| Lineup | Missouri Western St. | PG - Justin Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Randy Woodward (fresh) SF - Ron Maloof (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Liu (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Humphrey (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Edward Debusk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alfred Nida (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Bailey (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Henderson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri Western St. | Ron Maloof inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | Missouri Western St. | Missouri Western St. 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 (0) | |
| 19:37 | Missouri Western St. | Joseph Liu makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Justin Brown | 34-31 |
| 19:16 | Merrimack | Alfred Nida misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 19:15 | Merrimack | Gary Williams can't tip it in | 34-31 |
| 19:13 | Merrimack | William Bailey tips it in | 34-33 |
| 18:56 | Missouri Western St. | Randy Woodward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 18:55 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Richard Henderson | 34-33 |
| 18:50 | Merrimack | William Bailey is hacked by Ron Maloof - foul #2 on Ron Maloof, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| 18:44 | Merrimack | William Bailey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Alfred Nida | 34-35 |
| 18:36 | Missouri Western St. | Ron Maloof misses the easy layup | 34-35 |
| 18:34 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Richard Henderson | 34-35 |
| 18:21 | Merrimack | Alfred Nida is fouled on the floor by Joseph Liu - foul #2 on Joseph Liu, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| 18:07 | Merrimack | Gary Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-35 |
| 17:42 | Missouri Western St. | Ronald Humphrey misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-35 |
| 17:40 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 17:35 | Merrimack | Randy Woodward steals the ball from Edward Debusk | 34-35 |
| 17:31 | Missouri Western St. | Randy Woodward lays it up and in | 36-35 |
| 17:11 | Merrimack | Randy Woodward steals the ball from Richard Henderson | 36-35 |
| 17:08 | Missouri Western St. | Randy Woodward lays it in | 38-35 |
| 16:52 | Merrimack | Edward Debusk buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from William Bailey | 38-38 |
| 16:36 | Missouri Western St. | Joseph Liu misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-38 |
| 16:35 | Merrimack | William Bailey gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 16:17 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson is hacked by Ronald Humphrey - foul #1 on Ronald Humphrey, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | John Payne (PG), David Loftus (SG), Richard Cwiklinski (SF), Richard Henderson (PF), Frederick Johnson (C) Justin Brown, Randy Woodward, Ron Maloof, Joseph Liu, Ronald Humphrey | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Simmons (PG), William Daniels (SG), Gerald Chesson (SF), James Fournier (PF), Paul Falcon (C) Edward Debusk, Alfred Nida, William Bailey, Gary Williams, Richard Henderson | |
| 16:05 | Merrimack | William Daniels is hacked by Frederick Johnson - foul #2 on Frederick Johnson, team foul #4 | 38-38 |
| 15:52 | Merrimack | Michael Simmons connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from William Daniels | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Missouri Western St. | PG - John Payne (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Loftus (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Cwiklinski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Frederick Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Michael Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Chesson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Fournier (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Falcon (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Missouri Western St. | Richard Cwiklinski lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Henderson | 40-40 |
| 14:58 | Merrimack | A charge is called on Paul Falcon - foul #3 on Paul Falcon, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Justin Brown (PG), Randy Woodward (SG) John Payne, David Loftus | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 14:43 | Missouri Western St. | Richard Henderson misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Fournier - foul #1 on James Fournier, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| 14:43 | Missouri Western St. | Richard Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 14:43 | Missouri Western St. | Richard Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 14:43 | Merrimack | Paul Falcon snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 14:28 | Merrimack | Paul Falcon loses the dribble to Randy Woodward | 41-40 |
| 14:11 | Missouri Western St. | Richard Cwiklinski misses the easy layup | 41-40 |
| 14:10 | Merrimack | William Daniels grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 13:52 | Merrimack | Michael Simmons drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by William Daniels | 41-43 |
| 13:26 | Missouri Western St. | Richard Henderson makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Justin Brown | 43-43 |
| 13:08 | Merrimack | James Fournier loses the dribble to Richard Cwiklinski | 43-43 |
| 13:04 | Missouri Western St. | Richard Cwiklinski lays it up and in | 45-43 |
| 12:53 | Merrimack | Paul Falcon misses the floater from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 12:51 | Missouri Western St. | Richard Henderson grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 12:35 | Missouri Western St. | James Fournier steps in front of the Randy Woodward pass | 45-43 |
| 12:28 | Merrimack | James Fournier misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Justin Brown - foul #3 on Justin Brown, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | John Payne (PG), David Loftus (SG), Ron Maloof (SF), Joseph Liu (PF), Ronald Humphrey (C) Justin Brown, Randy Woodward, Richard Cwiklinski, Richard Henderson, Frederick Johnson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Edward Debusk (PG), Alfred Nida (SG), William Bailey (SF), Richard Henderson (C) Michael Simmons, William Daniels, Gerald Chesson, Paul Falcon | |
| 12:28 | Merrimack | James Fournier makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 12:28 | Merrimack | James Fournier makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 12:10 | Missouri Western St. | James Fournier steps in front of the Ronald Humphrey pass | 45-45 |
