| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Fred Shim (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Hollman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Santos Garcia (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Peter Herzog (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gilbert Etienne (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Chris Rascoe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Woodford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Broughton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Tommy Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jessie Meyers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Cloud St. | James Broughton inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | St. Cloud St. | James Broughton misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 27-32 |
| 19:36 | Merrimack | Peter Herzog snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 19:23 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia hits a 3 from straight away | 30-32 |
| 19:03 | St. Cloud St. | Lloyd Hollman takes the ball from James Broughton | 30-32 |
| 18:37 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Broughton - foul #1 on James Broughton, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 18:37 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 18:37 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 18:23 | St. Cloud St. | Tommy Knight throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-32 |
| 17:59 | Merrimack | Fred Shim makes the runner in the lane | 34-32 |
| 17:42 | St. Cloud St. | Jessie Meyers hits a jump hook from the baseline | 34-34 |
| 17:28 | Merrimack | Gilbert Etienne misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-34 |
| 17:26 | St. Cloud St. | Chris Rascoe gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 17:01 | St. Cloud St. | Tommy Knight misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 17:00 | St. Cloud St. | James Broughton pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 16:53 | St. Cloud St. | Fred Shim steals it from James Broughton | 34-34 |
| 16:49 | Merrimack | Fred Shim lays it in | 36-34 |
| 16:32 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Woodford's pass is intercepted by Gilbert Etienne | 36-34 |
| 16:20 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia is hacked by Chris Rascoe - foul #2 on Chris Rascoe, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (PG), Walter Forsythe (SG), David Hanson (SF), Donnie Deitz (C) Fred Shim, Lloyd Hollman, Santos Garcia, Gilbert Etienne | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Doug Harper (PG), Calvin Hardman (SG), Joseph Speidel (SF), Jason Guice (PF), Cory Cheung (C) Chris Rascoe, Robert Woodford, James Broughton, Tommy Knight, Jessie Meyers | |
| 16:02 | Merrimack | Walter Forsythe is hacked by Joseph Speidel - foul #1 on Joseph Speidel, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| 15:51 | Merrimack | Patrick Redd can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-34 |
| 15:50 | St. Cloud St. | Jason Guice snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Patrick Redd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Forsythe (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Hanson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Herzog (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Donnie Deitz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Doug Harper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Calvin Hardman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Speidel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Guice (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Cory Cheung (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | St. Cloud St. | Calvin Hardman misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 15:43 | St. Cloud St. | Jason Guice tips it home | 36-36 |
| 15:29 | Merrimack | Peter Herzog misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-36 |
| 15:28 | St. Cloud St. | Cory Cheung grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 15:22 | St. Cloud St. | Joseph Speidel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 15:20 | Merrimack | Peter Herzog gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 15:03 | Merrimack | Cory Cheung blocks the short jumper by Peter Herzog | 36-36 |
| 15:02 | St. Cloud St. | Calvin Hardman gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 14:37 | St. Cloud St. | Doug Harper's pass is intercepted by Peter Herzog | 36-36 |
| 14:25 | Merrimack | Calvin Hardman is called for the reach on Walter Forsythe - foul #1 on Calvin Hardman, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Fred Shim (PG), Lloyd Hollman (SG), Gilbert Etienne (PF), Ted Shaw (C) Patrick Redd, David Hanson, Peter Herzog, Donnie Deitz | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Chris Rascoe (PG), Robert Woodford (SG), James Broughton (SF), Jessie Meyers (C) Doug Harper, Calvin Hardman, Joseph Speidel, Cory Cheung | |
| 14:16 | Merrimack | James Broughton steals it from Gilbert Etienne | 36-36 |
| 14:12 | St. Cloud St. | James Broughton lays it up and in | 36-38 |
| 13:51 | Merrimack | Walter Forsythe scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Lloyd Hollman | 39-38 |
| 13:41 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Woodford lays it up and in | 39-40 |
| 13:20 | Merrimack | Robert Woodford steals it from Ted Shaw | 39-40 |
| 12:59 | St. Cloud St. | Jessie Meyers misses short on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Walter Forsythe - foul #1 on Walter Forsythe, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Santos Garcia (SF), David Hanson (PF) Walter Forsythe, Gilbert Etienne | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Tommy Knight (PF) Jason Guice | |
| 12:59 | St. Cloud St. | Jessie Meyers misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 12:59 | St. Cloud St. | Jessie Meyers makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 12:44 | Merrimack | Fred Shim knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Lloyd Hollman | 41-41 |
| 12:25 | St. Cloud St. | Chris Rascoe misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 41-41 |
