| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Michael Lemon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald James (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Telek Kabzinski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ricky Lair (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Bill Alexander (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Anthony Mirabal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Varda (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - James McAlister (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Weaver (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Telek Kabzinski inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Merrimack | Bill Alexander banks in the layup on a nice dish by Donald James | 26-26 |
| 19:31 | S. Connecticut St. | Bill Alexander is called for the reach on Anthony Mirabal - foul #1 on Bill Alexander, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| 19:08 | S. Connecticut St. | Anthony Mirabal throws it down and he's fouled by Ricky Lair - foul #3 on Ricky Lair, team foul #2 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Scott Powell (PF) Ricky Lair | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| 19:08 | S. Connecticut St. | Anthony Mirabal makes the free throw | 26-29 |
| 18:45 | Merrimack | Donald James can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-29 |
| 18:43 | Merrimack | Telek Kabzinski tips it in | 28-29 |
| 18:38 | S. Connecticut St. | James McAlister misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 18:36 | Merrimack | Donald James gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 18:12 | Merrimack | Bill Alexander misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 18:10 | S. Connecticut St. | James McAlister snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 17:52 | S. Connecticut St. | Michael Lemon is called for the reach on Anthony Mirabal - foul #3 on Michael Lemon, team foul #3 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terry Rowley (PG) Michael Lemon | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Michael Wagner (SG) Gene Varda | |
| 17:37 | S. Connecticut St. | Dikembe Abdelal is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelal, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Magee (SF), Edward Grossman (PF) James McAlister, Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 17:20 | Merrimack | Scott Powell clanks a floater from the baseline | 28-29 |
| 17:19 | Merrimack | Terry Rowley tips it home | 30-29 |
| 17:10 | S. Connecticut St. | Terry Rowley steals it from John Weaver | 30-29 |
| 16:51 | Merrimack | Donald James misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-29 |
| 16:49 | S. Connecticut St. | Edward Grossman grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 16:27 | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Magee comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 16:26 | S. Connecticut St. | Edward Grossman hits the follow up shot | 30-31 |
| 16:21 | Merrimack | Scott Powell can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on John Weaver - foul #1 on John Weaver, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Linn (SG), Donald Bell (SF), Frank Allen (C) Donald James, Telek Kabzinski, Bill Alexander | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | James Henderson (PG), Gene Varda (SG), James McAlister (SF), Dikembe Abdelal (PF) Anthony Mirabal, Michael Wagner, Francis Magee, John Weaver | |
| 16:21 | Merrimack | Scott Powell makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 16:21 | Merrimack | Scott Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 15:58 | S. Connecticut St. | James McAlister's pass is intercepted by Scott Powell | 32-31 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Terry Rowley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Linn (fresh) SF - Donald Bell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Scott Powell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - James Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gene Varda (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - James McAlister (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Grossman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Merrimack | Terry Rowley is hacked by James McAlister - foul #3 on James McAlister, team foul #3 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Lemon (PG), Ricky Lair (PF) Terry Rowley, Scott Powell | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| 15:23 | Merrimack | Michael Lemon comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-31 |
| 15:21 | Merrimack | William Linn snags the offensive board | 32-31 |
| 15:07 | Merrimack | Donald Bell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 15:05 | Merrimack | Frank Allen snags the offensive board | 32-31 |
| 14:54 | Merrimack | Ricky Lair is hacked by Edward Grossman - foul #1 on Edward Grossman, team foul #4 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Donald James (SG), Bill Alexander (C) William Linn, Frank Allen | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Michael Wagner (SG), Francis Magee (SF), Garry Massey (C) Gene Varda, James McAlister, Edward Grossman | |
| 14:44 | Merrimack | Donald James clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-31 |
| 14:43 | S. Connecticut St. | Garry Massey pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 14:37 | S. Connecticut St. | Michael Lemon steals it from Garry Massey | 32-31 |
| 14:33 | Merrimack | Michael Lemon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-31 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Anthony Mirabal (PG), John Weaver (C) James Henderson, Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 14:22 | S. Connecticut St. | John Weaver misses the lay-in | 32-31 |
| 14:20 | S. Connecticut St. | Garry Massey grabs the offensive board | 32-31 |
| 14:08 | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Magee misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-31 |
| 14:07 | Merrimack | Donald James grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 14:02 | Merrimack | Donald Bell can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Francis Magee - foul #1 on Francis Magee, team foul #5 | 32-31 |
