| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Joseph Hatfield (fresh) SG - Alfred Nida (fresh) SF - Mitchel Livingston (fresh) PF - Gary Williams (fresh) C - Richard Henderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rockhurst | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) SG - Robin Olivarez (fresh) SF - Ellis Mazzarella (fresh) PF - Leonard Blasingame (fresh) C - Christopher Damian (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rockhurst | Leonard Blasingame wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rockhurst | Rockhurst is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Rockhurst | Robin Olivarez misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Henderson - foul #1 on Richard Henderson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Rockhurst | Robin Olivarez makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:40 | Rockhurst | Robin Olivarez makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Merrimack | Gary Williams misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Rockhurst | Robin Olivarez gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Rockhurst | Michael Smith makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-4 |
| 19:08 | Merrimack | Gary Williams drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Mitchel Livingston | 2-4 |
| 18:47 | Rockhurst | Michael Smith misses the jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:45 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Richard Henderson | 2-4 |
| 18:40 | Merrimack | Michael Smith steals the ball from Mitchel Livingston | 2-4 |
| 18:36 | Rockhurst | Michael Smith banks in the layup | 2-6 |
| 18:16 | Merrimack | Alfred Nida scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Henderson | 5-6 |
| 18:07 | Rockhurst | Ellis Mazzarella hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robin Olivarez | 5-8 |
| 17:45 | Merrimack | Christopher Damian is called for the reach on Alfred Nida - foul #1 on Christopher Damian, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Rockhurst | Kevin Rowe (SF), Johnny Russo (C) Ellis Mazzarella, Christopher Damian | |
| 17:26 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson misses the lay-in | 5-8 |
| 17:24 | Rockhurst | Leonard Blasingame gets the rebound | 5-8 |
| 17:20 | Rockhurst | Kevin Rowe hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Smith | 5-10 |
| 17:05 | Merrimack | Gary Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-10 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jeff Ribeiro (SG), Eugene Weldon (PF), James Fournier (C) Alfred Nida, Gary Williams, Richard Henderson | |
| Subs | Rockhurst | Nathaniel Franklin (PG), John Sartori (SG), Michael Caudillo (C) Michael Smith, Robin Olivarez, Leonard Blasingame | |
| 16:45 | Rockhurst | John Sartori hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Nathaniel Franklin | 5-12 |
| 16:30 | Merrimack | Joseph Hatfield misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 5-12 |
| 16:29 | Rockhurst | Michael Caudillo gets the rebound | 5-12 |
| 16:25 | Rockhurst | Nathaniel Franklin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-12 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Edward Debusk (PG), Michael Simmons (SF) Joseph Hatfield, Mitchel Livingston | |
| Subs | Rockhurst | Christopher Damian (C) Michael Caudillo | |
| 16:19 | Merrimack | Nathaniel Franklin takes the ball from Jeff Ribeiro | 5-12 |
| 16:15 | Rockhurst | Nathaniel Franklin drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Sartori | 5-15 |
| 15:53 | Merrimack | Jeff Ribeiro comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-15 |
| 15:52 | Rockhurst | Johnny Russo grabs the board | 5-15 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Edward Debusk (fresh) SG - Jeff Ribeiro (fresh) SF - Michael Simmons (fresh) PF - Eugene Weldon (fresh) C - James Fournier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rockhurst | PG - Nathaniel Franklin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Sartori (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Russo (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Damian (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Rockhurst | Michael Simmons steals the ball from Kevin Rowe | 5-15 |
| 15:26 | Merrimack | Edward Debusk misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-15 |
| 15:25 | Merrimack | Jeff Ribeiro pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-15 |
| 15:09 | Merrimack | Michael Simmons misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 5-15 |
| 15:08 | Merrimack | Michael Simmons gets the offensive rebound | 5-15 |
| 14:55 | Merrimack | James Fournier can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-15 |
| 14:53 | Rockhurst | Kevin Rowe pulls down the rebound | 5-15 |
| 14:47 | Rockhurst | John Sartori can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeff Ribeiro - foul #1 on Jeff Ribeiro, team foul #2 | 5-15 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Hatfield (PG), Alfred Nida (SG), Mitchel Livingston (SF), Gary Williams (PF), Richard Henderson (C) Edward Debusk, Jeff Ribeiro, Michael Simmons, Eugene Weldon, James Fournier | |
