langley can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Charles Jensen - foul #1 on Charles Jensen, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 19:11 | Mercer | Willie Langley makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 19:11 | Mercer | Willie Langley misses the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 19:11 | Chicago State | Glenn Williams gets the rebound | 36-29 |
| 18:59 | Chicago State | George Allen double dribbles | 36-29 |
| 18:39 | Mercer | The short jumper by Christopher Matheney is denied by Charles Jensen | 36-29 |
| 18:37 | Chicago State | Keith Jackson grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 18:31 | Chicago State | Charles Jensen drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Robert Mahurin | 36-31 |
| 18:15 | Mercer | Roy Atherton clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 18:13 | Chicago State | Keith Jackson pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 18:06 | Chicago State | Keith Jackson misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Willie Langley - foul #2 on Willie Langley, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 18:06 | Chicago State | Keith Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:06 | Chicago State | Keith Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:06 | Mercer | Willie Langley grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 17:50 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 17:48 | Mercer | Willie Langley tips it back up and in | 38-32 |
| 17:31 | Chicago State | Glenn Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by David Juhl - foul #1 on David Juhl, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Mercer | Vincent Piggott (SF), Julian Railey (PF) Robert Reeves, Willie Langley | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 17:31 | Chicago State | Glenn Williams makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 17:31 | Chicago State | Glenn Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 17:31 | Mercer | David Juhl snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 17:08 | Mercer | Keith Jackson picks off the pass by Vincent Piggott | 38-33 |
| 16:51 | Chicago State | George Allen buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Robert Mahurin | 38-35 |
| 16:33 | Mercer | Roy Atherton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-35 |
| 16:31 | Chicago State | Glenn Williams snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 16:18 | Chicago State | Keith Jackson misses the 3 from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 16:17 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 15:59 | Mercer | David Juhl misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 38-35 |
| 15:58 | Mercer | Julian Railey tips it in | 40-35 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Roy Atherton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Matheney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Piggott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Julian Railey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - David Juhl (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Robert Mahurin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Jensen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Glenn Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Chicago State | Charles Jensen misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 40-35 |
| 15:39 | Mercer | The rebound goes to David Juhl | 40-35 |
| 15:23 | Mercer | David Juhl makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roy Atherton | 42-35 |
| 15:08 | Chicago State | Charles Jensen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Christopher Matheney - foul #3 on Christopher Matheney, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Sprague (PG), James Wright (SG), Robert Reeves (SF), Willie Langley (PF), Bryan Scholl (C) Roy Atherton, Christopher Matheney, Vincent Piggott, Julian Railey, David Juhl | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jonathan Jones (PG), Brian Hogan (SG), Ismael Jones (PF), Dustin Baker (C) Robert Mahurin, George Allen, Keith Jackson, Glenn Williams | |
| 15:08 | Chicago State | Charles Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 15:08 | Chicago State | Charles Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 14:46 | Mercer | Tom Sprague misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 42-37 |
| 14:44 | Chicago State | Ismael Jones gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 14:26 | Chicago State | Charles Jensen clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 14:25 | Chicago State | Brian Hogan gets the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 14:19 | Chicago State | Dustin Baker connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Ismael Jones and he's hacked by Tom Sprague - foul #1 on Tom Sprague, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Charles Hall (SF) Charles Jensen | |
| 14:19 | Chicago State | Dustin Baker makes the free throw | 42-40 |
| 14:00 | Mercer | James Wright clanks a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Brian Hogan - foul #2 on Brian Hogan, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Julian Railey (C) Bryan Scholl | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 14:00 | Mercer | James Wright makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 14:00 | Mercer | James Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 13:43 | Chicago State | Charles Hall is hacked by James Wright - foul #4 on James Wright, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Mercer | Roy Atherton (PG), Vincent Piggott (SG) Tom Sprague, James Wright | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Keith Jackson (PF) Dustin Baker | |
| 13:37 | Chicago State | Jonathan Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-40 |
| 13:36 | Chicago State | Charles Hall tips it back up and in | 44-42 |
| 13:15 | Mercer | Robert Reeves connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Roy Atherton | 47-42 |
| 12:55 | Chicago State | Charles Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Matheney (SG), David Juhl (C) Vincent Piggott, Julian Railey | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Mahurin (PG), Dustin Baker (C) Brian Hogan, Ismael Jones | |
| 12:39 | Mercer | Roy Atherton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-42 |
| 12:38 | Chicago State | Keith Jackson snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 12:18 | Chicago State | Keith Jackson's fadeaway is rejected by David Juhl | 47-42 |
