Game Date: Dec 26th, 2043
Merrimack 107 - South Dakota 105
Date: February 7th, 2043
Game: College [Conference] [#1013477] 
Arena: Sanford Coyote Sports Center
Attendance: 4,404
Player Of The Game: Trevor Garrett (1)
| Team / Score | 1 | 2 | F | |
| Merrimack Warriors | 56 | 51 | 107 | |
| South Dakota Coyotes | 59 | 46 | 105 | |
| Merrimack Warriors | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 34 | D. Burton sf | 25 | 6-13 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 16.3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 43 | J. Nielsen pf | 27 | 5-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 1.8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | Mod | 🏀 | ||
| 45 | L. Silva c | 31 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +10 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | Mod | 🏀 | ||
| 24 | M. Mena sg | 32 | 7-11 | 3-6 | 6-7 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +5 | 16.0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 35 | T. Garrett pg | 35 | 9-14 | 6-8 | 2-2 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 14.6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 54 | C. Morrissey pf | 13 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 11 | T. Anthony sf | 15 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 4-5 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 20.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 30 | D. De Angelis c | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 32 | T. Burholder sg | 13 | 3-8 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 18.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 38-77 | 15-34 | 16-19 | 107 | 9 | 31 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 17 | +10 | 12.9 | 28 | 8 | 18 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 49.4% | 44.1% | 84.2% | |||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota Coyotes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 23 | K. Bongiorno sf | 32 | 4-10 | 2-7 | 4-6 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 12.8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 12 | R. Conner pf | 22 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +3 | 4.8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 42 | R. Moore c | 32 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -15 | 1.8 | 12 | 0 | 3 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 54 | C. Shakur sg | 26 | 5-14 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 13.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 45 | B. Cooke pg | 32 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 21.0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | Mod | 🏀 | ||
| 31 | F. Shore c | 8 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 6.8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 5 | A. Goss pf | 18 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -5 | 1.4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 32 | R. Crouch pg | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 22 | J. Saldana sg | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 24 | F. Thompson sg | 20 | 5-8 | 3-6 | 4-6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18.2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 39-73 | 10-27 | 17-24 | 105 | 14 | 45 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | -10 | 9.0 | 50 | 9 | 17 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 53.4% | 37.0% | 70.8% | |||||||||||||||||||
Player of the Game
Merrimack: Trevor Garrett
Head Coaches
Merrimack: Jerald Hodges
South Dakota: Sergio Mota
Offensive Efficiencies
Merrimack: At the rim (6/8 75.0%) Inside (8/19 42.1%) Mid-range (9/16 56.3%) Beyond the Arc (15/34 44.1%)
South Dakota: At the rim (7/10 70.0%) Inside (18/26 69.2%) Mid-range (4/10 40.0%) Beyond the Arc (10/27 37.0%)
Defensive Tactics
Merrimack: Man-To-Man (28.7%) Zone (38.6%) Pressure (19.8%) 2nd Chance (4.0%) Transition (8.9%) Int. Foul (0.0%)
South Dakota: Man-To-Man (47.4%) Zone (38.1%) Pressure (4.1%) 2nd Chance (4.1%) Transition (6.2%) Int. Foul (0.0%)
Weighted Skill Index (SI) & Team Power Index (TPI)
Merrimack: 140.5 / 138.3
South Dakota: 134.9 / 141.3
Injuries
Merrimack: sg-Moss
South Dakota: sg-Lindsey
Overworked
Merrimack: none
South Dakota: none
Game Information
Date: Saturday, February 7th, 2043
Game Type: College [Conference]
Arena: Sanford Coyote Sports Center
City: Vermillion, SD
Attendance: 4,404
Version: 1.034
Simulated: Sun Jan 19 2025 @ 9:16:26 am PST
Standard Dialog
Starting Line-Ups
Merrimack: PG-Garrett (6' 1"), SG-Mena (6' 1½"), SF-Burton (6' 3"), PF-Nielsen (6' 4½"), C-Silva (6' 2")
South Dakota: PG-Cooke (6' 8½"), SG-Shakur (6' 1½"), SF-Bongiorno (6' 7"), PF-Conner (6' 8½"), C-Moore (7' )
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! South Dakota gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cooke passes the ball to Shakur on the perimeter. Shakur passes the ball to Conner in the paint. Conner shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! South Dakota 2 - 0.
19:42 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against a zone defense. Mena passes the ball to Silva. Silva passes the ball to Burton. Burton shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Moore grabs the rebound.
19:27 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against pressure defense. Cooke tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cooke passes the ball to Moore in the paint. Moore shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! South Dakota 4 - 0.
19:16 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense. Garrett passes the ball to Burton in the paint. Burton passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen passes the ball to Mena. Mena passes the ball to Nielsen. Nielsen passes the ball to Garrett on the perimeter. The shot clock winding down. Garrett shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Nielsen grabs the long offensive rebound.
18:43 - Merrimack: Nielsen has the rebound and restarts the offense. Nielsen passes the ball to Garrett outside. Garrett passes the ball to Burton. Burton shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Garrett. South Dakota 4 - 2.
18:27 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes De Angelis to Center. South Dakota substitutes Shore to Center.
18:27 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cooke passes the ball to Conner in the paint. Conner shoots from the inside. Foul! Nielsen fouls Conner on the shot. Conner makes the first free throw. Conner makes the second free throw. South Dakota 6 - 2.
18:16 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Garrett passes the ball to Mena. Conner steals the pass from Mena.
18:08 - South Dakota: Shakur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Shakur passes the ball to Bongiorno outside. Bongiorno tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bongiorno passes the ball to Shore in the paint. Shore shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! And Shore is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Shore makes the first free throw. South Dakota 9 - 2.
17:53 - Game Event: Time out. Nielsen must sit with 2 fouls. Merrimack substitutes Morrissey to Power Forward.
17:53 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Garrett passes the ball to Burton in the paint. Foul! Conner commits a foul away from the ball.
17:47 - Merrimack: The ball is inbounded to Garrett. Garrett passes the ball to De Angelis. De Angelis shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Garrett. South Dakota 9 - 4.
17:34 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cooke passes the ball to Shakur in the paint. Shakur shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! South Dakota 11 - 4.
17:24 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Mena passes the ball to Morrissey. Morrissey shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Shore grabs the rebound.
17:13 - South Dakota: Shakur brings up the ball against pressure defense. Shakur drives by Mena. Shakur passes the ball to Shore at the basket. Shore lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Shakur. South Dakota 13 - 4.
17:02 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Garrett tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Garrett passes the ball to Burton in the paint. Burton shoots from the inside. Foul! Bongiorno fouls Burton on the shot. Burton makes the first free throw. Burton missed the second free throw. Conner grabs the rebound. South Dakota 13 - 5.
16:52 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cooke passes the ball to Shakur on the perimeter. Shakur shoots from the three point line. Air ball! Cooke grabs the offensive rebound.
16:40 - South Dakota: Cooke has the rebound and restarts the offense. Cooke passes the ball to Bongiorno in the paint. Bongiorno passes the ball to Shakur on the perimeter. Shakur shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Bongiorno grabs the long offensive rebound.
16:24 - South Dakota: Bongiorno has the rebound and restarts the offense. Bongiorno shoots from deep. The shot misses. Garrett grabs the rebound.
16:17 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Garrett drives down the lane. Garrett lays it up. The shot goes in! South Dakota 13 - 7.
16:05 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cooke passes the ball to Conner in the paint. Conner shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cooke. South Dakota 15 - 7.
15:53 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Mena to Point Guard, Burholder to Shooting Guard and Anthony to Small Forward. South Dakota substitutes Crouch to Point Guard and Thompson to Small Forward.
15:53 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Mena drives down the lane. Mena lays it up. The shot misses. Conner grabs the rebound.
15:42 - South Dakota: Crouch brings up the ball against a zone defense. Crouch passes the ball to Thompson. Thompson shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Crouch. South Dakota 17 - 7.
15:30 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Mena tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Mena passes the ball to Morrissey in the paint. Morrissey shoots from the inside. Conner rotates over and blocks the shot! Crouch grabs the rebound.
15:21 - South Dakota: Fast break opportunity! Shakur leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Shakur passes the ball to Thompson. Thompson passes the ball to Shore in the paint. Shore passes the ball to Thompson in the paint. Thompson shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Shore. South Dakota 19 - 7.
14:47 - Game Event: Time out. South Dakota substitutes Moore to Center.
14:47 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against a zone defense. Mena tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Mena passes the ball to Burholder. Burholder with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Mena. And Burholder is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Burholder makes the first free throw. South Dakota 19 - 10.
14:36 - Game Event: Time out. Conner must sit with 2 fouls. South Dakota substitutes Goss to Power Forward.
14:36 - South Dakota: Crouch brings up the ball against a zone defense. Crouch passes the ball to Thompson on the perimeter. Thompson shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Crouch grabs the long offensive rebound.
14:25 - South Dakota: Crouch has the rebound and restarts the offense. Crouch passes the ball to Goss in the paint. Goss drives down the lane. Goss lays it up. The shot goes in! South Dakota 21 - 10.
