| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Andrew Beck (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Renick (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Grady Swafford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Michael Simmons (fresh) SG - Alfred Nida (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeff Ribeiro (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gary Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Richard Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Jeff Ribeiro inbounds the ball | 40-34 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Merrimack | Michael Simmons can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-34 |
| 19:42 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Grady Swafford grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 19:36 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Andrew Beck misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 19:35 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Joshua Renick tips it in | 42-34 |
| 19:21 | Merrimack | Alfred Nida buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Simmons | 42-37 |
| 19:03 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Andrew Beck is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Andrew Beck, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| 18:44 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson buries a fadeaway near the basket | 42-39 |
| 18:35 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Smith can't finish the layup | 42-39 |
| 18:33 | Merrimack | Gary Williams gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 18:27 | Merrimack | Michael Simmons connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Alfred Nida | 42-42 |
| 18:13 | Minnesota St., Mankato | The short jumper by Grady Swafford is denied by Richard Henderson | 42-42 |
| 18:11 | Merrimack | Jeff Ribeiro pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 17:52 | Merrimack | Michael Simmons can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-42 |
| 17:50 | Merrimack | Alfred Nida gets the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 17:44 | Merrimack | Alfred Nida can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 17:43 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Smith gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 17:25 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Grady Swafford misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-42 |
| 17:23 | Merrimack | Jeff Ribeiro grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 17:07 | Merrimack | Michael Simmons misses the 3 from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 17:06 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Williams | 42-42 |
| 16:57 | Merrimack | Alfred Nida connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 16:39 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Robert Robinson misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 42-45 |
| 16:37 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Andrew Beck can't tip it in | 42-45 |
| 16:35 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Smith hits the follow up shot | 44-45 |
| 16:17 | Merrimack | Alfred Nida knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 16:05 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Gary Williams swats the layup by Grady Swafford | 44-48 |
| 16:04 | Merrimack | Jeff Ribeiro gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 16:00 | Merrimack | Michael Simmons buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Alfred Nida | 44-51 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Andrew Beck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Renick (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Grady Swafford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Michael Simmons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Nida (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeff Ribeiro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Richard Henderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Smith drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 15:41 | Merrimack | Michael Simmons drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Gary Williams | 47-54 |
| 15:28 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Joshua Renick hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Robinson | 49-54 |
| 15:24 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Michael Simmons | 49-56 |
| 15:10 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-56 |
| 15:08 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 14:51 | Merrimack | Alfred Nida knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Henderson | 49-58 |
| 14:36 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Grady Swafford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cody Carlisle (PG), Mark Deyoung (SG), Eugene Leary (SF), Zachary Culbert (PF), Albert Scheffel (C) Andrew Beck, Joshua Renick, James Smith, Grady Swafford, Robert Robinson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Edward Debusk (PG), William Bailey (SG), Gerald Chesson (SF), Eugene Weldon (PF), James Fournier (C) Michael Simmons, Alfred Nida, Jeff Ribeiro, Gary Williams, Richard Henderson | |
| 14:09 | Merrimack | Gerald Chesson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-58 |
| 14:07 | Merrimack | William Bailey grabs the offensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 13:56 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-58 |
| 13:54 | Merrimack | William Bailey tips it in | 49-60 |
| 13:31 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Eugene Leary misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-60 |
| 13:30 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Albert Scheffel grabs the offensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 13:18 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cody Carlisle can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-60 |
| 13:16 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Eugene Weldon | 49-60 |
| 13:12 | Merrimack | Edward Debusk drills a jumper from the left side | 49-62 |
| 13:07 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Eugene Weldon swats the short shot by Mark Deyoung | 49-62 |
| 13:06 | Merrimack | William Bailey grabs the board | 49-62 |
