| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Melvin Etheridge (fresh) SG - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Glen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Drinkard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chad Yoshida (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Bruce Gaffney (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SG - Jason Letson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Tollett (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Horrocks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Kelly Magno (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Emporia St. | Gary Tollett inbounds the ball | 24-34 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Emporia St. | Jason Letson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-37 |
| 19:24 | Merrimack | James Brown drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-37 |
| 19:17 | Emporia St. | Melvin Etheridge is called for the reach on Bruce Gaffney - foul #3 on Melvin Etheridge, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Johnston (PG) Melvin Etheridge | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 19:04 | Emporia St. | Jason Letson is called for traveling | 26-37 |
| 19:02 | Merrimack | James Brown is hacked by Jason Letson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Letson, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| 18:51 | Merrimack | James Brown hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by William Glen | 29-37 |
| 18:39 | Emporia St. | Richard Horrocks hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Jason Letson | 29-39 |
| 18:33 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida can't finish the layup | 29-39 |
| 18:31 | Emporia St. | Richard Horrocks gets the rebound | 29-39 |
| 18:26 | Emporia St. | Bruce Gaffney misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 29-39 |
| 18:25 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida grabs the board | 29-39 |
| 18:07 | Merrimack | William Glen loses the dribble to Jason Letson | 29-39 |
| 17:50 | Emporia St. | Bruce Gaffney is hacked by George Johnston - foul #2 on George Johnston, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins (PG), Robert Pace (SG), William Alexander (SF), Drazen Karpin (PF), Leroy Mullins (C) George Johnston, James Brown, William Glen, Richard Drinkard, Chad Yoshida | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | George Blume (PG), William Hammock (SG), David Baker (SF), Frederick Seals (PF), Benjamin Robertson (C) Bruce Gaffney, Jason Letson, Gary Tollett, Richard Horrocks, Kelly Magno | |
| 17:40 | Emporia St. | Drazen Karpin is called for the reach on Frederick Seals - foul #1 on Drazen Karpin, team foul #3 | 29-39 |
| 17:34 | Emporia St. | Frederick Seals's floater is tipped away by Leroy Mullins | 29-39 |
| 17:33 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins gets the rebound | 29-39 |
| 17:06 | Merrimack | Robert Pace hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-39 |
| 17:05 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin tips it in | 31-39 |
| 16:49 | Emporia St. | Benjamin Robertson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Billy Hawkins - foul #2 on Billy Hawkins, team foul #4 | 31-39 |
| 16:49 | Emporia St. | Benjamin Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 16:49 | Emporia St. | Benjamin Robertson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 16:49 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Drazen Karpin | 31-40 |
| 16:37 | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Frederick Seals - foul #2 on Frederick Seals, team foul #2 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Brown (SG) Robert Pace | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Bruce Gaffney (PG), Richard Horrocks (PF), William Freel (C) William Hammock, Benjamin Robertson, Frederick Seals | |
| 16:37 | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins misses the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 16:37 | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 16:16 | Emporia St. | Richard Horrocks hits the finger roll set up by George Blume | 32-42 |
| 16:03 | Merrimack | William Freel swats the layup by Leroy Mullins | 32-42 |
| 16:01 | Emporia St. | Bruce Gaffney gets the rebound | 32-42 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Billy Hawkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Alexander (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Drazen Karpin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Leroy Mullins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Bruce Gaffney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SG - George Blume (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Baker (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Horrocks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - William Freel (fresh) | |
| 15:56 | Emporia St. | Bruce Gaffney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-42 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG), George Johnston (SF), Richard Drinkard (PF), Reginald Lawson (C) Billy Hawkins, William Alexander, Drazen Karpin, Leroy Mullins | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jason Letson (SG), Allen Ford (SF), Kelly Magno (C) George Blume, David Baker, Richard Horrocks | |
| 15:38 | Merrimack | James Brown comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-42 |
| 15:36 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Bruce Gaffney | 32-42 |
| 15:32 | Emporia St. | Jason Letson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 15:31 | Merrimack | Reginald Lawson snags the defensive board | 32-42 |
| 15:26 | Merrimack | James Brown connects on the jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Jason Letson - foul #3 on Jason Letson, team foul #3 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida (C) Reginald Lawson | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | William Hammock (PG), Gary Tollett (SF), Benjamin Robertson (PF) Bruce Gaffney, Allen Ford, William Freel | |
