| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Ruhl (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Everett Gold (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Riley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Wayne Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Ashcroft (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drury | PG - Julian Schwenk (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Sosnowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Wedgeworth (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy McWright (fresh) C - Francis Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley inbounds the ball | 28-43 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drury | Drury is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Merrimack | Everett Gold is fouled in the backcourt by Julian Schwenk - foul #3 on Julian Schwenk, team foul #1 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Drury | Charles Cox (PG) Julian Schwenk | |
| 19:33 | Merrimack | Everett Gold is fouled on the floor by Wayne Sosnowski - foul #3 on Wayne Sosnowski, team foul #2 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Drury | Jerry Riebe (SG) Wayne Sosnowski | |
| 19:22 | Merrimack | William Ruhl is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on William Ruhl, team foul #1 | 28-43 |
| 19:10 | Drury | Paul Wedgeworth travels with the ball | 28-43 |
| 18:55 | Merrimack | William Ruhl buries a shot from the left side | 30-43 |
| 18:41 | Drury | Paul Wedgeworth knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 30-45 |
| 18:25 | Merrimack | Patrick Ashcroft hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Ruhl | 32-45 |
| 18:10 | Drury | Timothy McWright misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-45 |
| 18:09 | Drury | Charles Cox grabs the offensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 17:57 | Drury | Timothy McWright is called for a charge - foul #1 on Timothy McWright, team foul #3 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Trainor (PG), Rick Miles (SG), Charlie Stone (SF), Aaron Mix (PF), Donald Allred (C) William Ruhl, Everett Gold, Ronald Riley, Wayne Williams, Patrick Ashcroft | |
| Subs | Drury | Philip Decosta (PG), Richard Brown (SF), Clifford McNabb (PF), Eric Hunt (C) Jerry Riebe, Paul Wedgeworth, Timothy McWright, Francis Wilson | |
| 17:53 | Merrimack | Charles Cox is called for the reach on Peter Trainor in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Cox, team foul #4 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Drury | Jerry Riebe (SG) Charles Cox | |
| 17:39 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Aaron Mix | 35-45 |
| 17:24 | Drury | Richard Brown is hacked by Charlie Stone - foul #3 on Charlie Stone, team foul #2 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Mark Moore (PF) Charlie Stone | |
| Subs | Drury | | |
| 17:09 | Drury | Rick Miles steals it from Jerry Riebe | 35-45 |
| 17:05 | Merrimack | Rick Miles can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-45 |
| 17:03 | Merrimack | Mark Moore snags the offensive board | 35-45 |
| 16:52 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix is called for traveling | 35-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Ruhl (PG) Rick Miles | |
| Subs | Drury | | |
| 16:39 | Drury | Eric Hunt misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-45 |
| 16:37 | Drury | Clifford McNabb grabs the offensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 16:16 | Drury | Clifford McNabb blows the layup | 35-45 |
| 16:14 | Merrimack | Mark Moore grabs the board | 35-45 |
| 15:58 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 15:57 | Drury | Jerry Riebe grabs the board | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Ruhl (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Trainor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Mix (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Mark Moore (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Allred (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drury | PG - Philip Decosta (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jerry Riebe (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clifford McNabb (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Hunt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Drury | Clifford McNabb clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-45 |
| 15:42 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Mark Moore | 35-45 |
| 15:18 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by William Ruhl | 38-45 |
| 15:01 | Drury | Jerry Riebe hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Peter Trainor - foul #1 on Peter Trainor, team foul #3 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Rick Miles (PG), Everett Gold (SG), Ronald Riley (SF), Wayne Williams (PF), Patrick Ashcroft (C) William Ruhl, Peter Trainor, Aaron Mix, Mark Moore, Donald Allred | |