| 11:54 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 45-45 |
| 11:53 | Merrimack | Alfred Nida snags the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 11:40 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson makes the runner from close range | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Missouri Western St. | PG - John Payne (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Loftus (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ron Maloof (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Liu (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Humphrey (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Edward Debusk (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alfred Nida (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Bailey (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Fournier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Missouri Western St. | John Payne hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 11:34 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 11:23 | Merrimack | William Bailey is fouled on the floor by Ron Maloof - foul #3 on Ron Maloof, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Justin Brown (PG) John Payne | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Williams (PF) James Fournier | |
| 11:05 | Merrimack | Edward Debusk misses long on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Humphrey - foul #2 on Ronald Humphrey, team foul #7 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Randy Woodward (SG) David Loftus | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 11:05 | Merrimack | Edward Debusk makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 11:05 | Merrimack | Edward Debusk makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 10:53 | Missouri Western St. | Ronald Humphrey hits a driving attempt from close range and he's fouled by Richard Henderson - foul #1 on Richard Henderson, team foul #3 | 47-49 |
| 10:53 | Missouri Western St. | Ronald Humphrey makes the free throw | 48-49 |
| 10:33 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from William Bailey and he's fouled by Justin Brown - foul #4 on Justin Brown, team foul #8 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | John Payne (PG), James Nagel (PF) Justin Brown, Joseph Liu | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 10:33 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson makes the free throw | 48-52 |
| 10:16 | Missouri Western St. | James Nagel scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from John Payne | 50-52 |
| 10:13 | Merrimack | Edward Debusk loses the dribble to Randy Woodward in the backcourt | 50-52 |
| 10:01 | Missouri Western St. | James Nagel hits a jumper from the left block | 52-52 |
| 09:45 | Merrimack | Gary Williams clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 09:44 | Missouri Western St. | Ronald Humphrey grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 09:26 | Missouri Western St. | Randy Woodward makes the 3 from the right corner | 55-52 |
| 09:12 | Merrimack | Edward Debusk is fouled on the floor by John Payne - foul #1 on John Payne, team foul #9 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | David Loftus (SG), Richard Cwiklinski (SF), Joseph Liu (PF), Richard Henderson (C) Randy Woodward, Ron Maloof, James Nagel, Ronald Humphrey | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Simmons (SG), Gerald Chesson (SF), James Fournier (C) Alfred Nida, William Bailey, Richard Henderson | |
| 09:12 | Merrimack | Edward Debusk makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 09:12 | Merrimack | Edward Debusk makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 09:00 | Missouri Western St. | Richard Henderson misses badly on a floater from close range | 55-54 |
| 08:59 | Merrimack | Edward Debusk snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 08:37 | Merrimack | Edward Debusk can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-54 |
| 08:35 | Merrimack | Gary Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 08:20 | Merrimack | Michael Simmons buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Edward Debusk | 55-57 |
| 07:55 | Missouri Western St. | Gerald Chesson is called for the reach on Richard Cwiklinski - foul #2 on Gerald Chesson, team foul #4 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Justin Brown (PG), Randy Woodward (SG), Frederick Johnson (C) John Payne, David Loftus, Joseph Liu | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Christopher Smith (PG), William Daniels (SG), Paul Falcon (C) Edward Debusk, Gerald Chesson, Gary Williams | |
| 07:41 | Missouri Western St. | Frederick Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-57 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Henderson (C) James Fournier | |
| Lineup | Missouri Western St. | PG - Justin Brown (fresh) 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Randy Woodward (fresh) 7 pts. 4 stl. SF - Richard Cwiklinski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Richard Henderson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Frederick Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Christopher Smith (fresh) SG - William Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Paul Falcon (fresh) 3 pf. C - Richard Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Merrimack | Paul Falcon can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Richard Henderson - foul #1 on Richard Henderson, team foul #10 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Ron Maloof (SF), Ronald Humphrey (C) Richard Cwiklinski, Richard Henderson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Bailey (SF) Michael Simmons | |
| 07:24 | Merrimack | Paul Falcon misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 07:24 | Merrimack | Paul Falcon misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 07:24 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Henderson | 55-57 |
| 07:13 | Merrimack | William Daniels banks in the layup | 55-59 |
| 06:46 | Missouri Western St. | Randy Woodward comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 06:45 | Missouri Western St. | Ronald Humphrey snags the offensive board | 55-59 |
| 06:37 | Missouri Western St. | The short jumper by Randy Woodward is denied by Paul Falcon | 55-59 |
| 06:36 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Richard Henderson | 55-59 |
| 06:16 | Merrimack | William Daniels misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-59 |
| 06:15 | Missouri Western St. | Ron Maloof grabs the board | 55-59 |
| 05:54 | Missouri Western St. | Justin Brown scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Frederick Johnson | 57-59 |
