| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Nicholas Cardwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Travis Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Cornelius Shin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Blanton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Christian McFadyen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Robert Kjellberg (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Butcher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Newton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Gough (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - John Veras (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | N. Kentucky | Cornelius Shin inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | N. Kentucky | Cornelius Shin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 19:44 | N. Kentucky | Christian McFadyen pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 19:24 | N. Kentucky | Antonio Newton steals the ball from Cornelius Shin | 27-25 |
| 18:57 | Merrimack | Raymond Gough misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-25 |
| 18:56 | N. Kentucky | Christian McFadyen pulls down the rebound | 27-25 |
| 18:39 | N. Kentucky | Nicholas Cardwell misses the fadeaway from the right side | 27-25 |
| 18:38 | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 18:27 | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher loses the dribble to Christian McFadyen | 27-25 |
| 18:13 | N. Kentucky | William Blanton loses the dribble to Robert Kjellberg | 27-25 |
| 17:55 | Merrimack | Raymond Gough misses the jumpshot from the right side | 27-25 |
| 17:54 | Merrimack | John Veras grabs the offensive board | 27-25 |
| 17:43 | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-25 |
| 17:42 | Merrimack | Antonio Newton snags the offensive board | 27-25 |
| 17:29 | Merrimack | Raymond Gough comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 17:28 | N. Kentucky | Christian McFadyen pulls down the rebound | 27-25 |
| 17:06 | N. Kentucky | Cornelius Shin misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Antonio Newton - foul #1 on Antonio Newton, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Mark King (PG), Don Williams (SG), Roger Foreman (PF), Ronald Graham (C) Nicholas Cardwell, Travis Hamilton, William Blanton, Christian McFadyen | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Baker (PG), Gary Kramer (SG), Ricky Sankey (SF), Andrew Pesina (PF), Robert Norton (C) Robert Kjellberg, Thomas Butcher, Antonio Newton, Raymond Gough, John Veras | |
| 17:06 | N. Kentucky | Cornelius Shin makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 17:06 | N. Kentucky | Cornelius Shin misses the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 17:06 | Merrimack | Ricky Sankey pulls down the rebound | 28-25 |
| 16:48 | Merrimack | Mark King steals it from James Baker | 28-25 |
| 16:41 | N. Kentucky | Ronald Graham misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 28-25 |
| 16:40 | Merrimack | Robert Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 16:16 | Merrimack | Andrew Pesina loses the dribble to Don Williams | 28-25 |
| 15:59 | N. Kentucky | Roger Foreman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-25 |
| 15:57 | Merrimack | Robert Norton grabs the board | 28-25 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Mark King (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Don Williams (fresh) SF - Cornelius Shin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Foreman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Graham (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - James Baker (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Gary Kramer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Sankey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Pesina (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Norton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Merrimack | Gary Kramer is denied on a layup by Cornelius Shin | 28-25 |
| 15:48 | N. Kentucky | Roger Foreman pulls down the rebound | 28-25 |
| 15:44 | N. Kentucky | Don Williams drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Roger Foreman | 31-25 |
| 15:24 | Merrimack | Gary Kramer is hacked by Mark King - foul #2 on Mark King, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Nicholas Cardwell (PG), Mark Giannini (SG), William Blanton (PF), Christian McFadyen (C) Mark King, Don Williams, Cornelius Shin, Roger Foreman | |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Joseph (PG), Thomas Butcher (SG), Antonio Newton (SF), Raymond Gough (PF), John Veras (C) James Baker, Gary Kramer, Ricky Sankey, Andrew Pesina, Robert Norton | |
| 15:10 | Merrimack | George Joseph misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 15:09 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to William Blanton | 31-25 |
| 14:52 | N. Kentucky | Ronald Graham double dribbles | 31-25 |
| 14:45 | Merrimack | John Veras makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Antonio Newton and the foul's on Christian McFadyen - foul #2 on Christian McFadyen, team foul #2 | 31-27 |
| 14:45 | Merrimack | John Veras misses the free throw | 31-27 |
| 14:45 | N. Kentucky | Christian McFadyen grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 14:24 | N. Kentucky | Mark Giannini scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nicholas Cardwell | 33-27 |
| 14:15 | Merrimack | John Veras is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Cardwell - foul #1 on Nicholas Cardwell, team foul #3 | 33-27 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Travis Hamilton (SF) Ronald Graham | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 14:01 | Merrimack | Raymond Gough makes the jumper from the left wing set up by George Joseph | 33-29 |
| 13:40 | N. Kentucky | William Blanton is fouled on the floor by Raymond Gough - foul #3 on Raymond Gough, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Mark King (PG), Roger Foreman (PF) Nicholas Cardwell, William Blanton | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 13:27 | N. Kentucky | Mark King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-29 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Cornelius Shin (SF), Tomas Rice (C) Travis Hamilton, Christian McFadyen | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 13:10 | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-31 |
| 13:06 | N. Kentucky | Mark King comes up short on the floater near the basket | 33-31 |
| 13:05 | Merrimack | John Veras gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 12:47 | Merrimack | Mark King is called for the reach on Antonio Newton - foul #3 on Mark King, team foul #4 | 33-31 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Travis Hamilton (SG), Ronald Graham (C) Mark Giannini, Tomas Rice | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Kjellberg (SG), Ricky Sankey (SF), Andrew Pesina (C) Thomas Butcher, Antonio Newton, John Veras | |
