Game Date: Oct 20th, 2038
Mississippi State 70 - Merrimack 77
Date: January 23rd, 2038
Game: College [Conference] [#892500] 
Arena: Hammel Court
Attendance: 4,134
Player Of The Game: Lucas Fontana (1)
| Team / Score | 1 | 2 | F | |
| Mississippi State Bulldogs | 32 | 38 | 70 | |
| Merrimack Warriors | 34 | 43 | 77 | |
| Mississippi State Bulldogs | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 21 | D. Ricks sf | 33 | 6-9 | 2-4 | 5-8 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -14 | 12.0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 1 | P. Leuko pf | 30 | 6-11 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | +3 | 10.5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 00 | D. Bennent c | 34 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 2 | R. Mueller sg | 33 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | -4 | 21.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 3 | R. McCoy pg | 29 | 3-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -13 | 14.3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 13 | K. Phipps sg | 12 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +8 | 12.5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 14 | Q. Carlson sf | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 10 | E. Salmon pf | 20 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 6 | I. Kuol sg | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 12 | J. Amaro c | 6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 7.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 27-58 | 8-16 | 8-12 | 70 | 8 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 21 | -35 | 10.9 | 28 | 13 | 10 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 46.6% | 50.0% | 66.7% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Merrimack Warriors | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 41 | R. Coughlin sf | 35 | 4-12 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +5 | 9.3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 50 | L. Fontana pf | 30 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +20 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 | 3 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 52 | T. Enam c | 32 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +10 | 6.2 | 8 | 0 | 6 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 44 | J. Conners sg | 35 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 2-4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +15 | 11.0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 34 | N. Njie pg | 35 | 8-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +18 | 10.4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 23 | D. MacKenzie sf | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 55 | T. Allan pf | 13 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -12 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 24 | J. Carney c | 8 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 53 | N. Sweeney sg | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -19 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 30-59 | 5-13 | 12-15 | 77 | 6 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | +35 | 8.3 | 40 | 9 | 21 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 50.8% | 38.5% | 80.0% | |||||||||||||||||||
Player of the Game
Merrimack: Lucas Fontana
Head Coaches
Mississippi State: Rex Canfield
Merrimack: Sterling Woodworth
Offensive Efficiencies
Mississippi State: At the rim (2/4 50.0%) Inside (12/26 46.2%) Mid-range (5/12 41.7%) Beyond the Arc (8/16 50.0%)
Merrimack: At the rim (7/8 87.5%) Inside (13/28 46.4%) Mid-range (5/10 50.0%) Beyond the Arc (5/13 38.5%)
Defensive Tactics
Mississippi State: Man-To-Man (5.9%) Zone (51.8%) Pressure (28.2%) 2nd Chance (4.7%) Transition (7.1%) Int. Foul (2.4%)
Merrimack: Man-To-Man (31.3%) Zone (47.0%) Pressure (2.4%) 2nd Chance (8.4%) Transition (10.8%) Int. Foul (0.0%)
Weighted Skill Index (SI) & Team Power Index (TPI)
Mississippi State: 135.8 / 130.8
Merrimack: 130.1 / 126.5
Injuries
Mississippi State: none
Merrimack: none
Game Information
Date: Saturday, January 23rd, 2038
Game Type: College [Conference]
Arena: Hammel Court
City: North Andover, MA
Attendance: 4,134
Version: 1.030
Simulated: Wed Apr 10 2024 @ 9:15:43 am PDT
Standard Dialog
Starting Line-Ups
Mississippi State: PG-McCoy (6' 4½"), SG-Mueller (6' 4½"), SF-Ricks (6' 4"), PF-Leuko (6' 6½"), C-Bennent (6' 8½")
Merrimack: PG-Njie (6' ½"), SG-Conners (6' 2"), SF-Coughlin (6' 3"), PF-Fontana (6' 7½"), C-Enam (6' 9½")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! Mississippi State gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy passes the ball to Mueller outside. Mueller passes the ball to Ricks in the paint. Ricks passes the ball to McCoy on the perimeter. McCoy passes the ball to Bennent in the paint. Bennent shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by McCoy. Mississippi State 2 - 0.
19:29 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against pressure defense. Njie passes the ball to Fontana in the paint. Fontana drives to the basket. Foul! Leuko commits the foul on Fontana.
19:10 - Merrimack: The ball is inbounded to Njie. Njie passes the ball to Coughlin outside. Coughlin passes the ball to Enam on the perimeter. Enam passes the ball to Coughlin on the perimeter. Coughlin passes the ball to Fontana in the paint. Fontana shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Tied 2 - 2.
18:41 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Amaro to Center. Merrimack substitutes Sweeney to Shooting Guard and Carney to Center.
18:41 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy passes the ball to Amaro in the paint. Amaro passes the ball to McCoy on the perimeter. McCoy passes the ball to Leuko in the paint. Leuko shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Mississippi State 4 - 2.
18:17 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against pressure defense. Njie passes the ball to Carney in the paint. Carney passes the ball to Fontana. Fontana passes the ball to Coughlin outside. Coughlin passes the ball to Carney in the paint. Carney shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Carney grabs the offensive rebound.
17:51 - Merrimack: Carney has the rebound. Carney shoots from the low post. Foul! Amaro fouls Carney on the shot. Carney makes the first free throw. Carney makes the second free throw. Tied 4 - 4.
17:49 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy passes the ball to Leuko. Leuko passes the ball to Ricks. Ricks tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Ricks shoots a jumper. Foul! Coughlin fouls Ricks on the shot. Ricks missed the first free throw. Ricks makes the second free throw. Mississippi State 5 - 4.
17:26 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Fontana in the paint. Fontana passes the ball to Coughlin. Coughlin shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Fontana. Merrimack 6 - 5.
17:06 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy drives by Njie. McCoy passes the ball to Mueller on the perimeter. Mueller shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Amaro grabs the long offensive rebound.
16:56 - Mississippi State: Amaro has the rebound and restarts the offense. Amaro passes the ball to McCoy in the paint. McCoy tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McCoy shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Leuko grabs the offensive rebound.
16:37 - Mississippi State: Leuko has the rebound. Leuko goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Mississippi State 7 - 6.
16:35 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Conners to Shooting Guard.
16:35 - Merrimack: Conners brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Conners passes the ball to Njie in the paint. Njie passes the ball to Fontana in the paint. Fontana shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Njie. Merrimack 8 - 7.
16:21 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Sweeney to Shooting Guard.
16:21 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy passes the ball to Amaro in the paint. Amaro passes the ball to Ricks. Ricks shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Coughlin grabs the rebound.
16:09 - Merrimack: Sweeney brings up the ball against a zone defense. Sweeney passes the ball to Fontana in the paint. Fontana shoots from the low post. Leuko rotates over and blocks the shot! Ricks grabs the rebound.
15:57 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy passes the ball to Mueller in the paint. Carney steals the pass from Mueller.
15:49 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Sweeney leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Sweeney passes the ball to Carney on the perimeter. Carney shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. McCoy grabs the long rebound.
15:34 - Mississippi State: Mueller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Mueller passes the ball to Amaro. Amaro shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Mueller. Mississippi State 9 - 8.
15:23 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Mueller to Point Guard, Phipps to Shooting Guard, Salmon to Small Forward and Bennent to Center. Merrimack substitutes Sweeney to Point Guard, Conners to Shooting Guard and Allan to Power Forward.
15:23 - Merrimack: Sweeney brings up the ball against a zone defense. Sweeney passes the ball to Conners. Conners passes the ball to Carney. Carney passes the ball to Allan outside. Allan passes the ball to Carney in the paint. Carney passes the ball to Sweeney in the paint. And the shot clock expires!
14:51 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Enam to Center.
14:51 - Mississippi State: Mueller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Mueller passes the ball to Leuko. Leuko shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Mueller. Mississippi State 11 - 8.
14:39 - Merrimack: Sweeney brings up the ball against a zone defense. Sweeney passes the ball to Allan on the perimeter. Allan passes the ball to Coughlin. Coughlin passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Enam shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Mueller grabs the rebound.
14:17 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Phipps attacks with the ball on the fast break. Phipps turns the ball over to the other team.
14:12 - Merrimack: Sweeney brings up the ball against a zone defense. Sweeney passes the ball to Allan on the perimeter. Allan shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Bennent grabs the long rebound.
