| Lineup | Bemidji St. | PG - Frank Jackson (fresh) SG - Jeremy Lane (fresh) SF - Ernest Rowan (fresh) PF - Joseph Newlin (fresh) C - Billy Ellerbe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Frank Cook (fresh) SG - Gary Freeman (fresh) SF - Peter Coffelt (fresh) PF - Scott Jones (fresh) C - Joseph Zajdel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bemidji St. | Billy Ellerbe wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bemidji St. | Bemidji St. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Bemidji St. | Joseph Newlin blows the layup but he's hacked by Scott Jones - foul #1 on Scott Jones, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Bemidji St. | Joseph Newlin misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Bemidji St. | Joseph Newlin makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:24 | Merrimack | Frank Jackson is called for the reach on Frank Cook - foul #1 on Frank Jackson, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 19:10 | Merrimack | Frank Cook comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 1-0 |
| 19:08 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt grabs the offensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:57 | Merrimack | Frank Cook buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Gary Freeman | 1-2 |
| 18:40 | Bemidji St. | Ernest Rowan misses the dunk but he's hacked by Joseph Zajdel - foul #1 on Joseph Zajdel, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| 18:40 | Bemidji St. | Ernest Rowan makes the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Bemidji St. | Ernest Rowan misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Bemidji St. | Joseph Newlin gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Bemidji St. | Ernest Rowan can't finish the layup | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:56 | Merrimack | Gary Freeman can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 17:55 | Merrimack | Scott Jones snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt misses the floater from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:40 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt can't tip it in | 2-2 |
| 17:38 | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel tips it but misses | 2-2 |
| 17:36 | Bemidji St. | Billy Ellerbe grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:31 | Bemidji St. | Frank Jackson makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ernest Rowan | 4-2 |
| 17:14 | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-5 |
| 17:01 | Bemidji St. | Joseph Newlin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 16:59 | Bemidji St. | Frank Jackson misses the tip | 4-5 |
| 16:57 | Merrimack | Scott Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:36 | Merrimack | Scott Jones buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Frank Cook | 4-7 |
| 16:11 | Bemidji St. | Jeremy Lane clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 16:10 | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:05 | Merrimack | Frank Cook misses the lay-in | 4-7 |
| 16:03 | Bemidji St. | The rebound goes to Joseph Newlin | 4-7 |
| 15:59 | Bemidji St. | Joseph Newlin is fouled on the floor by Scott Jones - foul #2 on Scott Jones, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | Johnny Hayes (SG), Peter Malone (SF), Christopher Potter (C) Jeremy Lane, Ernest Rowan, Billy Ellerbe | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Roger Gibson (PF) Scott Jones | |
| Lineup | Bemidji St. | PG - Frank Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Johnny Hayes (fresh) SF - Peter Malone (fresh) PF - Joseph Newlin (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Potter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Frank Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Freeman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Coffelt (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Roger Gibson (fresh) C - Joseph Zajdel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Bemidji St. | Peter Malone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 15:42 | Bemidji St. | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Hayes | 4-7 |
| 15:26 | Bemidji St. | Christopher Potter can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Roger Gibson - foul #1 on Roger Gibson, team foul #4 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | Judson Payne (SG) Frank Jackson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 15:26 | Bemidji St. | Christopher Potter makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:26 | Bemidji St. | Christopher Potter makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:10 | Merrimack | Gary Freeman scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Frank Cook | 6-10 |
| 14:50 | Bemidji St. | Joseph Newlin hits a shot near the basket set up by Judson Payne and he's fouled by Roger Gibson - foul #2 on Roger Gibson, team foul #5 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | Jeremy Lane (SG), Ernest Rowan (SF) Judson Payne, Peter Malone | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ronald Kean (PF), Gary Beverly (C) Roger Gibson, Joseph Zajdel | |