14:25 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to South Dakota!
14:09 - Game Event: Time out. South Dakota substitutes Shore to Center.
14:09 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Mena passes the ball to Anthony on the perimeter. Anthony shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Mena. South Dakota 21 - 13.
13:57 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Garrett to Point Guard, Mena to Shooting Guard and Silva to Center. South Dakota substitutes Moore to Center.
13:57 - South Dakota: Shakur brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Shakur passes the ball to Thompson on the perimeter. Thompson passes the ball to Shakur in the paint. Shakur tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Shakur passes the ball to Crouch. Crouch with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Mena grabs the rebound.
13:38 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Garrett leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Garrett passes the ball to Morrissey in the paint. Morrissey shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Moore grabs the rebound.
13:24 - South Dakota: Crouch brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Garrett steals the pass from Crouch.
13:18 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Garrett leads the fast break with Anthony and Mena. Garrett passes the ball to Anthony on the perimeter. Anthony shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Morrissey grabs the offensive rebound.
13:12 - Merrimack: Morrissey has the rebound. Morrissey shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! South Dakota 21 - 15.
13:10 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Mena to Point Guard and Burholder to Shooting Guard.
13:10 - South Dakota: Crouch brings up the ball against pressure defense. Crouch passes the ball to Moore in the paint. Moore passes the ball to Thompson on the perimeter. Thompson shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! South Dakota 24 - 15.
12:53 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Garrett to Point Guard. South Dakota substitutes Saldana to Shooting Guard.
12:53 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Garrett passes the ball to Burholder on the perimeter. Burholder shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Goss grabs the rebound.
12:42 - South Dakota: Crouch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Crouch passes the ball to Thompson. Morrissey steals the pass from Thompson.
12:28 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense. Garrett tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Garrett with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Moore grabs the rebound.
12:18 - South Dakota: Saldana brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saldana passes the ball to Thompson on the perimeter. Thompson shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Saldana. South Dakota 27 - 15.
12:07 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Silva to Point Guard and De Angelis to Center.
12:07 - Merrimack: Burholder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Burholder passes the ball to Anthony on the perimeter. Anthony shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! South Dakota 27 - 18.
11:55 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Garrett to Point Guard, Burton to Small Forward and Silva to Center. South Dakota substitutes Cooke to Point Guard, Thompson to Shooting Guard and Bongiorno to Small Forward.
11:55 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cooke passes the ball to Bongiorno on the perimeter. Bongiorno passes the ball to Cooke on the perimeter. Cooke passes the ball to Bongiorno in the paint. Bongiorno tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bongiorno shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cooke. South Dakota 29 - 18.
11:24 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense. Garrett passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! South Dakota 29 - 20.
11:12 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cooke drives down the lane. Cooke passes the ball to Moore at the basket. Moore lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cooke. South Dakota 31 - 20.
11:01 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Burton to Point Guard and Anthony to Small Forward. South Dakota substitutes Shore to Center.
11:01 - Merrimack: Burton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Burton passes the ball to Burholder on the perimeter. Burholder shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Silva grabs the offensive rebound.
10:49 - Merrimack: Silva has the rebound and restarts the offense. Silva shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Goss grabs the rebound.
10:43 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against pressure defense. Cooke passes the ball to Shore in the paint. Shore shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cooke. South Dakota 33 - 20.
10:30 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Garrett to Point Guard and Burton to Small Forward. South Dakota substitutes Moore to Center.
10:30 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense. Garrett tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Garrett passes the ball to Burholder. Burholder with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Garrett. South Dakota 33 - 22.
10:20 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Cooke passes the ball to Goss on the perimeter. Goss turns the ball over to the other team.
10:13 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Garrett leads the fast break with Burholder to the right. Garrett passes the ball to Burholder on the perimeter. Burholder shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Garrett. South Dakota 33 - 25.
10:09 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Cooke drives down the lane. Cooke lays it up. Offensive foul! Cooke charged with the foul while taking the shot over Silva.
9:59 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Garrett passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva drives down the lane. Silva lays it up. The shot goes in! South Dakota 33 - 27.
9:41 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Cooke passes the ball to Goss in the paint. Goss shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cooke. South Dakota 35 - 27.
9:28 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Garrett passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva passes the ball to Morrissey outside. Morrissey passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva passes the ball to Garrett outside. Garrett passes the ball to Morrissey. Morrissey with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Bongiorno grabs the rebound.
8:59 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Cooke tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cooke with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Thompson grabs the offensive rebound.
8:46 - South Dakota: Thompson has the rebound. Thompson shoots from the low post. Foul! Burholder fouls Thompson on the shot. Thompson makes the first free throw. Thompson makes the second free throw. South Dakota 37 - 27.
8:44 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Mena to Shooting Guard.
8:44 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense. Garrett passes the ball to Mena on the perimeter. Mena shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Goss grabs the long rebound.
8:34 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Cooke passes the ball to Bongiorno on the perimeter. Bongiorno turns the ball over out of bounds.
8:30 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Garrett passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva drives down the lane. Silva passes the ball to Garrett on the perimeter. Garrett shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Silva. South Dakota 37 - 30.
8:15 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Cooke passes the ball to Moore in the paint. Moore shoots from the block. Foul! Morrissey fouls Moore on the shot. Moore makes the first free throw. Moore missed the second free throw. Silva grabs the rebound. South Dakota 38 - 30.
8:05 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense. Garrett passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva shoots from the low post. Offensive foul! Silva charged with the foul while taking the shot over Moore.
7:55 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Cooke passes the ball to Thompson on the perimeter. Thompson shoots from beyond the arc. Air ball! Burton grabs the rebound.
7:47 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense. Garrett passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva passes the ball to Garrett. Garrett passes the ball to Morrissey on the perimeter. Morrissey turns the ball over to the other team.
7:31 - South Dakota: Fast break opportunity! Cooke leads the fast break with Bongiorno to the right. Cooke passes the ball to Bongiorno on the perimeter. Bongiorno shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cooke. South Dakota 41 - 30.
7:25 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Garrett drives down the lane. Garrett passes the ball to Burton on the perimeter. Burton shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Moore grabs the rebound.
7:16 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cooke passes the ball to Bongiorno outside. Bongiorno passes the ball to Goss in the paint. Goss passes the ball to Cooke. Cooke passes the ball to Moore outside. Moore passes the ball to Goss in the paint. Offensive foul! Goss commits the foul.
6:46 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Garrett passes the ball to Morrissey on the perimeter. Morrissey passes the ball to Silva. Silva passes the ball to Morrissey outside. Morrissey shoots from deep. The shot misses. Goss grabs the rebound.
6:22 - South Dakota: Fast break opportunity! Thompson leads the fast break with Cooke and Bongiorno. Thompson passes the ball to Cooke on the perimeter. Cooke shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! South Dakota 44 - 30.
6:17 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Garrett passes the ball to Burton on the perimeter. Burton shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! South Dakota 44 - 33.
6:07 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cooke drives down the lane. Cooke lays it up. The shot misses. Goss tips it in. South Dakota 46 - 33.
5:54 - Game Event: Time out. South Dakota substitutes Shakur to Shooting Guard.
5:54 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Garrett passes the ball to Morrissey outside. Morrissey passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Silva passes the ball to Mena. Mena with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Silva. South Dakota 46 - 35.
5:32 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cooke passes the ball to Moore in the paint. Moore shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Moore tips it in. South Dakota 48 - 35.
5:24 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Garrett passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva drives down the lane. Silva passes the ball to Burton on the perimeter. Burton shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Silva. South Dakota 48 - 38.
5:11 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cooke passes the ball to Moore in the paint. Moore shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Morrissey grabs the rebound.
5:00 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Garrett passes the ball to Mena outside. Mena shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! South Dakota 48 - 41.
4:51 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Nielsen to Power Forward. South Dakota substitutes Conner to Power Forward.
4:51 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cooke passes the ball to Conner in the paint. Conner passes the ball to Cooke on the perimeter. Cooke passes the ball to Moore in the paint. Moore shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Burton grabs the rebound.
4:28 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Mena attacks with the ball on the fast break. Mena turns the ball over out of bounds.
4:24 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against pressure defense. Cooke passes the ball to Moore in the paint. Moore passes the ball to Conner in the paint. Conner goes for the dunk. Offensive foul! Conner charged with the foul while taking the shot over Nielsen.
4:13 - Game Event: Time out. Conner must sit with 3 fouls. South Dakota substitutes Goss to Power Forward.
4:13 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense. Garrett passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva passes the ball to Garrett on the perimeter. Garrett shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Silva. South Dakota 48 - 44.
4:00 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against pressure defense. Mena steals the pass from Cooke.
3:53 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Mena leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Mena passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Mena. South Dakota 48 - 46.
3:33 - South Dakota: Fast break opportunity! Shakur leads the fast break with Cooke and Bongiorno. Shakur passes the ball to Cooke on the perimeter. Cooke shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Shakur. South Dakota 51 - 46.
3:29 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Garrett passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Garrett. South Dakota 51 - 48.
