| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Rhoades (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Myron Lane (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Kays (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gary Stevens (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lester Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Ethan Lanoue (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Anthony Book (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Young (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clement Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Morton (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | James Kays inbounds the ball | 24-40 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Merrimack | Myron Lane can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 24-40 |
| 19:38 | Fort Hays St. | Ethan Lanoue pulls down the rebound | 24-40 |
| 19:20 | Fort Hays St. | Ethan Lanoue is fouled on the floor by Lester Hall - foul #1 on Lester Hall, team foul #1 | 24-40 |
| 18:59 | Fort Hays St. | Clement Watson buries a runner near the basket set up by Michael Young | 24-42 |
| 18:48 | Merrimack | Myron Lane can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Charles Morton - foul #2 on Charles Morton, team foul #1 | 24-42 |
| 18:48 | Merrimack | Myron Lane makes the 1st free throw | 25-42 |
| 18:48 | Merrimack | Myron Lane misses the 2nd free throw | 25-42 |
| 18:48 | Fort Hays St. | The rebound goes to Charles Morton | 25-42 |
| 18:34 | Fort Hays St. | Ethan Lanoue is called for traveling | 25-42 |
| 18:18 | Merrimack | John Rhoades knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Kays | 28-42 |
| 18:05 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Young scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Ethan Lanoue | 28-44 |
| 17:47 | Merrimack | James Kays misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Anthony Book - foul #1 on Anthony Book, team foul #2 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Branum (PF) Gary Stevens | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| 17:47 | Merrimack | James Kays makes the 1st free throw | 29-44 |
| 17:47 | Merrimack | James Kays makes the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 17:24 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-44 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Walter Lemke (SG), Michael Carpenter (C) Myron Lane, Lester Hall | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | James Hance (SG), William Palmieri (SF), James Hampton (PF), Richard Wells (C) Anthony Book, Michael Young, Clement Watson, Charles Morton | |
| 17:05 | Merrimack | James Kays buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Walter Lemke | 33-44 |
| 16:45 | Fort Hays St. | Walter Lemke steals the ball from James Hance | 33-44 |
| 16:42 | Merrimack | John Rhoades misses the lay-in | 33-44 |
| 16:41 | Merrimack | James Kays pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 16:36 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter throws it down set up by John Rhoades | 35-44 |
| 16:19 | Fort Hays St. | James Hance can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-44 |
| 16:18 | Merrimack | Charles Branum grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 16:13 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by James Kays and he's hacked by James Hance - foul #1 on James Hance, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey (PG), Myron Lane (SG), Gary Stevens (PF) John Rhoades, James Kays, Michael Carpenter | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Michael Young (SF), Clement Watson (PF) Ethan Lanoue, Richard Wells | |
| 16:13 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke makes the free throw | 38-44 |
| 15:53 | Fort Hays St. | Clement Watson misses long on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Myron Lane - foul #2 on Myron Lane, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lester Hall (C) Charles Branum | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Anthony Book (SG), Charles Morton (C) William Palmieri, James Hampton | |
| 15:53 | Fort Hays St. | Clement Watson makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 15:53 | Fort Hays St. | Clement Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 15:53 | Merrimack | Lester Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Kevin Bailey (fresh) SG - Myron Lane (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Walter Lemke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gary Stevens (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lester Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - James Hance (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Anthony Book (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Young (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clement Watson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Morton (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:28 | Merrimack | Myron Lane can't connect on a floater from the left side | 38-45 |
| 15:26 | Fort Hays St. | Clement Watson pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 15:10 | Fort Hays St. | Charles Morton can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Lester Hall - foul #2 on Lester Hall, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| 15:10 | Fort Hays St. | Charles Morton makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 15:10 | Fort Hays St. | Charles Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 14:55 | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey is called for traveling | 38-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Rhoades (PG), Charles Branum (PF) Myron Lane, Gary Stevens | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | William Palmieri (SF), James Hampton (PF) Michael Young, Clement Watson | |
| 14:38 | Fort Hays St. | Charles Morton hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Palmieri and the foul's on Lester Hall - foul #3 on Lester Hall, team foul #4 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Kays (SF) Walter Lemke | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Ethan Lanoue (PG) William Palmieri | |
