| Lineup | Johnson C. Smith | PG - Daniel Yoder (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Chaidez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Roark (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Adam Vegas (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Stanley Milne (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Bingham (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Justin Mei (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Chad Yoshida (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Johnson C. Smith | Terry Chaidez inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | Johnson C. Smith | Johnson C. Smith is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Johnson C. Smith | Adam Vegas loses the ball out of bounds | 34-27 |
| 19:35 | Merrimack | James Brown is fouled on the floor by Thomas Williams - foul #2 on Thomas Williams, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| 19:24 | Merrimack | Richard Bingham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-27 |
| 19:13 | Johnson C. Smith | Thomas Williams's pass is intercepted by Richard Bingham | 34-27 |
| 18:58 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Adam Vegas - foul #3 on Adam Vegas, team foul #2 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Stephen Defrancisco (C) Adam Vegas | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 18:58 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida misses the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 18:58 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida misses the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 18:58 | Johnson C. Smith | Stephen Defrancisco grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 18:48 | Johnson C. Smith | Stephen Defrancisco travels with the ball | 34-27 |
| 18:33 | Merrimack | Thomas Williams steals the ball from Richard Bingham | 34-27 |
| 18:07 | Johnson C. Smith | Terry Chaidez blows the layup | 34-27 |
| 18:06 | Johnson C. Smith | Anthony Roark tips it in | 36-27 |
| 17:40 | Merrimack | Justin Mei hits a jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Anthony Roark - foul #2 on Anthony Roark, team foul #3 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | John Hardy (PG), Brian Charles (C) Daniel Yoder, Terry Chaidez | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Fountain (SF), Richard Drinkard (C) Richard Bingham, Chad Yoshida | |
| 17:40 | Merrimack | Justin Mei makes the free throw | 36-30 |
| 17:27 | Johnson C. Smith | Brian Charles makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Thomas Williams and he's hacked by Richard Drinkard - foul #1 on Richard Drinkard, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | John Christiansen (PG), Bob Zagorski (SF) Thomas Williams, Anthony Roark | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Shayne Johnston (PG), Willie Love (SG), Reginald Lawson (C) Stanley Milne, James Brown, Justin Mei | |
| 17:27 | Johnson C. Smith | Brian Charles misses the free throw | 38-30 |
| 17:27 | Merrimack | Reginald Lawson gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 17:19 | Merrimack | Willie Love hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Shayne Johnston | 38-33 |
| 16:56 | Johnson C. Smith | Shayne Johnston steps in front of the John Christiansen pass | 38-33 |
| 16:52 | Merrimack | Charles Fountain banks in the layup on a great pass from Shayne Johnston | 38-35 |
| 16:31 | Johnson C. Smith | Charles Fountain picks off the pass by Brian Charles | 38-35 |
| 16:13 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Reginald Lawson | 38-37 |
| 15:57 | Johnson C. Smith | Bob Zagorski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 15:55 | Merrimack | Charles Fountain gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Johnson C. Smith | PG - John Christiansen (fresh) SG - John Hardy (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bob Zagorski (fresh) PF - Brian Charles (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Defrancisco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Shayne Johnston (fresh) SG - Willie Love (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Fountain (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Drinkard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Reginald Lawson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 15:42 | Merrimack | Charles Fountain snags the offensive board | 38-37 |
| 15:32 | Merrimack | Charles Fountain hits a turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Bob Zagorski - foul #1 on Bob Zagorski, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Daniel Yoder (PG), Thomas Williams (SG), Terry Chaidez (SF), Anthony Roark (PF), Adam Vegas (C) John Christiansen, John Hardy, Bob Zagorski, Brian Charles, Stephen Defrancisco | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Stanley Milne (PG), James Brown (SG), Justin Mei (PF), Chad Yoshida (C) Shayne Johnston, Willie Love, Richard Drinkard, Reginald Lawson | |
| 15:32 | Merrimack | Charles Fountain makes the free throw | 38-40 |
| 15:07 | Johnson C. Smith | Anthony Roark can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 38-40 |
| 15:06 | Merrimack | Justin Mei pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 14:58 | Merrimack | The pull-up jumper by Stanley Milne is blocked by Adam Vegas | 38-40 |
