| Lineup | Arkansas, Monticello | PG - Gerald Fix (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Agnew (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Tuma (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Bise (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Vento (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Frank Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Ancheta (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Coffelt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Zajdel (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt inbounds the ball | 29-35 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Monticello | Arkansas, Monticello is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Merrimack | Frank Cook is fouled on the floor by Dale Agnew - foul #1 on Dale Agnew, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| 19:29 | Merrimack | Frank Cook is fouled on the floor by Thomas Bise - foul #2 on Thomas Bise, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| 19:09 | Merrimack | Scott Jones hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Frank Cook | 29-37 |
| 18:45 | Arkansas, Monticello | Thomas Bise blows the layup but the foul's on Scott Jones - foul #2 on Scott Jones, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| 18:45 | Arkansas, Monticello | Thomas Bise makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 18:45 | Arkansas, Monticello | Thomas Bise makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 18:30 | Merrimack | Scott Jones comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 18:28 | Arkansas, Monticello | The rebound goes to Dale Agnew | 31-37 |
| 18:18 | Arkansas, Monticello | Gerald Fix misses the jumper from the free throw line | 31-37 |
| 18:17 | Merrimack | Scott Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 17:58 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta misses long on a floater from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 17:57 | Arkansas, Monticello | The rebound goes to Thomas Bise | 31-37 |
| 17:37 | Arkansas, Monticello | Louis Vento knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-37 |
| 17:23 | Merrimack | Scott Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 17:22 | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel can't tip it in | 33-37 |
| 17:20 | Arkansas, Monticello | Louis Vento pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 17:01 | Arkansas, Monticello | Dale Agnew comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 17:00 | Arkansas, Monticello | Louis Vento misses the tip | 33-37 |
| 16:59 | Arkansas, Monticello | Louis Vento grabs the offensive board | 33-37 |
| 16:47 | Arkansas, Monticello | Thomas Bise connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Gerald Fix | 35-37 |
| 16:27 | Merrimack | Scott Jones clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 16:26 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt grabs the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 16:21 | Merrimack | Frank Cook misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 16:20 | Arkansas, Monticello | Louis Vento grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 16:04 | Arkansas, Monticello | Louis Vento is hacked by Joseph Zajdel - foul #1 on Joseph Zajdel, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Monticello | John Lim (PG), Stephen Ward (SG), Charles Pickell (SF), Tyrone Carnes (PF), Larry Gates (C) Gerald Fix, Dale Agnew, Robert Tuma, Thomas Bise, Louis Vento | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Heller (PG), Dennis Gotcher (SG), Harry Doyle (SF), Ronald Kean (PF), Gary Beverly (C) Frank Cook, Jerry Ancheta, Peter Coffelt, Scott Jones, Joseph Zajdel | |
| 15:59 | Arkansas, Monticello | John Lim comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-37 |
| 15:57 | Arkansas, Monticello | Tyrone Carnes gets the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Monticello | PG - John Lim (fresh) SG - Stephen Ward (fresh) SF - Charles Pickell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tyrone Carnes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Gates (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Heller (fresh) SG - Dennis Gotcher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Doyle (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Kean (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Beverly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Arkansas, Monticello | Stephen Ward buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from John Lim | 37-37 |
| 15:27 | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Heller | 37-40 |
| 15:16 | Arkansas, Monticello | Stephen Ward clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Dennis Gotcher - foul #1 on Dennis Gotcher, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| 15:16 | Arkansas, Monticello | Stephen Ward makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 15:16 | Arkansas, Monticello | Stephen Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 14:54 | Merrimack | John Heller misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 14:52 | Arkansas, Monticello | Larry Gates pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 14:32 | Arkansas, Monticello | Stephen Ward loses the ball out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Monticello | Gerald Fix (PG), Robert Tuma (SF) John Lim, Tyrone Carnes | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Frank Cook (PG), Peter Coffelt (SF), Scott Jones (PF) John Heller, Harry Doyle, Gary Beverly | |
| 14:30 | Merrimack | Frank Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-40 |
| 14:23 | Arkansas, Monticello | Larry Gates buries a 3 from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 14:17 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Dennis Gotcher | 42-42 |
| 13:48 | Arkansas, Monticello | Charles Pickell drills a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Scott Jones - foul #3 on Scott Jones, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Monticello | Dale Agnew (SG), Louis Vento (C) Stephen Ward, Larry Gates | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 13:48 | Arkansas, Monticello | Charles Pickell makes the free throw | 45-42 |
| 13:35 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt can't connect on a shot from the left side | 45-42 |
| 13:34 | Arkansas, Monticello | Charles Pickell gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 13:28 | Arkansas, Monticello | Robert Tuma misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 13:26 | Merrimack | Scott Jones grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 13:00 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 12:59 | Arkansas, Monticello | The rebound goes to Louis Vento | 45-42 |
| 12:55 | Arkansas, Monticello | Dale Agnew misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Dennis Gotcher - foul #2 on Dennis Gotcher, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Monticello | Thomas Bise (PF) Charles Pickell | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta (SG), Joseph Zajdel (C) Dennis Gotcher, Ronald Kean | |