| 14:38 | Fort Hays St. | Charles Morton makes the free throw | 38-50 |
| 14:26 | Merrimack | Charles Branum misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 14:25 | Fort Hays St. | James Hance snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 14:03 | Fort Hays St. | James Kays denies the turnaround by Charles Morton | 38-50 |
| 14:02 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Kevin Bailey | 38-50 |
| 13:51 | Merrimack | Lester Hall is called for traveling | 38-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Myron Lane (SG), Michael Carpenter (C) Kevin Bailey, Lester Hall | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | William Palmieri (SG), Michael Young (SF), Clement Watson (PF) Anthony Book, James Hance, Charles Morton | |
| 13:26 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Young blows the layup | 38-50 |
| 13:25 | Merrimack | Charles Branum snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 13:06 | Merrimack | Myron Lane hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Rhoades and the foul's on James Hampton - foul #1 on James Hampton, team foul #4 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Walter Lemke (SF), Gary Stevens (PF) James Kays, Charles Branum | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Kevin Hemmer (SG), Richard Wells (C) Ethan Lanoue, James Hampton | |
| 13:06 | Merrimack | Myron Lane misses the free throw | 40-50 |
| 13:06 | Fort Hays St. | Richard Wells gets the rebound | 40-50 |
| 12:51 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Young's pass is intercepted by Michael Carpenter | 40-50 |
| 12:34 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter drills a 3 from the right wing set up by John Rhoades | 43-50 |
| 12:16 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Young makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-53 |
| 12:07 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-53 |
| 12:05 | Merrimack | Gary Stevens hits the follow up shot | 45-53 |
| 11:47 | Fort Hays St. | Clement Watson misses the lay-in | 45-53 |
| 11:46 | Fort Hays St. | Richard Wells tips it in | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Rhoades (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Myron Lane (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Walter Lemke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gary Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - William Palmieri (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Hemmer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Young (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Clement Watson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Merrimack | John Rhoades misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 45-55 |
| 11:25 | Fort Hays St. | William Palmieri gets the rebound | 45-55 |
| 11:12 | Fort Hays St. | John Rhoades steals the ball from Kevin Hemmer | 45-55 |
| 11:09 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke lays it up and in on a great pass from John Rhoades | 47-55 |
| 10:55 | Fort Hays St. | William Palmieri can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 47-55 |
| 10:54 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 10:33 | Merrimack | Myron Lane scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Walter Lemke | 49-55 |
| 10:06 | Fort Hays St. | William Palmieri throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey (PG), Johnny Cooper (SG), James Kays (SF), Charles Branum (PF), Lester Hall (C) John Rhoades, Myron Lane, Walter Lemke, Gary Stevens, Michael Carpenter | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Ethan Lanoue (PG), Anthony Book (SG), James Hance (SF), James Hampton (PF), Charles Morton (C) William Palmieri, Kevin Hemmer, Michael Young, Clement Watson, Richard Wells | |
| 09:53 | Merrimack | James Kays can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-55 |
| 09:52 | Fort Hays St. | Ethan Lanoue snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 09:39 | Fort Hays St. | Anthony Book misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-55 |
| 09:38 | Merrimack | Charles Branum grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 09:26 | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey is hacked by Charles Morton - foul #3 on Charles Morton, team foul #5 | 49-55 |
| 09:12 | Merrimack | James Kays clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-55 |
| 09:10 | Fort Hays St. | James Hampton pulls down the rebound | 49-55 |
| 08:46 | Fort Hays St. | Charles Morton is hacked by Lester Hall - foul #4 on Lester Hall, team foul #5 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jeffery Frye (C) Lester Hall | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| 08:38 | Fort Hays St. | James Hance makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Anthony Book | 49-58 |
| 08:26 | Merrimack | Jeffery Frye drills a shot from the right side | 51-58 |
| 08:21 | Fort Hays St. | Ethan Lanoue throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-58 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Walter Lemke (SG) Johnny Cooper | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| 08:00 | Merrimack | Charles Branum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-58 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lester Hall (C) Jeffery Frye | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| 07:41 | Fort Hays St. | Anthony Book hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 51-58 |
| 07:40 | Fort Hays St. | James Hance snags the offensive board | 51-58 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Kevin Bailey (fresh) SG - Walter Lemke (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Kays (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Branum (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lester Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - Ethan Lanoue (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Anthony Book (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Hance (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Hampton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Morton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Fort Hays St. | Anthony Book makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ethan Lanoue | 51-61 |