| 13:01 | Merrimack | Edward Debusk misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-62 |
| 12:59 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Albert Scheffel gets the rebound | 49-62 |
| 12:53 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Mark Deyoung is fouled on the floor by Gerald Chesson - foul #2 on Gerald Chesson, team foul #1 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Smith (SF) Eugene Leary | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 12:32 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Smith's floater is tipped away by Eugene Weldon | 49-62 |
| 12:30 | Merrimack | James Fournier snags the defensive board | 49-62 |
| 12:06 | Merrimack | William Bailey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-62 |
| 12:04 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Zachary Culbert grabs the board | 49-62 |
| 11:39 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Gerald Chesson - foul #3 on Gerald Chesson, team foul #2 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Joshua Renick (SG), Grady Swafford (PF), Robert Robinson (C) Mark Deyoung, Zachary Culbert, Albert Scheffel | |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Hale (PG), William Daniels (SG), Jeff Ribeiro (SF), Gary Williams (PF), Richard Henderson (C) Edward Debusk, William Bailey, Gerald Chesson, Eugene Weldon, James Fournier | |
| 11:39 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 11:39 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 11:39 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson pulls down the rebound | 50-62 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Cody Carlisle (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Joshua Renick (fresh) 12 pts. SF - James Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Grady Swafford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - David Hale (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Daniels (fresh) SF - Jeff Ribeiro (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Richard Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Merrimack | David Hale misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-62 |
| 11:20 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Grady Swafford grabs the board | 50-62 |
| 11:14 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Joshua Renick lays it up and in | 52-62 |
| 10:58 | Merrimack | Jeff Ribeiro loses the dribble to Joshua Renick | 52-62 |
| 10:54 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Joshua Renick hits the finger roll | 54-62 |
| 10:33 | Merrimack | William Daniels misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-62 |
| 10:31 | Minnesota St., Mankato | The rebound goes to Joshua Renick | 54-62 |
| 10:13 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Joshua Renick clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by Gary Williams - foul #2 on Gary Williams, team foul #3 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Andrew Beck (PG), Eugene Leary (SF) Cody Carlisle, James Smith | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Edward Debusk (PG), Alfred Nida (SG), Eugene Weldon (C) David Hale, William Daniels, Richard Henderson | |
| 10:13 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Joshua Renick misses the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 10:13 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Joshua Renick makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 10:01 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Alfred Nida | 55-64 |
| 09:42 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Eugene Leary is called for traveling | 55-64 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Mark Deyoung (PF), Zachary Culbert (C) Grady Swafford, Robert Robinson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Fournier (C) Gary Williams | |
| 09:24 | Merrimack | James Fournier misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Zachary Culbert - foul #1 on Zachary Culbert, team foul #2 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Bailey (SF) Jeff Ribeiro | |
| 09:24 | Merrimack | James Fournier misses the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 09:24 | Merrimack | James Fournier makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 09:11 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Mark Deyoung makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Joshua Renick | 57-65 |
| 08:44 | Merrimack | William Bailey connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eugene Weldon and he's hacked by Zachary Culbert - foul #2 on Zachary Culbert, team foul #3 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Smith (SF), Albert Scheffel (C) Joshua Renick, Eugene Leary | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Simmons (PG), Richard Henderson (C) Edward Debusk, James Fournier | |
| 08:44 | Merrimack | William Bailey makes the free throw | 57-68 |
| 08:21 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Smith buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Beck | 60-68 |
| 08:04 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon misses short on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Albert Scheffel - foul #1 on Albert Scheffel, team foul #4 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cody Carlisle (SG) Zachary Culbert | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jeff Ribeiro (SF) William Bailey | |
| 08:04 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 08:04 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 07:38 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Andrew Beck misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-70 |
| 07:37 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson grabs the board | 60-70 |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Andrew Beck (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cody Carlisle (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Smith (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Deyoung (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Albert Scheffel (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Michael Simmons (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfred Nida (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeff Ribeiro (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eugene Weldon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Merrimack | James Smith is called for the reach on Alfred Nida - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #5 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Joshua Renick (SG), Grady Swafford (PF), Robert Robinson (C) Andrew Beck, Mark Deyoung, Albert Scheffel | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Edward Debusk (PG), William Bailey (SG), Gary Williams (PF) Michael Simmons, Alfred Nida, Eugene Weldon | |
