| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Freddie Holmes (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Glen Clemente (fresh) PF - Dee Baugher (fresh) 4 pts. C - Clifford Orr (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Guzowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Tomita (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lloyd Victorino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Fredric Lipton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Arkansas | Glen Clemente inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas 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) | |
| 19:38 | Central Arkansas | Freddie Holmes misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by David Guzowski - foul #3 on David Guzowski, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Shane Davis (SG) David Guzowski | |
| 19:38 | Central Arkansas | Freddie Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 19:38 | Central Arkansas | Freddie Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 19:20 | Merrimack | Shane Davis makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 19:04 | Central Arkansas | Clifford Orr misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Fredric Lipton - foul #2 on Fredric Lipton, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| 19:04 | Central Arkansas | Clifford Orr makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 19:04 | Central Arkansas | Clifford Orr misses the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 19:04 | Merrimack | Fredric Lipton grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 18:49 | Merrimack | Raymond Tomita's fadeaway is rejected by Clifford Orr | 31-29 |
| 18:48 | Merrimack | Raymond Tomita snags the offensive board | 31-29 |
| 18:37 | Merrimack | Raymond Tomita hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Clifford Orr - foul #1 on Clifford Orr, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 18:37 | Merrimack | Raymond Tomita makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 18:37 | Merrimack | Raymond Tomita makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:25 | Central Arkansas | Freddie Holmes misses the lay-in | 31-31 |
| 18:24 | Merrimack | Fredric Lipton gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:12 | Merrimack | Shane Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-31 |
| 17:55 | Central Arkansas | Glen Clemente comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 17:53 | Merrimack | Lloyd Victorino gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 17:38 | Merrimack | Shane Davis connects on the 3 from the left corner | 31-34 |
| 17:19 | Central Arkansas | Robert Taylor picks off the pass by Freddie Holmes | 31-34 |
| 17:00 | Merrimack | Robert Taylor hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 16:58 | Central Arkansas | Joseph Thompson pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 16:40 | Central Arkansas | Dee Baugher loses the dribble to Fredric Lipton | 31-34 |
| 16:22 | Merrimack | Shane Davis's pass is intercepted by Freddie Holmes | 31-34 |
| 16:12 | Central Arkansas | Dee Baugher misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-34 |
| 16:10 | Central Arkansas | Joseph Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 15:53 | Central Arkansas | Joseph Thompson travels with the ball | 31-34 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Kevin Ballard (PG), Rudy Doll (SG), Lorenzo Whitaker (SF), Adam Elzey (PF), Dennis Nagao (C) Joseph Thompson, Freddie Holmes, Glen Clemente, Dee Baugher, Clifford Orr | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Shannon Haight (PG), David Guzowski (SG), Eric Penny (SF), Donald Arndt (PF), Rufus Huffman (C) Robert Taylor, Shane Davis, Raymond Tomita, Lloyd Victorino, Fredric Lipton | |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Kevin Ballard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rudy Doll (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lorenzo Whitaker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Adam Elzey (fresh) C - Dennis Nagao (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Shannon Haight (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Guzowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Penny (fresh) PF - Donald Arndt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rufus Huffman (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Merrimack | Adam Elzey denies the turnaround by Eric Penny | 31-34 |
| 15:31 | Central Arkansas | Lorenzo Whitaker pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 15:09 | Central Arkansas | Kevin Ballard buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Lorenzo Whitaker | 34-34 |
| 14:53 | Merrimack | Shannon Haight misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-34 |
| 14:52 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Shannon Haight | 34-34 |
| 14:39 | Merrimack | Eric Penny hits a jumper from the right side set up by Shannon Haight | 34-36 |
| 14:24 | Central Arkansas | Rudy Doll clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-36 |
| 14:23 | Merrimack | Rufus Huffman grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 14:05 | Merrimack | Shannon Haight is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Shannon Haight, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Joseph Thompson (PG), Clifford Orr (C) Rudy Doll, Adam Elzey | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Taylor (PG), Lloyd Victorino (PF) Shannon Haight, Rufus Huffman | |
| 13:51 | Central Arkansas | Kevin Ballard hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Clifford Orr | 37-36 |
| 13:33 | Merrimack | Donald Arndt is hacked by Clifford Orr - foul #2 on Clifford Orr, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Freddie Holmes (SG), Glen Clemente (SF) Kevin Ballard, Lorenzo Whitaker | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Raymond Tomita (SF), Norman Gongora (C) Eric Penny, Donald Arndt | |
| 13:15 | Merrimack | Freddie Holmes steals the ball from Raymond Tomita | 37-36 |
| 13:01 | Central Arkansas | Dennis Nagao drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Thompson | 39-36 |