| 15:26 | Merrimack | James Brown misses the free throw | 34-42 |
| 15:26 | Merrimack | James Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 15:12 | Merrimack | James Brown misses the easy open layup | 34-42 |
| 15:11 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Benjamin Robertson | 34-42 |
| 15:07 | Emporia St. | Chad Yoshida swats the layup by Gary Tollett | 34-42 |
| 15:06 | Emporia St. | Gary Tollett misses the tip | 34-42 |
| 15:04 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Melvin Etheridge | 34-42 |
| 14:59 | Merrimack | Gary Tollett is called for the reach on George Johnston - foul #2 on Gary Tollett, team foul #4 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Pace (SG), William Glen (SF) James Brown, George Johnston | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | George Blume (PG), Frederick Seals (PF) Jason Letson, Kelly Magno | |
| 14:51 | Merrimack | Robert Pace misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 14:50 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard tips it in | 36-42 |
| 14:43 | Emporia St. | Chad Yoshida swats the short shot by Gary Tollett | 36-42 |
| 14:42 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 14:24 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Frederick Seals - foul #3 on Frederick Seals, team foul #5 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins (PG), William Alexander (SF), Reginald Lawson (C) Melvin Etheridge, William Glen, Chad Yoshida | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Bruce Gaffney (PG), Allen Ford (SF), Richard Horrocks (PF) William Hammock, Gary Tollett, Benjamin Robertson | |
| 14:24 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard misses the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 14:24 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard misses the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 14:24 | Emporia St. | Richard Horrocks grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 14:04 | Emporia St. | Richard Horrocks knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Bruce Gaffney | 36-44 |
| 13:55 | Merrimack | Robert Pace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-44 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin (PF) Richard Drinkard | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jason Letson (SG), David Baker (SF), Kelly Magno (C) George Blume, Allen Ford, Frederick Seals | |
| 13:38 | Emporia St. | Richard Horrocks makes the floater from the left block set up by Jason Letson | 36-46 |
| 13:26 | Merrimack | William Alexander can't finish the layup | 36-46 |
| 13:24 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to Richard Horrocks | 36-46 |
| 13:16 | Emporia St. | Bruce Gaffney's pass is intercepted by William Alexander | 36-46 |
| 12:55 | Merrimack | Robert Pace is fouled on the floor by David Baker - foul #1 on David Baker, team foul #6 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG), James Brown (SG), William Glen (SF), Richard Drinkard (PF), Chad Yoshida (C) Billy Hawkins, Robert Pace, William Alexander, Drazen Karpin, Reginald Lawson | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | George Blume (PG), William Hammock (SG), Gary Tollett (SF), William Freel (PF) Bruce Gaffney, Jason Letson, David Baker, Richard Horrocks | |
| 12:44 | Merrimack | William Glen hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Kelly Magno - foul #2 on Kelly Magno, team foul #7 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins (PF) Richard Drinkard | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Benjamin Robertson (PF) Kelly Magno | |
| 12:44 | Merrimack | William Glen makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 12:44 | Merrimack | William Glen makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 12:22 | Emporia St. | William Freel misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 12:21 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 12:18 | Merrimack | Gary Tollett picks off the pass by Melvin Etheridge in the backcourt | 38-46 |
| 12:08 | Emporia St. | Benjamin Robertson's fadeaway is rejected by William Glen | 38-46 |
| 12:07 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Leroy Mullins | 38-46 |
| 11:47 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida connects on the driving attempt from close range | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Melvin Etheridge (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - James Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Glen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Leroy Mullins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Chad Yoshida (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - George Blume (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Hammock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Tollett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Robertson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Freel (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Emporia St. | William Freel clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 11:35 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Leroy Mullins | 40-46 |
| 11:20 | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins lays it in | 42-46 |
| 11:15 | Emporia St. | George Blume connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Benjamin Robertson | 42-49 |
| 10:57 | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-49 |
| 10:55 | Emporia St. | The rebound goes to William Freel | 42-49 |
| 10:33 | Emporia St. | William Freel's pass is intercepted by James Brown | 42-49 |
| 10:28 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida is fouled in the backcourt by William Hammock - foul #1 on William Hammock, team foul #8 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Johnston (PG), Robert Pace (SG), William Alexander (SF), Drazen Karpin (PF) Melvin Etheridge, James Brown, William Glen, Leroy Mullins | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Bruce Gaffney (PG), Jason Letson (SG), David Baker (SF), Richard Horrocks (PF), Frederick Seals (C) George Blume, William Hammock, Gary Tollett, Benjamin Robertson, William Freel | |