| Subs | Rockhurst | Robin Olivarez (SG), Ellis Mazzarella (SF), Leonard Blasingame (PF), Michael Caudillo (C) Nathaniel Franklin, Kevin Rowe, Johnny Russo, Christopher Damian | |
| 14:47 | Rockhurst | John Sartori misses the 1st free throw | 5-15 |
| 14:47 | Rockhurst | John Sartori makes the 2nd free throw | 5-16 |
| 14:32 | Merrimack | Joseph Hatfield's pass is intercepted by Leonard Blasingame | 5-16 |
| 14:06 | Rockhurst | John Sartori is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Sartori, team foul #2 | 5-16 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Rockhurst | Michael Smith (PG) John Sartori | |
| 13:44 | Merrimack | Joseph Hatfield travels with the ball | 5-16 |
| 13:29 | Rockhurst | Michael Smith is fouled on the floor by Joseph Hatfield - foul #1 on Joseph Hatfield, team foul #3 | 5-16 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Rockhurst | Christopher Damian (C) Michael Caudillo | |
| 13:12 | Rockhurst | Christopher Damian is called for traveling | 5-16 |
| 12:57 | Merrimack | Michael Smith picks off the pass by Richard Henderson | 5-16 |
| 12:41 | Rockhurst | Leonard Blasingame misses long on a turnaround from close range | 5-16 |
| 12:39 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson pulls down the rebound | 5-16 |
| 12:14 | Merrimack | Gary Williams misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-16 |
| 12:12 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson tips it in | 7-16 |
| 12:08 | Rockhurst | Robin Olivarez makes the 3 from straight away set up by Michael Smith | 7-19 |
| 11:47 | Merrimack | Joseph Hatfield misses the 3 from the right corner | 7-19 |
| 11:46 | Rockhurst | Christopher Damian snags the defensive board | 7-19 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Joseph Hatfield (fairly fresh) SG - Alfred Nida (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mitchel Livingston (fairly fresh) PF - Gary Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Henderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockhurst | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robin Olivarez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ellis Mazzarella (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leonard Blasingame (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Damian (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Rockhurst | Michael Smith buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ellis Mazzarella and he's fouled by Joseph Hatfield - foul #2 on Joseph Hatfield, team foul #4 | 7-21 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Edward Debusk (PG), Jeff Ribeiro (SG), Michael Simmons (SF), Eugene Weldon (PF), James Fournier (C) Joseph Hatfield, Alfred Nida, Mitchel Livingston, Gary Williams, Richard Henderson | |
| Subs | Rockhurst | Nathaniel Franklin (SG), Kevin Rowe (SF), Johnny Russo (PF), Michael Caudillo (C) Robin Olivarez, Ellis Mazzarella, Leonard Blasingame, Christopher Damian | |
| 11:42 | Rockhurst | Michael Smith makes the free throw | 7-22 |
| 11:21 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 7-22 |
| 11:20 | Rockhurst | The rebound goes to Kevin Rowe | 7-22 |
| 11:14 | Rockhurst | A charge is called on Michael Caudillo - foul #1 on Michael Caudillo, team foul #3 | 7-22 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Rockhurst | John Sartori (SG) Michael Smith | |
| 10:57 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon buries a driving attempt from the left block | 9-22 |
| 10:38 | Rockhurst | Kevin Rowe is fouled on the floor by Jeff Ribeiro - foul #2 on Jeff Ribeiro, team foul #5 | 9-22 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Hale (PG) Jeff Ribeiro | |
| Subs | Rockhurst | Robin Olivarez (SG) John Sartori | |
| 10:27 | Rockhurst | Robin Olivarez clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-22 |
| 10:26 | Rockhurst | Michael Caudillo gets the offensive rebound | 9-22 |
| 10:11 | Rockhurst | Kevin Rowe hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Nathaniel Franklin | 9-24 |
| 09:53 | Merrimack | David Hale misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Nathaniel Franklin - foul #1 on Nathaniel Franklin, team foul #4 | 9-24 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston (SF), Gary Williams (PF), Richard Henderson (C) Michael Simmons, Eugene Weldon, James Fournier | |
| Subs | Rockhurst | Michael Smith (PG), Leonard Blasingame (PF), Christopher Damian (C) Nathaniel Franklin, Johnny Russo, Michael Caudillo | |
| 09:53 | Merrimack | David Hale makes the 1st free throw | 10-24 |
| 09:53 | Merrimack | David Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 11-24 |
| 09:39 | Rockhurst | Leonard Blasingame misses short on a shot from the left side | 11-24 |
| 09:38 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Mitchel Livingston | 11-24 |
| 09:24 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Edward Debusk | 14-24 |
| 09:19 | Rockhurst | Michael Smith is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #5 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Alfred Nida (SG) Edward Debusk | |
