| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Kenneth Posey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Yerby (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dewayne Rose (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ryan Garlick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffery Rembert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Dennis Claytor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Zwick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Warren Connors (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Keith Diederich (fresh) C - Glenn Cassidy (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Warren Connors inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| Game Plan | Central Oklahoma | Central Oklahoma is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Merrimack | Dennis Claytor blows the layup | 36-34 |
| 19:42 | Merrimack | Glenn Cassidy grabs the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 19:30 | Merrimack | Glenn Cassidy connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Warren Connors | 36-36 |
| 19:13 | Central Oklahoma | Jeffery Rembert's pass is intercepted by Dennis Claytor | 36-36 |
| 19:10 | Merrimack | Dennis Claytor banks in the layup | 36-38 |
| 18:46 | Central Oklahoma | Jeffery Rembert misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 18:44 | Merrimack | Dennis Claytor snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 18:23 | Merrimack | Warren Connors's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-38 |
| 18:07 | Central Oklahoma | John Yerby is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Zwick - foul #2 on Jeremy Zwick, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Sawyer (SF) Warren Connors | |
| 17:53 | Central Oklahoma | Ryan Garlick hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-38 |
| 17:52 | Merrimack | Billy Sawyer gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 17:34 | Merrimack | Glenn Cassidy blows the layup | 36-38 |
| 17:33 | Merrimack | Glenn Cassidy grabs the offensive board | 36-38 |
| 17:17 | Merrimack | Jeremy Zwick hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Billy Sawyer | 36-41 |
| 17:11 | Central Oklahoma | Ryan Garlick blows the layup but the foul's on Jeremy Zwick - foul #3 on Jeremy Zwick, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Tony King (PG), Paul Cross (SG), Bruce Taylor (SF), Dan Shumate (C) Kenneth Posey, John Yerby, Dewayne Rose, Jeffery Rembert | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Wiley (PG), John Doucet (SG), Raymond Truex (PF), Bruce Curtis (C) Dennis Claytor, Jeremy Zwick, Keith Diederich, Glenn Cassidy | |
| 17:11 | Central Oklahoma | Ryan Garlick makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 17:11 | Central Oklahoma | Ryan Garlick misses the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 17:11 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Bruce Curtis | 37-41 |
| 16:57 | Merrimack | Bruce Curtis buries a 3 from the right wing set up by John Doucet | 37-44 |
| 16:45 | Central Oklahoma | Ryan Garlick banks in the layup | 39-44 |
| 16:33 | Merrimack | Bruce Curtis misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-44 |
| 16:32 | Merrimack | John Doucet pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 16:24 | Merrimack | Bruce Curtis is whistled for traveling | 39-44 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Michael Richards (C) Ryan Garlick | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Warren Connors (SF) John Wiley | |
| 16:01 | Central Oklahoma | Tony King hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 16:00 | Central Oklahoma | Michael Richards pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Tony King (fresh) SG - Paul Cross (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bruce Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dan Shumate (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Richards (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Doucet (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Sawyer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Warren Connors (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Raymond Truex (fresh) C - Bruce Curtis (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Central Oklahoma | Tony King scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Bruce Taylor and he's fouled by Bruce Curtis - foul #2 on Bruce Curtis, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Dewayne Rose (SF) Bruce Taylor | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Claytor (PG), Jeremy Zwick (SG), Kevin Hamilton (PF), Keith Diederich (C) John Doucet, Billy Sawyer, Raymond Truex, Bruce Curtis | |
| 15:49 | Central Oklahoma | Tony King makes the free throw | 42-44 |
| 15:20 | Merrimack | Jeremy Zwick loses the ball out of bounds | 42-44 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Kenneth Posey (PG), John Yerby (SG), Jeffery Rembert (C) Tony King, Paul Cross, Michael Richards | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Glenn Cassidy (C) Keith Diederich | |
| 14:57 | Central Oklahoma | Dewayne Rose connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Posey | 45-44 |
