| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Melvin Etheridge (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Everett Gold (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Pace (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John McElligott (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ouachita Baptist | PG - Arlen Binkley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Yeh (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Daniel Copeland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Jones (fresh) C - Robert Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Robert Pace inbounds the ball | 46-46 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ouachita Baptist | Ouachita Baptist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams's floater is tipped away by David Jones | 46-46 |
| 19:42 | Ouachita Baptist | Daniel Copeland grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 19:27 | Ouachita Baptist | David Jones buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 19:11 | Merrimack | Robert Lewis steals it from Everett Gold | 46-49 |
| 19:06 | Ouachita Baptist | David Jones makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Arlen Binkley | 46-51 |
| 18:46 | Merrimack | Robert Lewis steals the ball from Wayne Williams | 46-51 |
| 18:32 | Ouachita Baptist | David Jones is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on David Jones, team foul #1 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins (SG), Aaron Mix (PF), Charlie Stone (C) Everett Gold, Wayne Williams, John McElligott | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | John Potts (PG), Jonathan Ice (SG), James Richter (SF), Willie Kollar (PF), Paul Cox (C) Arlen Binkley, Robert Yeh, Daniel Copeland, David Jones, Robert Lewis | |
| 18:22 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins is hacked by Jonathan Ice - foul #2 on Jonathan Ice, team foul #2 | 46-51 |
| 18:00 | Merrimack | Robert Pace is open and scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Melvin Etheridge | 48-51 |
| 17:41 | Ouachita Baptist | Jonathan Ice misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Pace - foul #3 on Robert Pace, team foul #1 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Ruhl (SG), Ronald Riley (SF) Melvin Etheridge, Robert Pace | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Arlen Binkley (PG) John Potts | |
| 17:41 | Ouachita Baptist | Jonathan Ice makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 17:41 | Ouachita Baptist | Jonathan Ice makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 17:18 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 48-53 |
| 17:17 | Ouachita Baptist | The rebound goes to Paul Cox | 48-53 |
| 17:08 | Ouachita Baptist | James Richter clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 17:06 | Ouachita Baptist | Paul Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 16:58 | Ouachita Baptist | Paul Cox's pass is intercepted by Charlie Stone | 48-53 |
| 16:42 | Merrimack | Arlen Binkley is called for the reach on Billy Hawkins - foul #1 on Arlen Binkley, team foul #3 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG), Everett Gold (SG), Wayne Williams (PF), John McElligott (C) Billy Hawkins, William Ruhl, Aaron Mix, Charlie Stone | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | John Potts (PG), Robert Yeh (SG), Daniel Copeland (SF), David Jones (PF), Robert Lewis (C) Arlen Binkley, Jonathan Ice, James Richter, Willie Kollar, Paul Cox | |
| 16:33 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley is open and buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Melvin Etheridge | 50-53 |
| 16:12 | Ouachita Baptist | Robert Lewis makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Copeland and he's fouled by John McElligott - foul #2 on John McElligott, team foul #2 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charlie Stone (SF) Ronald Riley | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | | |
| 16:12 | Ouachita Baptist | Robert Lewis makes the free throw | 50-56 |
| 15:50 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone loses the ball out of bounds | 50-56 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Ruhl (SG), Robert Pace (SF) Everett Gold, Charlie Stone | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Craig McGrotty (C) Robert Lewis | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Melvin Etheridge (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Ruhl (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Pace (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John McElligott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ouachita Baptist | PG - John Potts (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Yeh (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Daniel Copeland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Jones (fresh) 5 pts. C - Craig McGrotty (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Ouachita Baptist | David Jones misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-56 |
| 15:32 | Ouachita Baptist | Daniel Copeland gets the offensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 15:21 | Ouachita Baptist | John Potts loses the dribble to Robert Pace | 50-56 |
| 15:16 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge is fouled in the backcourt by John Potts - foul #2 on John Potts, team foul #4 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins (PG), Aaron Mix (PF) Melvin Etheridge, Wayne Williams | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Arlen Binkley (PG), Robert Lewis (C) John Potts, Daniel Copeland | |
| 14:55 | Merrimack | William Ruhl comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 14:54 | Ouachita Baptist | Craig McGrotty grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 14:48 | Ouachita Baptist | Arlen Binkley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-56 |
| 14:47 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Robert Pace | 50-56 |
| 14:40 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins connects on the jump hook in the lane and the foul's on Craig McGrotty - foul #1 on Craig McGrotty, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Everett Gold (SG) William Ruhl | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Daniel Copeland (SF), Willie Kollar (PF) Craig McGrotty, David Jones | |