13:58 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Phipps leads the fast break. Foul! Sweeney commits the foul on Phipps.
13:51 - Mississippi State: The ball is inbounded to Phipps. Phipps shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Coughlin grabs the rebound.
13:45 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Conners leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Salmon steals the pass from Conners.
13:32 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Phipps leads the fast break with Mueller to the right. Phipps attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! Mississippi State 13 - 8.
13:27 - Merrimack: Sweeney brings up the ball against a zone defense. Sweeney tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Sweeney passes the ball to Coughlin in the paint. Coughlin shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Leuko grabs the rebound.
13:13 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Phipps leads the fast break with Mueller and Salmon. Phipps passes the ball to Mueller on the perimeter. Mueller shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Mississippi State 16 - 8.
13:09 - Merrimack: Sweeney brings up the ball against pressure defense. Sweeney passes the ball to Conners on the perimeter. Conners tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Conners passes the ball to Sweeney. Sweeney with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Allan grabs the offensive rebound.
12:53 - Merrimack: Allan has the rebound and restarts the offense. Allan passes the ball to Coughlin outside. Foul! Leuko commits a foul away from the ball.
12:47 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Leuko to Point Guard, Carlson to Small Forward and Salmon to Power Forward. Merrimack substitutes Njie to Point Guard and MacKenzie to Small Forward.
12:47 - Merrimack: The ball is inbounded to Conners. Conners passes the ball to Allan in the paint. Allan shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Conners. Mississippi State 16 - 10.
12:35 - Mississippi State: Leuko brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Leuko passes the ball to Phipps outside. Phipps passes the ball to Bennent in the paint. Bennent passes the ball to Leuko in the paint. Leuko passes the ball to Salmon in the paint. Salmon shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Allan grabs the rebound.
12:01 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Conners on the perimeter. Conners passes the ball to MacKenzie outside. MacKenzie hands off the ball to Conners. Conners passes the ball to Allan in the paint. Allan shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Conners. Mississippi State 16 - 12.
11:32 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Ricks to Point Guard. Merrimack substitutes Allan to Small Forward and Fontana to Power Forward.
11:32 - Mississippi State: Ricks brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ricks passes the ball to Phipps. Phipps shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Bennent grabs the offensive rebound.
11:22 - Mississippi State: Bennent has the rebound. Bennent shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Ricks grabs the offensive rebound.
11:20 - Mississippi State: Ricks has the rebound. Ricks shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Mississippi State 18 - 12.
11:18 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie drives to the basket. Foul! Phipps commits the foul on Njie.
11:02 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Carney to Center.
11:02 - Merrimack: The ball is inbounded to Carney. Carney hands off the ball to Njie. Njie passes the ball to Carney in the paint. Carney passes the ball to Njie outside. Foul! Carlson commits the foul on Njie.
10:47 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Coughlin to Small Forward and Enam to Center.
10:47 - Merrimack: The ball is inbounded to Conners. Conners passes the ball to Njie. Njie passes the ball to Conners in the paint. Conners passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Enam passes the ball to Njie outside. Njie passes the ball to Coughlin. The shot clock winding down. Coughlin shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Carlson grabs the rebound.
10:12 - Mississippi State: Phipps brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Phipps passes the ball to Ricks on the perimeter. Ricks shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Fontana grabs the rebound.
10:04 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Coughlin in the paint. Coughlin shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Fontana tips it in. Mississippi State 18 - 14.
9:51 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes McCoy to Point Guard, Mueller to Shooting Guard and Ricks to Small Forward.
9:51 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against pressure defense. McCoy passes the ball to Mueller on the perimeter. Mueller passes the ball to Salmon in the paint. Salmon shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Fontana! Fontana grabs the rebound.
9:38 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against pressure defense. Njie passes the ball to Conners on the perimeter. Foul! Ricks commits a foul away from the ball.
9:31 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Phipps to Shooting Guard.
9:31 - Merrimack: The ball is inbounded to Enam. Enam passes the ball to Conners on the perimeter. Conners passes the ball to Fontana in the paint. Foul! Salmon commits the foul on Fontana. In the bonus, Fontana is shooting one-and-one. Fontana makes the first free throw. Fontana makes the second free throw. Mississippi State 18 - 16.
9:19 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Allan to Small Forward.
9:19 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy passes the ball to Phipps in the paint. Phipps passes the ball to McCoy. McCoy passes the ball to Phipps on the perimeter. Phipps shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Salmon grabs the offensive rebound.
8:59 - Mississippi State: Salmon has the rebound and restarts the offense. Salmon passes the ball to Ricks in the paint. Ricks shoots from the block. Foul! Allan fouls Ricks on the shot. Ricks missed the first free throw. Ricks makes the second free throw. Mississippi State 19 - 16.
8:48 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Mueller to Shooting Guard. Merrimack substitutes Coughlin to Small Forward.
8:48 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Njie passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Enam shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Mississippi State 19 - 18.
8:38 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McCoy with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Bennent grabs the offensive rebound.
8:27 - Mississippi State: Bennent has the rebound. Bennent goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Mississippi State 21 - 18.
8:25 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Enam shoots from the block. The shot misses. Bennent grabs the rebound.
8:15 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy passes the ball to Mueller on the perimeter. Njie steals the pass from Mueller.
8:04 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against pressure defense. Njie passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Enam passes the ball to Njie. Njie with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Enam. Mississippi State 21 - 20.
7:46 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy passes the ball to Bennent in the paint. Bennent passes the ball to Mueller. Mueller shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Enam grabs the rebound.
7:34 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Conners on the perimeter. Conners passes the ball to Coughlin on the perimeter. Coughlin shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Bennent grabs the long rebound.
7:21 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy passes the ball to Ricks in the paint. Enam steals the pass from Ricks.
7:10 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Conners leads the fast break with Njie and Coughlin. Conners passes the ball to Njie on the perimeter. Njie shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Conners. Merrimack 23 - 21.
7:05 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy passes the ball to Salmon in the paint. Salmon passes the ball to Bennent in the paint. Bennent passes the ball to Salmon in the paint. Salmon passes the ball to McCoy on the perimeter. McCoy shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Conners grabs the long rebound.
6:32 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Njie leads the fast break with Coughlin to the right. Njie lays it up. The shot goes in! Merrimack 25 - 21.
6:32 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Merrimack!
6:26 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Allan to Power Forward.
6:26 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McCoy with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Enam grabs the rebound.
6:12 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Coughlin outside. Coughlin passes the ball to Conners on the perimeter. Conners passes the ball to Njie. McCoy steals the pass from Njie.
5:48 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Mueller attacks with the ball on the fast break. Mueller turns the ball over to the other team.
5:44 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Conners leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Conners passes the ball to Allan. Allan with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. McCoy grabs the rebound.
5:29 - Mississippi State: Mueller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Mueller tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Mueller passes the ball to Ricks. Ricks with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Merrimack 25 - 23.
5:16 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Fontana to Power Forward.
5:16 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against pressure defense. Njie passes the ball to Conners. Conners passes the ball to Njie in the paint. Njie shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Conners. Merrimack 27 - 23.
5:02 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy passes the ball to Bennent in the paint. Bennent passes the ball to McCoy. McCoy passes the ball to Ricks in the paint. Ricks tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Ricks shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by McCoy. Merrimack 27 - 25.
4:31 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Leuko to Power Forward.
4:31 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Fontana outside. Fontana passes the ball to Coughlin outside. Coughlin shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Enam grabs the long offensive rebound.
4:14 - Merrimack: Enam has the rebound and restarts the offense. Enam passes the ball to Njie on the perimeter. Njie passes the ball to Coughlin on the perimeter. Coughlin passes the ball to Enam on the perimeter. And the shot clock expires!
3:53 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy passes the ball to Ricks in the paint. Ricks shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by McCoy. Tied 27 - 27.
3:40 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against pressure defense. Njie passes the ball to Fontana on the perimeter. Fontana tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Fontana with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Merrimack 29 - 27.
3:22 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy passes the ball to Mueller. Coughlin steals the pass from Mueller.
3:11 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Fontana in the paint. Fontana shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Ricks grabs the rebound.