| Subs | Drury | Julian Schwenk (PG), Wayne Sosnowski (SG), Timothy McWright (PF), Francis Wilson (C) Philip Decosta, Richard Brown, Clifford McNabb, Eric Hunt | |
| 15:01 | Drury | Jerry Riebe makes the free throw | 38-48 |
| 14:35 | Merrimack | Ronald Riley comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 38-48 |
| 14:33 | Drury | Francis Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 14:16 | Drury | Timothy McWright misses short on a floater from the left wing | 38-48 |
| 14:15 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams snags the defensive board | 38-48 |
| 13:52 | Merrimack | Everett Gold connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Rick Miles | 41-48 |
| 13:40 | Drury | Jerry Riebe misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-48 |
| 13:38 | Merrimack | Patrick Ashcroft grabs the board | 41-48 |
| 13:31 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams is open and scores on a floater from the right block | 43-48 |
| 13:14 | Drury | Wayne Sosnowski is called for 3 seconds | 43-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Ruhl (PG), Pete McNurlen (SG), Charlie Stone (SF), Aaron Mix (C) Rick Miles, Everett Gold, Ronald Riley, Patrick Ashcroft | |
| Subs | Drury | Charles Cox (SG), Paul Wedgeworth (SF), David Clay (C) Wayne Sosnowski, Jerry Riebe, Francis Wilson | |
| 13:12 | Merrimack | William Ruhl is hacked by Julian Schwenk in the backcourt - foul #4 on Julian Schwenk, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Drury | Wayne Sosnowski (SG) Julian Schwenk | |
| 12:54 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams misses the open dunk | 43-48 |
| 12:53 | Drury | Wayne Sosnowski gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 12:34 | Drury | Timothy McWright lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Cox | 43-50 |
| 12:16 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix buries a shot from close range set up by Charlie Stone and he's fouled by David Clay - foul #1 on David Clay, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Everett Gold (SG), Mark Moore (PF) Pete McNurlen, Wayne Williams | |
| Subs | Drury | Eric Hunt (PF) Timothy McWright | |
| 12:16 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix makes the free throw | 46-50 |
| 11:52 | Drury | Wayne Sosnowski misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 11:51 | Merrimack | William Ruhl grabs the board | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Ruhl (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Everett Gold (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Mix (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Moore (fresh) 4 reb. C - Charlie Stone (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Drury | PG - Charles Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Sosnowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Wedgeworth (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eric Hunt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Clay (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:42 | Merrimack | William Ruhl buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Everett Gold and he's fouled by Eric Hunt - foul #1 on Eric Hunt, team foul #7 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ronald Riley (SF), Patrick Ashcroft (C) Aaron Mix, Mark Moore | |
| Subs | Drury | Philip Decosta (PG), Richard Brown (SF), Clifford McNabb (PF) Charles Cox, Paul Wedgeworth, David Clay | |
| 11:42 | Merrimack | William Ruhl misses the free throw | 48-50 |
| 11:42 | Drury | Clifford McNabb grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 11:27 | Drury | Philip Decosta misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-50 |
| 11:25 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 11:13 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone misses the floater from the right side | 48-50 |
| 11:11 | Merrimack | William Ruhl tips it but misses | 48-50 |
| 11:09 | Drury | Clifford McNabb pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 10:53 | Drury | Wayne Sosnowski hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Richard Brown | 48-53 |
| 10:37 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone's pass is intercepted by Philip Decosta | 48-53 |
| 10:15 | Drury | Wayne Sosnowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 10:14 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Charlie Stone | 48-53 |
| 10:08 | Merrimack | Everett Gold misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 10:06 | Drury | Philip Decosta pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| 09:46 | Drury | Richard Brown drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Clifford McNabb | 48-55 |
| 09:26 | Merrimack | William Ruhl misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-55 |
| 09:25 | Drury | Clifford McNabb gets the rebound | 48-55 |
| 09:06 | Drury | William Ruhl picks off the pass by Eric Hunt | 48-55 |
| 08:42 | Merrimack | Everett Gold scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 08:37 | Drury | Richard Brown's pass is intercepted by Charlie Stone | 51-55 |