| 12:44 | Merrimack | Raymond Tomita buries a turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Clifford Orr - foul #3 on Clifford Orr, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Dee Baugher (PF) Dennis Nagao | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Shane Davis (SG), Fredric Lipton (C) David Guzowski, Norman Gongora | |
| 12:44 | Merrimack | Raymond Tomita makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| 12:27 | Central Arkansas | Joseph Thompson buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Freddie Holmes | 41-39 |
| 12:10 | Merrimack | Lloyd Victorino is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Lloyd Victorino, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Kevin Ballard (SF), Lorenzo Whitaker (C) Glen Clemente, Clifford Orr | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Eric Penny (SF) Raymond Tomita | |
| 11:56 | Central Arkansas | Freddie Holmes misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 11:54 | Merrimack | Shane Davis pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Freddie Holmes (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Ballard (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dee Baugher (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lorenzo Whitaker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Shane Davis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eric Penny (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lloyd Victorino (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Fredric Lipton (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Merrimack | Lloyd Victorino misses long on a shot from the left block | 41-39 |
| 11:40 | Central Arkansas | Dee Baugher grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 11:19 | Central Arkansas | Joseph Thompson misses short on a jumper from close range | 41-39 |
| 11:18 | Merrimack | Fredric Lipton snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 11:12 | Merrimack | Robert Taylor misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Thompson - foul #2 on Joseph Thompson, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Dennis Nagao (C) Freddie Holmes | |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Guzowski (SG), Donald Arndt (PF), Rufus Huffman (C) Shane Davis, Lloyd Victorino, Fredric Lipton | |
| 11:12 | Merrimack | Robert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 11:12 | Merrimack | Robert Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 11:12 | Central Arkansas | Dee Baugher gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 10:49 | Central Arkansas | Dennis Nagao hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Thompson | 43-40 |
| 10:31 | Merrimack | Robert Taylor clanks a jump hook near the basket | 43-40 |
| 10:29 | Central Arkansas | Dennis Nagao snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 10:10 | Central Arkansas | Kevin Ballard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 10:08 | Merrimack | Robert Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 09:59 | Merrimack | Robert Taylor connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Guzowski | 43-42 |
| 09:47 | Central Arkansas | Joseph Thompson misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Taylor - foul #1 on Robert Taylor, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Freddie Holmes (SG), Glen Clemente (SF), Adam Elzey (PF), Clifford Orr (C) Kevin Ballard, Lorenzo Whitaker, Dee Baugher, Dennis Nagao | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Shannon Haight (PG), Shane Davis (SG), Raymond Tomita (SF), Lloyd Victorino (PF), Fredric Lipton (C) Robert Taylor, David Guzowski, Eric Penny, Donald Arndt, Rufus Huffman | |
| 09:47 | Central Arkansas | Joseph Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 09:47 | Central Arkansas | Joseph Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 09:26 | Merrimack | Shane Davis double dribbles | 45-42 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Rudy Doll (PG) Joseph Thompson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 09:15 | Central Arkansas | Glen Clemente scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-42 |
| 08:53 | Merrimack | Raymond Tomita hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Lloyd Victorino | 47-44 |
| 08:38 | Central Arkansas | Raymond Tomita steals it from Rudy Doll | 47-44 |
| 08:24 | Merrimack | Lloyd Victorino hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Shane Davis | 47-46 |
| 08:04 | Central Arkansas | Freddie Holmes buries a jump hook from the baseline | 49-46 |
| 07:35 | Merrimack | Clifford Orr blocks the jumper by Shannon Haight | 49-46 |
| 07:34 | Central Arkansas | Clifford Orr pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Rudy Doll (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Freddie Holmes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Glen Clemente (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Adam Elzey (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Clifford Orr (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Shannon Haight (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Tomita (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lloyd Victorino (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Fredric Lipton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Central Arkansas | Adam Elzey drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 06:57 | Merrimack | Raymond Tomita can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 06:55 | Merrimack | Lloyd Victorino tips it back up and in | 52-48 |
| 06:31 | Central Arkansas | Freddie Holmes knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Rudy Doll | 55-48 |
| 06:13 | Merrimack | Adam Elzey steps in front of the Fredric Lipton pass | 55-48 |
| 06:03 | Central Arkansas | Freddie Holmes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-48 |
| 06:02 | Central Arkansas | Clifford Orr grabs the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 05:40 | Central Arkansas | Rudy Doll is hacked by Shannon Haight - foul #2 on Shannon Haight, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Joseph Thompson (PG), Kevin Ballard (SG), Lorenzo Whitaker (SF), Dee Baugher (PF), Dennis Nagao (C) Rudy Doll, Freddie Holmes, Glen Clemente, Adam Elzey, Clifford Orr | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Taylor (PG), David Guzowski (SG), Eric Penny (SF), Donald Arndt (PF), Rufus Huffman (C) Shannon Haight, Shane Davis, Raymond Tomita, Lloyd Victorino, Fredric Lipton | |
