| Lineup | N.W. Missouri St. | PG - Steve Berke (fresh) SG - Ryan Couey (fresh) SF - Joe Beauchamp (fresh) PF - Michael Watkins (fresh) C - Manu Alghamdi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Melvin Etheridge (fresh) SG - George Johnston (fresh) SF - Robert Pace (fresh) PF - Wayne Williams (fresh) C - Drazen Karpin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N.W. Missouri St. | Michael Watkins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N.W. Missouri St. | N.W. Missouri St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | N.W. Missouri St. | Michael Watkins is fouled on the floor by Wayne Williams - foul #1 on Wayne Williams, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | N.W. Missouri St. | Michael Watkins clanks a jump hook in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Wayne Williams | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | N.W. Missouri St. | Wayne Williams takes the ball from Ryan Couey | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Merrimack | Robert Pace can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Merrimack | Robert Pace grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge misses badly on a shot from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin's pass is intercepted by Manu Alghamdi | 0-2 |
| 17:55 | N.W. Missouri St. | Steve Berke misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on George Johnston - foul #1 on George Johnston, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 17:55 | N.W. Missouri St. | Steve Berke misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:55 | N.W. Missouri St. | Steve Berke misses the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:55 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:31 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Robert Pace | 0-4 |
| 17:16 | N.W. Missouri St. | Drazen Karpin swats the layup by Michael Watkins | 0-4 |
| 17:14 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:03 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge makes the 3 from the right wing | 0-7 |
| 16:44 | N.W. Missouri St. | Drazen Karpin steals it from Michael Watkins | 0-7 |
| 16:18 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams misses the fadeaway from the right side | 0-7 |
| 16:16 | N.W. Missouri St. | Manu Alghamdi gets the rebound | 0-7 |
| 16:04 | N.W. Missouri St. | Michael Watkins buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Joe Beauchamp and he's fouled by Wayne Williams - foul #2 on Wayne Williams, team foul #3 | 2-7 |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | Ed Jeffers (PG), Richard Sieben (SG), Samuel Mitchell (SF), Sylvester Winfrey (C) Steve Berke, Ryan Couey, Joe Beauchamp, Manu Alghamdi | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John McElligott (PF) Wayne Williams | |
| 16:04 | N.W. Missouri St. | Michael Watkins misses the free throw | 2-7 |
| 16:04 | Merrimack | John McElligott grabs the board | 2-7 |
| 15:47 | Merrimack | John McElligott misses badly on a floater near the basket | 2-7 |
| 15:45 | Merrimack | George Johnston gets the offensive rebound | 2-7 |
| Lineup | N.W. Missouri St. | PG - Ed Jeffers (fresh) SG - Richard Sieben (fresh) SF - Samuel Mitchell (fresh) PF - Michael Watkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Sylvester Winfrey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Melvin Etheridge (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Johnston (fresh) SF - Robert Pace (fresh) PF - John McElligott (fresh) C - Drazen Karpin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Merrimack | George Johnston is fouled on the floor by Richard Sieben - foul #1 on Richard Sieben, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | Eddie Scott (C) Michael Watkins | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 15:08 | Merrimack | John McElligott misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 2-7 |
| 15:07 | N.W. Missouri St. | Eddie Scott snags the defensive board | 2-7 |
| 15:02 | N.W. Missouri St. | Ed Jeffers misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Melvin Etheridge - foul #1 on Melvin Etheridge, team foul #4 | 2-7 |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | Manu Alghamdi (C) Eddie Scott | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins (SG), Aaron Mix (C) George Johnston, Drazen Karpin | |
| 15:02 | N.W. Missouri St. | Ed Jeffers makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 15:02 | N.W. Missouri St. | Ed Jeffers makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 14:40 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 4-7 |