| 05:34 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson can't finish the layup | 57-59 |
| 05:32 | Merrimack | Christopher Smith tips it but misses | 57-59 |
| 05:30 | Missouri Western St. | Frederick Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 05:08 | Missouri Western St. | Randy Woodward misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-59 |
| 05:06 | Missouri Western St. | Randy Woodward tips it home | 59-59 |
| 05:06 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Joseph Liu (PF) Frederick Johnson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Edward Debusk (PG), Alfred Nida (SG), Gary Williams (PF), James Fournier (C) Christopher Smith, William Daniels, Paul Falcon, Richard Henderson | |
| 04:53 | Merrimack | Ronald Humphrey swats the shot by William Bailey | 59-59 |
| 04:51 | Missouri Western St. | Ronald Humphrey grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 04:47 | Missouri Western St. | Justin Brown connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Ron Maloof and the foul's on Edward Debusk - foul #2 on Edward Debusk, team foul #5 | 61-59 |
| 04:47 | Missouri Western St. | Justin Brown makes the free throw | 62-59 |
| 04:24 | Merrimack | Gary Williams buries a turnaround from the right block set up by William Bailey | 62-61 |
| 04:09 | Missouri Western St. | Randy Woodward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-61 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Richard Cwiklinski (SF), Richard Henderson (C) Ron Maloof, Ronald Humphrey | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Simmons (SF) William Bailey | |
| 03:45 | Merrimack | Michael Simmons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-61 |
| 03:44 | Missouri Western St. | Joseph Liu grabs the board | 62-61 |
| 03:22 | Missouri Western St. | Justin Brown makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Randy Woodward | 64-61 |
| Lineup | Missouri Western St. | PG - Justin Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Randy Woodward (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Richard Cwiklinski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Liu (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Henderson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Edward Debusk (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alfred Nida (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gary Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Fournier (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:09 | Merrimack | Richard Cwiklinski picks off the pass by Michael Simmons | 64-61 |
| 03:04 | Missouri Western St. | James Fournier is called for the reach on Richard Henderson - foul #2 on James Fournier, team foul #6 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | David Loftus (SG), Ron Maloof (SF), Ronald Humphrey (C) Randy Woodward, Richard Cwiklinski, Joseph Liu | |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Bailey (SF), Richard Henderson (C) Michael Simmons, James Fournier | |
| 02:37 | Missouri Western St. | David Loftus loses the dribble to Alfred Nida | 64-61 |
| 02:25 | Merrimack | Justin Brown is called for the reach on Alfred Nida - foul #5 on Justin Brown, team foul #11 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | John Payne (PG) Justin Brown | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Simmons (PG), James Fournier (PF) Edward Debusk, Gary Williams | |
| 02:25 | Merrimack | Alfred Nida makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 02:25 | Merrimack | Alfred Nida makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 02:21 | Missouri Western St. | Missouri Western St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Subs | Missouri Western St. | Randy Woodward (SG), Joseph Liu (PF) David Loftus, Richard Henderson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Edward Debusk (PG), Gary Williams (PF) Michael Simmons, James Fournier | |
| 02:08 | Missouri Western St. | John Payne knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Liu | 66-63 |
| 01:52 | Merrimack | Edward Debusk's pass is intercepted by Randy Woodward | 66-63 |
| 01:48 | Missouri Western St. | Randy Woodward misses the lay-in | 66-63 |
| 01:46 | Merrimack | Gary Williams snags the defensive board | 66-63 |
| 01:26 | Merrimack | Gary Williams misses the easy layup | 66-63 |
| 01:24 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson can't tip it in | 66-63 |
| 01:22 | Missouri Western St. | The rebound goes to Ronald Humphrey | 66-63 |
| 01:11 | Missouri Western St. | Joseph Liu misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gary Williams - foul #3 on Gary Williams, team foul #7 | 66-63 |
| 01:11 | Missouri Western St. | Joseph Liu misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 01:11 | Missouri Western St. | Joseph Liu misses the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 01:11 | Merrimack | Gary Williams snags the defensive board | 66-63 |
| 01:06 | Merrimack | Edward Debusk hits a shot from just outside the lane | 66-65 |
| 00:50 | Missouri Western St. | Gary Williams swats the short shot by Joseph Liu | 66-65 |
| 00:49 | Merrimack | William Bailey snags the defensive board | 66-65 |
| 00:33 | Merrimack | Alfred Nida misses the 3 from straight away | 66-65 |
| 00:32 | Missouri Western St. | Ronald Humphrey pulls down the rebound | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Missouri Western St. | Missouri Western St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:31 | Missouri Western St. | Ronald Humphrey is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Debusk - foul #3 on Edward Debusk, team foul #8 | 66-65 |
| 00:31 | Missouri Western St. | Ronald Humphrey makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:31 | Missouri Western St. | Ronald Humphrey makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:13 | Merrimack | Randy Woodward steals the ball from Gary Williams | 68-65 |
| 00:10 | Missouri Western St. | Randy Woodward hits the finger roll | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Missouri Western St. | Missouri Western St. 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 (0) | |
| 00:02 | Merrimack | William Bailey is hacked by Ronald Humphrey - foul #3 on Ronald Humphrey, team foul #12 | 70-65 |
| 00:02 | Merrimack | William Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:02 | Merrimack | William Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:02 | Missouri Western St. | Ronald Humphrey snags the defensive board | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Missouri Western St. | Missouri Western St. 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 (0) | |
| 00:00 | Missouri Western St. | Ronald Humphrey runs out the clock | 70-66 |