| 14:40 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins makes the free throw | 53-56 |
| 14:14 | Ouachita Baptist | Billy Hawkins picks off the pass by Robert Yeh | 53-56 |
| 14:10 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins lays it in | 55-56 |
| 13:49 | Ouachita Baptist | Arlen Binkley buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Willie Kollar | 55-58 |
| 13:44 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins loses the ball out of bounds | 55-58 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG), Pete McNurlen (SG), Ronald Riley (PF), Charlie Stone (C) Billy Hawkins, Everett Gold, Aaron Mix, John McElligott | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | John Potts (PG), Jonathan Ice (SG), James Richter (SF), David Jones (PF), Paul Cox (C) Arlen Binkley, Robert Yeh, Daniel Copeland, Willie Kollar, Robert Lewis | |
| 13:35 | Ouachita Baptist | Jonathan Ice misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 13:33 | Ouachita Baptist | Paul Cox gets the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 13:07 | Ouachita Baptist | Paul Cox connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by John Potts and he's fouled by Charlie Stone - foul #1 on Charlie Stone, team foul #3 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Ruhl (SG), Wayne Williams (PF) Pete McNurlen, Robert Pace | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Craig McGrotty (C) David Jones | |
| 13:07 | Ouachita Baptist | Paul Cox makes the free throw | 55-61 |
| 12:47 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on James Richter - foul #2 on James Richter, team foul #6 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Arlen Binkley (PG), Daniel Copeland (SF), Robert Lewis (C) Jonathan Ice, James Richter, Paul Cox | |
| 12:47 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley misses the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 12:47 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley misses the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 12:47 | Ouachita Baptist | Robert Lewis gets the rebound | 55-61 |
| 12:30 | Ouachita Baptist | Daniel Copeland misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Wayne Williams - foul #1 on Wayne Williams, team foul #4 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Willie Kollar (PF) Robert Lewis | |
| 12:30 | Ouachita Baptist | Daniel Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 12:30 | Ouachita Baptist | Daniel Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 12:15 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone drills a fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Craig McGrotty - foul #2 on Craig McGrotty, team foul #7 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins (SG), Robert Pace (SF) William Ruhl, Ronald Riley | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Robert Yeh (SG), David Jones (PF) John Potts, Craig McGrotty | |
| 12:15 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone misses the free throw | 57-63 |
| 12:15 | Merrimack | Robert Pace grabs the offensive board | 57-63 |
| 12:02 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Willie Kollar - foul #2 on Willie Kollar, team foul #8 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Everett Gold (SG) Charlie Stone | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | | |
| 12:02 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 12:02 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 11:47 | Ouachita Baptist | Arlen Binkley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-63 |
| 11:46 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 59-63 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Melvin Etheridge (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Everett Gold (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Pace (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Hawkins (fresh) 12 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ouachita Baptist | PG - Arlen Binkley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Yeh (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Daniel Copeland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Willie Kollar (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Merrimack | Robert Pace is fouled on the floor by Willie Kollar - foul #3 on Willie Kollar, team foul #9 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Aaron Mix (PF), John McElligott (C) Melvin Etheridge, Wayne Williams | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | James Richter (SF), Robert Lewis (C) Daniel Copeland, Willie Kollar | |
| 11:30 | Merrimack | Robert Pace makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 11:30 | Merrimack | Robert Pace makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 11:20 | Ouachita Baptist | Arlen Binkley misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 11:19 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 11:14 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 11:13 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix tips it home | 63-63 |
| 10:55 | Ouachita Baptist | Arlen Binkley is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Arlen Binkley, team foul #10 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Ruhl (PG), Pete McNurlen (SG), Ronald Riley (PF) Billy Hawkins, Everett Gold, John McElligott | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | John Potts (PG), Jonathan Ice (SG), Paul Cox (SF), Craig McGrotty (PF) Arlen Binkley, Robert Yeh, James Richter, David Jones | |
| 10:38 | Merrimack | Pete McNurlen travels with the ball | 63-63 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG) Pete McNurlen | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | | |
| 10:09 | Ouachita Baptist | Jonathan Ice blows the layup but the foul's on Ronald Riley - foul #1 on Ronald Riley, team foul #5 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Wayne Williams (PF), Charlie Stone (C) Ronald Riley, Aaron Mix | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Daniel Copeland (SF), Willie Kollar (PF) Paul Cox, Robert Lewis | |