| 05:32 | Central Arkansas | Kevin Ballard drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Dennis Nagao | 57-48 |
| 05:11 | Merrimack | Eric Penny hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Kevin Ballard - foul #1 on Kevin Ballard, team foul #5 | 57-48 |
| 05:11 | Merrimack | Eric Penny misses the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 05:11 | Merrimack | Eric Penny makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 04:58 | Central Arkansas | Dennis Nagao misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Rufus Huffman - foul #2 on Rufus Huffman, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| 04:58 | Central Arkansas | Dennis Nagao makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 04:58 | Central Arkansas | Dennis Nagao makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 04:39 | Merrimack | Donald Arndt misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-49 |
| 04:38 | Central Arkansas | Dennis Nagao pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| 04:33 | Central Arkansas | Lorenzo Whitaker connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Dennis Nagao and he's hacked by Eric Penny - foul #1 on Eric Penny, team foul #8 | 61-49 |
| 04:33 | Central Arkansas | Lorenzo Whitaker makes the free throw | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:20 | Merrimack | Robert Taylor misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Dee Baugher - foul #2 on Dee Baugher, team foul #6 | 62-49 |
| 04:20 | Merrimack | Robert Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 04:20 | Merrimack | Robert Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 04:20 | Central Arkansas | Dee Baugher snags the defensive board | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:15 | Central Arkansas | The jumper by Joseph Thompson is denied by David Guzowski | 62-50 |
| 04:13 | Central Arkansas | Lorenzo Whitaker pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 03:46 | Central Arkansas | Dee Baugher's layup is rejected by Rufus Huffman | 62-50 |
| 03:45 | Merrimack | Donald Arndt pulls down the rebound | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:31 | Merrimack | Donald Arndt hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Guzowski | 62-52 |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Ballard (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lorenzo Whitaker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dee Baugher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Nagao (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Guzowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Penny (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Arndt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rufus Huffman (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Central Arkansas | Kevin Ballard hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 62-52 |
| 03:08 | Central Arkansas | Joseph Thompson hits the follow up shot | 64-52 |
| 02:54 | Merrimack | Donald Arndt lays it in on a great pass from Eric Penny | 64-54 |
| 02:54 | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-54 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Freddie Holmes (SG), Glen Clemente (SF), Clifford Orr (C) Kevin Ballard, Lorenzo Whitaker, Dennis Nagao | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Raymond Tomita (SF), Lloyd Victorino (PF), Fredric Lipton (C) Eric Penny, Donald Arndt, Rufus Huffman | |
| 02:32 | Central Arkansas | Joseph Thompson is hacked by David Guzowski - foul #4 on David Guzowski, team foul #9 | 64-54 |
| 02:32 | Central Arkansas | Joseph Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 02:32 | Central Arkansas | Joseph Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 02:32 | Central Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Clifford Orr | 65-54 |
| 02:09 | Central Arkansas | Glen Clemente makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-54 |
| 01:56 | Merrimack | Robert Taylor connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Lloyd Victorino | 68-56 |
| 01:38 | Central Arkansas | Clifford Orr is denied on a layup by Lloyd Victorino | 68-56 |
| 01:37 | Central Arkansas | Dee Baugher tips it back up and in | 70-56 |
| 01:27 | Merrimack | David Guzowski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-56 |
| 01:25 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Fredric Lipton | 70-56 |
| 01:16 | Merrimack | Lloyd Victorino is fouled on the floor by Dee Baugher - foul #3 on Dee Baugher, team foul #7 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Kevin Ballard (PG), Rudy Doll (SG), Lorenzo Whitaker (SF), Adam Elzey (PF), Dennis Nagao (C) Joseph Thompson, Freddie Holmes, Glen Clemente, Dee Baugher, Clifford Orr | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Shannon Haight (PG), Shane Davis (SG), Eric Penny (SF), Donald Arndt (C) Robert Taylor, David Guzowski, Raymond Tomita, Fredric Lipton | |
| 01:16 | Merrimack | Lloyd Victorino misses the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 01:16 | Central Arkansas | Dennis Nagao gets the rebound | 70-56 |
| 00:58 | Central Arkansas | Rudy Doll knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Kevin Ballard | 73-56 |
| Game Plan | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Merrimack | Lorenzo Whitaker is called for the reach on Eric Penny - foul #1 on Lorenzo Whitaker, team foul #8 | 73-56 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Rufus Huffman (C) Lloyd Victorino | |
| 00:53 | Merrimack | Eric Penny makes the 1st free throw | 73-57 |
| 00:53 | Merrimack | Eric Penny makes the 2nd free throw | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Central Arkansas | Adam Elzey lays it in on a nice dish by Rudy Doll | 75-58 |
| 00:20 | Merrimack | Rufus Huffman misses long on a jumper from the right side | 75-58 |
| 00:18 | Central Arkansas | Rudy Doll snags the defensive board | 75-58 |
| 00:00 | Central Arkansas | Kevin Ballard runs out the clock | 75-58 |