3:18 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against pressure defense. Cooke passes the ball to Shakur on the perimeter. Shakur shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Burton grabs the rebound.
3:08 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Mena leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Mena shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Burton grabs the long offensive rebound.
3:00 - Merrimack: Burton has the rebound and restarts the offense. Burton shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Moore grabs the long rebound.
2:56 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against pressure defense. Cooke drives to the basket. Foul! Burton commits the foul on Cooke.
2:46 - South Dakota: The ball is inbounded to Cooke. Cooke drives down the lane. Cooke lays it up. Offensive foul! Cooke charged with the foul while taking the shot over Mena.
2:32 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Mena passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva passes the ball to Burton in the paint. Burton passes the ball to Garrett outside. Garrett passes the ball to Burton outside. Burton shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Tied 51 - 51.
2:09 - South Dakota: Shakur brings up the ball against pressure defense. Shakur passes the ball to Moore in the paint. Moore shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Shakur. South Dakota 53 - 51.
1:56 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Burton in the paint. Burton shoots from the low post. Foul! Bongiorno fouls Burton on the shot. Burton makes the first free throw. Burton makes the second free throw. Tied 53 - 53.
1:48 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cooke passes the ball to Bongiorno on the perimeter. Bongiorno shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Silva grabs the rebound.
1:34 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Shakur steals the pass from Garrett.
1:28 - South Dakota: Fast break opportunity! Shakur leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Shakur passes the ball to Cooke in the paint. Cooke drives down the lane. Cooke lays it up. Foul! Garrett fouls Cooke on the shot. Cooke makes the first free throw. Cooke makes the second free throw. South Dakota 55 - 53.
1:10 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Mena tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Mena passes the ball to Burton in the paint. Burton shoots from the inside. It's blocked by Moore! Goss grabs the rebound.
1:01 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cooke passes the ball to Shakur on the perimeter. Shakur tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Shakur passes the ball to Goss in the paint. Goss shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! South Dakota 57 - 53.
0:43 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Mena on the perimeter. Mena shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Moore grabs the long rebound.
0:33 - South Dakota: Fast break opportunity! Shakur attacks with the ball on the fast break. Shakur turns the ball over to the other team.
0:27 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Mena leads the fast break with Garrett to the right. Mena passes the ball to Garrett on the perimeter. Garrett shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Mena. South Dakota 57 - 56.
0:23 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cooke passes the ball to Goss in the paint. Goss shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! South Dakota 59 - 56.
0:13 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Silva passes the ball to Garrett. Garrett with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Nielsen grabs the offensive rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Merrimack 56, South Dakota 59
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Nielsen must sit with 2 fouls. Merrimack substitutes Morrissey to Power Forward. Cooke must sit with 2 fouls. Bongiorno must sit with 2 fouls. South Dakota substitutes Crouch to Point Guard and Thompson to Small Forward.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Merrimack. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Merrimack: The ball is inbounded to Silva. Silva drives down the lane. Silva passes the ball to Garrett at the basket. Garrett lays it up. The shot misses. Moore grabs the rebound.
19:44 - South Dakota: Crouch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Crouch passes the ball to Goss in the paint. Offensive foul! Goss commits the foul.
19:40 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Nielsen to Power Forward. South Dakota substitutes Cooke to Point Guard, Bongiorno to Small Forward and Conner to Power Forward.
19:40 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva passes the ball to Garrett on the perimeter. Garrett passes the ball to Mena on the perimeter. Mena passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Silva passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Moore grabs the rebound.
19:07 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cooke passes the ball to Bongiorno on the perimeter. Bongiorno drives by Burton. Bongiorno lays it up. Foul! Burton fouls Bongiorno on the shot. Bongiorno makes the first free throw. Bongiorno makes the second free throw. South Dakota 61 - 56.
18:54 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes De Angelis to Center. South Dakota substitutes Shore to Center.
18:54 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Mena. Mena shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! South Dakota 61 - 58.
18:43 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cooke passes the ball to Shakur on the perimeter. Shakur drives by Mena. Shakur passes the ball to Shore at the basket. Shore lays it up. Foul! De Angelis fouls Shore on the shot. Shore missed the first free throw. Shore makes the second free throw. South Dakota 62 - 58.
18:25 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Mena passes the ball to Burton on the perimeter. Burton shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Bongiorno grabs the rebound.
18:13 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cooke passes the ball to Conner in the paint. Conner shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cooke. South Dakota 64 - 58.
17:59 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Mena passes the ball to De Angelis in the paint. De Angelis passes the ball to Garrett outside. Garrett passes the ball to Burton outside. Burton passes the ball to De Angelis. De Angelis passes the ball to Garrett in the paint. Garrett passes the ball to Mena in the paint. And the shot clock expires!
17:29 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Cooke passes the ball to Shakur on the perimeter. Shakur shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cooke. South Dakota 67 - 58.
17:17 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen passes the ball to De Angelis in the paint. De Angelis shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Bongiorno grabs the rebound.
16:57 - South Dakota: Fast break opportunity! Shakur leads the fast break with Cooke to the right. Shakur lays it up. It's blocked by Nielsen! De Angelis grabs the rebound.
16:52 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Mena leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Mena drives down the lane. Mena passes the ball to Nielsen at the basket. Nielsen attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! Assisted by Mena. South Dakota 67 - 60.
16:37 - South Dakota: Shakur brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Shakur drives by Mena. Shakur passes the ball to Cooke on the perimeter. Cooke shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Shakur grabs the long offensive rebound.
16:27 - South Dakota: Shakur has the rebound and restarts the offense. Shakur passes the ball to Cooke on the perimeter. Cooke passes the ball to Shakur in the paint. Shakur shoots from the low post. Offensive foul! Shakur charged with the foul while taking the shot over Mena.
16:13 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against pressure defense. Garrett passes the ball to Burton in the paint. Burton passes the ball to De Angelis in the paint. Foul! Shakur commits a foul away from the ball.
16:02 - Merrimack: The ball is inbounded to Mena. Mena shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! South Dakota 67 - 63.
15:57 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Mena to Point Guard, Burholder to Shooting Guard and Anthony to Small Forward. South Dakota substitutes Crouch to Point Guard, Thompson to Small Forward and Moore to Center.
15:57 - South Dakota: Crouch brings up the ball against a zone defense. Crouch passes the ball to Shakur on the perimeter. Shakur shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Moore grabs the long offensive rebound.
15:45 - South Dakota: Moore has the rebound and restarts the offense. Moore passes the ball to Shakur on the perimeter. Shakur shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. De Angelis grabs the long rebound.
15:34 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Mena passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen passes the ball to Burholder on the perimeter. Burholder shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Conner grabs the rebound.
15:19 - South Dakota: Fast break opportunity! Crouch attacks with the ball on the fast break. Crouch passes the ball to Thompson on the perimeter. Thompson shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Nielsen grabs the long rebound.
15:12 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Mena drives down the lane. Mena lays it up. Foul! Crouch fouls Mena on the shot. Mena makes the first free throw. Mena makes the second free throw. South Dakota 67 - 65.
15:04 - Game Event: Time out. South Dakota substitutes Shore to Center.
15:04 - South Dakota: Crouch brings up the ball against a zone defense. Crouch passes the ball to Shore. Shore with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Crouch. South Dakota 69 - 65.
14:53 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Silva to Center. South Dakota substitutes Moore to Center.
14:53 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Mena passes the ball to Anthony on the perimeter. Anthony shoots from beyond the arc. Foul! Thompson fouls Anthony on the shot. Anthony missed the first free throw. Anthony makes the second free throw. Anthony makes the third free throw. South Dakota 69 - 67.
14:42 - South Dakota: Crouch brings up the ball against a zone defense. Crouch passes the ball to Shakur on the perimeter. Shakur shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Silva grabs the rebound.
14:30 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Mena passes the ball to Burholder. Burholder passes the ball to Anthony. Anthony with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Tied 69 - 69.
14:12 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes De Angelis to Center. South Dakota substitutes Shore to Center.
14:12 - South Dakota: Crouch brings up the ball against pressure defense. Crouch passes the ball to Shore in the paint. Shore shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! South Dakota 71 - 69.
14:01 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against pressure defense. Mena tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Mena passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony shoots from the inside. Shore rotates over and blocks the shot! Shore grabs the rebound.
13:51 - South Dakota: Crouch brings up the ball against a zone defense. Crouch passes the ball to Thompson in the paint. Thompson shoots from the inside. Foul! De Angelis fouls Thompson on the shot. Thompson missed the first free throw. Thompson makes the second free throw. South Dakota 72 - 69.
13:39 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Garrett to Point Guard, Mena to Shooting Guard and Silva to Center. South Dakota substitutes Moore to Center.
13:39 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen passes the ball to Garrett on the perimeter. Garrett shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Nielsen. Tied 72 - 72.
13:26 - South Dakota: Crouch brings up the ball against pressure defense. Crouch passes the ball to Conner in the paint. Conner shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Crouch. South Dakota 74 - 72.
