| Lineup | Florida Southern | PG - Gilbert Dukes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas McGahey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Norman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Earl Little (fresh) C - Lowell Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - George Hersh (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emory Pollard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carl Cales (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Theodore Tran (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Carl Cales inbounds the ball | 28-40 |
| Game Plan | Florida Southern | Florida Southern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Merrimack | Carl Cales buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Emory Pollard | 28-42 |
| 19:17 | Florida Southern | Douglas McGahey misses the 3 from the left wing | 28-42 |
| 19:16 | Merrimack | Theodore Tran snags the defensive board | 28-42 |
| 18:53 | Merrimack | George Hersh connects on the runner from the left block | 28-44 |
| 18:28 | Florida Southern | Lowell Smith clanks a floater from the baseline | 28-44 |
| 18:26 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Theodore Tran | 28-44 |
| 18:02 | Merrimack | George Hersh can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 28-44 |
| 18:00 | Florida Southern | Douglas McGahey grabs the board | 28-44 |
| 17:44 | Florida Southern | Gilbert Dukes is called for a backcourt violation | 28-44 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Stephen Jackson (PG) Gilbert Dukes | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 17:21 | Merrimack | Carl Cales comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-44 |
| 17:20 | Merrimack | Theodore Tran hits the follow up shot | 28-46 |
| 17:02 | Florida Southern | Douglas McGahey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-46 |
| 17:01 | Merrimack | Theodore Tran grabs the defensive rebound | 28-46 |
| 16:50 | Merrimack | John Williams buries a floater from the baseline | 28-48 |
| Game Plan | Florida Southern | Florida Southern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:35 | Florida Southern | Douglas McGahey knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephen Jackson | 31-48 |
| 16:28 | Merrimack | John Williams lays it in set up by George Hersh and he's fouled by Clarence Norman - foul #2 on Clarence Norman, team foul #1 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Gilbert Dukes (PG), William Atkins (SF), Andrew Hardin (PF), John Thompson (C) Douglas McGahey, Clarence Norman, Earl Little, Lowell Smith | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jack Haslam (PG), Robert Christian (SG), Brian Blades (SF), James Madrid (C) George Hersh, Emory Pollard, Carl Cales, Theodore Tran | |
| 16:28 | Merrimack | John Williams makes the free throw | 31-51 |
| 16:08 | Florida Southern | Gilbert Dukes misses the 3 from the right corner | 31-51 |
| 16:06 | Merrimack | John Williams gets the rebound | 31-51 |
| Game Plan | Florida Southern | Florida Southern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:41 | Merrimack | John Williams misses the lay-in | 31-51 |
| 15:39 | Merrimack | Robert Christian can't tip it in | 31-51 |
| 15:38 | Florida Southern | John Thompson gets the rebound | 31-51 |
| Lineup | Florida Southern | PG - Gilbert Dukes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Atkins (fresh) PF - Andrew Hardin (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Jack Haslam (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) SF - Brian Blades (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - James Madrid (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Florida Southern | Stephen Jackson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-51 |
| 15:23 | Florida Southern | Stephen Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-51 |
| 15:09 | Florida Southern | John Thompson misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Madrid - foul #1 on James Madrid, team foul #1 | 31-51 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | James Fordyce (SG), Clarence Norman (SF) Gilbert Dukes, William Atkins | |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Hersh (PG), Carl Cales (SF) Robert Christian, John Williams | |
| 15:09 | Florida Southern | John Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 31-51 |
| 15:09 | Florida Southern | John Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-51 |
| Game Plan | Florida Southern | Florida Southern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Southern | Florida Southern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:41 | Merrimack | George Hersh knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Carl Cales | 32-53 |