| 12:16 | Chicago State | Keith Jackson tips it in | 47-44 |
| 12:09 | Mercer | David Juhl drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Roy Atherton and he's hacked by Dustin Baker - foul #1 on Dustin Baker, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Vincent Piggott (SF), Bryan Scholl (PF) Robert Reeves, Willie Langley | |
| Subs | Chicago State | George Allen (SG) Jonathan Jones | |
| 12:09 | Mercer | David Juhl makes the free throw | 50-44 |
| 11:50 | Chicago State | Robert Mahurin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Roy Atherton - foul #1 on Roy Atherton, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Julian Railey (PF) Bryan Scholl | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Charles Jensen (SF), Glenn Williams (C) Charles Hall, Dustin Baker | |
| 11:50 | Chicago State | Robert Mahurin makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 11:50 | Chicago State | Robert Mahurin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Roy Atherton (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Matheney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Vincent Piggott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Julian Railey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - David Juhl (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Robert Mahurin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Allen (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Jensen (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Glenn Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Mercer | The short jumper by Vincent Piggott is denied by Glenn Williams | 50-46 |
| 11:26 | Chicago State | Glenn Williams gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 11:03 | Chicago State | George Allen misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-46 |
| 11:02 | Mercer | Julian Railey gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 10:58 | Mercer | Roy Atherton makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Vincent Piggott | 52-46 |
| 10:48 | Chicago State | Keith Jackson clanks a turnaround near the basket | 52-46 |
| 10:46 | Mercer | David Juhl grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 10:35 | Mercer | Keith Jackson picks off the pass by Vincent Piggott | 52-46 |
| 10:18 | Chicago State | Keith Jackson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-46 |
| 10:17 | Chicago State | Glenn Williams tips it in | 52-48 |
| 10:12 | Mercer | Roy Atherton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-48 |
| 10:10 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Glenn Williams | 52-48 |
| 09:59 | Chicago State | Charles Jensen hits a floater from the right side | 52-50 |
| 09:38 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Keith Jackson - foul #3 on Keith Jackson, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Tom Sprague (PG), Robert Reeves (SF), Willie Langley (PF), Bryan Scholl (C) Roy Atherton, Vincent Piggott, Julian Railey, David Juhl | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jonathan Jones (PG), Brian Hogan (SG), Charles Hall (SF), Ismael Jones (PF), Dustin Baker (C) Robert Mahurin, George Allen, Charles Jensen, Keith Jackson, Glenn Williams | |
| 09:38 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 09:38 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 09:38 | Chicago State | Ismael Jones pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 09:18 | Chicago State | Brian Hogan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 09:16 | Mercer | Robert Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 09:11 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 09:09 | Chicago State | Dustin Baker grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 08:52 | Chicago State | Bryan Scholl denies the turnaround by Jonathan Jones | 53-50 |
| 08:50 | Mercer | Willie Langley gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 08:34 | Mercer | Tom Sprague hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Jonathan Jones - foul #3 on Jonathan Jones, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Mercer | Larry Busick (SG) Christopher Matheney | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Mahurin (PG), George Allen (SG), Charles Jensen (SF) Jonathan Jones, Brian Hogan, Charles Hall | |
| 08:34 | Mercer | Tom Sprague makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 08:34 | Mercer | Tom Sprague makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 08:21 | Chicago State | Dustin Baker slams it home on a great pass from Charles Jensen | 55-52 |
| 08:11 | Mercer | Robert Reeves can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-52 |
| 08:10 | Chicago State | Dustin Baker grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 07:51 | Chicago State | Charles Jensen hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by George Allen | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Tom Sprague (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Busick (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Reeves (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willie Langley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Bryan Scholl (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Robert Mahurin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Jensen (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ismael Jones (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dustin Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Mercer | Tom Sprague connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Robert Reeves | 57-54 |
| 07:13 | Chicago State | George Allen buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 57-56 |
| 06:59 | Mercer | Larry Busick clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 06:58 | Chicago State | Ismael Jones snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 06:50 | Chicago State | Robert Mahurin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 06:49 | Chicago State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Mahurin | 57-56 |
| 06:39 | Chicago State | Dustin Baker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 06:37 | Mercer | Tom Sprague grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 06:12 | Mercer | Bryan Scholl hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by George Allen - foul #3 on George Allen, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Roy Atherton (PG), Vincent Piggott (SG), James Wright (SF), David Juhl (C) Tom Sprague, Larry Busick, Robert Reeves, Willie Langley | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jonathan Jones (PG), Brian Hogan (SG), Charles Hall (SF), Keith Jackson (PF), Glenn Williams (C) Robert Mahurin, George Allen, Charles Jensen, Ismael Jones, Dustin Baker | |