13:17 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen passes the ball to Mena. Mena shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Nielsen. Tied 74 - 74.
12:57 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Burholder to Shooting Guard and Burton to Small Forward. South Dakota substitutes Cooke to Point Guard, Thompson to Shooting Guard and Bongiorno to Small Forward.
12:57 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Cooke passes the ball to Moore in the paint. Moore shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Silva grabs the rebound.
12:44 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Burton in the paint. Burton shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Garrett. Merrimack 76 - 74.
12:32 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Anthony to Small Forward. South Dakota substitutes Crouch to Point Guard, Saldana to Shooting Guard and Thompson to Small Forward.
12:32 - South Dakota: Saldana brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Saldana shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Burholder grabs the long rebound.
12:27 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Burholder leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Burholder shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Garrett grabs the long offensive rebound.
12:17 - Merrimack: Garrett has the rebound and restarts the offense. Garrett passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva passes the ball to Anthony. Anthony passes the ball to Garrett in the paint. Garrett shoots from the inside. Foul! Conner fouls Garrett on the shot. Garrett makes the first free throw. Garrett makes the second free throw. Merrimack 78 - 74.
11:57 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Burton to Small Forward. Conner must sit with 4 fouls. South Dakota substitutes Cooke to Point Guard, Thompson to Shooting Guard, Bongiorno to Small Forward and Goss to Power Forward.
11:57 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Cooke passes the ball to Bongiorno on the perimeter. Bongiorno shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Cooke grabs the long offensive rebound.
11:46 - South Dakota: Cooke has the rebound and restarts the offense. Burholder steals the pass from Cooke.
11:40 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Garrett. Merrimack 80 - 74.
11:32 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against pressure defense. Cooke passes the ball to Thompson on the perimeter. Thompson shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cooke. Merrimack 80 - 77.
11:24 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Nielsen on the perimeter. Nielsen shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Nielsen grabs the long offensive rebound.
11:14 - Merrimack: Nielsen has the rebound and restarts the offense. Nielsen shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Nielsen grabs the offensive rebound.
11:08 - Merrimack: Nielsen has the rebound and restarts the offense. Nielsen passes the ball to Burholder. Burholder passes the ball to Burton. Burton with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Moore grabs the rebound.
10:52 - South Dakota: Fast break opportunity! Thompson leads the fast break with Cooke and Bongiorno. Thompson lays it up. Foul! Garrett fouls Thompson on the shot. Thompson makes the first free throw. Thompson missed the second free throw. Nielsen grabs the rebound. Merrimack 80 - 78.
10:48 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Burholder on the perimeter. Burholder shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Goss grabs the rebound.
10:38 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cooke passes the ball to Bongiorno on the perimeter. Bongiorno shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cooke. South Dakota 81 - 80.
10:26 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Burton. Burton shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Moore grabs the rebound.
10:16 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cooke passes the ball to Bongiorno on the perimeter. Bongiorno shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Bongiorno grabs the long offensive rebound.
10:04 - South Dakota: Bongiorno has the rebound and restarts the offense. Bongiorno drives by Burton. Bongiorno lays it up. Offensive foul! Bongiorno charged with the foul while taking the shot over Burton.
9:54 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Mena to Shooting Guard.
9:54 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen shoots from the inside. Moore rotates over and blocks the shot! Bongiorno grabs the rebound.
9:44 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against pressure defense. Cooke tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cooke passes the ball to Goss in the paint. Goss shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Burton grabs the rebound.
9:36 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva passes the ball to Mena outside. Mena passes the ball to Garrett. Garrett passes the ball to Burton. Burton with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Merrimack 82 - 81.
9:09 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Burholder to Shooting Guard and Anthony to Small Forward.
9:09 - South Dakota: Thompson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Thompson passes the ball to Bongiorno in the paint. Bongiorno passes the ball to Goss in the paint. Goss shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Burholder grabs the rebound.
8:54 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva drives down the lane. Silva passes the ball to Garrett at the basket. Garrett lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Silva. Merrimack 84 - 81.
8:38 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Mena to Shooting Guard and Burton to Small Forward. South Dakota substitutes Conner to Power Forward.
8:38 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Merrimack is fatigued and are showing low defensive energy. Cooke passes the ball to Moore in the paint. Moore goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! And Moore is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Moore makes the first free throw. Tied 84 - 84.
8:23 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Garrett drives down the lane. Garrett lays it up. Offensive foul! Garrett charged with the foul while taking the shot over Conner.
8:12 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against pressure defense. Cooke tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cooke passes the ball to Conner in the paint. Conner shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Cooke grabs the offensive rebound.
8:01 - South Dakota: Cooke has the rebound and restarts the offense. Cooke passes the ball to Bongiorno in the paint. Bongiorno shoots from the low post. Foul! Burton fouls Bongiorno on the shot. Bongiorno missed the first free throw. Bongiorno makes the second free throw. South Dakota 85 - 84.
7:53 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Mena drives down the lane. Mena lays it up. The shot goes in! Merrimack 86 - 85.
7:41 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cooke tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cooke with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Bongiorno grabs the offensive rebound.
7:29 - South Dakota: Bongiorno has the rebound. Bongiorno shoots from the low post. Foul! Burton fouls Bongiorno on the shot. Bongiorno missed the first free throw. Bongiorno makes the second free throw. Tied 86 - 86.
7:27 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense. Garrett passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen passes the ball to Garrett. Garrett passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen passes the ball to Garrett in the paint. Garrett passes the ball to Mena on the perimeter. Mena carelessly turns the ball over out of bounds.
6:57 - Game Event: Time out. South Dakota substitutes Shakur to Shooting Guard.
6:57 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cooke passes the ball to Bongiorno. Bongiorno shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Moore tips it in. South Dakota 88 - 86.
6:47 - Game Event: Time out. South Dakota substitutes Thompson to Shooting Guard.
6:47 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against pressure defense. Garrett passes the ball to Burton. Offensive foul! Burton commits the foul. Burton fouls out. Anthony replaces Burton at small forward.
6:42 - South Dakota: Thompson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Thompson passes the ball to Cooke. Cooke tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cooke with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Thompson. South Dakota 90 - 86.
6:24 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense. Garrett passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony shoots from the block. Conner rotates over and blocks the shot! Bongiorno grabs the rebound.
6:12 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cooke passes the ball to Conner. Conner shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Anthony grabs the rebound.
5:58 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense. Garrett passes the ball to Mena on the perimeter. Mena shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Garrett. South Dakota 90 - 89.
5:48 - Game Event: Time out. South Dakota substitutes Shakur to Shooting Guard.
5:48 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cooke passes the ball to Bongiorno in the paint. Bongiorno shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! South Dakota 92 - 89.
5:34 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Nielsen on the perimeter. Nielsen shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Anthony grabs the offensive rebound.
5:22 - Merrimack: Anthony has the rebound. Anthony shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Moore grabs the rebound.
5:20 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cooke passes the ball to Conner. Conner with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cooke. South Dakota 94 - 89.
5:20 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to South Dakota!
5:10 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Burholder to Shooting Guard.
5:10 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Anthony outside. Anthony passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen carelessly turns the ball over to the other team.
4:53 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cooke passes the ball to Shakur on the perimeter. Shakur shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! South Dakota 97 - 89.
4:42 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Mena to Shooting Guard.
4:42 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen passes the ball to Mena outside. Mena tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Mena passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Conner grabs the rebound.
4:21 - South Dakota: Fast break opportunity! Shakur attacks with the ball on the fast break. Shakur passes the ball to Bongiorno on the perimeter. Bongiorno shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Moore grabs the long offensive rebound.
4:14 - South Dakota: Moore has the rebound and restarts the offense. Nielsen steals the pass from Moore.
4:08 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony passes the ball to Mena on the perimeter. Mena passes the ball to Garrett on the perimeter. Garrett shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Moore grabs the long rebound.
3:46 - South Dakota: Fast break opportunity! Cooke leads the fast break with Bongiorno to the right. Cooke lays it up. Foul! Garrett fouls Cooke on the shot. Cooke missed the first free throw. Cooke makes the second free throw. South Dakota 98 - 89.
3:39 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Anthony outside. Anthony passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva passes the ball to Garrett on the perimeter. Garrett passes the ball to Anthony outside. Anthony tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Anthony passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! South Dakota 98 - 91.
3:08 - South Dakota: Shakur brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Shakur shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! South Dakota 101 - 91.
3:03 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony passes the ball to Mena outside. Mena passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Silva shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Mena. South Dakota 101 - 93.
2:38 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against pressure defense. Cooke passes the ball to Shakur on the perimeter. Shakur shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Anthony grabs the long rebound.
2:27 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Garrett passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony goes for the dunk. Foul! Bongiorno fouls Anthony on the shot. Anthony makes the first free throw. Anthony makes the second free throw. South Dakota 101 - 95.
2:18 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Anthony steals the pass from Cooke.
2:13 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Mena leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Mena shoots from well beyond the arc. Foul! Shakur fouls Mena on the shot. Mena makes the first free throw. Mena missed the second free throw. Mena makes the third free throw. South Dakota 101 - 97.