| 14:33 | Florida Southern | Stephen Jackson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Brian Blades - foul #2 on Brian Blades, team foul #2 | 32-53 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Douglas McGahey (SG), Lowell Smith (C) James Fordyce, John Thompson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Emory Pollard (SG) Jack Haslam | |
| 14:33 | Florida Southern | Stephen Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 32-53 |
| 14:33 | Florida Southern | Stephen Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-53 |
| 14:08 | Merrimack | James Madrid misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 33-53 |
| 14:06 | Florida Southern | Lowell Smith grabs the board | 33-53 |
| 13:58 | Florida Southern | Clarence Norman is hacked by George Hersh - foul #2 on George Hersh, team foul #3 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Gilbert Dukes (PG), Earl Little (PF) Stephen Jackson, Andrew Hardin | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston (PF), Theodore Tran (C) James Madrid, Brian Blades | |
| 13:39 | Florida Southern | Earl Little is fouled on the floor by Carl Cales - foul #1 on Carl Cales, team foul #4 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Williams (PF) Mitchel Livingston | |
| 13:28 | Florida Southern | Douglas McGahey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-53 |
| 13:27 | Merrimack | Theodore Tran grabs the board | 33-53 |
| 13:02 | Merrimack | John Williams buries a jumper in the paint | 33-55 |
| 12:48 | Florida Southern | Earl Little drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas McGahey | 35-55 |
| 12:30 | Merrimack | George Hersh drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Carl Cales | 35-58 |
| 12:15 | Florida Southern | Earl Little is fouled on the floor by Theodore Tran - foul #2 on Theodore Tran, team foul #5 | 35-58 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Stephen Jackson (PG), James Fordyce (SG), William Atkins (SF), Andrew Hardin (C) Gilbert Dukes, Douglas McGahey, Clarence Norman, Lowell Smith | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jack Haslam (PG), Robert Christian (SG), Brian Blades (SF) George Hersh, Emory Pollard, Carl Cales | |
| 12:00 | Florida Southern | Andrew Hardin misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Theodore Tran - foul #3 on Theodore Tran, team foul #6 | 35-58 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | John Thompson (C) Earl Little | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Madrid (C) Theodore Tran | |
| 12:00 | Florida Southern | Andrew Hardin misses the 1st free throw | 35-58 |
| 12:00 | Florida Southern | Andrew Hardin misses the 2nd free throw | 35-58 |
| 12:00 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to John Williams | 35-58 |
| 11:42 | Merrimack | Robert Christian clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 35-58 |
| 11:41 | Merrimack | James Madrid grabs the offensive board | 35-58 |
| 11:17 | Merrimack | Robert Christian is fouled on the floor by Andrew Hardin - foul #2 on Andrew Hardin, team foul #2 | 35-58 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston (PF) John Williams | |
| Lineup | Florida Southern | PG - Stephen Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Fordyce (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Atkins (fresh) PF - Andrew Hardin (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Jack Haslam (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) SF - Brian Blades (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Mitchel Livingston (fresh) C - James Madrid (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:01 | Merrimack | James Madrid loses the ball out of bounds | 35-58 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Douglas McGahey (SG), Lowell Smith (C) James Fordyce, John Thompson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Hersh (PG) Mitchel Livingston | |
| 10:48 | Florida Southern | James Madrid steals it from Stephen Jackson | 35-58 |
| 10:31 | Merrimack | George Hersh clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-58 |
| 10:30 | Merrimack | Robert Christian can't tip it in | 35-58 |
| 10:28 | Florida Southern | Andrew Hardin gets the rebound | 35-58 |
| 10:16 | Florida Southern | Stephen Jackson buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Douglas McGahey | 37-58 |
| 09:47 | Merrimack | James Madrid misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Atkins - foul #1 on William Atkins, team foul #3 | 37-58 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Gilbert Dukes (PG), Clarence Norman (SF), Earl Little (PF) Stephen Jackson, William Atkins, Andrew Hardin | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Emory Pollard (SG), Carl Cales (SF), Theodore Tran (C) Robert Christian, Jack Haslam, Brian Blades | |
| 09:47 | Merrimack | James Madrid makes the 1st free throw | 37-59 |
| 09:47 | Merrimack | James Madrid makes the 2nd free throw | 37-60 |
| 09:35 | Florida Southern | Clarence Norman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-60 |