| 10:28 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 10:28 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 10:12 | Emporia St. | David Baker clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 10:11 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Drazen Karpin | 44-49 |
| 09:50 | Merrimack | Robert Pace makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 09:31 | Emporia St. | Jason Letson lays it up and in and he's fouled by Drazen Karpin - foul #2 on Drazen Karpin, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins (PG), Reginald Lawson (C) Robert Pace, Chad Yoshida | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Kelly Magno (C) Richard Horrocks | |
| 09:31 | Emporia St. | Jason Letson makes the free throw | 47-52 |
| 09:06 | Merrimack | William Alexander's pass is intercepted by Kelly Magno | 47-52 |
| 08:47 | Emporia St. | Bruce Gaffney makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by David Baker | 47-54 |
| 08:24 | Merrimack | Reginald Lawson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 08:23 | Emporia St. | Kelly Magno grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 08:19 | Emporia St. | Bruce Gaffney makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jason Letson | 47-56 |
| 08:13 | Merrimack | Reginald Lawson is whistled for traveling | 47-56 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Brown (SG), Robert Pace (SF), Richard Drinkard (PF), Chad Yoshida (C) George Johnston, William Alexander, Drazen Karpin, Reginald Lawson | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | George Blume (PG), Allen Ford (SF), Richard Horrocks (PF) Bruce Gaffney, David Baker, Frederick Seals | |
| 07:57 | Emporia St. | Jason Letson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-56 |
| 07:55 | Emporia St. | Richard Horrocks tips it home | 47-58 |
| 07:47 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Billy Hawkins | 49-58 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Billy Hawkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Pace (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Drinkard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Yoshida (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - George Blume (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Letson (tiring) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Allen Ford (fresh) PF - Richard Horrocks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Kelly Magno (fairly fresh) 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:41 | Emporia St. | Jason Letson knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kelly Magno | 49-60 |
| 07:15 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 49-60 |
| 07:14 | Emporia St. | Richard Horrocks gets the rebound | 49-60 |
| 07:07 | Emporia St. | Richard Drinkard steps in front of the Richard Horrocks pass | 49-60 |
| 07:04 | Merrimack | Jason Letson is called for the reach on James Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jason Letson, team foul #9 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG), William Glen (SF), Drazen Karpin (C) Billy Hawkins, Robert Pace, Chad Yoshida | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | William Hammock (SG), Gary Tollett (SF) Jason Letson, Allen Ford | |
| 07:04 | Merrimack | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 07:04 | Merrimack | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 06:52 | Emporia St. | Gary Tollett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-60 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Reginald Lawson (C) Drazen Karpin | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Benjamin Robertson (C) Kelly Magno | |
| 06:45 | Merrimack | William Glen makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-60 |
| 06:28 | Emporia St. | William Hammock comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Melvin Etheridge - foul #4 on Melvin Etheridge, team foul #6 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Bruce Gaffney (PG) George Blume | |
| 06:28 | Emporia St. | William Hammock makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 06:28 | Emporia St. | William Hammock makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 06:09 | Merrimack | James Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-62 |
| 06:07 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to William Glen | 53-62 |
| 05:55 | Merrimack | James Brown misses short on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-62 |
| 05:54 | Emporia St. | Benjamin Robertson grabs the board | 53-62 |
| 05:49 | Emporia St. | Bruce Gaffney comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-62 |
| 05:47 | Merrimack | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 05:45 | Merrimack | Bruce Gaffney steals the ball from Richard Drinkard in the backcourt | 53-62 |
| 05:34 | Emporia St. | Bruce Gaffney drills a shot from just outside the lane | 53-64 |
| 05:14 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-64 |
| 05:13 | Merrimack | Reginald Lawson grabs the offensive rebound | 53-64 |
| 05:00 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on Richard Horrocks - foul #2 on Richard Horrocks, team foul #10 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Johnston (PG), Robert Pace (SG), William Alexander (SF), Drazen Karpin (C) Melvin Etheridge, James Brown, William Glen, Reginald Lawson | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | George Blume (PG), David Baker (SG), Allen Ford (SF), William Freel (PF), Kelly Magno (C) Bruce Gaffney, William Hammock, Gary Tollett, Richard Horrocks, Benjamin Robertson | |