2:02 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cooke passes the ball to Conner in the paint. Conner shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Nielsen grabs the rebound.
1:50 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. South Dakota is fatigued and are showing low defensive energy. Garrett passes the ball to Anthony on the perimeter. Anthony shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Conner grabs the rebound.
1:42 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cooke passes the ball to Conner in the paint. Conner shoots from the block. The shot goes in! South Dakota 103 - 97.
1:29 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense. Garrett passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen drives down the lane. Nielsen passes the ball to Garrett on the perimeter. Garrett shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Nielsen. South Dakota 103 - 100.
1:08 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against pressure defense. Cooke tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cooke with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Anthony grabs the rebound.
0:58 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Mena leads the fast break with Anthony to the right. Mena attempts to dunk it. Foul! Shakur fouls Mena on the shot. Mena makes the first free throw. Mena makes the second free throw. South Dakota 103 - 102.
0:51 - South Dakota: Fast break opportunity! Shakur leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Shakur drives by Garrett. Shakur lays it up. Silva rotates over and blocks the shot! Silva grabs the rebound.
0:34 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Garrett leads the fast break with Mena to the right. Garrett lays it up. The shot goes in! Merrimack 104 - 103.
0:29 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cooke passes the ball to Moore in the paint. Moore passes the ball to Cooke outside. Cooke passes the ball to Shakur on the perimeter. Shakur drives by Mena. Shakur lays it up. The shot goes in! South Dakota 105 - 104.
0:01 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. The shot clock winding down. Garrett shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Merrimack 107 - 105.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Merrimack 107, South Dakota 105
Starting Line-Ups
Merrimack: PG-Garrett (6' 1"), SG-Mena (6' 1½"), SF-Burton (6' 3"), PF-Nielsen (6' 4½"), C-Silva (6' 2")
South Dakota: PG-Cooke (6' 8½"), SG-Shakur (6' 1½"), SF-Bongiorno (6' 7"), PF-Conner (6' 8½"), C-Moore (7' )
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! South Dakota gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cooke passes the ball to Shakur on the perimeter. Shakur passes the ball to Conner in the paint. Conner shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! South Dakota 2 - 0.
19:42 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against a zone defense. Mena passes the ball to Silva. Silva passes the ball to Burton. Burton shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Moore grabs the rebound.
19:27 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against pressure defense. Cooke tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cooke passes the ball to Moore in the paint. Moore shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! South Dakota 4 - 0.
19:16 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense. Garrett passes the ball to Burton in the paint. Burton passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen passes the ball to Mena. Mena passes the ball to Nielsen. Nielsen passes the ball to Garrett on the perimeter. The shot clock winding down. Garrett shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Nielsen grabs the long offensive rebound.
18:43 - Merrimack: Nielsen has the rebound and restarts the offense. Nielsen passes the ball to Garrett outside. Garrett passes the ball to Burton. Burton shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Garrett. South Dakota 4 - 2.
18:27 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes De Angelis to Center. South Dakota substitutes Shore to Center.
18:27 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cooke passes the ball to Conner in the paint. Conner shoots from the inside. Foul! Nielsen fouls Conner on the shot. Conner makes the first free throw. Conner makes the second free throw. South Dakota 6 - 2.
18:16 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Garrett passes the ball to Mena. Conner steals the pass from Mena.
18:08 - South Dakota: Shakur brings up the ball against a zone defense. Shakur passes the ball to Bongiorno outside. Bongiorno tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bongiorno passes the ball to Shore in the paint. Shore shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! And Shore is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Shore makes the first free throw. South Dakota 9 - 2.
17:53 - Game Event: Time out. Nielsen must sit with 2 fouls. Merrimack substitutes Morrissey to Power Forward.
17:53 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Garrett passes the ball to Burton in the paint. Foul! Conner commits a foul away from the ball.
17:47 - Merrimack: The ball is inbounded to Garrett. Garrett passes the ball to De Angelis. De Angelis shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Garrett. South Dakota 9 - 4.
17:34 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cooke passes the ball to Shakur in the paint. Shakur shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! South Dakota 11 - 4.
17:24 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Mena passes the ball to Morrissey. Morrissey shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Shore grabs the rebound.
17:13 - South Dakota: Shakur brings up the ball against pressure defense. Shakur drives by Mena. Shakur passes the ball to Shore at the basket. Shore lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Shakur. South Dakota 13 - 4.
17:02 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Garrett tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Garrett passes the ball to Burton in the paint. Burton shoots from the inside. Foul! Bongiorno fouls Burton on the shot. Burton makes the first free throw. Burton missed the second free throw. Conner grabs the rebound. South Dakota 13 - 5.
16:52 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cooke passes the ball to Shakur on the perimeter. Shakur shoots from the three point line. Air ball! Cooke grabs the offensive rebound.
16:40 - South Dakota: Cooke has the rebound and restarts the offense. Cooke passes the ball to Bongiorno in the paint. Bongiorno passes the ball to Shakur on the perimeter. Shakur shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Bongiorno grabs the long offensive rebound.
16:24 - South Dakota: Bongiorno has the rebound and restarts the offense. Bongiorno shoots from deep. The shot misses. Garrett grabs the rebound.
16:17 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Garrett drives down the lane. Garrett lays it up. The shot goes in! South Dakota 13 - 7.
16:05 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cooke passes the ball to Conner in the paint. Conner shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cooke. South Dakota 15 - 7.
15:53 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Mena to Point Guard, Burholder to Shooting Guard and Anthony to Small Forward. South Dakota substitutes Crouch to Point Guard and Thompson to Small Forward.
15:53 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Mena drives down the lane. Mena lays it up. The shot misses. Conner grabs the rebound.
15:42 - South Dakota: Crouch brings up the ball against a zone defense. Crouch passes the ball to Thompson. Thompson shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Crouch. South Dakota 17 - 7.
15:30 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Mena tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Mena passes the ball to Morrissey in the paint. Morrissey shoots from the inside. Conner rotates over and blocks the shot! Crouch grabs the rebound.
15:21 - South Dakota: Fast break opportunity! Shakur leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Shakur passes the ball to Thompson. Thompson passes the ball to Shore in the paint. Shore passes the ball to Thompson in the paint. Thompson shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Shore. South Dakota 19 - 7.
14:47 - Game Event: Time out. South Dakota substitutes Moore to Center.
14:47 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against a zone defense. Mena tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Mena passes the ball to Burholder. Burholder with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Mena. And Burholder is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Burholder makes the first free throw. South Dakota 19 - 10.
14:36 - Game Event: Time out. Conner must sit with 2 fouls. South Dakota substitutes Goss to Power Forward.
14:36 - South Dakota: Crouch brings up the ball against a zone defense. Crouch passes the ball to Thompson on the perimeter. Thompson shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Crouch grabs the long offensive rebound.
14:25 - South Dakota: Crouch has the rebound and restarts the offense. Crouch passes the ball to Goss in the paint. Goss drives down the lane. Goss lays it up. The shot goes in! South Dakota 21 - 10.
14:25 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to South Dakota!
14:09 - Game Event: Time out. South Dakota substitutes Shore to Center.
14:09 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Mena passes the ball to Anthony on the perimeter. Anthony shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Mena. South Dakota 21 - 13.
13:57 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Garrett to Point Guard, Mena to Shooting Guard and Silva to Center. South Dakota substitutes Moore to Center.
13:57 - South Dakota: Shakur brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Shakur passes the ball to Thompson on the perimeter. Thompson passes the ball to Shakur in the paint. Shakur tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Shakur passes the ball to Crouch. Crouch with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Mena grabs the rebound.
13:38 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Garrett leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Garrett passes the ball to Morrissey in the paint. Morrissey shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Moore grabs the rebound.
13:24 - South Dakota: Crouch brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Garrett steals the pass from Crouch.
13:18 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Garrett leads the fast break with Anthony and Mena. Garrett passes the ball to Anthony on the perimeter. Anthony shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Morrissey grabs the offensive rebound.
13:12 - Merrimack: Morrissey has the rebound. Morrissey shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! South Dakota 21 - 15.
13:10 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Mena to Point Guard and Burholder to Shooting Guard.
13:10 - South Dakota: Crouch brings up the ball against pressure defense. Crouch passes the ball to Moore in the paint. Moore passes the ball to Thompson on the perimeter. Thompson shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! South Dakota 24 - 15.
12:53 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Garrett to Point Guard. South Dakota substitutes Saldana to Shooting Guard.
12:53 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Garrett passes the ball to Burholder on the perimeter. Burholder shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Goss grabs the rebound.
12:42 - South Dakota: Crouch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Crouch passes the ball to Thompson. Morrissey steals the pass from Thompson.
12:28 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense. Garrett tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Garrett with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Moore grabs the rebound.
12:18 - South Dakota: Saldana brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saldana passes the ball to Thompson on the perimeter. Thompson shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Saldana. South Dakota 27 - 15.
12:07 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Silva to Point Guard and De Angelis to Center.