| 14:50 | Bemidji St. | Joseph Newlin makes the free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:24 | Merrimack | Joseph Newlin steals the ball from Frank Cook | 9-10 |
| 14:05 | Bemidji St. | Jeremy Lane scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Potter | 12-10 |
| 13:39 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly loses the ball out of bounds | 12-10 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | Frank Jackson (PG), Billy Ellerbe (C) Johnny Hayes, Joseph Newlin | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Johnie Buchanan (PG), Dennis Gotcher (SG), Harry Doyle (SF) Frank Cook, Gary Freeman, Peter Coffelt | |
| 13:23 | Bemidji St. | Billy Ellerbe comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Ronald Kean - foul #1 on Ronald Kean, team foul #6 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | Judson Payne (SG) Jeremy Lane | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel (C) Gary Beverly | |
| 13:23 | Bemidji St. | Billy Ellerbe makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:23 | Bemidji St. | Billy Ellerbe misses the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:23 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 12:59 | Merrimack | Johnie Buchanan buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Dennis Gotcher | 13-13 |
| 12:49 | Bemidji St. | Ernest Rowan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-13 |
| 12:48 | Merrimack | Johnie Buchanan pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 12:34 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-13 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | Johnny Hayes (SG), Peter Malone (SF), James Walkowiak (PF) Judson Payne, Ernest Rowan, Christopher Potter | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Frank Cook (PG) Dennis Gotcher | |
| 12:18 | Bemidji St. | Johnny Hayes scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by James Walkowiak and he's hacked by Harry Doyle - foul #1 on Harry Doyle, team foul #7 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Freeman (SG), Peter Coffelt (SF) Johnie Buchanan, Harry Doyle | |
| 12:18 | Bemidji St. | Johnny Hayes misses the free throw | 15-13 |
| 12:18 | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel gets the rebound | 15-13 |
| 12:07 | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Billy Ellerbe - foul #1 on Billy Ellerbe, team foul #2 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | Jeremy Lane (SG) Johnny Hayes | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 12:07 | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel misses the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 12:07 | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 11:54 | Bemidji St. | Frank Jackson misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 15-14 |
| 11:52 | Merrimack | Frank Cook gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Bemidji St. | PG - Frank Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeremy Lane (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Malone (fresh) PF - James Walkowiak (fresh) C - Billy Ellerbe (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Frank Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Coffelt (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ronald Kean (fresh) C - Joseph Zajdel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Merrimack | Gary Freeman buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Frank Cook | 15-17 |
| 11:17 | Bemidji St. | Frank Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Frank Cook - foul #1 on Frank Cook, team foul #8 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | Joseph Newlin (PF), Christopher Potter (C) James Walkowiak, Billy Ellerbe | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Beverly (PF) Ronald Kean | |
| 11:17 | Bemidji St. | Frank Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 11:17 | Bemidji St. | Frank Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 11:17 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Gary Beverly | 16-17 |
| 10:57 | Merrimack | Gary Freeman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-17 |
| 10:56 | Bemidji St. | Joseph Newlin snags the defensive board | 16-17 |
| 10:51 | Bemidji St. | Joseph Zajdel swats the short shot by Frank Jackson | 16-17 |
| 10:49 | Bemidji St. | Joseph Newlin tips it in | 18-17 |
| 10:39 | Merrimack | Frank Cook misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 10:38 | Bemidji St. | The rebound goes to Peter Malone | 18-17 |
| 10:24 | Bemidji St. | The pull-up jumper by Frank Jackson is blocked by Peter Coffelt | 18-17 |
| 10:23 | Bemidji St. | Christopher Potter can't tip it in | 18-17 |
| 10:22 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly grabs the defensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 10:09 | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel buries a shot from the free throw line | 18-19 |