| Subs | Rockhurst | John Sartori (SF) Kevin Rowe | |
| 09:03 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-24 |
| 09:02 | Rockhurst | Christopher Damian grabs the defensive rebound | 14-24 |
| 08:56 | Rockhurst | Michael Smith can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 14-24 |
| 08:54 | Merrimack | Gary Williams gets the rebound | 14-24 |
| 08:38 | Merrimack | David Hale misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-24 |
| 08:36 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston grabs the offensive board | 14-24 |
| 08:30 | Merrimack | Gary Williams is hacked by Michael Smith - foul #2 on Michael Smith, team foul #6 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Simmons (SF), Eugene Weldon (PF), James Fournier (C) Mitchel Livingston, Gary Williams, Richard Henderson | |
| Subs | Rockhurst | Nathaniel Franklin (PG), Ellis Mazzarella (SF) Michael Smith, Robin Olivarez | |
| 08:12 | Merrimack | Christopher Damian blocks the jumper by James Fournier | 14-24 |
| 08:10 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Weldon | 14-24 |
| 07:54 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon blows the layup but he's hacked by Leonard Blasingame - foul #1 on Leonard Blasingame, team foul #7 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Edward Debusk (PG) David Hale | |
| Subs | Rockhurst | Johnny Russo (PF), Michael Caudillo (C) Leonard Blasingame, Christopher Damian | |
| 07:54 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 07:54 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 07:38 | Rockhurst | Ellis Mazzarella is fouled on the floor by Alfred Nida - foul #1 on Alfred Nida, team foul #6 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston (SF) Alfred Nida | |
| Subs | Rockhurst | Robin Olivarez (SG) John Sartori | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Edward Debusk (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Simmons (fresh) SF - Mitchel Livingston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Weldon (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Fournier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rockhurst | PG - Nathaniel Franklin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robin Olivarez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ellis Mazzarella (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Russo (fresh) C - Michael Caudillo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Rockhurst | Michael Caudillo is hacked by Michael Simmons - foul #1 on Michael Simmons, team foul #7 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Williams (PF), Richard Henderson (C) Eugene Weldon, James Fournier | |
| Subs | Rockhurst | | |
| 07:22 | Rockhurst | Michael Caudillo misses the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 07:22 | Merrimack | Gary Williams gets the rebound | 16-24 |
| 07:05 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson throws it down | 18-24 |
| 06:49 | Rockhurst | Gary Williams is called for the reach on Ellis Mazzarella - foul #1 on Gary Williams, team foul #8 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Alfred Nida (SG) Michael Simmons | |
| Subs | Rockhurst | | |
| 06:49 | Rockhurst | Ellis Mazzarella makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 06:49 | Rockhurst | Ellis Mazzarella misses the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 06:49 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson snags the defensive board | 18-25 |
| 06:40 | Merrimack | Gary Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 18-25 |
| 06:39 | Rockhurst | Robin Olivarez gets the rebound | 18-25 |
| 06:19 | Rockhurst | Robin Olivarez drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side and the foul's on Edward Debusk - foul #1 on Edward Debusk, team foul #9 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Hale (PG) Edward Debusk | |
| Subs | Rockhurst | John Sartori (PG), Kevin Rowe (SF), Leonard Blasingame (PF), Christopher Damian (C) Nathaniel Franklin, Ellis Mazzarella, Johnny Russo, Michael Caudillo | |
| 06:19 | Rockhurst | Robin Olivarez makes the free throw | 18-28 |
| 06:11 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-28 |
| 06:09 | Rockhurst | Kevin Rowe snags the defensive board | 18-28 |
| 06:02 | Rockhurst | John Sartori misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-28 |
| 06:01 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Gary Williams | 18-28 |
| 05:46 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston is hacked by Leonard Blasingame - foul #2 on Leonard Blasingame, team foul #8 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Simmons (SG), Eugene Weldon (PF), James Fournier (C) Alfred Nida, Gary Williams, Richard Henderson | |
| Subs | Rockhurst | Joe Mullins (PG), Michael Lee (PF) Robin Olivarez, Leonard Blasingame | |
| 05:46 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 05:46 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston misses the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 05:46 | Rockhurst | The rebound goes to Christopher Damian | 19-28 |