| 10:09 | Ouachita Baptist | Jonathan Ice misses the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 10:09 | Ouachita Baptist | Jonathan Ice misses the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 10:09 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 09:52 | Merrimack | Willie Kollar steals it from Robert Pace | 63-63 |
| 09:32 | Ouachita Baptist | Craig McGrotty is hacked by Charlie Stone - foul #2 on Charlie Stone, team foul #6 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins (SG) William Ruhl | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Arlen Binkley (PG), Robert Yeh (SG), David Jones (PF) Jonathan Ice, John Potts, Craig McGrotty | |
| 09:20 | Ouachita Baptist | Willie Kollar can't finish the layup | 63-63 |
| 09:19 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams gets the rebound | 63-63 |
| 09:05 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 09:04 | Ouachita Baptist | The rebound goes to David Jones | 63-63 |
| 08:57 | Ouachita Baptist | Arlen Binkley misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 08:55 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone gets the rebound | 63-63 |
| 08:36 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins lays it in uncontested set up by Melvin Etheridge | 65-63 |
| 08:16 | Ouachita Baptist | Willie Kollar misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-63 |
| 08:14 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| 08:07 | Merrimack | Robert Pace is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 65-63 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Ruhl (PG), Everett Gold (SG), Ronald Riley (SF), Aaron Mix (PF), John McElligott (C) Melvin Etheridge, Billy Hawkins, Robert Pace, Wayne Williams, Charlie Stone | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | John Potts (SG), James Richter (SF), Paul Cox (PF), Robert Lewis (C) Robert Yeh, Daniel Copeland, David Jones, Willie Kollar | |
| 07:53 | Ouachita Baptist | Ronald Riley steals the ball from James Richter | 65-63 |
| 07:50 | Merrimack | Everett Gold banks in the layup set up by Ronald Riley | 67-63 |
| 07:43 | Ouachita Baptist | Paul Cox hits the finger roll set up by Arlen Binkley | 67-65 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Ruhl (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Everett Gold (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Riley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Mix (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John McElligott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ouachita Baptist | PG - Arlen Binkley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Potts (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Richter (fresh) PF - Paul Cox (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Lewis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:33 | Merrimack | William Ruhl connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John McElligott and he's hacked by Robert Lewis - foul #1 on Robert Lewis, team foul #11 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Craig McGrotty (C) Robert Lewis | |
| 07:33 | Merrimack | William Ruhl makes the free throw | 70-65 |
| 07:17 | Ouachita Baptist | Paul Cox can't finish the layup | 70-65 |
| 07:16 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix snags the defensive board | 70-65 |
| 07:09 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from William Ruhl | 72-65 |
| 06:50 | Ouachita Baptist | James Richter misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 72-65 |
| 06:49 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Aaron Mix | 72-65 |
| 06:46 | Merrimack | James Richter steals it from Everett Gold in the backcourt | 72-65 |
| 06:32 | Ouachita Baptist | Arlen Binkley connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Craig McGrotty | 72-68 |
| 06:14 | Merrimack | Craig McGrotty steals the ball from John McElligott | 72-68 |
| 05:56 | Ouachita Baptist | Paul Cox misses short on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Aaron Mix - foul #1 on Aaron Mix, team foul #7 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG), Billy Hawkins (SG), Robert Pace (SF), Wayne Williams (PF), Charlie Stone (C) William Ruhl, Everett Gold, Ronald Riley, Aaron Mix, John McElligott | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Jonathan Ice (PG), Robert Yeh (SG), David Jones (PF), Robert Lewis (C) Arlen Binkley, John Potts, James Richter, Craig McGrotty | |
| 05:56 | Ouachita Baptist | Paul Cox makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 05:56 | Ouachita Baptist | Paul Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 05:56 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams snags the defensive board | 72-69 |
| 05:54 | Merrimack | Jonathan Ice steals the ball from Wayne Williams in the backcourt | 72-69 |
| 05:44 | Ouachita Baptist | Charlie Stone picks off the pass by Robert Yeh | 72-69 |
| 05:42 | Merrimack | Robert Pace is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Cox - foul #3 on Paul Cox, team foul #12 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Daniel Copeland (SF) Paul Cox | |
| 05:42 | Merrimack | Robert Pace makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 05:42 | Merrimack | Robert Pace makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 05:18 | Ouachita Baptist | Robert Lewis loses the dribble to Robert Pace | 74-69 |
| 05:15 | Merrimack | Robert Lewis is called for the reach on Wayne Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Lewis, team foul #13 | 74-69 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Willie Kollar (PF) David Jones | |
| 05:15 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 05:15 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 05:15 | Ouachita Baptist | Willie Kollar grabs the board | 75-69 |
| 04:58 | Ouachita Baptist | Jonathan Ice throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-69 |
| 04:40 | Merrimack | Robert Pace is wide open but clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Willie Kollar - foul #4 on Willie Kollar, team foul #14 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John McElligott (C) Charlie Stone | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Arlen Binkley (PG), John Potts (SG) Jonathan Ice, Robert Yeh | |