| 09:52 | Bemidji St. | Joseph Newlin is whistled for a carry | 18-19 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | Johnny Hayes (PG), Judson Payne (SG), Ernest Rowan (SF), Billy Ellerbe (C) Frank Jackson, Jeremy Lane, Peter Malone, Christopher Potter | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Johnie Buchanan (PG), Dennis Gotcher (SG), Harry Doyle (SF), Ronald Kean (PF) Frank Cook, Gary Freeman, Peter Coffelt, Joseph Zajdel | |
| 09:38 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly makes the jumper in the paint | 18-21 |
| 09:18 | Bemidji St. | Ernest Rowan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-21 |
| 09:17 | Bemidji St. | Ernest Rowan snags the offensive board | 18-21 |
| 09:00 | Bemidji St. | Judson Payne hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-21 |
| 08:59 | Merrimack | Johnie Buchanan grabs the defensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 08:39 | Merrimack | Johnie Buchanan is fouled on the floor by Joseph Newlin - foul #1 on Joseph Newlin, team foul #3 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | Christopher Potter (C) Billy Ellerbe | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Frank Cook (PG), Gary Freeman (SG), Joseph Zajdel (C) Dennis Gotcher, Harry Doyle, Gary Beverly | |
| 08:22 | Merrimack | Judson Payne steals it from Joseph Zajdel | 18-21 |
| 08:07 | Bemidji St. | Johnny Hayes comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 18-21 |
| 08:06 | Merrimack | Gary Freeman gets the rebound | 18-21 |
| 08:01 | Merrimack | Johnie Buchanan can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-21 |
| 07:59 | Bemidji St. | Christopher Potter snags the defensive board | 18-21 |
| 07:53 | Bemidji St. | Ernest Rowan knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Judson Payne | 20-21 |
| Lineup | Bemidji St. | PG - Johnny Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Judson Payne (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ernest Rowan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Newlin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Potter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Frank Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnie Buchanan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Kean (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Zajdel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Merrimack | Frank Cook clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Johnny Hayes - foul #1 on Johnny Hayes, team foul #4 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | Frank Jackson (PG), Jeremy Lane (SG), Peter Malone (SF), James Walkowiak (C) Johnny Hayes, Judson Payne, Ernest Rowan, Joseph Newlin | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt (SF) Johnie Buchanan | |
| 07:36 | Merrimack | Frank Cook makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:36 | Merrimack | Frank Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:20 | Bemidji St. | Peter Coffelt picks off the pass by Jeremy Lane | 20-23 |
| 07:01 | Merrimack | Gary Freeman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-23 |
| 07:00 | Bemidji St. | James Walkowiak gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| 06:50 | Bemidji St. | Peter Malone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-23 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | Billy Ellerbe (C) James Walkowiak | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Johnie Buchanan (SG), Gary Beverly (PF) Gary Freeman, Ronald Kean | |
| 06:30 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Frank Cook | 20-25 |
| 06:13 | Bemidji St. | Billy Ellerbe comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Joseph Zajdel - foul #2 on Joseph Zajdel, team foul #9 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | Ernest Rowan (SF) Peter Malone | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher (SG), Ronald Kean (C) Frank Cook, Joseph Zajdel | |
| 06:13 | Bemidji St. | Billy Ellerbe makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 06:13 | Bemidji St. | Billy Ellerbe makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:01 | Merrimack | Billy Ellerbe steals it from Peter Coffelt | 22-25 |
| 05:47 | Bemidji St. | Dennis Gotcher steals it from Christopher Potter | 22-25 |
| 05:22 | Merrimack | Johnie Buchanan connects on the 3 from the right wing | 22-28 |
| 05:06 | Bemidji St. | Frank Jackson knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Billy Ellerbe | 25-28 |
| 04:54 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Johnie Buchanan and the foul's on Ernest Rowan - foul #1 on Ernest Rowan, team foul #5 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | Johnny Hayes (PG), Judson Payne (SG), Joseph Newlin (PF), James Walkowiak (C) Frank Jackson, Jeremy Lane, Christopher Potter, Billy Ellerbe | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Frank Cook (PG), Gary Freeman (SG) Johnie Buchanan, Dennis Gotcher | |
| 04:54 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt makes the free throw | 25-31 |