| 14:39 | N.W. Missouri St. | Manu Alghamdi grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 14:33 | N.W. Missouri St. | Robert Pace is called for the reach on Samuel Mitchell - foul #1 on Robert Pace, team foul #5 | 4-7 |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | Steve Berke (PG), Joe Beauchamp (SF) Ed Jeffers, Samuel Mitchell | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 14:18 | N.W. Missouri St. | Manu Alghamdi's floater is tipped away by Robert Pace | 4-7 |
| 14:17 | N.W. Missouri St. | Manu Alghamdi tips it in | 6-7 |
| 14:04 | Merrimack | John McElligott comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Sylvester Winfrey - foul #1 on Sylvester Winfrey, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | Ryan Couey (SG) Richard Sieben | |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Johnston (SG), Drazen Karpin (C) Melvin Etheridge, Aaron Mix | |
| 14:04 | Merrimack | John McElligott misses the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:04 | Merrimack | John McElligott makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 13:43 | N.W. Missouri St. | Manu Alghamdi misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 13:42 | Merrimack | John McElligott gets the rebound | 6-8 |
| 13:21 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-8 |
| 13:19 | N.W. Missouri St. | Steve Berke grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 13:12 | N.W. Missouri St. | Ryan Couey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-8 |
| 13:10 | Merrimack | George Johnston grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 13:04 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-8 |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | Michael Watkins (PF) Manu Alghamdi | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG), William Glen (SF), Aaron Mix (PF) Billy Hawkins, Robert Pace, John McElligott | |
| 12:51 | N.W. Missouri St. | Michael Watkins scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Steve Berke and he's hacked by Aaron Mix - foul #1 on Aaron Mix, team foul #6 | 8-8 |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | Eddie Scott (C) Sylvester Winfrey | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 12:51 | N.W. Missouri St. | Michael Watkins makes the free throw | 9-8 |
| 12:26 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 12:25 | N.W. Missouri St. | Michael Watkins snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 12:08 | N.W. Missouri St. | George Johnston steps in front of the Eddie Scott pass | 9-8 |
| 11:46 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge is hacked by Steve Berke - foul #1 on Steve Berke, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | Ed Jeffers (PG), Richard Sieben (SG), Samuel Mitchell (SF), Manu Alghamdi (C) Steve Berke, Ryan Couey, Joe Beauchamp, Eddie Scott | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins (SG), Robert Pace (SF), John McElligott (PF) George Johnston, William Glen, Drazen Karpin | |
| 11:23 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-8 |
| 11:22 | Merrimack | Robert Pace hits the follow up shot | 9-10 |
| Lineup | N.W. Missouri St. | PG - Ed Jeffers (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Sieben (fresh) SF - Samuel Mitchell (fresh) PF - Michael Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. C - Manu Alghamdi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Melvin Etheridge (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Billy Hawkins (fresh) SF - Robert Pace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John McElligott (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Mix (fresh) | |
| 11:09 | N.W. Missouri St. | Michael Watkins hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Manu Alghamdi | 11-10 |
| 10:52 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 11-10 |
| 10:50 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge tips it home | 11-12 |
| 10:43 | N.W. Missouri St. | Michael Watkins blows the layup | 11-12 |
| 10:41 | N.W. Missouri St. | Richard Sieben grabs the offensive board | 11-12 |
| 10:27 | N.W. Missouri St. | Manu Alghamdi connects on the runner near the basket set up by Ed Jeffers | 13-12 |
| 10:22 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Billy Hawkins | 13-15 |
| 10:08 | N.W. Missouri St. | Samuel Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-15 |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | Steve Berke (PG), Ryan Couey (SG), Sylvester Winfrey (PF) Ed Jeffers, Richard Sieben, Michael Watkins | |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Johnston (SG), Charlie Stone (PF), Drazen Karpin (C) Melvin Etheridge, John McElligott, Aaron Mix | |
| 09:55 | Merrimack | George Johnston's pass is intercepted by Manu Alghamdi | 13-15 |
| 09:33 | N.W. Missouri St. | Manu Alghamdi clanks a shot from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 09:31 | N.W. Missouri St. | Sylvester Winfrey tips it back up and in | 15-15 |
