| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Kevin Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matt Hondo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Kays (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Branum (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Moorhead | PG - Boris Bryant (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Situ (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Knowles (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Woodall (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Knowles inbounds the ball | 21-31 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Minnesota St., Moorhead is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Williams's pass is intercepted by James Kays | 21-31 |
| 19:39 | Merrimack | Boris Bryant is called for the reach on Kevin Bailey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Boris Bryant, team foul #1 | 21-31 |
| 19:27 | Merrimack | James Kays knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Kevin Bailey | 23-31 |
| 19:07 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Knowles knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Boris Bryant | 23-33 |
| 18:44 | Merrimack | James Kays drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Bailey and the foul's on Richard Woodall - foul #3 on Richard Woodall, team foul #2 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Ross Gibson (C) Richard Woodall | |
| 18:44 | Merrimack | James Kays makes the free throw | 26-33 |
| 18:34 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Knowles misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 18:32 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Ross Gibson gets the offensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 18:21 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Knowles misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-33 |
| 18:19 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Christopher Situ grabs the offensive board | 26-33 |
| 18:01 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Williams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-33 |
| 18:00 | Merrimack | James Kays grabs the defensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 17:41 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Matt Hondo | 28-33 |
| 17:23 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Michael Carpenter is called for the reach on Christopher Situ - foul #3 on Michael Carpenter, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Steven Essary (PF), Jeffery Frye (C) Charles Branum, Michael Carpenter | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Clement Dailey (SG), Matthew Powers (C) Christopher Situ, James Williams | |
| 16:59 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Clement Dailey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 16:57 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Knowles tips it in | 28-35 |
| 16:38 | Merrimack | Jeffery Frye misses long on a jump hook from close range | 28-35 |
| 16:36 | Merrimack | Jeffery Frye grabs the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 16:19 | Merrimack | Steven Essary misses the easy layup | 28-35 |
| 16:17 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Knowles pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 16:05 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Boris Bryant misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-35 |
| 16:04 | Merrimack | Steven Essary gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Kevin Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matt Hondo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Kays (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Essary (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffery Frye (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Moorhead | PG - Boris Bryant (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clement Dailey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Knowles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ross Gibson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Matthew Powers (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Merrimack | Steven Essary connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-35 |
| 15:31 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Boris Bryant's pass is intercepted by Kevin Bailey | 30-35 |
| 15:25 | Merrimack | Jeffery Frye hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Matthew Powers - foul #1 on Matthew Powers, team foul #3 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lester Williams (PG), Johnny Cooper (SG), James Eslick (SF), Michael Carpenter (C) Kevin Bailey, Matt Hondo, James Kays, Steven Essary | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Shane Delatorre (PG), Christopher Situ (SG), Kyle Bellew (SF), James Williams (PF), Richard Woodall (C) Boris Bryant, Clement Dailey, Robert Knowles, Ross Gibson, Matthew Powers | |
| 15:25 | Merrimack | Jeffery Frye makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 15:25 | Merrimack | Jeffery Frye makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 14:59 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Richard Woodall banks in the layup on a great pass from Shane Delatorre | 32-37 |
| 14:54 | Merrimack | Lester Williams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-37 |
| 14:52 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Christopher Situ grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 14:47 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Kyle Bellew hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Shane Delatorre | 32-39 |
| 14:33 | Merrimack | Jeffery Frye throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-39 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Branum (PF) Jeffery Frye | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | | |
| 14:16 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Shane Delatorre is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Shane Delatorre, team foul #4 | 32-39 |
| 14:02 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter misses long on a jumper from the right block | 32-39 |
| 14:00 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Richard Woodall grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 13:35 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Richard Woodall makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Shane Delatorre and he's hacked by James Eslick - foul #2 on James Eslick, team foul #2 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey (PG), Matt Hondo (SG) Lester Williams, James Eslick | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Boris Bryant (PG) Shane Delatorre | |
| 13:35 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Richard Woodall makes the free throw | 32-42 |
| 13:17 | Merrimack | Charles Branum misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Richard Woodall - foul #4 on Richard Woodall, team foul #5 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Kays (SF) Johnny Cooper | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Knowles (SF), Ross Gibson (C) Kyle Bellew, Richard Woodall | |
| 13:17 | Merrimack | Charles Branum makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 13:17 | Merrimack | Charles Branum misses the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 13:17 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Boris Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 12:56 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Michael Carpenter steps in front of the Ross Gibson pass | 33-42 |