| 09:33 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard grabs the board | 37-60 |
| 09:28 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-60 |
| 09:26 | Florida Southern | Lowell Smith snags the defensive board | 37-60 |
| 09:11 | Florida Southern | Gilbert Dukes buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lowell Smith | 40-60 |
| 08:50 | Merrimack | Carl Cales is fouled on the floor by Clarence Norman - foul #3 on Clarence Norman, team foul #4 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | James Fordyce (SG), John Thompson (C) Douglas McGahey, Lowell Smith | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jack Haslam (PG), John Williams (PF) George Hersh, James Madrid | |
| 08:32 | Merrimack | Jack Haslam is fouled on the floor by John Thompson - foul #2 on John Thompson, team foul #5 | 40-60 |
| 08:11 | Merrimack | John Williams connects on the jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Gilbert Dukes - foul #3 on Gilbert Dukes, team foul #6 | 40-62 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Stephen Jackson (SG) James Fordyce | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 08:11 | Merrimack | John Williams makes the free throw | 40-63 |
| 07:59 | Florida Southern | Clarence Norman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stephen Jackson | 42-63 |
| 07:44 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard travels with the ball | 42-63 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Andrew Hardin (C) John Thompson | |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Hersh (PG) Jack Haslam | |
| 07:42 | Florida Southern | George Hersh steps in front of the Gilbert Dukes pass in the backcourt | 42-63 |
| 07:39 | Merrimack | John Williams hits the finger roll on a nice dish by George Hersh | 42-65 |
| 07:19 | Florida Southern | Gilbert Dukes drills a shot from the left side | 44-65 |
| Lineup | Florida Southern | PG - Gilbert Dukes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Norman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Earl Little (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Hardin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - George Hersh (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Emory Pollard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Cales (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Williams (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. C - Theodore Tran (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:13 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by George Hersh and the foul's on Stephen Jackson - foul #1 on Stephen Jackson, team foul #7 | 44-67 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Douglas McGahey (SG), Lowell Smith (C) Gilbert Dukes, Earl Little | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Brian Blades (C) Theodore Tran | |
| 07:13 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard makes the free throw | 44-68 |
| 06:55 | Florida Southern | Stephen Jackson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 44-68 |
| 06:54 | Merrimack | Brian Blades pulls down the rebound | 44-68 |
| 06:33 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard is hacked by Stephen Jackson - foul #2 on Stephen Jackson, team foul #8 | 44-68 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | William Atkins (SF) Clarence Norman | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jack Haslam (SF) Carl Cales | |
| 06:33 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 44-69 |
| 06:33 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard misses the 2nd free throw | 44-69 |
| 06:33 | Florida Southern | Lowell Smith gets the rebound | 44-69 |
| 06:16 | Florida Southern | Douglas McGahey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-69 |
| 06:14 | Florida Southern | William Atkins grabs the offensive board | 44-69 |
| 05:58 | Florida Southern | George Hersh steals the ball from Andrew Hardin | 44-69 |
| 05:41 | Merrimack | Brian Blades is hacked by Lowell Smith - foul #2 on Lowell Smith, team foul #9 | 44-69 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | James Fordyce (PG), Terry Lockett (SG), John Thompson (PF), David Blanton (C) Stephen Jackson, Douglas McGahey, Andrew Hardin, Lowell Smith | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Christian (SG), Mitchel Livingston (PF), James Madrid (C) George Hersh, Emory Pollard, John Williams | |
| 05:41 | Merrimack | Brian Blades makes the 1st free throw | 44-70 |
| 05:41 | Merrimack | Brian Blades makes the 2nd free throw | 44-71 |
| 05:34 | Florida Southern | John Thompson clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-71 |
| 05:33 | Florida Southern | David Blanton tips it home | 46-71 |
| 05:15 | Merrimack | Jack Haslam throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-71 |