| 09:15 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Ryan Couey - foul #1 on Ryan Couey, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | Joe Beauchamp (SF), Eddie Scott (C) Samuel Mitchell, Manu Alghamdi | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 09:15 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 09:15 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 08:56 | N.W. Missouri St. | Sylvester Winfrey connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Steve Berke | 18-17 |
| 08:52 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by George Johnston | 18-20 |
| 08:29 | N.W. Missouri St. | Robert Pace is called for the reach on Joe Beauchamp - foul #2 on Robert Pace, team foul #7 | 18-20 |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | Richard Sieben (SG), Michael Watkins (PF) Ryan Couey, Eddie Scott | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG), William Glen (SF), John McElligott (PF) Billy Hawkins, Robert Pace, Charlie Stone | |
| 08:29 | N.W. Missouri St. | Joe Beauchamp makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:29 | N.W. Missouri St. | Joe Beauchamp misses the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:29 | Merrimack | George Johnston grabs the board | 19-20 |
| 08:12 | Merrimack | John McElligott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-20 |
| 08:07 | N.W. Missouri St. | Steve Berke is hacked by Melvin Etheridge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Melvin Etheridge, team foul #8 | 19-20 |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | Manu Alghamdi (C) Sylvester Winfrey | |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Ruhl (PG) Melvin Etheridge | |
| 08:07 | N.W. Missouri St. | Steve Berke makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:07 | N.W. Missouri St. | Steve Berke makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:40 | Merrimack | George Johnston knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 21-22 |
| 07:26 | N.W. Missouri St. | Joe Beauchamp hits a jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by William Glen - foul #1 on William Glen, team foul #9 | 23-22 |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | Ryan Couey (SG) Steve Berke | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins (PG), Aaron Mix (C) George Johnston, Drazen Karpin | |
| 07:26 | N.W. Missouri St. | Joe Beauchamp misses the free throw | 23-22 |
| 07:26 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| Lineup | N.W. Missouri St. | PG - Richard Sieben (fresh) SG - Ryan Couey (fresh) SF - Joe Beauchamp (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. C - Manu Alghamdi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Billy Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Ruhl (fresh) SF - William Glen (fresh) PF - John McElligott (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Mix (fresh) | |
| 07:11 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins makes the jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Ryan Couey - foul #2 on Ryan Couey, team foul #5 | 23-24 |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | Samuel Mitchell (SG) Ryan Couey | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 07:11 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins makes the free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:56 | N.W. Missouri St. | Michael Watkins can't finish the layup | 23-25 |
| 06:54 | N.W. Missouri St. | Joe Beauchamp tips it back up and in | 25-25 |
| 06:32 | Merrimack | John McElligott is called for traveling | 25-25 |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | Steve Berke (PG), Sylvester Winfrey (C) Joe Beauchamp, Manu Alghamdi | |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Johnston (SG), Charlie Stone (C) William Ruhl, John McElligott | |
| 06:20 | N.W. Missouri St. | Samuel Mitchell can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-25 |
| 06:19 | Merrimack | Aaron Mix gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 06:07 | Merrimack | William Glen is fouled on the floor by Samuel Mitchell - foul #1 on Samuel Mitchell, team foul #6 | 25-25 |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin (C) Charlie Stone | |
| 05:53 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Billy Hawkins | 25-27 |
| 05:35 | N.W. Missouri St. | Steve Berke scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Richard Sieben | 27-27 |
| 05:20 | Merrimack | George Johnston buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Billy Hawkins | 27-30 |
| 04:52 | N.W. Missouri St. | Steve Berke comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 27-30 |
| 04:50 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to William Glen | 27-30 |
| 04:26 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin drills a jumper from the left block set up by William Glen | 27-32 |