| 12:32 | Merrimack | Andrew Pesina can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 12:31 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Travis Hamilton | 33-31 |
| 12:24 | N. Kentucky | Roger Foreman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 12:22 | Merrimack | Ricky Sankey snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 12:07 | Merrimack | Raymond Gough scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by George Joseph | 33-33 |
| 11:51 | N. Kentucky | Cornelius Shin connects on the 3 from the left wing | 36-33 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Mark King (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Travis Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Cornelius Shin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Foreman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ronald Graham (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - George Joseph (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Kjellberg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ricky Sankey (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Raymond Gough (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Pesina (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Merrimack | Andrew Pesina scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by George Joseph | 36-35 |
| 11:11 | N. Kentucky | Mark King is fouled on the floor by Andrew Pesina - foul #1 on Andrew Pesina, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Nicholas Cardwell (PG), Mark Giannini (SG), William Blanton (PF), Christian McFadyen (C) Mark King, Travis Hamilton, Cornelius Shin, Roger Foreman | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher (SG), Antonio Newton (SF), John Veras (C) George Joseph, Ricky Sankey, Raymond Gough | |
| 10:48 | N. Kentucky | Christian McFadyen misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Antonio Newton - foul #2 on Antonio Newton, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Travis Hamilton (SF) Ronald Graham | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 10:48 | N. Kentucky | Christian McFadyen makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 10:48 | N. Kentucky | Christian McFadyen makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 10:24 | Merrimack | John Veras clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-35 |
| 10:22 | Merrimack | Antonio Newton pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 10:06 | Merrimack | Thomas Butcher is fouled on the floor by Mark Giannini - foul #4 on Mark Giannini, team foul #5 | 38-35 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Don Williams (SF) Mark Giannini | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Baker (PG), Ricky Sankey (PF) Robert Kjellberg, Andrew Pesina | |
| 09:56 | Merrimack | James Baker is hacked by William Blanton - foul #3 on William Blanton, team foul #6 | 38-35 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Cornelius Shin (SF) Don Williams | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 09:34 | Merrimack | Ricky Sankey lays it up and in and he's hacked by William Blanton - foul #4 on William Blanton, team foul #7 | 38-37 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Roger Foreman (PF) William Blanton | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 09:34 | Merrimack | Ricky Sankey makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 09:16 | N. Kentucky | Roger Foreman double dribbles | 38-38 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Joseph (PG), Raymond Gough (PF) James Baker, Ricky Sankey | |
| 08:51 | Merrimack | Roger Foreman takes the ball from Antonio Newton | 38-38 |
| 08:33 | N. Kentucky | Roger Foreman misses short on a jump hook from close range | 38-38 |
| 08:32 | Merrimack | Antonio Newton grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 08:20 | Merrimack | George Joseph buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 08:00 | N. Kentucky | Travis Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Thomas Butcher - foul #3 on Thomas Butcher, team foul #5 | 38-40 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Mark King (PG), Mark Giannini (SG), Ronald Graham (SF), William Blanton (PF) Nicholas Cardwell, Travis Hamilton, Cornelius Shin, Christian McFadyen | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Kjellberg (SG), Ricky Sankey (SF), Andrew Pesina (C) Thomas Butcher, Antonio Newton, John Veras | |
| 07:49 | N. Kentucky | Roger Foreman dunks the ball set up by Mark Giannini and the foul's on Robert Kjellberg - foul #3 on Robert Kjellberg, team foul #6 | 40-40 |
| 07:49 | N. Kentucky | Roger Foreman misses the free throw | 40-40 |
| 07:49 | Merrimack | Ricky Sankey gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Mark King (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mark Giannini (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ronald Graham (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Blanton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Roger Foreman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - George Joseph (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Kjellberg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ricky Sankey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Gough (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Pesina (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Merrimack | Robert Kjellberg is called for traveling | 40-40 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Tomas Rice (C) Roger Foreman | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Kramer (SG) George Joseph | |
| 07:10 | N. Kentucky | William Blanton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mark King | 42-40 |
| 06:58 | Merrimack | Gary Kramer lays it in set up by Robert Kjellberg and he's hacked by Mark Giannini - foul #5 on Mark Giannini, team foul #8 | 42-42 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Don Williams (SG) Mark Giannini | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Norton (C) Raymond Gough | |
| 06:58 | Merrimack | Gary Kramer misses the free throw | 42-42 |
| 06:58 | Merrimack | Ricky Sankey pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 06:41 | Merrimack | Ricky Sankey hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Kjellberg | 42-44 |
| 06:29 | N. Kentucky | William Blanton comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 42-44 |
| 06:28 | Merrimack | Robert Kjellberg grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 06:13 | Merrimack | Mark King steals the ball from Andrew Pesina | 42-44 |
| 05:52 | N. Kentucky | William Blanton misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-44 |