| 12:24 | Merrimack | Ted Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 12:18 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 12:17 | St. Cloud St. | Tommy Knight grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 12:06 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Woodford buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 11:42 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Fred Shim | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Fred Shim (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lloyd Hollman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Santos Garcia (fresh) 12 pts. PF - David Hanson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ted Shaw (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Chris Rascoe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Woodford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Broughton (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Tommy Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jessie Meyers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | St. Cloud St. | Fred Shim is called for the reach on Chris Rascoe - foul #2 on Fred Shim, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (PG), Gilbert Etienne (PF) Fred Shim, Ted Shaw | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Doug Harper (PG), Calvin Hardman (SG), Jason Guice (SF), Cory Cheung (C) Chris Rascoe, Robert Woodford, James Broughton, Jessie Meyers | |
| 11:06 | St. Cloud St. | Tommy Knight scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Calvin Hardman | 43-46 |
| 10:37 | Merrimack | Jason Guice swats the shot by Patrick Redd | 43-46 |
| 10:35 | St. Cloud St. | Doug Harper grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 10:13 | St. Cloud St. | Doug Harper can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 10:11 | Merrimack | David Hanson snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 10:06 | Merrimack | Patrick Redd misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 10:05 | St. Cloud St. | The rebound goes to Jason Guice | 43-46 |
| 09:58 | St. Cloud St. | Jason Guice hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Doug Harper | 43-48 |
| 09:39 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 09:38 | St. Cloud St. | Cory Cheung gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 09:24 | St. Cloud St. | Cory Cheung misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 09:23 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 09:06 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 43-48 |
| 09:04 | Merrimack | David Hanson hits the follow up shot | 45-48 |
| 08:39 | St. Cloud St. | Tommy Knight comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 08:38 | St. Cloud St. | Cory Cheung snags the offensive board | 45-48 |
| 08:20 | St. Cloud St. | Tommy Knight misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gilbert Etienne - foul #1 on Gilbert Etienne, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Fred Shim (PG), Walter Forsythe (SF), Peter Herzog (PF), Ted Shaw (C) Lloyd Hollman, Santos Garcia, Gilbert Etienne, David Hanson | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Chris Rascoe (PG), Robert Woodford (SG), James Broughton (SF), Jessie Meyers (C) Doug Harper, Calvin Hardman, Jason Guice, Cory Cheung | |
| 08:20 | St. Cloud St. | Tommy Knight makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 08:20 | St. Cloud St. | Tommy Knight misses the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 08:20 | Merrimack | Ted Shaw snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 08:01 | Merrimack | Peter Herzog's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Cromer (SF) Patrick Redd | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| 07:40 | St. Cloud St. | James Cromer is called for the reach on Jessie Meyers - foul #2 on James Cromer, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Jason Guice (PF) Tommy Knight | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Fred Shim (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Forsythe (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Cromer (fresh) PF - Peter Herzog (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ted Shaw (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Chris Rascoe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Woodford (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Broughton (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jason Guice (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jessie Meyers (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | St. Cloud St. | Chris Rascoe is fouled on the floor by Fred Shim - foul #3 on Fred Shim, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| 07:15 | St. Cloud St. | Peter Herzog steals the ball from Chris Rascoe | 45-49 |
| 07:04 | Merrimack | Peter Herzog's floater is knocked away by Robert Woodford | 45-49 |
| 07:03 | St. Cloud St. | Chris Rascoe grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 07:00 | St. Cloud St. | Fred Shim steals the ball from Chris Rascoe in the backcourt | 45-49 |
| 06:49 | Merrimack | Ted Shaw hits a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Jessie Meyers - foul #1 on Jessie Meyers, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (SG) James Cromer | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| 06:49 | Merrimack | Ted Shaw makes the free throw | 48-49 |
| 06:26 | St. Cloud St. | Chris Rascoe makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Woodford | 48-51 |
| 06:08 | Merrimack | Ted Shaw connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Fred Shim | 50-51 |
| 05:53 | St. Cloud St. | Jason Guice misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 50-51 |
| 05:52 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Ted Shaw | 50-51 |
| 05:35 | Merrimack | Fred Shim clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Chris Rascoe - foul #3 on Chris Rascoe, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman (SG), David Hanson (SF), Gilbert Etienne (PF), Donnie Deitz (C) Patrick Redd, Walter Forsythe, Peter Herzog, Ted Shaw | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Doug Harper (PG), Calvin Hardman (SG), Cory Cheung (PF) Chris Rascoe, Robert Woodford, Jason Guice | |
| 05:35 | Merrimack | Fred Shim makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 05:35 | Merrimack | Fred Shim misses the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 05:35 | St. Cloud St. | Cory Cheung snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 05:17 | St. Cloud St. | Cory Cheung is hacked by David Hanson - foul #1 on David Hanson, team foul #6 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Redd (PG) Fred Shim | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Joseph Speidel (SF), Tommy Knight (PF) James Broughton, Jessie Meyers | |
| 05:03 | St. Cloud St. | David Hanson swats the dunk try by Cory Cheung | 51-51 |
| 05:02 | St. Cloud St. | Joseph Speidel gets the offensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 04:53 | St. Cloud St. | Calvin Hardman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-51 |
| 04:51 | St. Cloud St. | Tommy Knight grabs the offensive board | 51-51 |