| 07:05 | Merrimack | Jeff Ribeiro can't finish the layup | 60-70 |
| 07:04 | Minnesota St., Mankato | The rebound goes to Robert Robinson | 60-70 |
| 06:54 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cody Carlisle is whistled for traveling | 60-70 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Fournier (C) Richard Henderson | |
| 06:38 | Merrimack | William Bailey misses the easy layup | 60-70 |
| 06:36 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cody Carlisle grabs the board | 60-70 |
| 06:22 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Grady Swafford is hacked by Jeff Ribeiro - foul #2 on Jeff Ribeiro, team foul #4 | 60-70 |
| 06:01 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cody Carlisle is hacked by Edward Debusk - foul #4 on Edward Debusk, team foul #5 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Andrew Beck (PG), Zachary Culbert (C) Cody Carlisle, Robert Robinson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Simmons (SF) Jeff Ribeiro | |
| 05:51 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-70 |
| 05:50 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Grady Swafford tips it home | 62-70 |
| 05:35 | Merrimack | Edward Debusk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-70 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Mark Deyoung (SF), Albert Scheffel (C) James Smith, Grady Swafford | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Alfred Nida (SG), Gerald Chesson (SF), Richard Henderson (C) Edward Debusk, William Bailey, James Fournier | |
| 05:17 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Albert Scheffel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-70 |
| 05:15 | Merrimack | Gerald Chesson snags the defensive board | 62-70 |
| 05:10 | Merrimack | Alfred Nida clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Andrew Beck - foul #2 on Andrew Beck, team foul #6 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jeff Ribeiro (SF) Gerald Chesson | |
| 05:10 | Merrimack | Alfred Nida makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 05:10 | Merrimack | Alfred Nida makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 04:51 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Andrew Beck misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-72 |
| 04:50 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Richard Henderson | 62-72 |
| 04:39 | Merrimack | Albert Scheffel swats the short shot by Richard Henderson | 62-72 |
| 04:37 | Minnesota St., Mankato | The rebound goes to Zachary Culbert | 62-72 |
| 04:22 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Albert Scheffel scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 64-72 |
| 04:05 | Merrimack | Richard Henderson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-75 |
| 03:51 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Joshua Renick loses the dribble to Gary Williams | 64-75 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:31 | Merrimack | Zachary Culbert picks off the pass by Alfred Nida | 64-75 |
| 03:31 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-75 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Smith (SF), Grady Swafford (PF), Robert Robinson (C) Mark Deyoung, Zachary Culbert, Albert Scheffel | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Edward Debusk (PG) Michael Simmons | |
| Lineup | Minnesota St., Mankato | PG - Andrew Beck (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Renick (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Smith (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Grady Swafford (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Edward Debusk (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Alfred Nida (fresh) 19 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeff Ribeiro (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. C - Richard Henderson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Joshua Renick can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-75 |
| 03:14 | Merrimack | Jeff Ribeiro gets the rebound | 64-75 |
| 02:48 | Merrimack | Robert Robinson swats the short shot by Gary Williams | 64-75 |
| 02:46 | Minnesota St., Mankato | The rebound goes to Robert Robinson | 64-75 |
| 02:28 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Richard Henderson swats the layup by James Smith | 64-75 |
| 02:27 | Merrimack | Gary Williams pulls down the rebound | 64-75 |
| 02:01 | Merrimack | Edward Debusk knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 64-78 |
| 01:45 | Minnesota St., Mankato | James Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-78 |
| 01:44 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Robert Robinson can't tip it in | 64-78 |
| 01:43 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Gary Williams | 64-78 |
| 01:15 | Merrimack | Gary Williams is fouled on the floor by Robert Robinson - foul #1 on Robert Robinson, team foul #7 | 64-78 |
| Subs | Minnesota St., Mankato | Cody Carlisle (PG), Mark Deyoung (SG), Eugene Leary (SF), Zachary Culbert (PF), Albert Scheffel (C) Andrew Beck, Joshua Renick, James Smith, Grady Swafford, Robert Robinson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Simmons (PG), William Bailey (SG), Gerald Chesson (SF), Eugene Weldon (C) Edward Debusk, Alfred Nida, Jeff Ribeiro, Richard Henderson | |
| 01:15 | Merrimack | Gary Williams misses the 1st free throw | 64-78 |
| 01:15 | Minnesota St., Mankato | The rebound goes to Albert Scheffel | 64-78 |
| 00:59 | Minnesota St., Mankato | Zachary Culbert's pass is intercepted by Gerald Chesson | 64-78 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota St., Mankato | Minnesota St., Mankato is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Merrimack | Gerald Chesson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 64-78 |
| 00:30 | Merrimack | Gary Williams grabs the offensive board | 64-78 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Michael Simmons runs out the clock | 64-78 |