2:59 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! McCoy leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McCoy passes the ball to Bennent in the paint. Bennent passes the ball to McCoy. McCoy passes the ball to Bennent in the paint. Bennent passes the ball to Ricks in the paint. Ricks drives down the lane. Ricks passes the ball to Mueller on the perimeter. Mueller shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Ricks. Mississippi State 30 - 29.
2:20 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Enam passes the ball to Coughlin in the paint. Coughlin passes the ball to Conners on the perimeter. Conners passes the ball to Njie outside. Njie shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Mueller grabs the long rebound.
1:51 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Mueller leads the fast break with McCoy to the right. Mueller passes the ball to McCoy on the perimeter. McCoy shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Fontana grabs the rebound.
1:44 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Njie passes the ball to Fontana in the paint. Fontana passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Enam shoots in the paint. Foul! Bennent fouls Enam on the shot. Enam makes the first free throw. Enam makes the second free throw. Merrimack 31 - 30.
1:28 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy passes the ball to Bennent in the paint. Offensive foul! Leuko commits the foul away from the ball.
1:23 - Game Event: Time out. Leuko must sit with 3 fouls. Mississippi State substitutes Salmon to Power Forward.
1:23 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Fontana. Fontana passes the ball to Coughlin on the perimeter. Coughlin shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Fontana. Merrimack 34 - 30.
1:06 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy passes the ball to Mueller on the perimeter. Mueller passes the ball to Bennent in the paint. Bennent shoots from the low post. Offensive foul! Bennent charged with the foul while taking the shot over Enam.
0:51 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Njie passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Enam shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Bennent grabs the rebound.
0:38 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Mueller leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Mueller passes the ball to Ricks in the paint. Ricks shoots in the paint. Foul! Enam fouls Ricks on the shot. Ricks makes the first free throw. Ricks makes the second free throw. Merrimack 34 - 32.
0:21 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Fontana in the paint. Fontana shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Salmon! Ricks grabs the rebound.
0:07 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Conners steals the pass from McCoy.
0:03 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against pressure defense. Njie shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Salmon grabs the rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Mississippi State 32, Merrimack 34
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Bennent must sit with 2 fouls. Mississippi State substitutes Amaro to Center.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Merrimack. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Merrimack: The ball is inbounded to Njie. Njie passes the ball to Coughlin in the paint. Coughlin passes the ball to Fontana in the paint. Fontana shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Coughlin. Merrimack 36 - 32.
19:37 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Leuko to Power Forward and Bennent to Center.
19:37 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy passes the ball to Mueller on the perimeter. Mueller tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Mueller passes the ball to Bennent in the paint. Bennent shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Bennent grabs the offensive rebound.
19:19 - Mississippi State: Bennent has the rebound and restarts the offense. Bennent shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Njie grabs the rebound.
19:14 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Conners leads the fast break with Njie and Coughlin. Conners lays it up. The shot misses. Enam grabs the offensive rebound.
19:10 - Merrimack: Enam has the rebound. Enam shoots from the block. The shot misses. Coughlin grabs the offensive rebound.
19:08 - Merrimack: Coughlin has the rebound. Coughlin shoots from the low post. Bennent rotates over and blocks the shot! Leuko grabs the rebound.
19:06 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy passes the ball to Bennent in the paint. Bennent shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by McCoy. Merrimack 36 - 34.
18:56 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Amaro to Center. Merrimack substitutes Sweeney to Shooting Guard and Carney to Center.
18:56 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Njie turns the ball over out of bounds.
18:45 - Mississippi State: Mueller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Mueller passes the ball to Ricks on the perimeter. Ricks tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Ricks passes the ball to Mueller. Mueller with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Ricks. Tied 36 - 36.
18:27 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Coughlin in the paint. Coughlin shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Njie. Merrimack 38 - 36.
18:14 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy passes the ball to Mueller. Mueller passes the ball to Amaro in the paint. Amaro shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Mueller. Tied 38 - 38.
17:58 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Conners to Shooting Guard.
17:58 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Carney on the perimeter. McCoy steals the pass from Carney.
17:46 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McCoy passes the ball to Mueller. Mueller with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Coughlin grabs the rebound.
17:33 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Conners in the paint. Conners passes the ball to Fontana on the perimeter. Fontana passes the ball to Conners. Mueller steals the pass from Conners.
17:08 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Mueller leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Mueller tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Mueller passes the ball to Amaro in the paint. Amaro shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Fontana grabs the rebound.
16:52 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against pressure defense. Njie passes the ball to Coughlin in the paint. Coughlin shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Njie. And Coughlin is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Coughlin makes the first free throw. Merrimack 41 - 38.
16:38 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Bennent to Center. Merrimack substitutes Sweeney to Shooting Guard.
16:38 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy passes the ball to Mueller in the paint. Mueller passes the ball to Bennent in the paint. Bennent shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Fontana grabs the rebound.
16:20 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Coughlin. Coughlin passes the ball to Njie on the perimeter. Njie passes the ball to Carney. McCoy steals the pass from Carney.
15:57 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy passes the ball to Leuko outside. Leuko passes the ball to Bennent in the paint. Bennent passes the ball to Ricks on the perimeter. Ricks shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Tied 41 - 41.
15:35 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Mueller to Point Guard, Phipps to Shooting Guard and Salmon to Small Forward. Merrimack substitutes Sweeney to Point Guard, Conners to Shooting Guard, Allan to Power Forward and Enam to Center.
15:35 - Merrimack: Sweeney brings up the ball against a zone defense. Sweeney passes the ball to Conners in the paint. Conners passes the ball to Sweeney on the perimeter. Sweeney tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Sweeney passes the ball to Allan in the paint. Allan shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Sweeney. Merrimack 43 - 41.
15:09 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Carney to Center.
15:09 - Mississippi State: Mueller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Mueller passes the ball to Leuko. Leuko passes the ball to Mueller. Mueller passes the ball to Salmon in the paint. Salmon passes the ball to Leuko in the paint. Foul! Allan commits the foul on Leuko.
14:47 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Enam to Center.
14:47 - Mississippi State: The ball is inbounded to Salmon. Salmon passes the ball to Bennent in the paint. Bennent passes the ball to Leuko in the paint. Leuko shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Tied 43 - 43.
14:27 - Merrimack: Sweeney brings up the ball against pressure defense. Sweeney passes the ball to Coughlin. Coughlin with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Bennent grabs the rebound.
14:17 - Mississippi State: Mueller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Mueller passes the ball to Bennent in the paint. Bennent passes the ball to Mueller in the paint. Mueller passes the ball to Phipps outside. Phipps shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Mississippi State 46 - 43.
13:52 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Njie to Point Guard.
13:52 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie drives down the lane. Njie lays it up. The shot goes in! Mississippi State 46 - 45.
13:43 - Mississippi State: Phipps brings up the ball against a zone defense. Phipps passes the ball to Mueller. Mueller passes the ball to Bennent in the paint. Bennent shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Mueller. Mississippi State 48 - 45.
13:22 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Sweeney to Point Guard.
13:22 - Merrimack: Sweeney brings up the ball against a zone defense. Sweeney passes the ball to Conners. Conners passes the ball to Sweeney. Sweeney passes the ball to Conners. Conners passes the ball to Enam. Enam passes the ball to Conners. Conners with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Phipps fouls Conners on the shot. Conners makes the first free throw. Conners missed the second free throw. Leuko grabs the rebound. Mississippi State 48 - 46.
12:49 - Mississippi State: Mueller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Mueller passes the ball to Salmon in the paint. Salmon shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Mueller. Mississippi State 50 - 46.
12:39 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Ricks to Point Guard. Merrimack substitutes Njie to Point Guard and MacKenzie to Small Forward.
12:39 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to MacKenzie on the perimeter. MacKenzie passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Enam shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Bennent grabs the rebound.
12:21 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Phipps attacks with the ball on the fast break. Phipps lays it up. Foul! Conners fouls Phipps on the shot. Phipps missed the first free throw. Phipps makes the second free throw. Mississippi State 51 - 46.
12:17 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Enam shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Bennent grabs the rebound.
12:04 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Phipps leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Phipps passes the ball to Salmon in the paint. Salmon shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Enam grabs the rebound.
11:49 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to MacKenzie outside. MacKenzie shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Bennent grabs the rebound.