| 14:44 | Merrimack | Warren Connors clanks a runner from the baseline | 45-44 |
| 14:42 | Central Oklahoma | Jeffery Rembert snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 14:26 | Central Oklahoma | Dennis Claytor steps in front of the Dewayne Rose pass | 45-44 |
| 14:06 | Merrimack | Dan Shumate swats the layup by Warren Connors | 45-44 |
| 14:05 | Central Oklahoma | John Yerby gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 13:58 | Central Oklahoma | John Yerby misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 13:56 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Glenn Cassidy | 45-44 |
| 13:41 | Merrimack | Jeremy Zwick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 13:39 | Central Oklahoma | Jeffery Rembert gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 13:26 | Central Oklahoma | Kenneth Posey hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Dewayne Rose | 48-44 |
| 13:08 | Merrimack | Dennis Claytor knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Hamilton | 48-46 |
| 12:43 | Central Oklahoma | Jeffery Rembert buries a floater from the left side set up by John Yerby | 50-46 |
| 12:34 | Merrimack | Dennis Claytor is fouled on the floor by Dan Shumate - foul #1 on Dan Shumate, team foul #1 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Tony King (PG), Paul Cross (SG), Bruce Taylor (SF), Ryan Garlick (PF), Michael Richards (C) Kenneth Posey, John Yerby, Dewayne Rose, Dan Shumate, Jeffery Rembert | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Wiley (PG), John Doucet (SG), Billy Sawyer (SF), Keith Diederich (PF), Raymond Truex (C) Dennis Claytor, Jeremy Zwick, Warren Connors, Kevin Hamilton, Glenn Cassidy | |
| 12:16 | Merrimack | Keith Diederich misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 12:14 | Central Oklahoma | Bruce Taylor grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 12:12 | Central Oklahoma | John Wiley is called for the reach on Tony King in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Wiley, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| 11:59 | Central Oklahoma | Bruce Taylor blows the layup but he's fouled by Billy Sawyer - foul #2 on Billy Sawyer, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| 11:59 | Central Oklahoma | Bruce Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 11:59 | Central Oklahoma | Bruce Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Tony King (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bruce Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Cross (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ryan Garlick (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Richards (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Wiley (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Doucet (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Billy Sawyer (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Keith Diederich (fresh) C - Raymond Truex (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Merrimack | Billy Sawyer misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 52-46 |
| 11:34 | Central Oklahoma | Ryan Garlick pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 11:09 | Central Oklahoma | John Wiley picks off the pass by Bruce Taylor | 52-46 |
| 10:51 | Merrimack | Keith Diederich hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 52-46 |
| 10:49 | Central Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Paul Cross | 52-46 |
| 10:35 | Central Oklahoma | Ryan Garlick misses long on a jump hook from close range | 52-46 |
| 10:34 | Merrimack | Keith Diederich gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 10:22 | Merrimack | Keith Diederich misses the easy layup but the foul's on Paul Cross - foul #2 on Paul Cross, team foul #2 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | John Yerby (SG), Dewayne Rose (SF) Bruce Taylor, Ryan Garlick | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Claytor (PG), Jeremy Zwick (SG), Bruce Curtis (SF), Glenn Cassidy (C) John Wiley, John Doucet, Billy Sawyer, Raymond Truex | |
| 10:22 | Merrimack | Keith Diederich makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 10:22 | Merrimack | Keith Diederich makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 09:58 | Central Oklahoma | Michael Richards hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dennis Claytor - foul #1 on Dennis Claytor, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Kenneth Posey (PG), Ryan Garlick (PF) Tony King, Paul Cross | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kevin Hamilton (PF) Keith Diederich | |
| 09:58 | Central Oklahoma | Michael Richards misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 09:58 | Central Oklahoma | Michael Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 09:43 | Merrimack | Jeremy Zwick blows the layup | 53-48 |