| 12:55 | Arkansas, Monticello | Dale Agnew misses the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 12:55 | Arkansas, Monticello | Dale Agnew misses the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 12:55 | Arkansas, Monticello | Louis Vento grabs the offensive board | 45-42 |
| 12:42 | Arkansas, Monticello | Robert Tuma clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 12:40 | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 12:23 | Merrimack | Scott Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Bise | 45-42 |
| 12:22 | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel hits the follow up shot | 45-44 |
| 12:07 | Arkansas, Monticello | Gerald Fix knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 11:43 | Merrimack | Scott Jones lays it in on a nice dish by Peter Coffelt | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Monticello | PG - Gerald Fix (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Agnew (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Tuma (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Bise (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Louis Vento (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Frank Cook (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Ancheta (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Coffelt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Zajdel (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Arkansas, Monticello | Gerald Fix misses the fadeaway from the left side | 48-46 |
| 11:16 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Joseph Zajdel | 48-46 |
| 11:10 | Merrimack | Frank Cook hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Louis Vento - foul #1 on Louis Vento, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Monticello | John Lim (PG), Stephen Ward (SG), Charles Pickell (SF), Larry Gates (C) Gerald Fix, Dale Agnew, Robert Tuma, Louis Vento | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Harry Doyle (SF), Ronald Kean (PF) Peter Coffelt, Scott Jones | |
| 11:10 | Merrimack | Frank Cook makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 11:10 | Merrimack | Frank Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 11:01 | Arkansas, Monticello | Stephen Ward drills a jumpshot from the right side | 50-48 |
| 10:54 | Merrimack | Frank Cook hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-48 |
| 10:53 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Zajdel | 50-48 |
| 10:33 | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel lays it in set up by Frank Cook | 50-50 |
| 10:17 | Arkansas, Monticello | Stephen Ward is fouled on the floor by Jerry Ancheta - foul #3 on Jerry Ancheta, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Monticello | Tyrone Carnes (PF) Thomas Bise | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Heller (PG), Dennis Gotcher (SG), Gary Beverly (C) Frank Cook, Jerry Ancheta, Joseph Zajdel | |
| 10:08 | Arkansas, Monticello | Charles Pickell is fouled on the floor by Gary Beverly - foul #1 on Gary Beverly, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| 10:08 | Arkansas, Monticello | Charles Pickell makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 10:08 | Arkansas, Monticello | Charles Pickell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 09:45 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean makes the shot in the lane and he's fouled by Tyrone Carnes - foul #1 on Tyrone Carnes, team foul #4 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Monticello | Gerald Fix (PG), Dale Agnew (SG), Robert Tuma (SF), Louis Vento (C) John Lim, Stephen Ward, Tyrone Carnes, Larry Gates | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Scott Jones (PF) Gary Beverly | |
| 09:45 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean makes the free throw | 52-53 |
| 09:32 | Arkansas, Monticello | Robert Tuma misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 52-53 |
| 09:31 | Merrimack | Scott Jones pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 09:07 | Merrimack | Scott Jones misses the easy layup | 52-53 |
| 09:06 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean grabs the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 08:49 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 08:47 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle tips it but misses | 52-53 |
| 08:45 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle snags the offensive board | 52-53 |
| 08:40 | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher is hacked by Gerald Fix - foul #2 on Gerald Fix, team foul #5 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Monticello | Thomas Bise (PF) Charles Pickell | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Frank Cook (PG), Jerry Ancheta (SG), Peter Coffelt (SF), Gary Beverly (C) John Heller, Dennis Gotcher, Harry Doyle, Ronald Kean | |
| 08:18 | Merrimack | Dale Agnew steals the ball from Peter Coffelt | 52-53 |
| 08:03 | Arkansas, Monticello | Thomas Bise drills a runner from the left block set up by Gerald Fix | 54-53 |
| 07:59 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Tuma - foul #2 on Robert Tuma, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Monticello | Stephen Ward (SG), Tyrone Carnes (SF), Larry Gates (C) Dale Agnew, Robert Tuma, Louis Vento | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel (C) Gary Beverly | |
| 07:59 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 07:59 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta misses the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 07:59 | Arkansas, Monticello | Larry Gates snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 07:41 | Arkansas, Monticello | Peter Coffelt swats the layup by Thomas Bise | 54-54 |
| 07:40 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Peter Coffelt | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Monticello | PG - Gerald Fix (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Ward (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tyrone Carnes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Bise (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Gates (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Frank Cook (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Ancheta (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Coffelt (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Zajdel (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta banks in the layup and he's hacked by Stephen Ward - foul #1 on Stephen Ward, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Monticello | John Lim (PG) Gerald Fix | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ronald Kean (PF) Scott Jones | |
| 07:18 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta makes the free throw | 54-57 |
| 06:55 | Arkansas, Monticello | Tyrone Carnes's pass is intercepted by Peter Coffelt | 54-57 |