11:39 - Mississippi State: Ricks brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ricks drives down the lane. Ricks passes the ball to Leuko at the basket. Leuko lays it up. Foul! Enam fouls Leuko on the shot. Leuko makes the first free throw. Leuko makes the second free throw. Mississippi State 53 - 46.
11:29 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Allan to Small Forward and Fontana to Power Forward.
11:29 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against pressure defense. Njie passes the ball to Enam. Enam shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Mississippi State 53 - 48.
11:20 - Mississippi State: Ricks brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Ricks tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Ricks passes the ball to Phipps. Phipps with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Allan grabs the rebound.
11:07 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against pressure defense. Njie passes the ball to Allan. Allan passes the ball to Njie. Njie passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Enam shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Njie. Mississippi State 53 - 50.
10:44 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes McCoy to Point Guard and Ricks to Small Forward. Merrimack substitutes Coughlin to Small Forward.
10:44 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy passes the ball to Leuko outside. Leuko shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Mississippi State 56 - 50.
10:35 - Merrimack: Conners brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Conners passes the ball to Njie in the paint. Njie passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Enam passes the ball to Conners. Conners passes the ball to Njie outside. Foul! McCoy commits the foul on Njie.
10:11 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Ricks to Point Guard and Salmon to Small Forward. Merrimack substitutes Allan to Small Forward.
10:11 - Merrimack: The ball is inbounded to Njie. Njie passes the ball to Fontana in the paint. Fontana shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Salmon grabs the rebound.
10:02 - Mississippi State: Ricks brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ricks tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Ricks passes the ball to Leuko in the paint. Leuko shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Foul! Conners fouls Phipps blocking out to get the rebound.
9:51 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes McCoy to Point Guard, Mueller to Shooting Guard and Ricks to Small Forward. Merrimack substitutes Coughlin to Small Forward.
9:51 - Mississippi State: The ball is inbounded to McCoy. McCoy passes the ball to Leuko. Leuko with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Mississippi State 58 - 50.
9:39 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Fontana on the perimeter. Fontana shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Bennent grabs the rebound.
9:27 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Mueller leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Mueller passes the ball to Ricks in the paint. Ricks passes the ball to McCoy on the perimeter. McCoy turns the ball over out of bounds.
9:04 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Phipps to Point Guard, Kuol to Shooting Guard, Carlson to Small Forward and Salmon to Power Forward. Merrimack substitutes Allan to Small Forward and Carney to Center.
9:04 - Merrimack: Conners brings up the ball against a zone defense. Conners passes the ball to Allan outside. Allan passes the ball to Carney in the paint. Carney passes the ball to Fontana. Fontana passes the ball to Allan. Allan passes the ball to Njie outside. And the shot clock expires!
8:34 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes McCoy to Point Guard, Mueller to Shooting Guard, Ricks to Small Forward and Leuko to Power Forward. Merrimack substitutes Coughlin to Small Forward and Enam to Center.
8:34 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy passes the ball to Leuko in the paint. Leuko passes the ball to Mueller in the paint. Mueller shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Fontana grabs the rebound.
8:21 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against pressure defense. Njie passes the ball to Fontana in the paint. Fontana passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Foul! Bennent commits the foul on Enam.
8:10 - Merrimack: The ball is inbounded to Coughlin. Coughlin passes the ball to Njie. Njie shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Coughlin. Mississippi State 58 - 52.
7:58 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy passes the ball to Ricks in the paint. Ricks shoots from the low post. Offensive foul! Ricks charged with the foul while taking the shot over Coughlin.
7:44 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against pressure defense. Njie passes the ball to Fontana. Fontana passes the ball to Coughlin. Coughlin passes the ball to Njie on the perimeter. Njie passes the ball to Conners on the perimeter. Conners shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Mississippi State 58 - 55.
7:16 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy passes the ball to Bennent on the perimeter. Bennent passes the ball to McCoy. McCoy passes the ball to Leuko in the paint. Leuko shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Enam grabs the rebound.
6:53 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Conners leads the fast break with Njie and Coughlin. Conners passes the ball to Njie at the basket. Njie lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Conners. Mississippi State 58 - 57.
6:48 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy drives by Njie. McCoy passes the ball to Leuko at the basket. Leuko lays it up. Enam rotates over and blocks the shot! Fontana grabs the rebound.
6:39 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Conners leads the fast break. Foul! McCoy commits the foul on Conners.
6:35 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Allan to Power Forward.
6:35 - Merrimack: The ball is inbounded to Enam. Enam passes the ball to Conners on the perimeter. Conners passes the ball to Allan in the paint. Allan passes the ball to Conners outside. Conners passes the ball to Njie outside. Foul! Bennent commits a foul away from the ball. In the bonus, Enam is shooting one-and-one. Enam makes the first free throw. Enam makes the second free throw. Merrimack 59 - 58.
6:15 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy passes the ball to Leuko in the paint. Foul! Enam commits a foul away from the ball.
6:08 - Mississippi State: The ball is inbounded to Leuko. Leuko passes the ball to McCoy. McCoy passes the ball to Ricks on the perimeter. Ricks passes the ball to Mueller. Mueller passes the ball to McCoy on the perimeter. McCoy shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Mueller. Mississippi State 61 - 59.
5:39 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Fontana to Power Forward.
5:39 - Merrimack: Conners brings up the ball against pressure defense. Mississippi State is fatigued and are showing low defensive energy. Conners passes the ball to Fontana. McCoy steals the pass from Fontana.
5:26 - Mississippi State: Breakaway! McCoy takes the ball the length of the court. McCoy attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! Mississippi State 63 - 59.
5:19 - Merrimack: Conners brings up the ball against pressure defense. Conners passes the ball to Coughlin outside. Coughlin passes the ball to Conners. Conners passes the ball to Coughlin. Coughlin passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Enam shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Mississippi State 63 - 61.
4:53 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy drives by Coughlin. McCoy lays it up. Enam rotates over and blocks the shot! Enam grabs the rebound.
4:42 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Coughlin. Coughlin with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. McCoy grabs the rebound.
4:27 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! McCoy attacks with the ball on the fast break. McCoy passes the ball to Ricks on the perimeter. Ricks shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by McCoy. Mississippi State 66 - 61.
4:22 - Merrimack: Conners brings up the ball against a zone defense. Conners passes the ball to Njie outside. Njie passes the ball to Fontana in the paint. Fontana drives down the lane. Fontana passes the ball to Conners at the basket. Conners lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Fontana. Mississippi State 66 - 63.
3:58 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy passes the ball to Mueller. Mueller passes the ball to McCoy. McCoy passes the ball to Ricks. Ricks carelessly turns the ball over to the other team.
3:42 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Conners leads the fast break with Njie and Coughlin. Conners lays it up. The shot goes in! Mississippi State 66 - 65.
3:38 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McCoy passes the ball to Leuko in the paint. Leuko shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Leuko grabs the offensive rebound.
3:27 - Mississippi State: Leuko has the rebound. Leuko shoots from the low post. Enam rotates over and blocks the shot! Njie grabs the rebound.
3:25 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Enam passes the ball to Njie on the perimeter. Njie passes the ball to Fontana in the paint. Fontana passes the ball to Njie outside. Njie shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Merrimack 68 - 66.
3:25 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Merrimack!
2:56 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy passes the ball to Leuko in the paint. Offensive foul! Leuko commits the foul.
2:52 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against pressure defense. Njie turns the ball over out of bounds.
2:47 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy passes the ball to Ricks. Ricks carelessly turns the ball over out of bounds.
2:42 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Enam passes the ball to Coughlin in the paint. Coughlin tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Coughlin passes the ball to Fontana in the paint. Fontana shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Coughlin. Merrimack 70 - 66.
2:13 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy passes the ball to Leuko outside. Leuko passes the ball to McCoy on the perimeter. McCoy passes the ball to Bennent in the paint. Bennent passes the ball to Leuko. Coughlin steals the pass from Leuko.
1:46 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Conners leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Conners passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Enam drives down the lane. Enam attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! Merrimack 72 - 66.
1:19 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy passes the ball to Mueller on the perimeter. Offensive foul! Mueller commits the foul.