| 04:43 | St. Cloud St. | Doug Harper can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Donnie Deitz - foul #1 on Donnie Deitz, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Santos Garcia (SF) Donnie Deitz | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| 04:43 | St. Cloud St. | Doug Harper makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 04:43 | St. Cloud St. | Doug Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 04:22 | Merrimack | David Hanson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-53 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Herzog (PF), Ted Shaw (C) Gilbert Etienne, David Hanson | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Chris Rascoe (PG), Robert Woodford (SG), James Broughton (SF) Doug Harper, Joseph Speidel, Tommy Knight | |
| 03:59 | St. Cloud St. | Calvin Hardman can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-53 |
| 03:58 | Merrimack | Ted Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 03:50 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-53 |
| 03:48 | Merrimack | Peter Herzog grabs the offensive board | 51-53 |
| 03:35 | Merrimack | The short jumper by Lloyd Hollman is denied by Cory Cheung | 51-53 |
| 03:33 | St. Cloud St. | James Broughton pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Patrick Redd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Hollman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Santos Garcia (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Peter Herzog (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Ted Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | St. Cloud St. | PG - Chris Rascoe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Woodford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Broughton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Hardman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. C - Cory Cheung (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:24 | St. Cloud St. | Santos Garcia picks off the pass by Robert Woodford | 51-53 |
| 03:07 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman is hacked by Robert Woodford - foul #3 on Robert Woodford, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Fred Shim (PG) Patrick Redd | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Jason Guice (PF), Jessie Meyers (C) Calvin Hardman, Cory Cheung | |
| 03:07 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 03:07 | Merrimack | Lloyd Hollman misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 03:07 | St. Cloud St. | Jessie Meyers snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 02:52 | St. Cloud St. | Robert Woodford misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 02:50 | Merrimack | Ted Shaw grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 02:46 | Merrimack | Fred Shim drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Lloyd Hollman | 54-53 |
| 02:32 | St. Cloud St. | Chris Rascoe can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-53 |
| 02:31 | Merrimack | Peter Herzog gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 02:10 | Merrimack | Jessie Meyers swats the short shot by Lloyd Hollman | 54-53 |
| 02:08 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia tips it but misses | 54-53 |
| 02:06 | St. Cloud St. | Jessie Meyers grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 01:57 | St. Cloud St. | Chris Rascoe is hacked by Fred Shim - foul #4 on Fred Shim, team foul #8 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Tommy Knight (PF) Jason Guice | |
| 01:57 | St. Cloud St. | Chris Rascoe makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 01:57 | St. Cloud St. | Chris Rascoe makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 01:41 | Merrimack | Ted Shaw hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 54-55 |
| 01:39 | Merrimack | Ted Shaw pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 01:22 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Fred Shim and he's hacked by James Broughton - foul #2 on James Broughton, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| 01:22 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia makes the free throw | 57-55 |
| 01:07 | St. Cloud St. | James Broughton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-55 |
| 01:06 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 00:47 | Merrimack | Jessie Meyers swats the layup by Fred Shim | 57-55 |
| 00:45 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia hits the follow up shot | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | St. Cloud St. | The short jumper by Jessie Meyers is denied by Peter Herzog | 59-55 |
| 00:36 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Rascoe - foul #4 on Chris Rascoe, team foul #9 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Walter Forsythe (SG) Lloyd Hollman | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| 00:34 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:34 | Merrimack | Santos Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:28 | St. Cloud St. | James Broughton misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-55 |
| 00:27 | St. Cloud St. | Jessie Meyers grabs the offensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 00:24 | St. Cloud St. | James Broughton hits a 3 from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 00:23 | Merrimack | Fred Shim is hacked by Chris Rascoe in the backcourt - foul #5 on Chris Rascoe, team foul #10 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | Doug Harper (PG) Chris Rascoe | |
| 00:23 | Merrimack | Fred Shim makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:23 | Merrimack | Fred Shim makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:17 | St. Cloud St. | Doug Harper can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 63-58 |
| 00:16 | Merrimack | Ted Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 00:13 | Merrimack | Ted Shaw is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Woodford - foul #4 on Robert Woodford, team foul #11 | 63-58 |
| 00:13 | Merrimack | Ted Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:13 | Merrimack | Ted Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:13 | St. Cloud St. | Tommy Knight pulls down the rebound | 64-58 |
| 00:09 | St. Cloud St. | Doug Harper is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Doug Harper, team foul #12 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Donnie Deitz (C) Ted Shaw | |
| Subs | St. Cloud St. | | |
| 00:08 | Merrimack | Fred Shim is fouled in the backcourt by Doug Harper - foul #3 on Doug Harper, team foul #13 | 64-58 |
| 00:08 | Merrimack | Fred Shim makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:08 | Merrimack | Fred Shim makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Cloud St. | St. Cloud St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:03 | St. Cloud St. | James Broughton clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-58 |
| 00:01 | St. Cloud St. | Jessie Meyers grabs the offensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 00:00 | St. Cloud St. | The clock runs out | 66-58 |