| 08:32 | Merrimack | Everett Gold throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Trainor (PG), Rick Miles (SG), Aaron Mix (SF), Wayne Williams (PF), Donald Allred (C) William Ruhl, Everett Gold, Ronald Riley, Charlie Stone, Patrick Ashcroft | |
| Subs | Drury | Charles Cox (PG), Paul Wedgeworth (SF), David Clay (PF), Francis Wilson (C) Philip Decosta, Richard Brown, Clifford McNabb, Eric Hunt | |
| 08:25 | Drury | Paul Wedgeworth buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Francis Wilson | 51-58 |
| 08:04 | Merrimack | Rick Miles makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-58 |
| 07:48 | Drury | Paul Wedgeworth comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Aaron Mix - foul #1 on Aaron Mix, team foul #4 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Drury | Julian Schwenk (PG), Timothy McWright (PF) Wayne Sosnowski, David Clay | |
| 07:48 | Drury | Paul Wedgeworth makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 07:48 | Drury | Paul Wedgeworth makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Peter Trainor (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rick Miles (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Aaron Mix (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Allred (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Drury | PG - Julian Schwenk (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Wedgeworth (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Timothy McWright (fresh) 2 pts. C - Francis Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Peter Trainor | 55-60 |
| 07:14 | Drury | Charles Cox scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Julian Schwenk | 55-62 |
| 06:52 | Merrimack | Peter Trainor hits a shot from the free throw line | 57-62 |
| 06:39 | Drury | Francis Wilson's floater is knocked away by Wayne Williams | 57-62 |
| 06:38 | Drury | Francis Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 06:24 | Drury | Julian Schwenk makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Wedgeworth | 57-65 |
| 06:22 | Merrimack | Peter Trainor loses the dribble to Julian Schwenk in the backcourt | 57-65 |
| 06:04 | Drury | Francis Wilson drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Julian Schwenk | 57-67 |
| 05:48 | Merrimack | Rick Miles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-67 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Ruhl (PG), Pete McNurlen (SG), Ronald Riley (SF), Mark Moore (PF), Patrick Ashcroft (C) Peter Trainor, Rick Miles, Aaron Mix, Wayne Williams, Donald Allred | |
| Subs | Drury | David Clay (C) Francis Wilson | |
| 05:36 | Drury | Paul Wedgeworth misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-67 |
| 05:34 | Drury | Timothy McWright can't tip it in | 57-67 |
| 05:32 | Merrimack | Patrick Ashcroft grabs the defensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 05:27 | Merrimack | William Ruhl misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-67 |
| 05:26 | Drury | Paul Wedgeworth grabs the defensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 05:05 | Drury | Paul Wedgeworth is fouled on the floor by Mark Moore - foul #1 on Mark Moore, team foul #5 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Everett Gold (SG), Charlie Stone (C) William Ruhl, Patrick Ashcroft | |
| Subs | Drury | Jerry Riebe (SF), Eric Hunt (PF) Paul Wedgeworth, Timothy McWright | |
| 04:48 | Drury | Charles Cox is hacked by Everett Gold - foul #2 on Everett Gold, team foul #6 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Wayne Williams (PF) Ronald Riley | |
| Subs | Drury | | |
| 04:39 | Drury | David Clay misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-67 |
| 04:38 | Drury | Jerry Riebe snags the offensive board | 57-67 |
| 04:15 | Drury | Jerry Riebe misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-67 |
| 04:14 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams gets the rebound | 57-67 |
| 04:12 | Merrimack | Mark Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Riebe - foul #1 on Jerry Riebe, team foul #8 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Ruhl (PG), Aaron Mix (C) Pete McNurlen, Wayne Williams | |
| Subs | Drury | Wayne Sosnowski (SG), Richard Brown (SF), Clifford McNabb (PF) Charles Cox, Jerry Riebe, David Clay | |
| 04:12 | Merrimack | Mark Moore makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 04:12 | Merrimack | Mark Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 04:12 | Drury | Eric Hunt gets the rebound | 58-67 |
| 03:51 | Drury | Aaron Mix blocks the short jumper by Clifford McNabb | 58-67 |
| 03:50 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix snags the defensive board | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drury | Drury is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Merrimack | Mark Moore is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 58-67 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Patrick Ashcroft (C) Mark Moore | |