1:12 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball while the defense tries to foul. Njie passes the ball to Conners on the perimeter. Conners passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Foul! Leuko commits the intentional foul on Enam. Leuko fouls out. Salmon replaces Leuko at power forward. In the double bonus, Enam is shooting two free throws. Enam missed the first free throw. Enam makes the second free throw. Merrimack 73 - 66.
0:58 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy passes the ball to Ricks on the perimeter. Ricks shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Conners grabs the rebound.
0:44 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball while the defense tries to foul. Njie passes the ball to Conners in the paint. Foul! Salmon commits the intentional foul on Conners. In the double bonus, Conners is shooting two free throws. Conners makes the first free throw. Conners missed the second free throw. Mueller grabs the rebound. Merrimack 74 - 66.
0:39 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy passes the ball to Mueller on the perimeter. Mueller passes the ball to Ricks in the paint. Ricks shoots from the low post. Foul! Coughlin fouls Ricks on the shot. Ricks makes the first free throw. Ricks missed the second free throw. Fontana grabs the rebound. Merrimack 74 - 67.
0:25 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Fontana in the paint. Fontana passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Enam shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Salmon grabs the rebound.
0:11 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Mueller leads the fast break with McCoy and Ricks. Mueller passes the ball to McCoy on the perimeter. McCoy shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Merrimack 74 - 70.
0:07 - Merrimack: Conners brings up the ball against a zone defense. Conners shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Merrimack 77 - 70.
0:01 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. The shot clock winding down. McCoy shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Fontana grabs the long rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Mississippi State 70, Merrimack 77
Starting Line-Ups
Mississippi State: PG-McCoy (6' 4½"), SG-Mueller (6' 4½"), SF-Ricks (6' 4"), PF-Leuko (6' 6½"), C-Bennent (6' 8½")
Merrimack: PG-Njie (6' ½"), SG-Conners (6' 2"), SF-Coughlin (6' 3"), PF-Fontana (6' 7½"), C-Enam (6' 9½")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! Mississippi State gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy passes the ball to Mueller outside. Mueller passes the ball to Ricks in the paint. Ricks passes the ball to McCoy on the perimeter. McCoy passes the ball to Bennent in the paint. Bennent shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by McCoy. Mississippi State 2 - 0.
19:29 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against pressure defense. Njie passes the ball to Fontana in the paint. Fontana drives to the basket. Foul! Leuko commits the foul on Fontana.
19:10 - Merrimack: The ball is inbounded to Njie. Njie passes the ball to Coughlin outside. Coughlin passes the ball to Enam on the perimeter. Enam passes the ball to Coughlin on the perimeter. Coughlin passes the ball to Fontana in the paint. Fontana shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Tied 2 - 2.
18:41 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Amaro to Center. Merrimack substitutes Sweeney to Shooting Guard and Carney to Center.
18:41 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy passes the ball to Amaro in the paint. Amaro passes the ball to McCoy on the perimeter. McCoy passes the ball to Leuko in the paint. Leuko shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Mississippi State 4 - 2.
18:17 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against pressure defense. Njie passes the ball to Carney in the paint. Carney passes the ball to Fontana. Fontana passes the ball to Coughlin outside. Coughlin passes the ball to Carney in the paint. Carney shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Carney grabs the offensive rebound.
17:51 - Merrimack: Carney has the rebound. Carney shoots from the low post. Foul! Amaro fouls Carney on the shot. Carney makes the first free throw. Carney makes the second free throw. Tied 4 - 4.
17:49 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy passes the ball to Leuko. Leuko passes the ball to Ricks. Ricks tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Ricks shoots a jumper. Foul! Coughlin fouls Ricks on the shot. Ricks missed the first free throw. Ricks makes the second free throw. Mississippi State 5 - 4.
17:26 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Fontana in the paint. Fontana passes the ball to Coughlin. Coughlin shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Fontana. Merrimack 6 - 5.
17:06 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy drives by Njie. McCoy passes the ball to Mueller on the perimeter. Mueller shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Amaro grabs the long offensive rebound.
16:56 - Mississippi State: Amaro has the rebound and restarts the offense. Amaro passes the ball to McCoy in the paint. McCoy tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McCoy shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Leuko grabs the offensive rebound.
16:37 - Mississippi State: Leuko has the rebound. Leuko goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Mississippi State 7 - 6.
16:35 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Conners to Shooting Guard.
16:35 - Merrimack: Conners brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Conners passes the ball to Njie in the paint. Njie passes the ball to Fontana in the paint. Fontana shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Njie. Merrimack 8 - 7.
16:21 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Sweeney to Shooting Guard.
16:21 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy passes the ball to Amaro in the paint. Amaro passes the ball to Ricks. Ricks shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Coughlin grabs the rebound.
16:09 - Merrimack: Sweeney brings up the ball against a zone defense. Sweeney passes the ball to Fontana in the paint. Fontana shoots from the low post. Leuko rotates over and blocks the shot! Ricks grabs the rebound.
15:57 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy passes the ball to Mueller in the paint. Carney steals the pass from Mueller.
15:49 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Sweeney leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Sweeney passes the ball to Carney on the perimeter. Carney shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. McCoy grabs the long rebound.
15:34 - Mississippi State: Mueller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Mueller passes the ball to Amaro. Amaro shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Mueller. Mississippi State 9 - 8.
15:23 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Mueller to Point Guard, Phipps to Shooting Guard, Salmon to Small Forward and Bennent to Center. Merrimack substitutes Sweeney to Point Guard, Conners to Shooting Guard and Allan to Power Forward.
15:23 - Merrimack: Sweeney brings up the ball against a zone defense. Sweeney passes the ball to Conners. Conners passes the ball to Carney. Carney passes the ball to Allan outside. Allan passes the ball to Carney in the paint. Carney passes the ball to Sweeney in the paint. And the shot clock expires!
14:51 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Enam to Center.
14:51 - Mississippi State: Mueller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Mueller passes the ball to Leuko. Leuko shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Mueller. Mississippi State 11 - 8.
14:39 - Merrimack: Sweeney brings up the ball against a zone defense. Sweeney passes the ball to Allan on the perimeter. Allan passes the ball to Coughlin. Coughlin passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Enam shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Mueller grabs the rebound.
14:17 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Phipps attacks with the ball on the fast break. Phipps turns the ball over to the other team.
14:12 - Merrimack: Sweeney brings up the ball against a zone defense. Sweeney passes the ball to Allan on the perimeter. Allan shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Bennent grabs the long rebound.
13:58 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Phipps leads the fast break. Foul! Sweeney commits the foul on Phipps.
13:51 - Mississippi State: The ball is inbounded to Phipps. Phipps shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Coughlin grabs the rebound.
13:45 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Conners leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Salmon steals the pass from Conners.
13:32 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Phipps leads the fast break with Mueller to the right. Phipps attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! Mississippi State 13 - 8.
13:27 - Merrimack: Sweeney brings up the ball against a zone defense. Sweeney tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Sweeney passes the ball to Coughlin in the paint. Coughlin shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Leuko grabs the rebound.
13:13 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Phipps leads the fast break with Mueller and Salmon. Phipps passes the ball to Mueller on the perimeter. Mueller shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Mississippi State 16 - 8.
13:09 - Merrimack: Sweeney brings up the ball against pressure defense. Sweeney passes the ball to Conners on the perimeter. Conners tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Conners passes the ball to Sweeney. Sweeney with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Allan grabs the offensive rebound.
12:53 - Merrimack: Allan has the rebound and restarts the offense. Allan passes the ball to Coughlin outside. Foul! Leuko commits a foul away from the ball.
12:47 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Leuko to Point Guard, Carlson to Small Forward and Salmon to Power Forward. Merrimack substitutes Njie to Point Guard and MacKenzie to Small Forward.
12:47 - Merrimack: The ball is inbounded to Conners. Conners passes the ball to Allan in the paint. Allan shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Conners. Mississippi State 16 - 10.
12:35 - Mississippi State: Leuko brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Leuko passes the ball to Phipps outside. Phipps passes the ball to Bennent in the paint. Bennent passes the ball to Leuko in the paint. Leuko passes the ball to Salmon in the paint. Salmon shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Allan grabs the rebound.