| 14:56 | Johnson C. Smith | Anthony Roark grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 14:44 | Johnson C. Smith | Adam Vegas lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Williams | 40-40 |
| 14:17 | Merrimack | Adam Vegas blocks the jumper by Chad Yoshida | 40-40 |
| 14:16 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida grabs the offensive board | 40-40 |
| 14:09 | Merrimack | Thomas Williams is called for the reach on James Brown - foul #3 on Thomas Williams, team foul #5 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Bingham (SF) Charles Fountain | |
| 13:48 | Merrimack | Richard Bingham misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 40-40 |
| 13:46 | Johnson C. Smith | The rebound goes to Anthony Roark | 40-40 |
| 13:41 | Johnson C. Smith | Daniel Yoder misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 13:40 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 13:24 | Merrimack | Richard Bingham misses the jumper from the free throw line | 40-40 |
| 13:22 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Yoshida | 40-40 |
| 13:10 | Merrimack | Stanley Milne misses the shot from the free throw line | 40-40 |
| 13:09 | Johnson C. Smith | Anthony Roark snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 12:52 | Johnson C. Smith | Richard Bingham steals it from Daniel Yoder | 40-40 |
| 12:49 | Merrimack | James Brown can't finish the layup | 40-40 |
| 12:47 | Johnson C. Smith | Adam Vegas grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 12:35 | Johnson C. Smith | Anthony Roark makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Adam Vegas | 42-40 |
| 12:06 | Merrimack | Richard Bingham is fouled on the floor by Terry Chaidez - foul #3 on Terry Chaidez, team foul #6 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | John Christiansen (PG), John Hardy (SG), Bob Zagorski (SF), Stephen Defrancisco (PF), Brian Charles (C) Daniel Yoder, Thomas Williams, Terry Chaidez, Anthony Roark, Adam Vegas | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Shayne Johnston (PG), Willie Love (SG), Charles Fountain (PF), Richard Drinkard (C) Stanley Milne, James Brown, Justin Mei, Chad Yoshida | |
| 11:50 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard misses short on a floater from the right block | 42-40 |
| 11:49 | Johnson C. Smith | Brian Charles grabs the board | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Johnson C. Smith | PG - John Christiansen (fresh) SG - John Hardy (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bob Zagorski (fresh) PF - Stephen Defrancisco (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Charles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Shayne Johnston (fresh) SG - Willie Love (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Bingham (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Charles Fountain (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Drinkard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Johnson C. Smith | John Hardy misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Willie Love - foul #2 on Willie Love, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Reginald Lawson (C) Richard Bingham | |
| 11:44 | Johnson C. Smith | John Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 11:44 | Johnson C. Smith | John Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 11:23 | Merrimack | Charles Fountain knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Shayne Johnston | 44-43 |
| 11:10 | Johnson C. Smith | John Hardy buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Christiansen | 46-43 |
| 10:52 | Merrimack | Willie Love clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 46-43 |
| 10:51 | Johnson C. Smith | Stephen Defrancisco pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 10:46 | Johnson C. Smith | Bob Zagorski is hacked by Charles Fountain - foul #2 on Charles Fountain, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Adam Vegas (C) John Christiansen | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 10:36 | Johnson C. Smith | Stephen Defrancisco misses long on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Reginald Lawson - foul #1 on Reginald Lawson, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Bingham (SF) Charles Fountain | |
| 10:36 | Johnson C. Smith | Stephen Defrancisco misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 10:36 | Johnson C. Smith | Stephen Defrancisco makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 10:34 | Merrimack | Shayne Johnston loses the dribble to John Hardy in the backcourt | 47-43 |
| 10:33 | Johnson C. Smith | Brian Charles hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Hardy | 49-43 |
| 10:11 | Merrimack | Reginald Lawson misses short on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Adam Vegas - foul #4 on Adam Vegas, team foul #7 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Thomas Williams (SG), Anthony Roark (PF) Bob Zagorski, Adam Vegas | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Stanley Milne (PG), James Brown (SG), Justin Mei (PF) Shayne Johnston, Willie Love, Richard Drinkard | |