| Subs | Drury | Philip Decosta (SG), Francis Wilson (C) Wayne Sosnowski, Eric Hunt | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Ruhl (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Everett Gold (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charlie Stone (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Aaron Mix (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Ashcroft (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drury | PG - Julian Schwenk (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Philip Decosta (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Brown (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Clifford McNabb (fresh) 5 reb. C - Francis Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drury | Drury is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Drury | Francis Wilson can't connect on a floater from the right side | 58-67 |
| 03:22 | Drury | Julian Schwenk snags the offensive board | 58-67 |
| 03:07 | Drury | Richard Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-67 |
| 03:05 | Merrimack | Patrick Ashcroft pulls down the rebound | 58-67 |
| 03:00 | Merrimack | William Ruhl misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 58-67 |
| 02:59 | Merrimack | Charlie Stone snags the offensive board | 58-67 |
| 02:59 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-67 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Trainor (SG), Ronald Riley (SF), Wayne Williams (PF) Everett Gold, Aaron Mix, Patrick Ashcroft | |
| Subs | Drury | Jerry Riebe (PG), Eric Hunt (C) Julian Schwenk, Francis Wilson | |
| 02:41 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams buries a fadeaway near the basket | 60-67 |
| 02:41 | Drury | Drury calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-67 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Everett Gold (SG), Patrick Ashcroft (C) Peter Trainor, Charlie Stone | |
| Subs | Drury | Paul Wedgeworth (SF), Timothy McWright (PF) Richard Brown, Eric Hunt | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drury | Drury is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:20 | Drury | Philip Decosta is hacked by Patrick Ashcroft - foul #1 on Patrick Ashcroft, team foul #7 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Drury | Charles Cox (SG) Jerry Riebe | |
| 02:20 | Drury | Philip Decosta makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 02:20 | Drury | Philip Decosta makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 02:09 | Merrimack | Paul Wedgeworth swats the short shot by William Ruhl | 60-69 |
| 02:08 | Merrimack | Everett Gold pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-69 |
| 02:00 | Merrimack | Everett Gold misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-69 |
| 01:59 | Drury | The rebound goes to Timothy McWright | 60-69 |
| 01:59 | Drury | Drury calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-69 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Drury | Julian Schwenk (PG), Wayne Sosnowski (SG), Francis Wilson (C) Philip Decosta, Charles Cox, Clifford McNabb | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drury | Drury is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:47 | Drury | Wayne Sosnowski is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Wayne Sosnowski, team foul #9 | 60-69 |
| 01:36 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-69 |
| 01:22 | Drury | Timothy McWright clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-69 |
| 01:20 | Drury | Francis Wilson can't tip it in | 60-69 |
| 01:18 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 60-69 |
| 01:12 | Merrimack | Everett Gold misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-69 |
| 01:10 | Drury | Julian Schwenk pulls down the rebound | 60-69 |
| 00:44 | Drury | Wayne Sosnowski hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Julian Schwenk | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drury | Drury is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Merrimack | Paul Wedgeworth steps in front of the Wayne Williams pass | 60-72 |
| 00:35 | Drury | Julian Schwenk hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Paul Wedgeworth | 60-74 |
| 00:29 | Merrimack | Julian Schwenk is called for the reach on William Ruhl - foul #5 on Julian Schwenk, team foul #10 | 60-74 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Trainor (SG), Charlie Stone (SF), Aaron Mix (PF), Donald Allred (C) Everett Gold, Ronald Riley, Wayne Williams, Patrick Ashcroft | |
| Subs | Drury | Charles Cox (PG), Philip Decosta (SG), Jerry Riebe (SF), Clifford McNabb (PF), Eric Hunt (C) Julian Schwenk, Wayne Sosnowski, Paul Wedgeworth, Timothy McWright, Francis Wilson | |
| 00:29 | Merrimack | William Ruhl makes the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 00:29 | Merrimack | William Ruhl misses the 2nd free throw | 61-74 |
| 00:29 | Drury | Clifford McNabb grabs the defensive rebound | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drury | Drury is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Drury | Charles Cox runs out the clock | 61-74 |