| 05:00 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 05:00 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 04:44 | Emporia St. | Robert Pace is called for the reach on David Baker - foul #1 on Robert Pace, team foul #7 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins (C) Richard Drinkard | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Frederick Seals (PF) Kelly Magno | |
| 04:44 | Emporia St. | David Baker misses the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 04:44 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin grabs the board | 55-64 |
| 04:20 | Merrimack | George Johnston loses the dribble to George Blume | 55-64 |
| 04:16 | Emporia St. | David Baker banks in the layup on a great pass from George Blume | 55-66 |
| 03:58 | Merrimack | Frederick Seals steps in front of the William Alexander pass | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:51 | Emporia St. | David Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 55-66 |
| 03:50 | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins grabs the board | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Merrimack | George Johnston is fouled in the backcourt by Allen Ford - foul #1 on Allen Ford, team foul #11 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins (PG), Chad Yoshida (C) Robert Pace, Leroy Mullins | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Jason Letson (SG), Kelly Magno (C) Allen Ford, William Freel | |
| 03:47 | Merrimack | George Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 03:47 | Merrimack | George Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Billy Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Johnston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Drazen Karpin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Chad Yoshida (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - George Blume (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Letson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - David Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frederick Seals (fairly fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Kelly Magno (fairly fresh) 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:29 | Emporia St. | George Blume scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-69 |
| 03:23 | Merrimack | George Johnston's layup is rejected by Frederick Seals | 57-69 |
| 03:21 | Emporia St. | Kelly Magno pulls down the rebound | 57-69 |
| 03:14 | Emporia St. | George Johnston is called for the reach on Kelly Magno - foul #3 on George Johnston, team foul #8 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Brown (SG), William Glen (SF), Richard Drinkard (PF) George Johnston, William Alexander, Drazen Karpin | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Bruce Gaffney (PG), Gary Tollett (SF), Richard Horrocks (PF) George Blume, David Baker, Frederick Seals | |
| 03:14 | Emporia St. | Kelly Magno makes the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 03:14 | Emporia St. | Kelly Magno makes the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 03:00 | Merrimack | Kelly Magno denies the turnaround by William Glen | 57-71 |
| 02:59 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida snags the offensive board | 57-71 |
| 02:39 | Merrimack | James Brown is fouled on the floor by Jason Letson - foul #5 on Jason Letson, team foul #12 | 57-71 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Pace (SF), Drazen Karpin (PF), Leroy Mullins (C) William Glen, Richard Drinkard, Chad Yoshida | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | George Blume (PG), William Hammock (SG), David Baker (SF), Frederick Seals (PF), Benjamin Robertson (C) Bruce Gaffney, Jason Letson, Gary Tollett, Richard Horrocks, Kelly Magno | |
| 02:39 | Merrimack | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 02:39 | Merrimack | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 02:20 | Emporia St. | William Hammock double dribbles | 59-71 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Johnston (PG), William Alexander (SF) Billy Hawkins, James Brown | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 02:16 | Merrimack | William Hammock picks off the pass by Drazen Karpin in the backcourt | 59-71 |
| 02:15 | Emporia St. | William Hammock hits the finger roll | 59-73 |
| 02:07 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by William Alexander | 61-73 |
| 01:50 | Emporia St. | George Blume misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-73 |
| 01:49 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin gets the rebound | 61-73 |
| 01:47 | Merrimack | George Johnston loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-73 |
| 01:27 | Emporia St. | David Baker's fadeaway is rejected by William Alexander | 61-73 |
| 01:25 | Merrimack | William Alexander gets the rebound | 61-73 |
| 01:07 | Merrimack | William Alexander can't finish the layup | 61-73 |
| 01:05 | Emporia St. | George Blume pulls down the rebound | 61-73 |
| 00:59 | Emporia St. | Frederick Seals's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Merrimack | George Johnston is hacked by Frederick Seals - foul #4 on Frederick Seals, team foul #13 | 61-73 |
| 00:55 | Merrimack | George Johnston misses the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 00:55 | Merrimack | George Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Emporia St. | Robert Pace is called for the reach on William Hammock - foul #2 on Robert Pace, team foul #9 | 62-73 |
| 00:29 | Emporia St. | William Hammock misses the 1st free throw | 62-73 |
| 00:29 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin gets the rebound | 62-73 |
| 00:27 | Merrimack | George Johnston is fouled in the backcourt by William Hammock - foul #2 on William Hammock, team foul #14 | 62-73 |
| 00:27 | Merrimack | George Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:27 | Merrimack | George Johnston misses the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:27 | Emporia St. | Benjamin Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-73 |
| 00:00 | Emporia St. | George Blume runs out the clock | 63-73 |