| 10:11 | Merrimack | Reginald Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 10:11 | Merrimack | Reginald Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 09:53 | Johnson C. Smith | Thomas Williams misses badly on a shot from the left side | 49-45 |
| 09:51 | Johnson C. Smith | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Roark | 49-45 |
| 09:39 | Johnson C. Smith | Brian Charles misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-45 |
| 09:37 | Merrimack | Justin Mei pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 09:23 | Merrimack | Stanley Milne clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 09:22 | Johnson C. Smith | Brian Charles pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 09:16 | Johnson C. Smith | Thomas Williams buries a shot in the paint set up by Stephen Defrancisco | 51-45 |
| 08:58 | Merrimack | James Brown is hacked by Thomas Williams - foul #4 on Thomas Williams, team foul #8 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Daniel Yoder (PG), Bob Zagorski (SG), Terry Chaidez (SF), William Coakley (C) John Hardy, Thomas Williams, Stephen Defrancisco, Brian Charles | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Fountain (SF), Chad Yoshida (C) Richard Bingham, Reginald Lawson | |
| 08:58 | Merrimack | James Brown misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 08:58 | Johnson C. Smith | William Coakley snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 08:34 | Johnson C. Smith | Terry Chaidez knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Daniel Yoder | 54-45 |
| 08:22 | Merrimack | James Brown drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Fountain | 54-48 |
| 08:07 | Johnson C. Smith | William Coakley lays it up and in | 56-48 |
| 07:51 | Merrimack | Justin Mei misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Bob Zagorski - foul #2 on Bob Zagorski, team foul #9 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Thomas Williams (SG), Adam Vegas (C) Bob Zagorski, Anthony Roark | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Shayne Johnston (PG), Willie Love (SG) Stanley Milne, James Brown | |
| 07:51 | Merrimack | Justin Mei makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 07:51 | Merrimack | Justin Mei makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 07:51 | Merrimack | Justin Mei makes the 3rd free throw | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Johnson C. Smith | PG - Daniel Yoder (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Terry Chaidez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Coakley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Vegas (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Shayne Johnston (fresh) SG - Willie Love (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Fountain (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Justin Mei (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Chad Yoshida (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Johnson C. Smith | Terry Chaidez clanks a 3 from the right corner | 56-51 |
| 07:42 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 07:34 | Merrimack | Justin Mei hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 56-51 |
| 07:32 | Johnson C. Smith | The rebound goes to Adam Vegas | 56-51 |
| 07:18 | Johnson C. Smith | Thomas Williams travels with the ball | 56-51 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Stephen Defrancisco (PF) William Coakley | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Bingham (SF), Richard Drinkard (C) Justin Mei, Chad Yoshida | |
| 07:05 | Merrimack | Richard Bingham misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-51 |
| 07:04 | Johnson C. Smith | The rebound goes to Daniel Yoder | 56-51 |
| 06:48 | Johnson C. Smith | Richard Drinkard picks off the pass by Stephen Defrancisco | 56-51 |
| 06:34 | Merrimack | Shayne Johnston is fouled on the floor by Thomas Williams - foul #5 on Thomas Williams, team foul #10 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | John Hardy (PG), Bob Zagorski (SG), Brian Charles (PF) Daniel Yoder, Thomas Williams, Terry Chaidez | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Reginald Lawson (C) Charles Fountain | |
| 06:34 | Merrimack | Shayne Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 06:34 | Merrimack | Shayne Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 06:23 | Johnson C. Smith | Brian Charles drills a runner from the baseline set up by John Hardy | 58-53 |
| 05:56 | Merrimack | Willie Love hits a jumper from the right block set up by Richard Drinkard | 58-55 |
| 05:42 | Johnson C. Smith | John Hardy drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Brian Charles | 60-55 |
| 05:21 | Merrimack | Stephen Defrancisco denies the turnaround by Reginald Lawson | 60-55 |
| 05:19 | Merrimack | Reginald Lawson pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 05:19 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-55 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Daniel Yoder (PG), Terry Chaidez (SF), Anthony Roark (PF) Bob Zagorski, Stephen Defrancisco, Brian Charles | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Stanley Milne (PG), James Brown (SG), Justin Mei (PF), Chad Yoshida (C) Shayne Johnston, Willie Love, Richard Drinkard, Reginald Lawson | |
| 05:03 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stanley Milne | 60-57 |