| 09:42 | Central Oklahoma | Ryan Garlick snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 09:36 | Central Oklahoma | Kenneth Posey is hacked by Dennis Claytor - foul #2 on Dennis Claytor, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Dan Shumate (PF), Jeffery Rembert (C) Ryan Garlick, Michael Richards | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 09:36 | Central Oklahoma | Kenneth Posey misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 09:36 | Merrimack | Glenn Cassidy gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 09:21 | Merrimack | Dennis Claytor makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Zwick | 53-50 |
| 09:04 | Central Oklahoma | Dan Shumate scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by John Yerby | 55-50 |
| 08:59 | Merrimack | Dennis Claytor knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Jeremy Zwick | 55-52 |
| 08:43 | Central Oklahoma | Dan Shumate is called for a charge - foul #2 on Dan Shumate, team foul #3 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Paul Cross (SG) John Yerby | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Warren Connors (SF), Keith Diederich (C) Bruce Curtis, Glenn Cassidy | |
| 08:22 | Merrimack | Jeffery Rembert is called for the reach on Keith Diederich - foul #3 on Jeffery Rembert, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Tony King (PG), Ryan Garlick (PF) Kenneth Posey, Dan Shumate | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Doucet (SG) Jeremy Zwick | |
| 07:55 | Merrimack | John Doucet scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Hamilton | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Tony King (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Cross (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dewayne Rose (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ryan Garlick (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffery Rembert (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Dennis Claytor (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 stl. SG - John Doucet (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Warren Connors (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Keith Diederich (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Central Oklahoma | Paul Cross comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-55 |
| 07:37 | Merrimack | Kevin Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 07:32 | Merrimack | Dennis Claytor is hacked by Tony King - foul #2 on Tony King, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Bruce Taylor (SF), Dan Shumate (C) Dewayne Rose, Jeffery Rembert | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Sawyer (SG), Glenn Cassidy (C) Dennis Claytor, Keith Diederich | |
| 07:24 | Merrimack | Dan Shumate steps in front of the Billy Sawyer pass | 55-55 |
| 07:08 | Central Oklahoma | Bruce Taylor throws it down on a nice dish by Tony King | 57-55 |
| 06:58 | Merrimack | John Doucet hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-55 |
| 06:57 | Central Oklahoma | Paul Cross grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 06:28 | Central Oklahoma | Paul Cross misses the floater from the baseline | 57-55 |
| 06:26 | Central Oklahoma | Ryan Garlick tips it back up and in | 59-55 |
| 06:07 | Merrimack | Billy Sawyer's fadeaway is rejected by Ryan Garlick | 59-55 |
| 06:06 | Central Oklahoma | Dan Shumate grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 06:00 | Central Oklahoma | Central Oklahoma calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Kenneth Posey (PG), John Yerby (SG), Dewayne Rose (SF), Jeffery Rembert (C) Tony King, Paul Cross, Bruce Taylor, Ryan Garlick | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Claytor (PG), Jeremy Zwick (SG) John Doucet, Warren Connors | |
| 05:45 | Central Oklahoma | Jeffery Rembert makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Dewayne Rose and he's fouled by Glenn Cassidy - foul #1 on Glenn Cassidy, team foul #8 | 61-55 |
| 05:45 | Central Oklahoma | Jeffery Rembert misses the free throw | 61-55 |
| 05:45 | Central Oklahoma | Dewayne Rose pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 05:34 | Central Oklahoma | John Yerby buries a 3 from straight away | 64-55 |
| 05:19 | Merrimack | Jeremy Zwick makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-58 |
| 04:59 | Central Oklahoma | Kenneth Posey misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 64-58 |
| 04:57 | Merrimack | Kevin Hamilton grabs the board | 64-58 |
| 04:38 | Merrimack | Kevin Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Dan Shumate - foul #3 on Dan Shumate, team foul #6 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Ryan Garlick (PF) Dan Shumate | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Warren Connors (SF), Keith Diederich (C) Billy Sawyer, Glenn Cassidy | |
| 04:19 | Merrimack | Warren Connors misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-58 |
| 04:18 | Central Oklahoma | Ryan Garlick pulls down the rebound | 64-58 |
| 03:53 | Central Oklahoma | Jeffery Rembert is called for traveling | 64-58 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Raymond Truex (C) Kevin Hamilton | |