| 12:40 | Merrimack | James Kays makes the shot from the left block | 35-42 |
| 12:25 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Williams is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #6 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Steven Essary (C) Michael Carpenter | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Clement Dailey (SG), Matthew Powers (C) Christopher Situ, James Williams | |
| 12:08 | Merrimack | Boris Bryant picks off the pass by Matt Hondo | 35-42 |
| 11:58 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Knowles clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 11:56 | Merrimack | Steven Essary grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Kevin Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matt Hondo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Kays (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Branum (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Essary (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Moorhead | PG - Boris Bryant (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clement Dailey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Knowles (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ross Gibson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Matthew Powers (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Merrimack | Charles Branum misses long on a shot from the left wing | 35-42 |
| 11:37 | Merrimack | Charles Branum grabs the offensive board | 35-42 |
| 11:16 | Merrimack | Charles Branum drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Matt Hondo | 37-42 |
| 10:58 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Steven Essary steals the ball from Robert Knowles | 37-42 |
| 10:41 | Merrimack | James Kays knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Matt Hondo | 39-42 |
| 10:21 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | The short jumper by Matthew Powers is denied by Steven Essary | 39-42 |
| 10:20 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Steven Essary | 39-42 |
| 10:06 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo clanks a 3 from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 10:05 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Matthew Powers pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 09:49 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Boris Bryant drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Matthew Powers | 39-44 |
| 09:31 | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey loses the ball out of bounds | 39-44 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lester Williams (PG), Johnny Cooper (SG), James Eslick (SF), Jeffery Frye (PF), Michael Carpenter (C) Kevin Bailey, Matt Hondo, James Kays, Charles Branum, Steven Essary | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Shane Delatorre (PG), Christopher Situ (SG), Robert Lessard (SF), James Williams (PF), Kyle Bellew (C) Boris Bryant, Clement Dailey, Robert Knowles, Ross Gibson, Matthew Powers | |
| 09:11 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Shane Delatorre clanks a floater from the left side | 39-44 |
| 09:09 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Kyle Bellew gets the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 08:55 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Eslick is called for the reach on Robert Lessard - foul #3 on James Eslick, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| 08:38 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Williams buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Kyle Bellew | 39-46 |
| 08:28 | Merrimack | Jeffery Frye comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 39-46 |
| 08:26 | Merrimack | James Eslick grabs the offensive board | 39-46 |
| 08:13 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Johnny Cooper | 41-46 |
| 07:52 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Lessard can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Lester Williams - foul #1 on Lester Williams, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Steven Essary (PF) Jeffery Frye | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Richard Woodall (C) Kyle Bellew | |
| 07:52 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Lessard misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 07:52 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Lessard misses the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 07:52 | Merrimack | James Eslick gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Lester Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Johnny Cooper (fresh) SF - James Eslick (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Essary (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Carpenter (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Moorhead | PG - Shane Delatorre (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Situ (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Lessard (fresh) PF - James Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Woodall (fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Merrimack | Lester Williams banks in the layup set up by James Eslick | 43-46 |
| 07:20 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Williams makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Situ | 43-49 |
| 07:03 | Merrimack | Johnny Cooper hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Christopher Situ - foul #2 on Christopher Situ, team foul #7 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey (PG), James Kays (SF) Lester Williams, James Eslick | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Boris Bryant (PG), Robert Knowles (SF) Shane Delatorre, Robert Lessard | |
| 07:03 | Merrimack | Johnny Cooper misses the free throw | 45-49 |
| 07:03 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Williams snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 06:42 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Boris Bryant misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 06:41 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 06:34 | Merrimack | Johnny Cooper misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Knowles - foul #2 on Robert Knowles, team foul #8 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Branum (PF), Jeffery Frye (C) Steven Essary, Michael Carpenter | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Clement Dailey (SG), Ross Gibson (PF) Christopher Situ, James Williams | |
| 06:34 | Merrimack | Johnny Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 06:34 | Merrimack | Johnny Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 06:34 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Richard Woodall pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 06:24 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Kevin Bailey steals the ball from Clement Dailey | 46-49 |
| 06:02 | Merrimack | Charles Branum makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Kevin Bailey | 48-49 |
| 05:46 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Richard Woodall blows the layup | 48-49 |
| 05:44 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Knowles | 48-49 |