12:01 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Conners on the perimeter. Conners passes the ball to MacKenzie outside. MacKenzie hands off the ball to Conners. Conners passes the ball to Allan in the paint. Allan shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Conners. Mississippi State 16 - 12.
11:32 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Ricks to Point Guard. Merrimack substitutes Allan to Small Forward and Fontana to Power Forward.
11:32 - Mississippi State: Ricks brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ricks passes the ball to Phipps. Phipps shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Bennent grabs the offensive rebound.
11:22 - Mississippi State: Bennent has the rebound. Bennent shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Ricks grabs the offensive rebound.
11:20 - Mississippi State: Ricks has the rebound. Ricks shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Mississippi State 18 - 12.
11:18 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie drives to the basket. Foul! Phipps commits the foul on Njie.
11:02 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Carney to Center.
11:02 - Merrimack: The ball is inbounded to Carney. Carney hands off the ball to Njie. Njie passes the ball to Carney in the paint. Carney passes the ball to Njie outside. Foul! Carlson commits the foul on Njie.
10:47 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Coughlin to Small Forward and Enam to Center.
10:47 - Merrimack: The ball is inbounded to Conners. Conners passes the ball to Njie. Njie passes the ball to Conners in the paint. Conners passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Enam passes the ball to Njie outside. Njie passes the ball to Coughlin. The shot clock winding down. Coughlin shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Carlson grabs the rebound.
10:12 - Mississippi State: Phipps brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Phipps passes the ball to Ricks on the perimeter. Ricks shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Fontana grabs the rebound.
10:04 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Coughlin in the paint. Coughlin shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Fontana tips it in. Mississippi State 18 - 14.
9:51 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes McCoy to Point Guard, Mueller to Shooting Guard and Ricks to Small Forward.
9:51 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against pressure defense. McCoy passes the ball to Mueller on the perimeter. Mueller passes the ball to Salmon in the paint. Salmon shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Fontana! Fontana grabs the rebound.
9:38 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against pressure defense. Njie passes the ball to Conners on the perimeter. Foul! Ricks commits a foul away from the ball.
9:31 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Phipps to Shooting Guard.
9:31 - Merrimack: The ball is inbounded to Enam. Enam passes the ball to Conners on the perimeter. Conners passes the ball to Fontana in the paint. Foul! Salmon commits the foul on Fontana. In the bonus, Fontana is shooting one-and-one. Fontana makes the first free throw. Fontana makes the second free throw. Mississippi State 18 - 16.
9:19 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Allan to Small Forward.
9:19 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy passes the ball to Phipps in the paint. Phipps passes the ball to McCoy. McCoy passes the ball to Phipps on the perimeter. Phipps shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Salmon grabs the offensive rebound.
8:59 - Mississippi State: Salmon has the rebound and restarts the offense. Salmon passes the ball to Ricks in the paint. Ricks shoots from the block. Foul! Allan fouls Ricks on the shot. Ricks missed the first free throw. Ricks makes the second free throw. Mississippi State 19 - 16.
8:48 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Mueller to Shooting Guard. Merrimack substitutes Coughlin to Small Forward.
8:48 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Njie passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Enam shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Mississippi State 19 - 18.
8:38 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McCoy with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Bennent grabs the offensive rebound.
8:27 - Mississippi State: Bennent has the rebound. Bennent goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Mississippi State 21 - 18.
8:25 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Enam shoots from the block. The shot misses. Bennent grabs the rebound.
8:15 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy passes the ball to Mueller on the perimeter. Njie steals the pass from Mueller.
8:04 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against pressure defense. Njie passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Enam passes the ball to Njie. Njie with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Enam. Mississippi State 21 - 20.
7:46 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy passes the ball to Bennent in the paint. Bennent passes the ball to Mueller. Mueller shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Enam grabs the rebound.
7:34 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Conners on the perimeter. Conners passes the ball to Coughlin on the perimeter. Coughlin shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Bennent grabs the long rebound.
7:21 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy passes the ball to Ricks in the paint. Enam steals the pass from Ricks.
7:10 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Conners leads the fast break with Njie and Coughlin. Conners passes the ball to Njie on the perimeter. Njie shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Conners. Merrimack 23 - 21.
7:05 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy passes the ball to Salmon in the paint. Salmon passes the ball to Bennent in the paint. Bennent passes the ball to Salmon in the paint. Salmon passes the ball to McCoy on the perimeter. McCoy shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Conners grabs the long rebound.
6:32 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Njie leads the fast break with Coughlin to the right. Njie lays it up. The shot goes in! Merrimack 25 - 21.
6:32 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Merrimack!
6:26 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Allan to Power Forward.
6:26 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McCoy with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Enam grabs the rebound.
6:12 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Coughlin outside. Coughlin passes the ball to Conners on the perimeter. Conners passes the ball to Njie. McCoy steals the pass from Njie.
5:48 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Mueller attacks with the ball on the fast break. Mueller turns the ball over to the other team.
5:44 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Conners leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Conners passes the ball to Allan. Allan with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. McCoy grabs the rebound.
5:29 - Mississippi State: Mueller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Mueller tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Mueller passes the ball to Ricks. Ricks with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Merrimack 25 - 23.
5:16 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Fontana to Power Forward.
5:16 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against pressure defense. Njie passes the ball to Conners. Conners passes the ball to Njie in the paint. Njie shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Conners. Merrimack 27 - 23.
5:02 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy passes the ball to Bennent in the paint. Bennent passes the ball to McCoy. McCoy passes the ball to Ricks in the paint. Ricks tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Ricks shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by McCoy. Merrimack 27 - 25.
4:31 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Leuko to Power Forward.
4:31 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Fontana outside. Fontana passes the ball to Coughlin outside. Coughlin shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Enam grabs the long offensive rebound.
4:14 - Merrimack: Enam has the rebound and restarts the offense. Enam passes the ball to Njie on the perimeter. Njie passes the ball to Coughlin on the perimeter. Coughlin passes the ball to Enam on the perimeter. And the shot clock expires!
3:53 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy passes the ball to Ricks in the paint. Ricks shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by McCoy. Tied 27 - 27.
3:40 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against pressure defense. Njie passes the ball to Fontana on the perimeter. Fontana tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Fontana with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Merrimack 29 - 27.
3:22 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy passes the ball to Mueller. Coughlin steals the pass from Mueller.
3:11 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Fontana in the paint. Fontana shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Ricks grabs the rebound.
2:59 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! McCoy leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McCoy passes the ball to Bennent in the paint. Bennent passes the ball to McCoy. McCoy passes the ball to Bennent in the paint. Bennent passes the ball to Ricks in the paint. Ricks drives down the lane. Ricks passes the ball to Mueller on the perimeter. Mueller shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Ricks. Mississippi State 30 - 29.
2:20 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Enam passes the ball to Coughlin in the paint. Coughlin passes the ball to Conners on the perimeter. Conners passes the ball to Njie outside. Njie shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Mueller grabs the long rebound.
1:51 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Mueller leads the fast break with McCoy to the right. Mueller passes the ball to McCoy on the perimeter. McCoy shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Fontana grabs the rebound.
1:44 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Njie passes the ball to Fontana in the paint. Fontana passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Enam shoots in the paint. Foul! Bennent fouls Enam on the shot. Enam makes the first free throw. Enam makes the second free throw. Merrimack 31 - 30.
1:28 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy passes the ball to Bennent in the paint. Offensive foul! Leuko commits the foul away from the ball.
1:23 - Game Event: Time out. Leuko must sit with 3 fouls. Mississippi State substitutes Salmon to Power Forward.
1:23 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Fontana. Fontana passes the ball to Coughlin on the perimeter. Coughlin shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Fontana. Merrimack 34 - 30.
1:06 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy passes the ball to Mueller on the perimeter. Mueller passes the ball to Bennent in the paint. Bennent shoots from the low post. Offensive foul! Bennent charged with the foul while taking the shot over Enam.
0:51 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Njie passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Enam shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Bennent grabs the rebound.
0:38 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Mueller leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Mueller passes the ball to Ricks in the paint. Ricks shoots in the paint. Foul! Enam fouls Ricks on the shot. Ricks makes the first free throw. Ricks makes the second free throw. Merrimack 34 - 32.
0:21 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Fontana in the paint. Fontana shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Salmon! Ricks grabs the rebound.
0:07 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Conners steals the pass from McCoy.
0:03 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against pressure defense. Njie shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Salmon grabs the rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Mississippi State 32, Merrimack 34
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Bennent must sit with 2 fouls. Mississippi State substitutes Amaro to Center.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Merrimack. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Merrimack: The ball is inbounded to Njie. Njie passes the ball to Coughlin in the paint. Coughlin passes the ball to Fontana in the paint. Fontana shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Coughlin. Merrimack 36 - 32.
19:37 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Leuko to Power Forward and Bennent to Center.
19:37 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy passes the ball to Mueller on the perimeter. Mueller tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Mueller passes the ball to Bennent in the paint. Bennent shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Bennent grabs the offensive rebound.
19:19 - Mississippi State: Bennent has the rebound and restarts the offense. Bennent shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Njie grabs the rebound.
19:14 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Conners leads the fast break with Njie and Coughlin. Conners lays it up. The shot misses. Enam grabs the offensive rebound.
19:10 - Merrimack: Enam has the rebound. Enam shoots from the block. The shot misses. Coughlin grabs the offensive rebound.
19:08 - Merrimack: Coughlin has the rebound. Coughlin shoots from the low post. Bennent rotates over and blocks the shot! Leuko grabs the rebound.
19:06 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy passes the ball to Bennent in the paint. Bennent shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by McCoy. Merrimack 36 - 34.
18:56 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Amaro to Center. Merrimack substitutes Sweeney to Shooting Guard and Carney to Center.
18:56 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Njie turns the ball over out of bounds.
18:45 - Mississippi State: Mueller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Mueller passes the ball to Ricks on the perimeter. Ricks tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Ricks passes the ball to Mueller. Mueller with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Ricks. Tied 36 - 36.
18:27 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Coughlin in the paint. Coughlin shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Njie. Merrimack 38 - 36.
18:14 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy passes the ball to Mueller. Mueller passes the ball to Amaro in the paint. Amaro shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Mueller. Tied 38 - 38.
17:58 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Conners to Shooting Guard.
17:58 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Carney on the perimeter. McCoy steals the pass from Carney.
17:46 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McCoy passes the ball to Mueller. Mueller with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Coughlin grabs the rebound.
17:33 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Conners in the paint. Conners passes the ball to Fontana on the perimeter. Fontana passes the ball to Conners. Mueller steals the pass from Conners.
17:08 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Mueller leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Mueller tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Mueller passes the ball to Amaro in the paint. Amaro shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Fontana grabs the rebound.
16:52 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against pressure defense. Njie passes the ball to Coughlin in the paint. Coughlin shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Njie. And Coughlin is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Coughlin makes the first free throw. Merrimack 41 - 38.
16:38 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Bennent to Center. Merrimack substitutes Sweeney to Shooting Guard.
16:38 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy passes the ball to Mueller in the paint. Mueller passes the ball to Bennent in the paint. Bennent shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Fontana grabs the rebound.
16:20 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Coughlin. Coughlin passes the ball to Njie on the perimeter. Njie passes the ball to Carney. McCoy steals the pass from Carney.
15:57 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy passes the ball to Leuko outside. Leuko passes the ball to Bennent in the paint. Bennent passes the ball to Ricks on the perimeter. Ricks shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Tied 41 - 41.
15:35 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Mueller to Point Guard, Phipps to Shooting Guard and Salmon to Small Forward. Merrimack substitutes Sweeney to Point Guard, Conners to Shooting Guard, Allan to Power Forward and Enam to Center.
15:35 - Merrimack: Sweeney brings up the ball against a zone defense. Sweeney passes the ball to Conners in the paint. Conners passes the ball to Sweeney on the perimeter. Sweeney tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Sweeney passes the ball to Allan in the paint. Allan shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Assisted by Sweeney. Merrimack 43 - 41.
15:09 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Carney to Center.
15:09 - Mississippi State: Mueller brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Mueller passes the ball to Leuko. Leuko passes the ball to Mueller. Mueller passes the ball to Salmon in the paint. Salmon passes the ball to Leuko in the paint. Foul! Allan commits the foul on Leuko.
14:47 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Enam to Center.
14:47 - Mississippi State: The ball is inbounded to Salmon. Salmon passes the ball to Bennent in the paint. Bennent passes the ball to Leuko in the paint. Leuko shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Tied 43 - 43.
14:27 - Merrimack: Sweeney brings up the ball against pressure defense. Sweeney passes the ball to Coughlin. Coughlin with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Bennent grabs the rebound.
14:17 - Mississippi State: Mueller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Mueller passes the ball to Bennent in the paint. Bennent passes the ball to Mueller in the paint. Mueller passes the ball to Phipps outside. Phipps shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Mississippi State 46 - 43.
13:52 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Njie to Point Guard.
13:52 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie drives down the lane. Njie lays it up. The shot goes in! Mississippi State 46 - 45.
13:43 - Mississippi State: Phipps brings up the ball against a zone defense. Phipps passes the ball to Mueller. Mueller passes the ball to Bennent in the paint. Bennent shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Mueller. Mississippi State 48 - 45.
13:22 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Sweeney to Point Guard.
13:22 - Merrimack: Sweeney brings up the ball against a zone defense. Sweeney passes the ball to Conners. Conners passes the ball to Sweeney. Sweeney passes the ball to Conners. Conners passes the ball to Enam. Enam passes the ball to Conners. Conners with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! Phipps fouls Conners on the shot. Conners makes the first free throw. Conners missed the second free throw. Leuko grabs the rebound. Mississippi State 48 - 46.
12:49 - Mississippi State: Mueller brings up the ball against a zone defense. Mueller passes the ball to Salmon in the paint. Salmon shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Mueller. Mississippi State 50 - 46.
12:39 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Ricks to Point Guard. Merrimack substitutes Njie to Point Guard and MacKenzie to Small Forward.
12:39 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to MacKenzie on the perimeter. MacKenzie passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Enam shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Bennent grabs the rebound.
12:21 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Phipps attacks with the ball on the fast break. Phipps lays it up. Foul! Conners fouls Phipps on the shot. Phipps missed the first free throw. Phipps makes the second free throw. Mississippi State 51 - 46.
12:17 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Enam shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Bennent grabs the rebound.
12:04 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Phipps leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Phipps passes the ball to Salmon in the paint. Salmon shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Enam grabs the rebound.
11:49 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to MacKenzie outside. MacKenzie shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Bennent grabs the rebound.
11:39 - Mississippi State: Ricks brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ricks drives down the lane. Ricks passes the ball to Leuko at the basket. Leuko lays it up. Foul! Enam fouls Leuko on the shot. Leuko makes the first free throw. Leuko makes the second free throw. Mississippi State 53 - 46.
11:29 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Allan to Small Forward and Fontana to Power Forward.
11:29 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against pressure defense. Njie passes the ball to Enam. Enam shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Mississippi State 53 - 48.
11:20 - Mississippi State: Ricks brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Ricks tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Ricks passes the ball to Phipps. Phipps with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Allan grabs the rebound.
11:07 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against pressure defense. Njie passes the ball to Allan. Allan passes the ball to Njie. Njie passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Enam shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Njie. Mississippi State 53 - 50.
10:44 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes McCoy to Point Guard and Ricks to Small Forward. Merrimack substitutes Coughlin to Small Forward.
10:44 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy passes the ball to Leuko outside. Leuko shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Mississippi State 56 - 50.
10:35 - Merrimack: Conners brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Conners passes the ball to Njie in the paint. Njie passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Enam passes the ball to Conners. Conners passes the ball to Njie outside. Foul! McCoy commits the foul on Njie.
10:11 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Ricks to Point Guard and Salmon to Small Forward. Merrimack substitutes Allan to Small Forward.
10:11 - Merrimack: The ball is inbounded to Njie. Njie passes the ball to Fontana in the paint. Fontana shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Salmon grabs the rebound.
10:02 - Mississippi State: Ricks brings up the ball against a zone defense. Ricks tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Ricks passes the ball to Leuko in the paint. Leuko shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Foul! Conners fouls Phipps blocking out to get the rebound.
9:51 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes McCoy to Point Guard, Mueller to Shooting Guard and Ricks to Small Forward. Merrimack substitutes Coughlin to Small Forward.