| 04:07 | N.W. Missouri St. | Steve Berke drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Richard Sieben | 29-32 |
| 03:41 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin is fouled on the floor by Sylvester Winfrey - foul #2 on Sylvester Winfrey, team foul #7 | 29-32 |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | Ed Jeffers (PG), Ryan Couey (SG), Joe Beauchamp (SF), Eddie Scott (PF), Manu Alghamdi (C) Steve Berke, Richard Sieben, Samuel Mitchell, Michael Watkins, Sylvester Winfrey | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG), William Ruhl (SG), Robert Pace (SF), Wayne Williams (PF) Billy Hawkins, George Johnston, William Glen, Aaron Mix | |
| 03:41 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 03:41 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 03:41 | N.W. Missouri St. | Manu Alghamdi snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 03:22 | N.W. Missouri St. | Joe Beauchamp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-33 |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John McElligott (C) Drazen Karpin | |
| Lineup | N.W. Missouri St. | PG - Ed Jeffers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Couey (fresh) SF - Joe Beauchamp (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eddie Scott (fresh) C - Manu Alghamdi (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Melvin Etheridge (fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Ruhl (fresh) SF - Robert Pace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Williams (fresh) C - John McElligott (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 29-33 |
| 03:09 | N.W. Missouri St. | Joe Beauchamp grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 02:51 | N.W. Missouri St. | The short jumper by Eddie Scott is denied by Wayne Williams | 29-33 |
| 02:49 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Robert Pace | 29-33 |
| 02:34 | Merrimack | William Ruhl clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 02:33 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams can't tip it in | 29-33 |
| 02:32 | N.W. Missouri St. | Ryan Couey gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 02:21 | N.W. Missouri St. | Ryan Couey is fouled on the floor by William Ruhl - foul #1 on William Ruhl, team foul #10 | 29-33 |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | Sylvester Winfrey (PF) Eddie Scott | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 02:21 | N.W. Missouri St. | Ryan Couey misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 02:21 | N.W. Missouri St. | Ryan Couey misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 02:21 | Merrimack | John McElligott grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 02:17 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-33 |
| 02:01 | N.W. Missouri St. | Sylvester Winfrey banks in the layup | 31-33 |
| 01:40 | Merrimack | Wayne Williams makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Robert Pace | 31-35 |
| 01:24 | N.W. Missouri St. | Manu Alghamdi is hacked by John McElligott - foul #1 on John McElligott, team foul #11 | 31-35 |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | Steve Berke (PG) Ed Jeffers | |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Johnston (SG), Drazen Karpin (C) William Ruhl, Wayne Williams | |
| 01:24 | N.W. Missouri St. | Manu Alghamdi misses the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 01:24 | N.W. Missouri St. | Manu Alghamdi makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 01:05 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin misses the shot from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 01:03 | N.W. Missouri St. | Sylvester Winfrey snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 00:56 | N.W. Missouri St. | Manu Alghamdi misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John McElligott - foul #2 on John McElligott, team foul #12 | 32-35 |
| Subs | N.W. Missouri St. | Richard Sieben (SG), Samuel Mitchell (SF), Michael Watkins (PF) Ryan Couey, Joe Beauchamp, Sylvester Winfrey | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Aaron Mix (PF) John McElligott | |
| 00:56 | N.W. Missouri St. | Manu Alghamdi makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 00:56 | N.W. Missouri St. | Manu Alghamdi misses the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 00:56 | Merrimack | George Johnston grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 00:47 | Merrimack | Michael Watkins steals the ball from Aaron Mix | 33-35 |
| 00:30 | N.W. Missouri St. | Michael Watkins lays it in | 35-35 |
| 00:05 | Merrimack | Robert Pace misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-35 |
| 00:03 | N.W. Missouri St. | Michael Watkins gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 00:00 | N.W. Missouri St. | Michael Watkins can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 35-35 |