| 05:24 | Rockhurst | Joe Mullins can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 19-28 |
| 05:23 | Rockhurst | Joe Mullins snags the offensive board | 19-28 |
| 05:08 | Rockhurst | John Sartori is hacked by James Fournier - foul #1 on James Fournier, team foul #10 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Edward Debusk (SG) Mitchel Livingston | |
| Subs | Rockhurst | Johnny Russo (PF) Michael Lee | |
| 05:08 | Rockhurst | John Sartori makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 05:08 | Rockhurst | John Sartori makes the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 04:46 | Merrimack | John Sartori steals the ball from David Hale | 19-30 |
| 04:42 | Rockhurst | Kevin Rowe banks in the layup on a great pass from John Sartori | 19-32 |
| 04:26 | Merrimack | James Fournier connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 21-32 |
| 04:08 | Rockhurst | Johnny Russo is whistled for a carry | 21-32 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Alfred Nida (SG), William Daniels (SF), Gary Williams (PF), Richard Henderson (C) David Hale, Michael Simmons, Eugene Weldon, James Fournier | |
| Subs | Rockhurst | Nathaniel Franklin (PG), Robin Olivarez (SG), Ellis Mazzarella (SF), Michael Caudillo (C) Joe Mullins, John Sartori, Kevin Rowe, Christopher Damian | |
| 03:49 | Merrimack | Edward Debusk connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Alfred Nida | 24-32 |
| 03:27 | Rockhurst | Johnny Russo hits the finger roll and the foul's on Edward Debusk - foul #2 on Edward Debusk, team foul #11 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Hatfield (PG), Jeff Ribeiro (SG), Mitchel Livingston (SF) Edward Debusk, Alfred Nida, William Daniels | |
| Subs | Rockhurst | Michael Smith (PG), Leonard Blasingame (PF) Nathaniel Franklin, Michael Caudillo | |
| 03:27 | Rockhurst | Johnny Russo makes the free throw | 24-35 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Joseph Hatfield (fresh) SG - Jeff Ribeiro (fresh) SF - Mitchel Livingston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rockhurst | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robin Olivarez (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ellis Mazzarella (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leonard Blasingame (fresh) C - Johnny Russo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Merrimack | Joseph Hatfield misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 24-35 |
| 03:08 | Merrimack | Jeff Ribeiro tips it home | 26-35 |
| 02:50 | Rockhurst | Johnny Russo throws it down | 26-37 |
| 02:38 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson is whistled for a carry | 26-37 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Rockhurst | Kevin Rowe (SF), Christopher Damian (C) Ellis Mazzarella, Johnny Russo | |
| 02:22 | Rockhurst | Michael Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 26-37 |
| 02:21 | Rockhurst | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Smith | 26-37 |
| 02:01 | Rockhurst | Christopher Damian throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-37 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Alfred Nida (SG), Eugene Weldon (PF), James Fournier (C) Mitchel Livingston, Gary Williams, Richard Henderson | |
| Subs | Rockhurst | | |
| 01:50 | Merrimack | Jeff Ribeiro misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 26-37 |
| 01:48 | Rockhurst | Kevin Rowe snags the defensive board | 26-37 |
| 01:44 | Rockhurst | Michael Smith misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Joseph Hatfield - foul #3 on Joseph Hatfield, team foul #12 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Edward Debusk (PG) Joseph Hatfield | |
| Subs | Rockhurst | | |
| 01:44 | Rockhurst | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 01:44 | Rockhurst | Michael Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| 01:22 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 26-39 |
| 01:20 | Rockhurst | Leonard Blasingame pulls down the rebound | 26-39 |
| 01:14 | Rockhurst | Robin Olivarez misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 26-39 |
| 01:12 | Merrimack | Jeff Ribeiro pulls down the rebound | 26-39 |
| 00:56 | Merrimack | Edward Debusk hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 26-39 |
| 00:54 | Merrimack | Alfred Nida hits the follow up shot | 28-39 |
| 00:48 | Rockhurst | Michael Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-39 |
| 00:47 | Rockhurst | Christopher Damian hits the follow up shot | 28-41 |
| 00:43 | Merrimack | Alfred Nida comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 00:42 | Rockhurst | Kevin Rowe grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 00:37 | Rockhurst | Robin Olivarez drills a floater in the lane | 28-43 |
| 00:18 | Merrimack | James Fournier hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 28-43 |
| 00:16 | Rockhurst | Michael Smith pulls down the rebound | 28-43 |
| 00:14 | Rockhurst | Michael Smith loses the dribble to Edward Debusk in the backcourt | 28-43 |
| 00:01 | Merrimack | Christopher Damian blocks the jumper by Edward Debusk | 28-43 |
| 00:00 | Rockhurst | Christopher Damian grabs the board | 28-43 |