12:07 - Merrimack: Burholder brings up the ball against pressure defense. Burholder passes the ball to Anthony on the perimeter. Anthony shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! South Dakota 27 - 18.
11:55 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Garrett to Point Guard, Burton to Small Forward and Silva to Center. South Dakota substitutes Cooke to Point Guard, Thompson to Shooting Guard and Bongiorno to Small Forward.
11:55 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cooke passes the ball to Bongiorno on the perimeter. Bongiorno passes the ball to Cooke on the perimeter. Cooke passes the ball to Bongiorno in the paint. Bongiorno tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bongiorno shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cooke. South Dakota 29 - 18.
11:24 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense. Garrett passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! South Dakota 29 - 20.
11:12 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cooke drives down the lane. Cooke passes the ball to Moore at the basket. Moore lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cooke. South Dakota 31 - 20.
11:01 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Burton to Point Guard and Anthony to Small Forward. South Dakota substitutes Shore to Center.
11:01 - Merrimack: Burton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Burton passes the ball to Burholder on the perimeter. Burholder shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Silva grabs the offensive rebound.
10:49 - Merrimack: Silva has the rebound and restarts the offense. Silva shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Goss grabs the rebound.
10:43 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against pressure defense. Cooke passes the ball to Shore in the paint. Shore shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cooke. South Dakota 33 - 20.
10:30 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Garrett to Point Guard and Burton to Small Forward. South Dakota substitutes Moore to Center.
10:30 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense. Garrett tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Garrett passes the ball to Burholder. Burholder with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Garrett. South Dakota 33 - 22.
10:20 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Cooke passes the ball to Goss on the perimeter. Goss turns the ball over to the other team.
10:13 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Garrett leads the fast break with Burholder to the right. Garrett passes the ball to Burholder on the perimeter. Burholder shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Garrett. South Dakota 33 - 25.
10:09 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Cooke drives down the lane. Cooke lays it up. Offensive foul! Cooke charged with the foul while taking the shot over Silva.
9:59 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Garrett passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva drives down the lane. Silva lays it up. The shot goes in! South Dakota 33 - 27.
9:41 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Cooke passes the ball to Goss in the paint. Goss shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cooke. South Dakota 35 - 27.
9:28 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Garrett passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva passes the ball to Morrissey outside. Morrissey passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva passes the ball to Garrett outside. Garrett passes the ball to Morrissey. Morrissey with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Bongiorno grabs the rebound.
8:59 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Cooke tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cooke with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Thompson grabs the offensive rebound.
8:46 - South Dakota: Thompson has the rebound. Thompson shoots from the low post. Foul! Burholder fouls Thompson on the shot. Thompson makes the first free throw. Thompson makes the second free throw. South Dakota 37 - 27.
8:44 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Mena to Shooting Guard.
8:44 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense. Garrett passes the ball to Mena on the perimeter. Mena shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Goss grabs the long rebound.
8:34 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Cooke passes the ball to Bongiorno on the perimeter. Bongiorno turns the ball over out of bounds.
8:30 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Garrett passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva drives down the lane. Silva passes the ball to Garrett on the perimeter. Garrett shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Silva. South Dakota 37 - 30.
8:15 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Cooke passes the ball to Moore in the paint. Moore shoots from the block. Foul! Morrissey fouls Moore on the shot. Moore makes the first free throw. Moore missed the second free throw. Silva grabs the rebound. South Dakota 38 - 30.
8:05 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense. Garrett passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva shoots from the low post. Offensive foul! Silva charged with the foul while taking the shot over Moore.
7:55 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Cooke passes the ball to Thompson on the perimeter. Thompson shoots from beyond the arc. Air ball! Burton grabs the rebound.
7:47 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense. Garrett passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva passes the ball to Garrett. Garrett passes the ball to Morrissey on the perimeter. Morrissey turns the ball over to the other team.
7:31 - South Dakota: Fast break opportunity! Cooke leads the fast break with Bongiorno to the right. Cooke passes the ball to Bongiorno on the perimeter. Bongiorno shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cooke. South Dakota 41 - 30.
7:25 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Garrett drives down the lane. Garrett passes the ball to Burton on the perimeter. Burton shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Moore grabs the rebound.
7:16 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cooke passes the ball to Bongiorno outside. Bongiorno passes the ball to Goss in the paint. Goss passes the ball to Cooke. Cooke passes the ball to Moore outside. Moore passes the ball to Goss in the paint. Offensive foul! Goss commits the foul.
6:46 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Garrett passes the ball to Morrissey on the perimeter. Morrissey passes the ball to Silva. Silva passes the ball to Morrissey outside. Morrissey shoots from deep. The shot misses. Goss grabs the rebound.
6:22 - South Dakota: Fast break opportunity! Thompson leads the fast break with Cooke and Bongiorno. Thompson passes the ball to Cooke on the perimeter. Cooke shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! South Dakota 44 - 30.
6:17 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Garrett passes the ball to Burton on the perimeter. Burton shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! South Dakota 44 - 33.
6:07 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cooke drives down the lane. Cooke lays it up. The shot misses. Goss tips it in. South Dakota 46 - 33.
5:54 - Game Event: Time out. South Dakota substitutes Shakur to Shooting Guard.
5:54 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Garrett passes the ball to Morrissey outside. Morrissey passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Silva passes the ball to Mena. Mena with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Silva. South Dakota 46 - 35.
5:32 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cooke passes the ball to Moore in the paint. Moore shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Moore tips it in. South Dakota 48 - 35.
5:24 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Garrett passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva drives down the lane. Silva passes the ball to Burton on the perimeter. Burton shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Silva. South Dakota 48 - 38.
5:11 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cooke passes the ball to Moore in the paint. Moore shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Morrissey grabs the rebound.
5:00 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Garrett passes the ball to Mena outside. Mena shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! South Dakota 48 - 41.
4:51 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Nielsen to Power Forward. South Dakota substitutes Conner to Power Forward.
4:51 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cooke passes the ball to Conner in the paint. Conner passes the ball to Cooke on the perimeter. Cooke passes the ball to Moore in the paint. Moore shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Burton grabs the rebound.
4:28 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Mena attacks with the ball on the fast break. Mena turns the ball over out of bounds.
4:24 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against pressure defense. Cooke passes the ball to Moore in the paint. Moore passes the ball to Conner in the paint. Conner goes for the dunk. Offensive foul! Conner charged with the foul while taking the shot over Nielsen.
4:13 - Game Event: Time out. Conner must sit with 3 fouls. South Dakota substitutes Goss to Power Forward.
4:13 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense. Garrett passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva passes the ball to Garrett on the perimeter. Garrett shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Silva. South Dakota 48 - 44.
4:00 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against pressure defense. Mena steals the pass from Cooke.
3:53 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Mena leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Mena passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Mena. South Dakota 48 - 46.
3:33 - South Dakota: Fast break opportunity! Shakur leads the fast break with Cooke and Bongiorno. Shakur passes the ball to Cooke on the perimeter. Cooke shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Shakur. South Dakota 51 - 46.
3:29 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Garrett passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Garrett. South Dakota 51 - 48.
3:18 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against pressure defense. Cooke passes the ball to Shakur on the perimeter. Shakur shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Burton grabs the rebound.
3:08 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Mena leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Mena shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Burton grabs the long offensive rebound.
3:00 - Merrimack: Burton has the rebound and restarts the offense. Burton shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Moore grabs the long rebound.
2:56 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against pressure defense. Cooke drives to the basket. Foul! Burton commits the foul on Cooke.
2:46 - South Dakota: The ball is inbounded to Cooke. Cooke drives down the lane. Cooke lays it up. Offensive foul! Cooke charged with the foul while taking the shot over Mena.
2:32 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Mena passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva passes the ball to Burton in the paint. Burton passes the ball to Garrett outside. Garrett passes the ball to Burton outside. Burton shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Tied 51 - 51.
2:09 - South Dakota: Shakur brings up the ball against pressure defense. Shakur passes the ball to Moore in the paint. Moore shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Shakur. South Dakota 53 - 51.
1:56 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Burton in the paint. Burton shoots from the low post. Foul! Bongiorno fouls Burton on the shot. Burton makes the first free throw. Burton makes the second free throw. Tied 53 - 53.
1:48 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cooke passes the ball to Bongiorno on the perimeter. Bongiorno shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Silva grabs the rebound.
1:34 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Shakur steals the pass from Garrett.
1:28 - South Dakota: Fast break opportunity! Shakur leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Shakur passes the ball to Cooke in the paint. Cooke drives down the lane. Cooke lays it up. Foul! Garrett fouls Cooke on the shot. Cooke makes the first free throw. Cooke makes the second free throw. South Dakota 55 - 53.
1:10 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Mena tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Mena passes the ball to Burton in the paint. Burton shoots from the inside. It's blocked by Moore! Goss grabs the rebound.
1:01 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cooke passes the ball to Shakur on the perimeter. Shakur tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Shakur passes the ball to Goss in the paint. Goss shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! South Dakota 57 - 53.