| 06:12 | Mercer | Bryan Scholl makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 06:12 | Mercer | Bryan Scholl makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 05:48 | Chicago State | Glenn Williams misses the lay-in | 59-56 |
| 05:47 | Mercer | David Juhl snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 05:31 | Mercer | James Wright can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-56 |
| 05:29 | Chicago State | Keith Jackson pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 05:08 | Chicago State | James Wright is called for the reach on Jonathan Jones - foul #5 on James Wright, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | Christopher Matheney (SG), Julian Railey (PF) James Wright, Bryan Scholl | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 05:08 | Chicago State | Jonathan Jones makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:08 | Chicago State | Jonathan Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 04:50 | Mercer | Vincent Piggott loses the dribble to Jonathan Jones | 59-58 |
| 04:30 | Chicago State | Jonathan Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 04:29 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Julian Railey | 59-58 |
| 04:24 | Mercer | Brian Hogan steps in front of the Christopher Matheney pass | 59-58 |
| 04:20 | Chicago State | Chicago State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Subs | Mercer | Robert Reeves (SF), Willie Langley (PF) Vincent Piggott, Julian Railey | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Mahurin (PG), George Allen (SG), Charles Jensen (SF) Jonathan Jones, Brian Hogan, Charles Hall | |
| 04:11 | Chicago State | Keith Jackson connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Charles Jensen and he's fouled by David Juhl - foul #2 on David Juhl, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| 04:11 | Chicago State | Keith Jackson misses the free throw | 59-60 |
| 04:11 | Mercer | David Juhl pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |
| 04:03 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-60 |
| 04:02 | Mercer | Robert Reeves tips it back up and in | 61-60 |
| 03:42 | Chicago State | Glenn Williams misses long on a shot in the lane | 61-60 |
| 03:41 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Roy Atherton (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Matheney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Reeves (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Langley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - David Juhl (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Robert Mahurin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Jensen (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Glenn Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Mercer | Roy Atherton misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-60 |
| 03:25 | Mercer | Willie Langley grabs the offensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 03:15 | Mercer | A charge is called on David Juhl - foul #3 on David Juhl, team foul #9 | 61-60 |
| 02:57 | Chicago State | Charles Jensen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-60 |
| 02:56 | Chicago State | Keith Jackson grabs the offensive board | 61-60 |
| 02:40 | Chicago State | George Allen can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Christopher Matheney - foul #4 on Christopher Matheney, team foul #10 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ismael Jones (C) Glenn Williams | |
| 02:40 | Chicago State | George Allen misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 02:40 | Chicago State | George Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 02:40 | Mercer | The rebound goes to David Juhl | 61-60 |
| 02:14 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 01:57 | Chicago State | Robert Mahurin knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Jensen | 64-62 |
| 01:41 | Mercer | Christopher Matheney hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Roy Atherton | 66-62 |
| 01:19 | Chicago State | George Allen makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-64 |
| 01:04 | Mercer | David Juhl is denied on a layup by Keith Jackson | 66-64 |
| 01:03 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Ismael Jones | 66-64 |
| 00:58 | Chicago State | Charles Jensen is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Charles Jensen, team foul #7 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Glenn Williams (C) Ismael Jones | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Mercer | Robert Reeves is hacked by Robert Mahurin - foul #2 on Robert Mahurin, team foul #8 | 66-64 |
| 00:36 | Mercer | Robert Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:36 | Mercer | Robert Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Chicago State | Keith Jackson throws it down on a great pass from George Allen | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Mercer | George Allen is called for the reach on David Juhl in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Allen, team foul #9 | 68-66 |
| 00:28 | Mercer | David Juhl misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:28 | Chicago State | Glenn Williams grabs the board | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Chicago State | George Allen can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 68-66 |
| 00:14 | Mercer | David Juhl gets the rebound | 68-66 |
| 00:12 | Mercer | David Juhl is hacked by Robert Mahurin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Mahurin, team foul #10 | 68-66 |
| 00:12 | Mercer | David Juhl makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:12 | Mercer | David Juhl makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Chicago State | Robert Mahurin misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-66 |
| 00:04 | Mercer | Robert Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 70-66 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Robert Mahurin is called for the reach on Robert Reeves in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Mahurin, team foul #11 | 70-66 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Robert Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:03 | Mercer | Robert Reeves misses the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:03 | Chicago State | Keith Jackson gets the rebound | 71-66 |
| 00:00 | Chicago State | Keith Jackson clanks a halfcourt shot | 71-66 |