| 05:51 | N. Kentucky | Tomas Rice snags the offensive board | 42-44 |
| 05:41 | N. Kentucky | Don Williams makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-44 |
| 05:41 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-44 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Nicholas Cardwell (PG), Travis Hamilton (SG), Cornelius Shin (SF), Christian McFadyen (C) Mark King, Don Williams, Ronald Graham, Tomas Rice | |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Joseph (PG), Thomas Butcher (SG), Antonio Newton (SF), Raymond Gough (PF), John Veras (C) Robert Kjellberg, Gary Kramer, Ricky Sankey, Andrew Pesina, Robert Norton | |
| 05:25 | Merrimack | The jump hook by John Veras is blocked by Christian McFadyen | 44-44 |
| 05:24 | Merrimack | Raymond Gough grabs the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 05:10 | Merrimack | Antonio Newton can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Nicholas Cardwell - foul #2 on Nicholas Cardwell, team foul #9 | 44-44 |
| 05:10 | Merrimack | Antonio Newton makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 05:10 | Merrimack | Antonio Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 04:49 | N. Kentucky | Cornelius Shin misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 04:47 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Raymond Gough | 44-46 |
| 04:31 | Merrimack | Antonio Newton misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-46 |
| 04:29 | N. Kentucky | Christian McFadyen grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 04:02 | N. Kentucky | Travis Hamilton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 04:00 | Merrimack | John Veras grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 03:44 | Merrimack | Cornelius Shin is called for the reach on Raymond Gough - foul #2 on Cornelius Shin, team foul #10 | 44-46 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Roger Foreman (PF) William Blanton | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 03:44 | Merrimack | Raymond Gough makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 03:44 | Merrimack | Raymond Gough makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Nicholas Cardwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Travis Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Cornelius Shin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Foreman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christian McFadyen (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - George Joseph (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Butcher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Antonio Newton (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond Gough (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Veras (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:42 | N. Kentucky | Nicholas Cardwell is hacked by George Joseph in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Joseph, team foul #7 | 44-48 |
| 03:42 | N. Kentucky | Nicholas Cardwell makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 03:42 | N. Kentucky | Nicholas Cardwell misses the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 03:42 | Merrimack | Raymond Gough pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 03:37 | Merrimack | George Joseph drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Butcher | 45-50 |
| 03:26 | N. Kentucky | Cornelius Shin connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Christian McFadyen | 47-50 |
| 02:58 | Merrimack | Roger Foreman swats the short shot by George Joseph | 47-50 |
| 02:57 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Roger Foreman | 47-50 |
| 02:57 | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-50 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | William Blanton (PF) Roger Foreman | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 02:35 | N. Kentucky | Travis Hamilton is hacked by Thomas Butcher - foul #4 on Thomas Butcher, team foul #8 | 47-50 |
| 02:35 | N. Kentucky | Travis Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 02:35 | N. Kentucky | Travis Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 02:27 | Merrimack | Antonio Newton misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-50 |
| 02:26 | Merrimack | Raymond Gough tips it home | 49-52 |
| 02:12 | N. Kentucky | Nicholas Cardwell is fouled on the floor by George Joseph - foul #5 on George Joseph, team foul #9 | 49-52 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Kjellberg (PG) George Joseph | |
| 02:12 | N. Kentucky | Nicholas Cardwell makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 02:12 | N. Kentucky | Nicholas Cardwell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 01:59 | Merrimack | Antonio Newton buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Kjellberg | 51-54 |
| 01:48 | N. Kentucky | Travis Hamilton loses the ball out of bounds | 51-54 |
| 01:48 | Merrimack | The refs have stopped play. Thomas Butcher is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 51-54 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Kramer (SG) Thomas Butcher | |
| 01:33 | Merrimack | John Veras hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Antonio Newton | 51-56 |
| 01:08 | N. Kentucky | Christian McFadyen misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 01:07 | N. Kentucky | Nicholas Cardwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 00:49 | N. Kentucky | Nicholas Cardwell scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Merrimack | Raymond Gough hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-56 |
| 00:22 | N. Kentucky | Cornelius Shin gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 00:12 | N. Kentucky | Cornelius Shin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Merrimack | Raymond Gough is hacked by Travis Hamilton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Travis Hamilton, team foul #11 | 54-56 |
| 00:09 | Merrimack | Raymond Gough misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:09 | Merrimack | Raymond Gough makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:09 | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| 00:05 | N. Kentucky | John Veras is called for the reach on Cornelius Shin - foul #1 on John Veras, team foul #10 | 54-57 |
| 00:05 | N. Kentucky | Cornelius Shin misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:05 | N. Kentucky | Cornelius Shin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:03 | Merrimack | Antonio Newton is fouled in the backcourt by Travis Hamilton - foul #2 on Travis Hamilton, team foul #12 | 55-57 |
| 00:03 | Merrimack | Antonio Newton makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:03 | Merrimack | Antonio Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | N. Kentucky | Nicholas Cardwell can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 55-59 |