| Lineup | Central Oklahoma | PG - Kenneth Posey (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Yerby (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dewayne Rose (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Garlick (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffery Rembert (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Dennis Claytor (fresh) 16 pts. 4 stl. SG - Jeremy Zwick (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Warren Connors (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Keith Diederich (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Truex (fresh) | |
| 03:37 | Merrimack | Dennis Claytor comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 64-58 |
| 03:35 | Central Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Kenneth Posey | 64-58 |
| 03:19 | Central Oklahoma | Kenneth Posey misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 64-58 |
| 03:17 | Merrimack | Keith Diederich snags the defensive board | 64-58 |
| 03:05 | Merrimack | Dennis Claytor scores on a 3 from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 02:49 | Central Oklahoma | John Yerby misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-61 |
| 02:47 | Merrimack | Dennis Claytor pulls down the rebound | 64-61 |
| 02:47 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kevin Hamilton (PF), Glenn Cassidy (C) Keith Diederich, Raymond Truex | |
| 02:31 | Merrimack | Warren Connors's floater is knocked away by Ryan Garlick | 64-61 |
| 02:29 | Merrimack | Glenn Cassidy grabs the offensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 02:17 | Merrimack | Kenneth Posey is called for the reach on Dennis Claytor - foul #1 on Kenneth Posey, team foul #7 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Tony King (PG), Paul Cross (SG), Dan Shumate (C) Kenneth Posey, John Yerby, Jeffery Rembert | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Sawyer (SF) Warren Connors | |
| 02:17 | Merrimack | Dennis Claytor makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 02:17 | Merrimack | Dennis Claytor makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 02:15 | Central Oklahoma | Central Oklahoma calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Subs | Central Oklahoma | Kenneth Posey (PG), John Yerby (SG), Jeffery Rembert (C) Tony King, Paul Cross, Dan Shumate | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Warren Connors (SF) Billy Sawyer | |
| 01:54 | Central Oklahoma | John Yerby can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeremy Zwick - foul #4 on Jeremy Zwick, team foul #9 | 64-63 |
| 01:54 | Central Oklahoma | John Yerby makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 01:54 | Central Oklahoma | John Yerby makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 01:41 | Merrimack | Warren Connors can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-63 |
| 01:39 | Central Oklahoma | Jeffery Rembert gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| 01:21 | Central Oklahoma | The jump hook by Ryan Garlick is blocked by Kevin Hamilton | 66-63 |
| 01:19 | Merrimack | Glenn Cassidy snags the defensive board | 66-63 |
| 01:14 | Merrimack | Warren Connors hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 66-63 |
| 01:13 | Central Oklahoma | John Yerby gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| 01:08 | Central Oklahoma | Kenneth Posey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-63 |
| 01:07 | Merrimack | Glenn Cassidy gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| 00:46 | Merrimack | Glenn Cassidy's floater is tipped away by Jeffery Rembert | 66-63 |
| 00:44 | Central Oklahoma | Dewayne Rose snags the defensive board | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Central Oklahoma | Central Oklahoma is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Central Oklahoma | Ryan Garlick can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Kevin Hamilton - foul #4 on Kevin Hamilton, team foul #10 | 66-63 |
| 00:21 | Central Oklahoma | Ryan Garlick makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:21 | Central Oklahoma | Ryan Garlick misses the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:21 | Merrimack | Glenn Cassidy snags the defensive board | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Central Oklahoma | Central Oklahoma is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Merrimack | Jeremy Zwick misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-63 |
| 00:13 | Merrimack | Glenn Cassidy snags the offensive board | 67-63 |
| 00:11 | Merrimack | Dennis Claytor misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 67-63 |
| 00:09 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Glenn Cassidy | 67-63 |
| 00:05 | Merrimack | Jeremy Zwick misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-63 |
| 00:03 | Central Oklahoma | Jeffery Rembert grabs the board | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Central Oklahoma | Central Oklahoma is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Central Oklahoma | Dennis Claytor is called for the reach on Jeffery Rembert in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Claytor, team foul #11 | 67-63 |
| 00:01 | Central Oklahoma | Jeffery Rembert makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:01 | Central Oklahoma | Jeffery Rembert makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Dennis Claytor misses short on a halfcourt shot | 69-63 |