| 05:15 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Clement Dailey is fouled on the floor by Charles Branum - foul #3 on Charles Branum, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Matt Hondo (SG), Michael Carpenter (C) Johnny Cooper, Jeffery Frye | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Christopher Situ (SG), James Williams (PF) Clement Dailey, Ross Gibson | |
| 05:00 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Christopher Situ hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 04:59 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 04:36 | Merrimack | Charles Branum knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-49 |
| 04:16 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Boris Bryant hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Situ | 51-52 |
| 03:59 | Merrimack | Charles Branum is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 51-52 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lester Williams (PG), James Eslick (SF), Steven Essary (PF) Kevin Bailey, James Kays, Charles Branum | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Shane Delatorre (PG), Ross Gibson (SF), Matthew Powers (C) Boris Bryant, Robert Knowles, Richard Woodall | |
| 03:41 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Ross Gibson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-52 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Kyle Bellew (SF) James Williams | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Lester Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Matt Hondo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Eslick (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Essary (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Carpenter (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Moorhead | PG - Shane Delatorre (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Situ (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kyle Bellew (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ross Gibson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Matthew Powers (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Merrimack | Steven Essary makes the turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Ross Gibson - foul #1 on Ross Gibson, team foul #9 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jeffery Frye (C) Michael Carpenter | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Clement Dailey (SG) Christopher Situ | |
| 03:17 | Merrimack | Steven Essary makes the free throw | 54-52 |
| 03:01 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Ross Gibson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Shane Delatorre and he's hacked by Steven Essary - foul #1 on Steven Essary, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Richard Woodall (C) Kyle Bellew | |
| 03:01 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Ross Gibson makes the free throw | 54-55 |
| 02:56 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey (PG), James Kays (SF), Charles Branum (PF), Michael Carpenter (C) Lester Williams, James Eslick, Steven Essary, Jeffery Frye | |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Boris Bryant (PG), Christopher Situ (SG), Robert Knowles (SF), James Williams (PF) Shane Delatorre, Clement Dailey, Ross Gibson, Matthew Powers | |
| 02:37 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 02:36 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Williams snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 02:15 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Richard Woodall hits a jumper from the right block | 54-57 |
| 02:04 | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey is hacked by James Williams - foul #2 on James Williams, team foul #10 | 54-57 |
| 02:04 | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 02:04 | Merrimack | Kevin Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 01:53 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Christopher Situ is hacked by James Kays - foul #2 on James Kays, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| 01:53 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Christopher Situ makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 01:53 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Christopher Situ misses the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 01:53 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| 01:40 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-58 |
| 01:39 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Knowles grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 01:17 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Boris Bryant hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-61 |
| 00:54 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo misses the shot from the right side | 56-61 |
| 00:52 | Merrimack | Michael Carpenter tips it in | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Minnesota St., Moorhead is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Boris Bryant misses the jump hook from close range | 58-61 |
| 00:29 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Knowles grabs the offensive rebound | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Minnesota St., Moorhead is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Charles Branum is called for the reach on Robert Knowles - foul #4 on Charles Branum, team foul #8 | 58-61 |
| 00:26 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Knowles makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:26 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Robert Knowles makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Minnesota St., Moorhead is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-63 |
| 00:17 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Christopher Situ is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Bailey - foul #1 on Kevin Bailey, team foul #9 | 61-63 |
| 00:17 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Christopher Situ makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:17 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Christopher Situ misses the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:17 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Woodall | 61-64 |
| 00:16 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | James Kays is called for the reach on Richard Woodall - foul #3 on James Kays, team foul #10 | 61-64 |
| 00:16 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Richard Woodall makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:16 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Richard Woodall makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:11 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 00:09 | Merrimack | James Kays grabs the offensive board | 61-66 |
| 00:05 | Merrimack | Matt Hondo misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 00:03 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Richard Woodall gets the rebound | 61-66 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Richard Woodall is hacked by Matt Hondo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matt Hondo, team foul #11 | 61-66 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Richard Woodall makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota St., Moorhead | Richard Woodall makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | James Kays clanks a halfcourt shot | 61-68 |