| 06:58 | Merrimack | James Hampton picks off the pass by Lester Hall | 51-61 |
| 06:42 | Fort Hays St. | James Hance misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-61 |
| 06:41 | Merrimack | Charles Branum grabs the defensive rebound | 51-61 |
| 06:36 | Merrimack | Walter Lemke connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Bailey | 53-61 |
| 06:17 | Fort Hays St. | Ethan Lanoue is fouled on the floor by Walter Lemke - foul #2 on Walter Lemke, team foul #6 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Rhoades (PG), Myron Lane (SG), Johnny Cooper (SF), Gary Stevens (PF), Michael Carpenter (C) Kevin Bailey, Walter Lemke, James Kays, Charles Branum, Lester Hall | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | William Palmieri (PG), Kevin Hemmer (SG), Michael Young (SF), Clement Watson (PF), Richard Wells (C) Ethan Lanoue, Anthony Book, James Hance, James Hampton, Charles Morton | |
| 06:06 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Young misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-61 |
| 06:05 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 05:36 | Merrimack | Johnny Cooper misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-61 |
| 05:34 | Merrimack | John Rhoades grabs the offensive board | 53-61 |
| 05:14 | Merrimack | Myron Lane double dribbles | 53-61 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Walter Lemke (SF), Lester Hall (C) Johnny Cooper, Michael Carpenter | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| 04:55 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Young lays it in on a great pass from William Palmieri and he's hacked by Lester Hall - foul #5 on Lester Hall, team foul #7 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter (C) Lester Hall | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | | |
| 04:55 | Fort Hays St. | Michael Young makes the free throw | 53-64 |
| 04:36 | Merrimack | John Rhoades misses the 3 from the left corner | 53-64 |
| 04:34 | Fort Hays St. | William Palmieri snags the defensive board | 53-64 |
| 04:14 | Fort Hays St. | Richard Wells hits the finger roll | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:57 | Merrimack | John Rhoades makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Myron Lane | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:31 | Fort Hays St. | William Palmieri's pass is intercepted by Michael Carpenter | 55-66 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Rhoades (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Myron Lane (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Lemke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Gary Stevens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Fort Hays St. | PG - William Palmieri (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Hemmer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Young (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Clement Watson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Wells (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Merrimack | William Palmieri picks off the pass by Gary Stevens | 55-66 |
| 02:56 | Fort Hays St. | Clement Watson buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Wells | 55-68 |
| 02:56 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-68 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Kays (SF), Charles Branum (PF) Walter Lemke, Gary Stevens | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Ethan Lanoue (PG), Anthony Book (SG), Charles Morton (C) William Palmieri, Kevin Hemmer, Richard Wells | |
| 02:44 | Merrimack | Charles Branum misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-68 |
| 02:43 | Fort Hays St. | Clement Watson grabs the board | 55-68 |
| 02:23 | Fort Hays St. | Anthony Book misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Carpenter - foul #1 on Michael Carpenter, team foul #8 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey (PG), Walter Lemke (SG), Johnny Cooper (SF) John Rhoades, Myron Lane, James Kays | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | James Hance (PG), William Palmieri (SF), James White (PF), James Hampton (C) Ethan Lanoue, Michael Young, Clement Watson, Charles Morton | |
| 02:23 | Fort Hays St. | Anthony Book makes the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 02:23 | Fort Hays St. | Anthony Book makes the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| 02:01 | Merrimack | Anthony Book takes the ball from Michael Carpenter | 55-70 |
| 01:41 | Fort Hays St. | Anthony Book misses the easy layup but the foul's on Johnny Cooper - foul #1 on Johnny Cooper, team foul #9 | 55-70 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | Richard Wells (C) James White | |
| 01:41 | Fort Hays St. | Anthony Book makes the 1st free throw | 55-71 |
| 01:41 | Fort Hays St. | Anthony Book makes the 2nd free throw | 55-72 |
| 01:32 | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-72 |
| 01:30 | Merrimack | Charles Branum tips it home | 57-72 |
| 01:07 | Fort Hays St. | William Palmieri misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-72 |
| 01:06 | Fort Hays St. | Anthony Book tips it in | 57-74 |
| 00:45 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter blows the layup but he's fouled by James Hance - foul #2 on James Hance, team foul #6 | 57-74 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Fort Hays St. | James White (SF) Anthony Book | |
| 00:45 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 58-74 |
| 00:45 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Fort Hays St. | James White comes up short on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Charles Branum - foul #2 on Charles Branum, team foul #10 | 59-74 |
| 00:20 | Fort Hays St. | James White makes the 1st free throw | 59-75 |
| 00:20 | Fort Hays St. | James White makes the 2nd free throw | 59-76 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fort Hays St. | Fort Hays St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter scores on a shot from the baseline | 61-76 |
| 00:00 | Fort Hays St. | James Hance runs out the clock | 61-76 |