| 04:40 | Merrimack | Robert Pace makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 04:40 | Merrimack | Robert Pace makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 04:16 | Ouachita Baptist | Willie Kollar misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 77-69 |
| 04:15 | Merrimack | John McElligott gets the rebound | 77-69 |
| 03:55 | Merrimack | Robert Pace scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Melvin Etheridge and he's fouled by Daniel Copeland - foul #3 on Daniel Copeland, team foul #15 | 79-69 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Pete McNurlen (SG), Aaron Mix (PF) Billy Hawkins, Wayne Williams | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | James Richter (SF), David Jones (PF) Daniel Copeland, Robert Lewis | |
| 03:55 | Merrimack | Robert Pace misses the free throw | 79-69 |
| 03:55 | Ouachita Baptist | Willie Kollar pulls down the rebound | 79-69 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ouachita Baptist | Ouachita Baptist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:36 | Ouachita Baptist | John McElligott is called for the reach on Arlen Binkley - foul #3 on John McElligott, team foul #8 | 79-69 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Everett Gold (SG), Ronald Riley (PF) Melvin Etheridge, John McElligott | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Robert Yeh (SG) John Potts | |
| 03:36 | Ouachita Baptist | Arlen Binkley makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 03:36 | Ouachita Baptist | Arlen Binkley misses the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| 03:36 | Merrimack | Robert Pace pulls down the rebound | 79-70 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Pete McNurlen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Everett Gold (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Pace (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Riley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Mix (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ouachita Baptist | PG - Arlen Binkley (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Yeh (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Richter (fairly fresh) PF - David Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Kollar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ouachita Baptist | Ouachita Baptist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Merrimack | Robert Pace is fouled in the backcourt by James Richter - foul #3 on James Richter, team foul #16 | 79-70 |
| 03:34 | Merrimack | Robert Pace makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 03:34 | Merrimack | Robert Pace makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| 03:18 | Ouachita Baptist | Willie Kollar misses long on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Everett Gold - foul #3 on Everett Gold, team foul #9 | 81-70 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charlie Stone (C) Robert Pace | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | | |
| 03:18 | Ouachita Baptist | Willie Kollar makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 03:18 | Ouachita Baptist | Willie Kollar makes the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| 02:49 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone is open but comes up short on the floater near the basket | 81-72 |
| 02:48 | Ouachita Baptist | Willie Kollar grabs the defensive rebound | 81-72 |
| 02:34 | Ouachita Baptist | David Jones lays it in set up by Arlen Binkley | 81-74 |
| 02:34 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-74 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG), Robert Pace (SF) Pete McNurlen, Ronald Riley | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | Jonathan Ice (PG), John Potts (SG), Paul Cox (SF), Craig McGrotty (C) Arlen Binkley, Robert Yeh, James Richter, Willie Kollar | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ouachita Baptist | Ouachita Baptist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:16 | Merrimack | Robert Pace hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 81-74 |
| 02:15 | Merrimack | Everett Gold grabs the offensive rebound | 81-74 |
| 02:08 | Merrimack | Robert Pace banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Melvin Etheridge | 83-74 |
| 01:56 | Ouachita Baptist | David Jones misses the lay-in | 83-74 |
| 01:55 | Ouachita Baptist | David Jones tips it back up and in | 83-76 |
| 01:36 | Merrimack | Everett Gold knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Melvin Etheridge | 86-76 |
| 01:32 | Ouachita Baptist | Paul Cox loses the dribble to Melvin Etheridge | 86-76 |
| 01:27 | Merrimack | Everett Gold hits the finger roll set up by Melvin Etheridge | 88-76 |
| 01:16 | Ouachita Baptist | David Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 88-76 |
| 01:15 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Everett Gold | 88-76 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ouachita Baptist | Ouachita Baptist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:11 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Cox - foul #4 on Paul Cox, team foul #17 | 88-76 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins (SG), Ronald Riley (SF) Everett Gold, Robert Pace | |
| Subs | Ouachita Baptist | James Richter (SF), Willie Kollar (PF) David Jones, Craig McGrotty | |
| 01:11 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge makes the 1st free throw | 89-76 |
| 01:11 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge makes the 2nd free throw | 90-76 |
| 00:53 | Ouachita Baptist | Willie Kollar buries a runner near the basket set up by John Potts | 90-78 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ouachita Baptist | Ouachita Baptist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins misses the wide open floater from the right side | 90-78 |
| 00:31 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix misses the tip | 90-78 |
| 00:30 | Ouachita Baptist | Willie Kollar grabs the defensive rebound | 90-78 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ouachita Baptist | Ouachita Baptist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Ouachita Baptist | Willie Kollar blows the layup | 90-78 |
| 00:23 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge grabs the defensive rebound | 90-78 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge runs out the clock | 90-78 |