| 04:59 | Florida Southern | John Thompson misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Mitchel Livingston - foul #1 on Mitchel Livingston, team foul #7 | 46-71 |
| 04:59 | Florida Southern | John Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 47-71 |
| 04:59 | Florida Southern | John Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-71 |
| 04:59 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to James Madrid | 47-71 |
| 04:36 | Merrimack | James Madrid misses badly on a floater in the lane | 47-71 |
| 04:34 | Merrimack | James Madrid snags the offensive board | 47-71 |
| 04:12 | Merrimack | Robert Christian hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-71 |
| 04:11 | Florida Southern | David Blanton gets the rebound | 47-71 |
| 03:55 | Florida Southern | David Blanton comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by James Madrid - foul #2 on James Madrid, team foul #8 | 47-71 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Stephen Jackson (PG), Andrew Hardin (PF) Terry Lockett, William Atkins | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler (SG) Brian Blades | |
| 03:55 | Florida Southern | David Blanton makes the 1st free throw | 48-71 |
| 03:55 | Florida Southern | David Blanton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-71 |
| Game Plan | Florida Southern | Florida Southern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:36 | Merrimack | Jack Haslam makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-74 |
| Game Plan | Florida Southern | Florida Southern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Florida Southern | Stephen Jackson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-74 |
| 03:29 | Merrimack | Jack Haslam grabs the board | 49-74 |
| 03:08 | Merrimack | James Madrid connects on the runner in the paint set up by Robert Christian and he's fouled by John Thompson - foul #3 on John Thompson, team foul #10 | 49-76 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | Terry Lockett (SG), William Atkins (SF) James Fordyce, David Blanton | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Brian Blades (C) Mitchel Livingston | |
| 03:08 | Merrimack | James Madrid makes the free throw | 49-77 |
| Lineup | Florida Southern | PG - Stephen Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Lockett (fresh) SF - William Atkins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Hardin (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Robert Christian (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Wheeler (fresh) SF - Jack Haslam (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. PF - James Madrid (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Blades (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:46 | Florida Southern | Andrew Hardin is hacked by James Madrid - foul #3 on James Madrid, team foul #9 | 49-77 |
| 02:46 | Florida Southern | Andrew Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 50-77 |
| 02:46 | Florida Southern | Andrew Hardin misses the 2nd free throw | 50-77 |
| 02:46 | Merrimack | James Madrid snags the defensive board | 50-77 |
| 02:26 | Merrimack | Robert Christian is hacked by Terry Lockett - foul #1 on Terry Lockett, team foul #11 | 50-77 |
| 02:26 | Merrimack | Robert Christian misses the 1st free throw | 50-77 |
| 02:26 | Merrimack | Robert Christian misses the 2nd free throw | 50-77 |
| 02:26 | Florida Southern | John Thompson gets the rebound | 50-77 |
| 02:07 | Florida Southern | Terry Lockett loses the dribble to Brian Blades | 50-77 |
| 01:47 | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler clanks a shot from close range | 50-77 |
| 01:46 | Florida Southern | Terry Lockett grabs the board | 50-77 |
| 01:29 | Florida Southern | Andrew Hardin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-77 |
| Subs | Florida Southern | James Fordyce (SG) Terry Lockett | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston (PF) Dennis Wheeler | |
| 01:14 | Merrimack | Jack Haslam hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-77 |
| 01:13 | Merrimack | James Madrid tips it home | 50-79 |
| 00:55 | Florida Southern | John Thompson comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 50-79 |
| 00:53 | Merrimack | Brian Blades grabs the defensive rebound | 50-79 |
| Game Plan | Florida Southern | Florida Southern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Merrimack | Brian Blades scores on a shot from the right wing and the foul's on William Atkins - foul #2 on William Atkins, team foul #12 | 50-81 |
| 00:30 | Merrimack | Brian Blades misses the free throw | 50-81 |
| 00:30 | Florida Southern | William Atkins pulls down the rebound | 50-81 |
| Game Plan | Florida Southern | Florida Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Florida Southern | John Thompson buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-81 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Jack Haslam runs out the clock | 53-81 |