| 06:38 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Frank Cook | 54-59 |
| 06:20 | Arkansas, Monticello | Larry Gates misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 06:19 | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 06:15 | Merrimack | Larry Gates is called for the reach on Peter Coffelt - foul #1 on Larry Gates, team foul #8 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Monticello | Dale Agnew (SG), Robert Tuma (SF), Charles Pickell (PF), Louis Vento (C) Stephen Ward, Tyrone Carnes, Thomas Bise, Larry Gates | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher (PG), Harry Doyle (SG), Scott Jones (PF) Frank Cook, Jerry Ancheta, Ronald Kean | |
| 06:15 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 06:15 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 05:53 | Arkansas, Monticello | Dale Agnew knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-61 |
| 05:30 | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 57-61 |
| 05:28 | Arkansas, Monticello | Charles Pickell pulls down the rebound | 57-61 |
| 05:21 | Arkansas, Monticello | John Lim comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Dennis Gotcher - foul #3 on Dennis Gotcher, team foul #8 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Monticello | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Heller (PG), Ronald Kean (C) Peter Coffelt, Joseph Zajdel | |
| 05:21 | Arkansas, Monticello | John Lim misses the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 05:21 | Arkansas, Monticello | John Lim makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 04:59 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean is called for traveling | 58-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Monticello | Gerald Fix (PG) John Lim | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Frank Cook (PG) John Heller | |
| 04:30 | Arkansas, Monticello | Ronald Kean steps in front of the Louis Vento pass | 58-61 |
| 04:12 | Merrimack | Scott Jones misses short on a jumper from the left block | 58-61 |
| 04:10 | Arkansas, Monticello | Louis Vento snags the defensive board | 58-61 |
| 03:58 | Arkansas, Monticello | Gerald Fix travels with the ball | 58-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Monticello | Thomas Bise (PF), Larry Gates (C) Charles Pickell, Louis Vento | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta (SG), Peter Coffelt (SF), Gary Beverly (C) Dennis Gotcher, Harry Doyle, Scott Jones | |
| 03:39 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Frank Cook | 58-64 |
| Lineup | Arkansas, Monticello | PG - Gerald Fix (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dale Agnew (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Tuma (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Bise (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Gates (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Frank Cook (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Ancheta (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Coffelt (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Kean (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Beverly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Arkansas, Monticello | Larry Gates is hacked by Ronald Kean - foul #1 on Ronald Kean, team foul #9 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Monticello | Stephen Ward (SG) Dale Agnew | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel (C) Gary Beverly | |
| 03:22 | Arkansas, Monticello | Larry Gates makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 03:22 | Arkansas, Monticello | Larry Gates makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 03:00 | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Bise | 60-64 |
| 02:59 | Arkansas, Monticello | Larry Gates gets the rebound | 60-64 |
| 02:59 | Arkansas, Monticello | Arkansas, Monticello calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-64 |
| Subs | Arkansas, Monticello | Dale Agnew (SG), Louis Vento (C) Stephen Ward, Larry Gates | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Scott Jones (PF) Ronald Kean | |
| 02:43 | Arkansas, Monticello | Gerald Fix is hacked by Frank Cook - foul #3 on Frank Cook, team foul #10 | 60-64 |
| 02:43 | Arkansas, Monticello | Gerald Fix makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 02:43 | Arkansas, Monticello | Gerald Fix makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 02:19 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt is denied on a layup by Louis Vento | 62-64 |
| 02:18 | Arkansas, Monticello | Thomas Bise pulls down the rebound | 62-64 |
| 02:05 | Arkansas, Monticello | Robert Tuma misses the jump hook from the right block | 62-64 |
| 02:04 | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel pulls down the rebound | 62-64 |
| 01:56 | Merrimack | Dale Agnew steps in front of the Scott Jones pass | 62-64 |
| 01:46 | Arkansas, Monticello | Thomas Bise misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 62-64 |
| 01:44 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt gets the rebound | 62-64 |
| 01:28 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-64 |
| 01:11 | Arkansas, Monticello | Louis Vento buries a jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Peter Coffelt - foul #1 on Peter Coffelt, team foul #11 | 64-64 |
| 01:11 | Arkansas, Monticello | Louis Vento misses the free throw | 64-64 |
| 01:11 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| 00:58 | Merrimack | Frank Cook makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Scott Jones | 64-66 |
| 00:46 | Arkansas, Monticello | Thomas Bise buries a jumper from close range and the foul's on Joseph Zajdel - foul #2 on Joseph Zajdel, team foul #12 | 66-66 |
| 00:46 | Arkansas, Monticello | Thomas Bise makes the free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:35 | Merrimack | Scott Jones hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jerry Ancheta and he's fouled by Thomas Bise - foul #3 on Thomas Bise, team foul #9 | 67-68 |
| 00:35 | Merrimack | Scott Jones makes the free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:09 | Arkansas, Monticello | Louis Vento comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-69 |
| 00:07 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Scott Jones | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Monticello | Arkansas, Monticello is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:05 | Merrimack | Scott Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Agnew - foul #2 on Dale Agnew, team foul #10 | 67-69 |
| 00:05 | Merrimack | Scott Jones makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:05 | Merrimack | Scott Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas, Monticello | Arkansas, Monticello is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | Arkansas, Monticello | Louis Vento misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-71 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Frank Cook gets the rebound | 67-71 |