0:43 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Mena on the perimeter. Mena shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Moore grabs the long rebound.
0:33 - South Dakota: Fast break opportunity! Shakur attacks with the ball on the fast break. Shakur turns the ball over to the other team.
0:27 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Mena leads the fast break with Garrett to the right. Mena passes the ball to Garrett on the perimeter. Garrett shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Mena. South Dakota 57 - 56.
0:23 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cooke passes the ball to Goss in the paint. Goss shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! South Dakota 59 - 56.
0:13 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Silva passes the ball to Garrett. Garrett with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Nielsen grabs the offensive rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Merrimack 56, South Dakota 59
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Nielsen must sit with 2 fouls. Merrimack substitutes Morrissey to Power Forward. Cooke must sit with 2 fouls. Bongiorno must sit with 2 fouls. South Dakota substitutes Crouch to Point Guard and Thompson to Small Forward.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Merrimack. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Merrimack: The ball is inbounded to Silva. Silva drives down the lane. Silva passes the ball to Garrett at the basket. Garrett lays it up. The shot misses. Moore grabs the rebound.
19:44 - South Dakota: Crouch brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Crouch passes the ball to Goss in the paint. Offensive foul! Goss commits the foul.
19:40 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Nielsen to Power Forward. South Dakota substitutes Cooke to Point Guard, Bongiorno to Small Forward and Conner to Power Forward.
19:40 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva passes the ball to Garrett on the perimeter. Garrett passes the ball to Mena on the perimeter. Mena passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Silva passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Moore grabs the rebound.
19:07 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cooke passes the ball to Bongiorno on the perimeter. Bongiorno drives by Burton. Bongiorno lays it up. Foul! Burton fouls Bongiorno on the shot. Bongiorno makes the first free throw. Bongiorno makes the second free throw. South Dakota 61 - 56.
18:54 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes De Angelis to Center. South Dakota substitutes Shore to Center.
18:54 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Mena. Mena shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! South Dakota 61 - 58.
18:43 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cooke passes the ball to Shakur on the perimeter. Shakur drives by Mena. Shakur passes the ball to Shore at the basket. Shore lays it up. Foul! De Angelis fouls Shore on the shot. Shore missed the first free throw. Shore makes the second free throw. South Dakota 62 - 58.
18:25 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Mena passes the ball to Burton on the perimeter. Burton shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Bongiorno grabs the rebound.
18:13 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cooke passes the ball to Conner in the paint. Conner shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cooke. South Dakota 64 - 58.
17:59 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Mena passes the ball to De Angelis in the paint. De Angelis passes the ball to Garrett outside. Garrett passes the ball to Burton outside. Burton passes the ball to De Angelis. De Angelis passes the ball to Garrett in the paint. Garrett passes the ball to Mena in the paint. And the shot clock expires!
17:29 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Cooke passes the ball to Shakur on the perimeter. Shakur shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cooke. South Dakota 67 - 58.
17:17 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen passes the ball to De Angelis in the paint. De Angelis shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Bongiorno grabs the rebound.
16:57 - South Dakota: Fast break opportunity! Shakur leads the fast break with Cooke to the right. Shakur lays it up. It's blocked by Nielsen! De Angelis grabs the rebound.
16:52 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Mena leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Mena drives down the lane. Mena passes the ball to Nielsen at the basket. Nielsen attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! Assisted by Mena. South Dakota 67 - 60.
16:37 - South Dakota: Shakur brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Shakur drives by Mena. Shakur passes the ball to Cooke on the perimeter. Cooke shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Shakur grabs the long offensive rebound.
16:27 - South Dakota: Shakur has the rebound and restarts the offense. Shakur passes the ball to Cooke on the perimeter. Cooke passes the ball to Shakur in the paint. Shakur shoots from the low post. Offensive foul! Shakur charged with the foul while taking the shot over Mena.
16:13 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against pressure defense. Garrett passes the ball to Burton in the paint. Burton passes the ball to De Angelis in the paint. Foul! Shakur commits a foul away from the ball.
16:02 - Merrimack: The ball is inbounded to Mena. Mena shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! South Dakota 67 - 63.
15:57 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Mena to Point Guard, Burholder to Shooting Guard and Anthony to Small Forward. South Dakota substitutes Crouch to Point Guard, Thompson to Small Forward and Moore to Center.
15:57 - South Dakota: Crouch brings up the ball against a zone defense. Crouch passes the ball to Shakur on the perimeter. Shakur shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Moore grabs the long offensive rebound.
15:45 - South Dakota: Moore has the rebound and restarts the offense. Moore passes the ball to Shakur on the perimeter. Shakur shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. De Angelis grabs the long rebound.
15:34 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Mena passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen passes the ball to Burholder on the perimeter. Burholder shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Conner grabs the rebound.
15:19 - South Dakota: Fast break opportunity! Crouch attacks with the ball on the fast break. Crouch passes the ball to Thompson on the perimeter. Thompson shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Nielsen grabs the long rebound.
15:12 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Mena drives down the lane. Mena lays it up. Foul! Crouch fouls Mena on the shot. Mena makes the first free throw. Mena makes the second free throw. South Dakota 67 - 65.
15:04 - Game Event: Time out. South Dakota substitutes Shore to Center.
15:04 - South Dakota: Crouch brings up the ball against a zone defense. Crouch passes the ball to Shore. Shore with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Crouch. South Dakota 69 - 65.
14:53 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Silva to Center. South Dakota substitutes Moore to Center.
14:53 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Mena passes the ball to Anthony on the perimeter. Anthony shoots from beyond the arc. Foul! Thompson fouls Anthony on the shot. Anthony missed the first free throw. Anthony makes the second free throw. Anthony makes the third free throw. South Dakota 69 - 67.
14:42 - South Dakota: Crouch brings up the ball against a zone defense. Crouch passes the ball to Shakur on the perimeter. Shakur shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Silva grabs the rebound.
14:30 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Mena passes the ball to Burholder. Burholder passes the ball to Anthony. Anthony with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Tied 69 - 69.
14:12 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes De Angelis to Center. South Dakota substitutes Shore to Center.
14:12 - South Dakota: Crouch brings up the ball against pressure defense. Crouch passes the ball to Shore in the paint. Shore shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! South Dakota 71 - 69.
14:01 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against pressure defense. Mena tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Mena passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony shoots from the inside. Shore rotates over and blocks the shot! Shore grabs the rebound.
13:51 - South Dakota: Crouch brings up the ball against a zone defense. Crouch passes the ball to Thompson in the paint. Thompson shoots from the inside. Foul! De Angelis fouls Thompson on the shot. Thompson missed the first free throw. Thompson makes the second free throw. South Dakota 72 - 69.
13:39 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Garrett to Point Guard, Mena to Shooting Guard and Silva to Center. South Dakota substitutes Moore to Center.
13:39 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen passes the ball to Garrett on the perimeter. Garrett shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Nielsen. Tied 72 - 72.
13:26 - South Dakota: Crouch brings up the ball against pressure defense. Crouch passes the ball to Conner in the paint. Conner shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Crouch. South Dakota 74 - 72.
13:17 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen passes the ball to Mena. Mena shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Nielsen. Tied 74 - 74.
12:57 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Burholder to Shooting Guard and Burton to Small Forward. South Dakota substitutes Cooke to Point Guard, Thompson to Shooting Guard and Bongiorno to Small Forward.
12:57 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense packed inside the paint. Cooke passes the ball to Moore in the paint. Moore shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Silva grabs the rebound.
12:44 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Burton in the paint. Burton shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Garrett. Merrimack 76 - 74.
12:32 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Anthony to Small Forward. South Dakota substitutes Crouch to Point Guard, Saldana to Shooting Guard and Thompson to Small Forward.
12:32 - South Dakota: Saldana brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Saldana shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Burholder grabs the long rebound.
12:27 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Burholder leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Burholder shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Garrett grabs the long offensive rebound.
12:17 - Merrimack: Garrett has the rebound and restarts the offense. Garrett passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva passes the ball to Anthony. Anthony passes the ball to Garrett in the paint. Garrett shoots from the inside. Foul! Conner fouls Garrett on the shot. Garrett makes the first free throw. Garrett makes the second free throw. Merrimack 78 - 74.
11:57 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Burton to Small Forward. Conner must sit with 4 fouls. South Dakota substitutes Cooke to Point Guard, Thompson to Shooting Guard, Bongiorno to Small Forward and Goss to Power Forward.
11:57 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against man-to-man defense packed inside the paint. Cooke passes the ball to Bongiorno on the perimeter. Bongiorno shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Cooke grabs the long offensive rebound.
11:46 - South Dakota: Cooke has the rebound and restarts the offense. Burholder steals the pass from Cooke.
11:40 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Garrett. Merrimack 80 - 74.
11:32 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against pressure defense. Cooke passes the ball to Thompson on the perimeter. Thompson shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cooke. Merrimack 80 - 77.
11:24 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Nielsen on the perimeter. Nielsen shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Nielsen grabs the long offensive rebound.
11:14 - Merrimack: Nielsen has the rebound and restarts the offense. Nielsen shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Nielsen grabs the offensive rebound.