| 04:39 | Bemidji St. | Johnny Hayes is hacked by Frank Cook - foul #2 on Frank Cook, team foul #10 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | Peter Malone (SF) Ernest Rowan | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher (PG), Harry Doyle (SF) Frank Cook, Peter Coffelt | |
| 04:39 | Bemidji St. | Johnny Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 04:39 | Bemidji St. | Johnny Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 04:19 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly is whistled for a carry | 27-31 |
| 03:59 | Bemidji St. | Judson Payne connects on the floater from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 03:39 | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Harry Doyle | 29-33 |
| Lineup | Bemidji St. | PG - Johnny Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Judson Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Malone (fresh) PF - Joseph Newlin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Walkowiak (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Dennis Gotcher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Doyle (fresh) PF - Ronald Kean (fairly fresh) C - Gary Beverly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Bemidji St. | Peter Malone is hacked by Gary Freeman - foul #1 on Gary Freeman, team foul #11 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | Frank Jackson (PG), Billy Ellerbe (C) Judson Payne, James Walkowiak | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Frank Cook (PG), Peter Coffelt (SF), Scott Jones (PF), Roger Gibson (C) Dennis Gotcher, Harry Doyle, Ronald Kean, Gary Beverly | |
| 03:19 | Bemidji St. | Peter Malone misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 03:19 | Bemidji St. | Peter Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 03:06 | Merrimack | Frank Cook scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Gary Freeman | 30-35 |
| 02:53 | Bemidji St. | Peter Coffelt picks off the pass by Peter Malone | 30-35 |
| 02:48 | Merrimack | Scott Jones misses the easy layup | 30-35 |
| 02:46 | Bemidji St. | Peter Malone pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 02:31 | Bemidji St. | Frank Jackson makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Johnny Hayes | 32-35 |
| 02:27 | Merrimack | Frank Cook's pass is intercepted by Frank Jackson in the backcourt | 32-35 |
| 02:08 | Bemidji St. | Frank Jackson scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-35 |
| 02:04 | Merrimack | Gary Freeman is fouled on the floor by Joseph Newlin - foul #2 on Joseph Newlin, team foul #6 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | Jeremy Lane (SG), Ernest Rowan (SF), Christopher Potter (PF), James Walkowiak (C) Johnny Hayes, Peter Malone, Joseph Newlin, Billy Ellerbe | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Johnie Buchanan (SG), Joseph Zajdel (C) Gary Freeman, Roger Gibson | |
| 01:53 | Merrimack | Johnie Buchanan is hacked by Christopher Potter - foul #1 on Christopher Potter, team foul #7 | 34-35 |
| 01:53 | Merrimack | Johnie Buchanan misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 01:53 | Bemidji St. | Christopher Potter gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 01:40 | Bemidji St. | Christopher Potter buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Frank Jackson | 36-35 |
| 01:19 | Merrimack | Scott Jones clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 36-35 |
| 01:17 | Bemidji St. | Frank Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 01:10 | Bemidji St. | Frank Cook picks off the pass by Frank Jackson | 36-35 |
| 00:58 | Merrimack | Scott Jones misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Jeremy Lane - foul #1 on Jeremy Lane, team foul #8 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | Judson Payne (PG), Joseph Newlin (PF) Frank Jackson, James Walkowiak | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Freeman (SG), Roger Gibson (C) Peter Coffelt, Joseph Zajdel | |
| 00:58 | Merrimack | Scott Jones makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 00:58 | Merrimack | Scott Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 00:58 | Bemidji St. | The rebound goes to Joseph Newlin | 36-36 |
| 00:33 | Bemidji St. | Joseph Newlin misses the easy layup | 36-36 |
| 00:32 | Bemidji St. | Joseph Newlin tips it back up and in | 38-36 |
| 00:27 | Merrimack | Frank Cook is hacked by Judson Payne - foul #1 on Judson Payne, team foul #9 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Bemidji St. | Johnny Hayes (PG), Billy Ellerbe (C) Judson Payne, Christopher Potter | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Beverly (C) Scott Jones | |
| 00:27 | Merrimack | Frank Cook makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 00:27 | Merrimack | Frank Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 00:03 | Bemidji St. | Billy Ellerbe misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-38 |
| 00:01 | Bemidji St. | Joseph Newlin misses the tip | 38-38 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Frank Cook pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |