| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Derrick Littlefield (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ronnie Beardsley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Jimmerson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Blaylock (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy Askins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Blaine Tiemann (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Read (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dustin Peoples (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Godoy (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Read inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:53 | S. Connecticut St. | The jump hook by Edward Godoy is blocked by Timothy Askins | 32-29 |
| 19:52 | Merrimack | John Blaylock grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 19:37 | Merrimack | Derrick Littlefield loses the dribble to Dustin Peoples | 32-29 |
| 19:13 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Read misses the 3 from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 19:11 | S. Connecticut St. | Edward Godoy snags the offensive board | 32-29 |
| 18:56 | S. Connecticut St. | Edward Godoy is hacked by Timothy Askins - foul #2 on Timothy Askins, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| 18:40 | S. Connecticut St. | Matthew Lewis scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 18:27 | Merrimack | Ronnie Beardsley misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Edward Godoy - foul #3 on Edward Godoy, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Keith Harley (C) Edward Godoy | |
| 18:27 | Merrimack | Ronnie Beardsley misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 18:27 | Merrimack | Ronnie Beardsley makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 18:02 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Read loses the ball out of bounds | 33-32 |
| 17:45 | Merrimack | Blaine Tiemann takes the ball from Ronnie Beardsley | 33-32 |
| 17:41 | S. Connecticut St. | Blaine Tiemann banks in the layup | 33-34 |
| 17:25 | Merrimack | Dustin Peoples steals the ball from John Blaylock | 33-34 |
| 17:05 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Read drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Matthew Lewis | 33-36 |
| 16:50 | Merrimack | Derrick Littlefield misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 16:48 | S. Connecticut St. | Keith Harley snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 16:36 | S. Connecticut St. | Dustin Peoples misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 16:35 | Merrimack | John Blaylock grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 16:13 | Merrimack | Timothy Askins buries a jump hook from the right block | 35-36 |
| 15:57 | S. Connecticut St. | Keith Harley knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Derrick Littlefield (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ronnie Beardsley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Jimmerson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Blaylock (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Timothy Askins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Matthew Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Blaine Tiemann (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Read (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dustin Peoples (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Keith Harley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Merrimack | Timothy Askins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 15:48 | Merrimack | Derrick Littlefield tips it back up and in | 37-39 |
| 15:31 | S. Connecticut St. | Matthew Lewis misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-39 |
| 15:30 | Merrimack | John Blaylock gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 15:22 | Merrimack | Lloyd Jimmerson scores on a jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Dustin Peoples - foul #3 on Dustin Peoples, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Del Chiasson (PG), Joseph Jones (SG), Mike Shorter (PF), Scott Laine (C) Derrick Littlefield, Ronnie Beardsley, John Blaylock, Timothy Askins | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Ronald Barnes (PG), John Cowgill (SG), Robert Vaughn (SF), Roy Hall (PF), Edward Godoy (C) Matthew Lewis, Blaine Tiemann, Gary Read, Dustin Peoples, Keith Harley | |
| 15:22 | Merrimack | Lloyd Jimmerson misses the free throw | 39-39 |
| 15:22 | S. Connecticut St. | Robert Vaughn grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 14:56 | S. Connecticut St. | Roy Hall clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 14:55 | Merrimack | Scott Laine gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 14:50 | Merrimack | Joseph Jones blows the dunk but the foul's on Robert Vaughn - foul #1 on Robert Vaughn, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Timothy Butler (SF) Lloyd Jimmerson | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| 14:50 | Merrimack | Joseph Jones makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:50 | Merrimack | Joseph Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 14:31 | S. Connecticut St. | Edward Godoy lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Cowgill | 41-41 |
| 14:13 | Merrimack | Joseph Jones drills a 3 from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 13:52 | S. Connecticut St. | Mike Shorter blocks the short jumper by Robert Vaughn | 44-41 |
| 13:50 | Merrimack | Timothy Butler pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 13:44 | Merrimack | Scott Laine connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Del Chiasson | 47-41 |
| 13:29 | S. Connecticut St. | Ronald Barnes dunks the ball on a nice dish by Roy Hall | 47-43 |
| 13:24 | Merrimack | Robert Vaughn is called for the reach on Timothy Butler - foul #2 on Robert Vaughn, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Derrick Littlefield (PG), Lloyd Jimmerson (SF), John Blaylock (PF), Timothy Askins (C) Joseph Jones, Timothy Butler, Mike Shorter, Scott Laine | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Matthew Lewis (PG), Blaine Tiemann (SG), Gary Read (SF), Keith Harley (PF) Ronald Barnes, John Cowgill, Robert Vaughn, Roy Hall | |
| 13:15 | Merrimack | Timothy Askins is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Timothy Askins, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| 13:00 | S. Connecticut St. | Matthew Lewis clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 12:58 | S. Connecticut St. | Edward Godoy pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 12:40 | S. Connecticut St. | Blaine Tiemann connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Gary Read | 47-45 |
| 12:24 | Merrimack | Derrick Littlefield connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Del Chiasson | 49-45 |
| 12:17 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Read hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-45 |
| 12:16 | S. Connecticut St. | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Godoy | 49-45 |
| 12:02 | S. Connecticut St. | Timothy Askins takes the ball from Edward Godoy | 49-45 |
| 11:52 | Merrimack | John Blaylock's floater is tipped away by Keith Harley | 49-45 |
| 11:50 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Read grabs the board | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Derrick Littlefield (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Del Chiasson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Jimmerson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Blaylock (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Timothy Askins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Blaine Tiemann (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Read (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Harley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Godoy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | S. Connecticut St. | Blaine Tiemann can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 11:38 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Timothy Askins | 49-45 |
| 11:33 | Merrimack | Derrick Littlefield loses the ball out of bounds | 49-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Jones (PG), Ronnie Beardsley (SG), Mike Shorter (PF), Scott Laine (C) Derrick Littlefield, Del Chiasson, John Blaylock, Timothy Askins | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Roy Hall (C) Edward Godoy | |
| 11:19 | S. Connecticut St. | Blaine Tiemann is whistled for a carry | 49-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Timothy Butler (SF) Lloyd Jimmerson | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Ronald Barnes (PG), Dustin Peoples (PF) Matthew Lewis, Roy Hall | |
| 11:06 | Merrimack | Blaine Tiemann takes the ball from Timothy Butler | 49-45 |
| 10:50 | S. Connecticut St. | Keith Harley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 10:48 | Merrimack | Timothy Butler gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 10:36 | Merrimack | Scott Laine misses the lay-in | 49-45 |
| 10:35 | Merrimack | Mike Shorter snags the offensive board | 49-45 |
| 10:28 | Merrimack | Mike Shorter can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 49-45 |
| 10:27 | Merrimack | Ronnie Beardsley gets the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 10:03 | Merrimack | Mike Shorter comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 49-45 |
| 10:01 | Merrimack | Mike Shorter misses the tip | 49-45 |
| 09:59 | S. Connecticut St. | Keith Harley snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 09:51 | S. Connecticut St. | Ronald Barnes scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Dustin Peoples | 49-47 |
| 09:44 | Merrimack | Mike Shorter hits the finger roll set up by Ronnie Beardsley and he's hacked by Dustin Peoples - foul #4 on Dustin Peoples, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Derrick Littlefield (PG), Del Chiasson (SG), Lloyd Jimmerson (SF), Timothy Askins (C) Joseph Jones, Ronnie Beardsley, Timothy Butler, Scott Laine | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Matthew Lewis (PG), Robert Vaughn (SF), Roy Hall (PF), Edward Godoy (C) Blaine Tiemann, Gary Read, Dustin Peoples, Keith Harley | |
| 09:44 | Merrimack | Mike Shorter makes the free throw | 52-47 |
| 09:21 | S. Connecticut St. | Mike Shorter takes the ball from Edward Godoy | 52-47 |
| 09:05 | Merrimack | Lloyd Jimmerson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Vaughn - foul #3 on Robert Vaughn, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Blaylock (PF) Mike Shorter | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| 09:05 | Merrimack | Lloyd Jimmerson misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 09:05 | Merrimack | Lloyd Jimmerson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 08:43 | S. Connecticut St. | Roy Hall's pass is intercepted by Timothy Askins | 53-47 |
| 08:25 | Merrimack | Timothy Askins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 08:23 | S. Connecticut St. | Edward Godoy pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 08:10 | S. Connecticut St. | Lloyd Jimmerson denies the turnaround by Ronald Barnes | 53-47 |
| 08:09 | S. Connecticut St. | Edward Godoy tips it back up and in | 53-49 |
| 07:55 | Merrimack | Derrick Littlefield clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 53-49 |
| 07:54 | S. Connecticut St. | Roy Hall pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Derrick Littlefield (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Del Chiasson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Jimmerson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Blaylock (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Timothy Askins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Barnes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Vaughn (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Roy Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Godoy (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | S. Connecticut St. | Edward Godoy can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 53-49 |
| 07:31 | Merrimack | John Blaylock pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 07:26 | Merrimack | Del Chiasson is whistled for traveling | 53-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ronnie Beardsley (SG) Del Chiasson | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Blaine Tiemann (SG), Gary Read (SF), Dustin Peoples (PF), Keith Harley (C) Ronald Barnes, Robert Vaughn, Roy Hall, Edward Godoy | |
| 07:09 | S. Connecticut St. | The jump hook by Keith Harley is blocked by Timothy Askins | 53-49 |
| 07:08 | S. Connecticut St. | Dustin Peoples pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 06:53 | S. Connecticut St. | Keith Harley misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 53-49 |
| 06:51 | S. Connecticut St. | Dustin Peoples snags the offensive board | 53-49 |
| 06:36 | S. Connecticut St. | Matthew Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Jones (PG), Mike Shorter (C) Derrick Littlefield, Timothy Askins | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Robert Vaughn (PG) Matthew Lewis | |
| 06:14 | Merrimack | John Blaylock is fouled on the floor by Dustin Peoples - foul #5 on Dustin Peoples, team foul #7 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Timothy Butler (SF) Lloyd Jimmerson | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Ronald Barnes (PG), Edward Godoy (C) Robert Vaughn, Dustin Peoples | |
| 06:14 | Merrimack | John Blaylock makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 06:14 | Merrimack | John Blaylock misses the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 06:14 | S. Connecticut St. | Keith Harley grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 06:08 | S. Connecticut St. | Ronald Barnes is fouled on the floor by Joseph Jones - foul #2 on Joseph Jones, team foul #3 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Scott Laine (C) John Blaylock | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| 06:00 | S. Connecticut St. | Keith Harley misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 54-49 |
| 05:59 | Merrimack | Scott Laine gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 05:53 | Merrimack | Timothy Butler's pass is intercepted by Blaine Tiemann | 54-49 |
| 05:46 | S. Connecticut St. | Ronnie Beardsley swats the layup by Ronald Barnes | 54-49 |
| 05:44 | Merrimack | Mike Shorter gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 05:39 | Merrimack | Joseph Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 05:38 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Read pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 05:17 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Read misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Jones - foul #3 on Joseph Jones, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Derrick Littlefield (PG), Del Chiasson (SG), Lloyd Jimmerson (SF), Timothy Askins (C) Joseph Jones, Ronnie Beardsley, Timothy Butler, Scott Laine | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Matthew Lewis (PG) Ronald Barnes | |
| 05:17 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Read makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 05:17 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Read misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 05:17 | Merrimack | Timothy Askins pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 04:58 | Merrimack | Mike Shorter hits the finger roll | 56-50 |
| 04:50 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Read can't connect on a runner from the right block | 56-50 |
| 04:49 | Merrimack | Mike Shorter snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| 04:31 | Merrimack | Del Chiasson buries a runner from the baseline | 58-50 |
| 04:12 | S. Connecticut St. | Blaine Tiemann hits a shot from the free throw line | 58-52 |
| 03:59 | Merrimack | Lloyd Jimmerson is whistled for traveling | 58-52 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Blaylock (PF) Mike Shorter | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Ronald Barnes (SG), Robert Vaughn (SF), Joseph Addison (PF), Roy Hall (C) Blaine Tiemann, Gary Read, Keith Harley, Edward Godoy | |
| 03:42 | S. Connecticut St. | Joseph Addison connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Derrick Littlefield (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Del Chiasson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Jimmerson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Blaylock (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Timothy Askins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Vaughn (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Joseph Addison (fresh) 6 pts. C - Roy Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Merrimack | John Blaylock is fouled on the floor by Joseph Addison - foul #2 on Joseph Addison, team foul #8 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ronnie Beardsley (SG), Scott Laine (C) Derrick Littlefield, Timothy Askins | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| 03:24 | Merrimack | John Blaylock makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 03:24 | Merrimack | John Blaylock makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 03:11 | S. Connecticut St. | Robert Vaughn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Jones (PG), Timothy Butler (SF), Mike Shorter (C) Del Chiasson, Lloyd Jimmerson, Scott Laine | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | John Cowgill (SG) Matthew Lewis | |
| 02:54 | Merrimack | Joseph Jones misses the easy layup | 60-54 |
| 02:53 | S. Connecticut St. | Ronald Barnes grabs the board | 60-54 |
| 02:53 | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Derrick Littlefield (PG), Lloyd Jimmerson (SF), Timothy Askins (C) Joseph Jones, Timothy Butler, Mike Shorter | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Matthew Lewis (PG), Blaine Tiemann (SG), Gary Read (SF), Keith Harley (PF), Edward Godoy (C) Ronald Barnes, John Cowgill, Robert Vaughn, Joseph Addison, Roy Hall | |
| 02:43 | S. Connecticut St. | Matthew Lewis connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-57 |
| 02:26 | Merrimack | John Blaylock scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Derrick Littlefield | 62-57 |
| 02:19 | S. Connecticut St. | Edward Godoy knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Matthew Lewis | 62-59 |
| 02:10 | Merrimack | John Blaylock is fouled on the floor by Keith Harley - foul #2 on Keith Harley, team foul #9 | 62-59 |
| 02:10 | Merrimack | John Blaylock makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:10 | Merrimack | John Blaylock makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 01:54 | S. Connecticut St. | Ronnie Beardsley is called for the reach on Blaine Tiemann - foul #3 on Ronnie Beardsley, team foul #5 | 64-59 |
| 01:37 | S. Connecticut St. | Keith Harley makes the jumper from close range set up by Blaine Tiemann | 64-61 |
| 01:17 | Merrimack | Timothy Askins scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronnie Beardsley | 66-61 |
| 01:04 | S. Connecticut St. | Matthew Lewis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-61 |
| 01:02 | S. Connecticut St. | Keith Harley tips it in | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Merrimack | Timothy Askins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-63 |
| 00:11 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Read's pass is intercepted by Lloyd Jimmerson | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Merrimack | Ronnie Beardsley is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Lewis - foul #2 on Matthew Lewis, team foul #10 | 66-63 |
| 00:10 | Merrimack | Ronnie Beardsley makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:10 | Merrimack | Ronnie Beardsley makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:03 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Read drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew Lewis | 68-66 |
| 00:01 | Merrimack | John Blaylock is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Lewis - foul #3 on Matthew Lewis, team foul #11 | 68-66 |
| 00:01 | Merrimack | John Blaylock makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:01 | Merrimack | John Blaylock makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:00 | S. Connecticut St. | Blaine Tiemann comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 70-66 |