11:08 - Merrimack: Nielsen has the rebound and restarts the offense. Nielsen passes the ball to Burholder. Burholder passes the ball to Burton. Burton with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Moore grabs the rebound.
10:52 - South Dakota: Fast break opportunity! Thompson leads the fast break with Cooke and Bongiorno. Thompson lays it up. Foul! Garrett fouls Thompson on the shot. Thompson makes the first free throw. Thompson missed the second free throw. Nielsen grabs the rebound. Merrimack 80 - 78.
10:48 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Burholder on the perimeter. Burholder shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Goss grabs the rebound.
10:38 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cooke passes the ball to Bongiorno on the perimeter. Bongiorno shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cooke. South Dakota 81 - 80.
10:26 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Burton. Burton shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Moore grabs the rebound.
10:16 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cooke passes the ball to Bongiorno on the perimeter. Bongiorno shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Bongiorno grabs the long offensive rebound.
10:04 - South Dakota: Bongiorno has the rebound and restarts the offense. Bongiorno drives by Burton. Bongiorno lays it up. Offensive foul! Bongiorno charged with the foul while taking the shot over Burton.
9:54 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Mena to Shooting Guard.
9:54 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen shoots from the inside. Moore rotates over and blocks the shot! Bongiorno grabs the rebound.
9:44 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against pressure defense. Cooke tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cooke passes the ball to Goss in the paint. Goss shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Burton grabs the rebound.
9:36 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva passes the ball to Mena outside. Mena passes the ball to Garrett. Garrett passes the ball to Burton. Burton with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Merrimack 82 - 81.
9:09 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Burholder to Shooting Guard and Anthony to Small Forward.
9:09 - South Dakota: Thompson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Thompson passes the ball to Bongiorno in the paint. Bongiorno passes the ball to Goss in the paint. Goss shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Burholder grabs the rebound.
8:54 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva drives down the lane. Silva passes the ball to Garrett at the basket. Garrett lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Silva. Merrimack 84 - 81.
8:38 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Mena to Shooting Guard and Burton to Small Forward. South Dakota substitutes Conner to Power Forward.
8:38 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Merrimack is fatigued and are showing low defensive energy. Cooke passes the ball to Moore in the paint. Moore goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! And Moore is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Moore makes the first free throw. Tied 84 - 84.
8:23 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Garrett drives down the lane. Garrett lays it up. Offensive foul! Garrett charged with the foul while taking the shot over Conner.
8:12 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against pressure defense. Cooke tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cooke passes the ball to Conner in the paint. Conner shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Cooke grabs the offensive rebound.
8:01 - South Dakota: Cooke has the rebound and restarts the offense. Cooke passes the ball to Bongiorno in the paint. Bongiorno shoots from the low post. Foul! Burton fouls Bongiorno on the shot. Bongiorno missed the first free throw. Bongiorno makes the second free throw. South Dakota 85 - 84.
7:53 - Merrimack: Mena brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Mena drives down the lane. Mena lays it up. The shot goes in! Merrimack 86 - 85.
7:41 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cooke tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cooke with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Bongiorno grabs the offensive rebound.
7:29 - South Dakota: Bongiorno has the rebound. Bongiorno shoots from the low post. Foul! Burton fouls Bongiorno on the shot. Bongiorno missed the first free throw. Bongiorno makes the second free throw. Tied 86 - 86.
7:27 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense. Garrett passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen passes the ball to Garrett. Garrett passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen passes the ball to Garrett in the paint. Garrett passes the ball to Mena on the perimeter. Mena carelessly turns the ball over out of bounds.
6:57 - Game Event: Time out. South Dakota substitutes Shakur to Shooting Guard.
6:57 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cooke passes the ball to Bongiorno. Bongiorno shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Moore tips it in. South Dakota 88 - 86.
6:47 - Game Event: Time out. South Dakota substitutes Thompson to Shooting Guard.
6:47 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against pressure defense. Garrett passes the ball to Burton. Offensive foul! Burton commits the foul. Burton fouls out. Anthony replaces Burton at small forward.
6:42 - South Dakota: Thompson brings up the ball against a zone defense. Thompson passes the ball to Cooke. Cooke tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cooke with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Thompson. South Dakota 90 - 86.
6:24 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense. Garrett passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony shoots from the block. Conner rotates over and blocks the shot! Bongiorno grabs the rebound.
6:12 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cooke passes the ball to Conner. Conner shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Anthony grabs the rebound.
5:58 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense. Garrett passes the ball to Mena on the perimeter. Mena shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Garrett. South Dakota 90 - 89.
5:48 - Game Event: Time out. South Dakota substitutes Shakur to Shooting Guard.
5:48 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cooke passes the ball to Bongiorno in the paint. Bongiorno shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! South Dakota 92 - 89.
5:34 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Nielsen on the perimeter. Nielsen shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Anthony grabs the offensive rebound.
5:22 - Merrimack: Anthony has the rebound. Anthony shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Moore grabs the rebound.
5:20 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cooke passes the ball to Conner. Conner with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Cooke. South Dakota 94 - 89.
5:20 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to South Dakota!
5:10 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Burholder to Shooting Guard.
5:10 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Anthony outside. Anthony passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen carelessly turns the ball over to the other team.
4:53 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cooke passes the ball to Shakur on the perimeter. Shakur shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! South Dakota 97 - 89.
4:42 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Mena to Shooting Guard.
4:42 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen passes the ball to Mena outside. Mena tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Mena passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Conner grabs the rebound.
4:21 - South Dakota: Fast break opportunity! Shakur attacks with the ball on the fast break. Shakur passes the ball to Bongiorno on the perimeter. Bongiorno shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Moore grabs the long offensive rebound.
4:14 - South Dakota: Moore has the rebound and restarts the offense. Nielsen steals the pass from Moore.
4:08 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony passes the ball to Mena on the perimeter. Mena passes the ball to Garrett on the perimeter. Garrett shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Moore grabs the long rebound.
3:46 - South Dakota: Fast break opportunity! Cooke leads the fast break with Bongiorno to the right. Cooke lays it up. Foul! Garrett fouls Cooke on the shot. Cooke missed the first free throw. Cooke makes the second free throw. South Dakota 98 - 89.
3:39 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Anthony outside. Anthony passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva passes the ball to Garrett on the perimeter. Garrett passes the ball to Anthony outside. Anthony tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Anthony passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! South Dakota 98 - 91.
3:08 - South Dakota: Shakur brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Shakur shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! South Dakota 101 - 91.
3:03 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. Garrett passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony passes the ball to Mena outside. Mena passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Silva shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Mena. South Dakota 101 - 93.
2:38 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against pressure defense. Cooke passes the ball to Shakur on the perimeter. Shakur shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Anthony grabs the long rebound.
2:27 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Garrett passes the ball to Anthony in the paint. Anthony goes for the dunk. Foul! Bongiorno fouls Anthony on the shot. Anthony makes the first free throw. Anthony makes the second free throw. South Dakota 101 - 95.
2:18 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Anthony steals the pass from Cooke.
2:13 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Mena leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Mena shoots from well beyond the arc. Foul! Shakur fouls Mena on the shot. Mena makes the first free throw. Mena missed the second free throw. Mena makes the third free throw. South Dakota 101 - 97.
2:02 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cooke passes the ball to Conner in the paint. Conner shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Nielsen grabs the rebound.
1:50 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. South Dakota is fatigued and are showing low defensive energy. Garrett passes the ball to Anthony on the perimeter. Anthony shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Conner grabs the rebound.
1:42 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against a zone defense. Cooke passes the ball to Conner in the paint. Conner shoots from the block. The shot goes in! South Dakota 103 - 97.
1:29 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense. Garrett passes the ball to Silva in the paint. Silva passes the ball to Nielsen in the paint. Nielsen drives down the lane. Nielsen passes the ball to Garrett on the perimeter. Garrett shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Nielsen. South Dakota 103 - 100.
1:08 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against pressure defense. Cooke tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Cooke with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Anthony grabs the rebound.
0:58 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Mena leads the fast break with Anthony to the right. Mena attempts to dunk it. Foul! Shakur fouls Mena on the shot. Mena makes the first free throw. Mena makes the second free throw. South Dakota 103 - 102.
0:51 - South Dakota: Fast break opportunity! Shakur leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Shakur drives by Garrett. Shakur lays it up. Silva rotates over and blocks the shot! Silva grabs the rebound.
0:34 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Garrett leads the fast break with Mena to the right. Garrett lays it up. The shot goes in! Merrimack 104 - 103.
0:29 - South Dakota: Cooke brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Cooke passes the ball to Moore in the paint. Moore passes the ball to Cooke outside. Cooke passes the ball to Shakur on the perimeter. Shakur drives by Mena. Shakur lays it up. The shot goes in! South Dakota 105 - 104.
0:01 - Merrimack: Garrett brings up the ball against a zone defense extended out to the arc. The shot clock winding down. Garrett shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Merrimack 107 - 105.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Merrimack 107, South Dakota 105
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