| 04:51 | Johnson C. Smith | Terry Chaidez loses the dribble to Stanley Milne | 60-57 |
| 04:36 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida throws it down on a great pass from Richard Bingham | 60-59 |
| 04:17 | Johnson C. Smith | Anthony Roark connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Terry Chaidez | 62-59 |
| 04:06 | Merrimack | James Brown is called for a backcourt violation | 62-59 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Fountain (SF) Richard Bingham | |
| 03:51 | Johnson C. Smith | Anthony Roark is hacked by Justin Mei - foul #3 on Justin Mei, team foul #5 | 62-59 |
| 03:37 | Johnson C. Smith | Daniel Yoder comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Stanley Milne - foul #1 on Stanley Milne, team foul #6 | 62-59 |
| 03:37 | Johnson C. Smith | Daniel Yoder makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 03:37 | Johnson C. Smith | Daniel Yoder misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 03:37 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Justin Mei | 63-59 |
| Lineup | Johnson C. Smith | PG - Daniel Yoder (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Hardy (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SF - Terry Chaidez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Roark (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Adam Vegas (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Stanley Milne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charles Fountain (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Justin Mei (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Chad Yoshida (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Merrimack | Adam Vegas steps in front of the James Brown pass | 63-59 |
| 03:01 | Johnson C. Smith | Daniel Yoder is fouled on the floor by Justin Mei - foul #4 on Justin Mei, team foul #7 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Bob Zagorski (SG), Stephen Defrancisco (SF) John Hardy, Terry Chaidez | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard (C) Chad Yoshida | |
| 03:01 | Johnson C. Smith | Daniel Yoder makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 03:01 | Johnson C. Smith | Daniel Yoder makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 02:59 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-59 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | John Hardy (SG), Terry Chaidez (SF) Bob Zagorski, Stephen Defrancisco | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Bingham (SF) Charles Fountain | |
| 02:43 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Adam Vegas - foul #5 on Adam Vegas, team foul #11 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Stephen Defrancisco (C) Adam Vegas | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 02:43 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard misses the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 02:43 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 02:41 | Johnson C. Smith | Johnson C. Smith calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida (C) Richard Drinkard | |
| 02:25 | Johnson C. Smith | Daniel Yoder hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 65-60 |
| 02:23 | Merrimack | Richard Bingham gets the rebound | 65-60 |
| 02:10 | Merrimack | Richard Bingham scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Stanley Milne | 65-63 |
| 02:10 | Johnson C. Smith | Johnson C. Smith calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| 01:56 | Johnson C. Smith | John Hardy clanks a shot from the free throw line | 65-63 |
| 01:55 | Johnson C. Smith | Stephen Defrancisco gets the offensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 01:43 | Johnson C. Smith | Stephen Defrancisco buries a shot from close range set up by Daniel Yoder | 67-63 |
| 01:37 | Merrimack | Stanley Milne is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stanley Milne, team foul #8 | 67-63 |
| 01:24 | Johnson C. Smith | Anthony Roark misses the turnaround in the paint | 67-63 |
| 01:23 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida gets the rebound | 67-63 |
| 01:17 | Merrimack | Stanley Milne hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Yoder - foul #1 on Daniel Yoder, team foul #12 | 67-63 |
| 01:17 | Merrimack | Stanley Milne makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 01:17 | Merrimack | Stanley Milne makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 01:10 | Johnson C. Smith | Daniel Yoder throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-65 |
| 00:50 | Merrimack | Richard Bingham makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Brown | 67-68 |
| 00:50 | Johnson C. Smith | Johnson C. Smith calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| 00:32 | Johnson C. Smith | Terry Chaidez hits a floater from the free throw line set up by John Hardy | 69-68 |
| 00:23 | Merrimack | Stanley Milne makes the fadeaway from the right block | 69-70 |
| 00:23 | Johnson C. Smith | Johnson C. Smith calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 69-70 |
| 00:01 | Johnson C. Smith | Terry Chaidez hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-70 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida pulls down the rebound | 69-70 |