9:51 - Mississippi State: The ball is inbounded to McCoy. McCoy passes the ball to Leuko. Leuko with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Mississippi State 58 - 50.
9:39 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Fontana on the perimeter. Fontana shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Bennent grabs the rebound.
9:27 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Mueller leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Mueller passes the ball to Ricks in the paint. Ricks passes the ball to McCoy on the perimeter. McCoy turns the ball over out of bounds.
9:04 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes Phipps to Point Guard, Kuol to Shooting Guard, Carlson to Small Forward and Salmon to Power Forward. Merrimack substitutes Allan to Small Forward and Carney to Center.
9:04 - Merrimack: Conners brings up the ball against a zone defense. Conners passes the ball to Allan outside. Allan passes the ball to Carney in the paint. Carney passes the ball to Fontana. Fontana passes the ball to Allan. Allan passes the ball to Njie outside. And the shot clock expires!
8:34 - Game Event: Time out. Mississippi State substitutes McCoy to Point Guard, Mueller to Shooting Guard, Ricks to Small Forward and Leuko to Power Forward. Merrimack substitutes Coughlin to Small Forward and Enam to Center.
8:34 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy passes the ball to Leuko in the paint. Leuko passes the ball to Mueller in the paint. Mueller shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Fontana grabs the rebound.
8:21 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against pressure defense. Njie passes the ball to Fontana in the paint. Fontana passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Foul! Bennent commits the foul on Enam.
8:10 - Merrimack: The ball is inbounded to Coughlin. Coughlin passes the ball to Njie. Njie shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Coughlin. Mississippi State 58 - 52.
7:58 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy passes the ball to Ricks in the paint. Ricks shoots from the low post. Offensive foul! Ricks charged with the foul while taking the shot over Coughlin.
7:44 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against pressure defense. Njie passes the ball to Fontana. Fontana passes the ball to Coughlin. Coughlin passes the ball to Njie on the perimeter. Njie passes the ball to Conners on the perimeter. Conners shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Mississippi State 58 - 55.
7:16 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy passes the ball to Bennent on the perimeter. Bennent passes the ball to McCoy. McCoy passes the ball to Leuko in the paint. Leuko shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Enam grabs the rebound.
6:53 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Conners leads the fast break with Njie and Coughlin. Conners passes the ball to Njie at the basket. Njie lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Conners. Mississippi State 58 - 57.
6:48 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy drives by Njie. McCoy passes the ball to Leuko at the basket. Leuko lays it up. Enam rotates over and blocks the shot! Fontana grabs the rebound.
6:39 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Conners leads the fast break. Foul! McCoy commits the foul on Conners.
6:35 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Allan to Power Forward.
6:35 - Merrimack: The ball is inbounded to Enam. Enam passes the ball to Conners on the perimeter. Conners passes the ball to Allan in the paint. Allan passes the ball to Conners outside. Conners passes the ball to Njie outside. Foul! Bennent commits a foul away from the ball. In the bonus, Enam is shooting one-and-one. Enam makes the first free throw. Enam makes the second free throw. Merrimack 59 - 58.
6:15 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy passes the ball to Leuko in the paint. Foul! Enam commits a foul away from the ball.
6:08 - Mississippi State: The ball is inbounded to Leuko. Leuko passes the ball to McCoy. McCoy passes the ball to Ricks on the perimeter. Ricks passes the ball to Mueller. Mueller passes the ball to McCoy on the perimeter. McCoy shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Mueller. Mississippi State 61 - 59.
5:39 - Game Event: Time out. Merrimack substitutes Fontana to Power Forward.
5:39 - Merrimack: Conners brings up the ball against pressure defense. Mississippi State is fatigued and are showing low defensive energy. Conners passes the ball to Fontana. McCoy steals the pass from Fontana.
5:26 - Mississippi State: Breakaway! McCoy takes the ball the length of the court. McCoy attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! Mississippi State 63 - 59.
5:19 - Merrimack: Conners brings up the ball against pressure defense. Conners passes the ball to Coughlin outside. Coughlin passes the ball to Conners. Conners passes the ball to Coughlin. Coughlin passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Enam shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Mississippi State 63 - 61.
4:53 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy drives by Coughlin. McCoy lays it up. Enam rotates over and blocks the shot! Enam grabs the rebound.
4:42 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Coughlin. Coughlin with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. McCoy grabs the rebound.
4:27 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! McCoy attacks with the ball on the fast break. McCoy passes the ball to Ricks on the perimeter. Ricks shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by McCoy. Mississippi State 66 - 61.
4:22 - Merrimack: Conners brings up the ball against a zone defense. Conners passes the ball to Njie outside. Njie passes the ball to Fontana in the paint. Fontana drives down the lane. Fontana passes the ball to Conners at the basket. Conners lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Fontana. Mississippi State 66 - 63.
3:58 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy passes the ball to Mueller. Mueller passes the ball to McCoy. McCoy passes the ball to Ricks. Ricks carelessly turns the ball over to the other team.
3:42 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Conners leads the fast break with Njie and Coughlin. Conners lays it up. The shot goes in! Mississippi State 66 - 65.
3:38 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McCoy passes the ball to Leuko in the paint. Leuko shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Leuko grabs the offensive rebound.
3:27 - Mississippi State: Leuko has the rebound. Leuko shoots from the low post. Enam rotates over and blocks the shot! Njie grabs the rebound.
3:25 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Enam passes the ball to Njie on the perimeter. Njie passes the ball to Fontana in the paint. Fontana passes the ball to Njie outside. Njie shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Merrimack 68 - 66.
3:25 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Merrimack!
2:56 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy passes the ball to Leuko in the paint. Offensive foul! Leuko commits the foul.
2:52 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against pressure defense. Njie turns the ball over out of bounds.
2:47 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy passes the ball to Ricks. Ricks carelessly turns the ball over out of bounds.
2:42 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Enam passes the ball to Coughlin in the paint. Coughlin tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Coughlin passes the ball to Fontana in the paint. Fontana shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Coughlin. Merrimack 70 - 66.
2:13 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy passes the ball to Leuko outside. Leuko passes the ball to McCoy on the perimeter. McCoy passes the ball to Bennent in the paint. Bennent passes the ball to Leuko. Coughlin steals the pass from Leuko.
1:46 - Merrimack: Fast break opportunity! Conners leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Conners passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Enam drives down the lane. Enam attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! Merrimack 72 - 66.
1:19 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy passes the ball to Mueller on the perimeter. Offensive foul! Mueller commits the foul.
1:12 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball while the defense tries to foul. Njie passes the ball to Conners on the perimeter. Conners passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Foul! Leuko commits the intentional foul on Enam. Leuko fouls out. Salmon replaces Leuko at power forward. In the double bonus, Enam is shooting two free throws. Enam missed the first free throw. Enam makes the second free throw. Merrimack 73 - 66.
0:58 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCoy passes the ball to Ricks on the perimeter. Ricks shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Conners grabs the rebound.
0:44 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball while the defense tries to foul. Njie passes the ball to Conners in the paint. Foul! Salmon commits the intentional foul on Conners. In the double bonus, Conners is shooting two free throws. Conners makes the first free throw. Conners missed the second free throw. Mueller grabs the rebound. Merrimack 74 - 66.
0:39 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCoy passes the ball to Mueller on the perimeter. Mueller passes the ball to Ricks in the paint. Ricks shoots from the low post. Foul! Coughlin fouls Ricks on the shot. Ricks makes the first free throw. Ricks missed the second free throw. Fontana grabs the rebound. Merrimack 74 - 67.
0:25 - Merrimack: Njie brings up the ball against a zone defense. Njie passes the ball to Fontana in the paint. Fontana passes the ball to Enam in the paint. Enam shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Salmon grabs the rebound.
0:11 - Mississippi State: Fast break opportunity! Mueller leads the fast break with McCoy and Ricks. Mueller passes the ball to McCoy on the perimeter. McCoy shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Merrimack 74 - 70.
0:07 - Merrimack: Conners brings up the ball against a zone defense. Conners shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Merrimack 77 - 70.
0:01 - Mississippi State: McCoy brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. The shot clock winding down. McCoy shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Fontana grabs the long rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Mississippi State 70, Merrimack 77
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