| 14:02 | Merrimack | Donald Bell makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 14:02 | Merrimack | Donald Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 13:45 | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Magee misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 13:43 | Merrimack | Ricky Lair snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 13:37 | Merrimack | Ricky Lair's floater is tipped away by John Weaver | 34-31 |
| 13:36 | S. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to Michael Wagner | 34-31 |
| 13:15 | S. Connecticut St. | Anthony Mirabal comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Lemon - foul #4 on Michael Lemon, team foul #4 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terry Rowley (PG), Telek Kabzinski (SF) Michael Lemon, Donald Bell | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Gene Varda (SG), James McAlister (SF), Edward Grossman (PF) Michael Wagner, Francis Magee, Garry Massey | |
| 13:15 | S. Connecticut St. | Anthony Mirabal makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 13:15 | S. Connecticut St. | Anthony Mirabal makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 13:00 | Merrimack | Donald James hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 12:59 | S. Connecticut St. | Anthony Mirabal gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 12:53 | S. Connecticut St. | Bill Alexander swats the layup by James McAlister | 34-33 |
| 12:51 | S. Connecticut St. | John Weaver can't tip it in | 34-33 |
| 12:49 | Merrimack | Ricky Lair grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 12:26 | Merrimack | Terry Rowley clanks a floater from the right side | 34-33 |
| 12:25 | S. Connecticut St. | Anthony Mirabal grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 12:07 | S. Connecticut St. | Gene Varda knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Mirabal | 34-35 |
| 11:53 | Merrimack | Bill Alexander hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Telek Kabzinski and the foul's on Edward Grossman - foul #2 on Edward Grossman, team foul #6 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Linn (SG), Scott Powell (PF) Donald James, Ricky Lair | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | James Henderson (PG), Michael Wagner (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (PF) Anthony Mirabal, Gene Varda, John Weaver | |
| 11:53 | Merrimack | Bill Alexander misses the free throw | 36-35 |
| 11:53 | S. Connecticut St. | Dikembe Abdelal pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Terry Rowley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Linn (fresh) SF - Telek Kabzinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Scott Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bill Alexander (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - James Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James McAlister (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Grossman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | S. Connecticut St. | Dikembe Abdelal scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James McAlister | 36-38 |
| 11:17 | Merrimack | William Linn drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Telek Kabzinski | 38-38 |
| 11:03 | S. Connecticut St. | Edward Grossman is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Edward Grossman, team foul #7 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Donald James (SG), Frank Allen (C) William Linn, Bill Alexander | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Magee (SF), Garry Massey (C) James McAlister, Edward Grossman | |
| 10:56 | Merrimack | Terry Rowley loses the dribble to Michael Wagner | 38-38 |
| 10:40 | S. Connecticut St. | Dikembe Abdelal makes the floater in the lane and he's fouled by Scott Powell - foul #1 on Scott Powell, team foul #5 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Donald Bell (SF), Ricky Lair (PF) Telek Kabzinski, Frank Allen | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| 10:40 | S. Connecticut St. | Dikembe Abdelal makes the free throw | 38-41 |
| 10:27 | Merrimack | Donald James makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Donald Bell | 41-41 |
| 10:13 | S. Connecticut St. | James Henderson buries a shot from the right block set up by Michael Wagner | 41-43 |
| 09:50 | Merrimack | Donald Bell is hacked by Francis Magee - foul #2 on Francis Magee, team foul #8 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren (PG) Terry Rowley | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Anthony Mirabal (PG), Gene Varda (SG), John Weaver (C) James Henderson, Michael Wagner, Garry Massey | |
| 09:50 | Merrimack | Donald Bell misses the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 09:50 | S. Connecticut St. | John Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 09:25 | S. Connecticut St. | Donald James is called for the reach on Francis Magee - foul #1 on Donald James, team foul #6 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Telek Kabzinski (SF), Bill Alexander (C) Donald Bell, Scott Powell | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | James McAlister (SF), Edward Grossman (PF) Francis Magee, Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 09:09 | S. Connecticut St. | John Weaver buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from James McAlister | 41-45 |
| 08:54 | Merrimack | Ricky Lair makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Telek Kabzinski | 43-45 |
| 08:34 | S. Connecticut St. | Anthony Mirabal comes up short on the floater from the right side | 43-45 |
| 08:33 | Merrimack | Bill Alexander grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 08:21 | Merrimack | Donald James loses the dribble to Anthony Mirabal | 43-45 |
| 08:04 | S. Connecticut St. | Anthony Mirabal scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 07:46 | Merrimack | Donald James makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Telek Kabzinski | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Lawrence Ogren (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald James (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Telek Kabzinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ricky Lair (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Bill Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Anthony Mirabal (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gene Varda (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James McAlister (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Grossman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Weaver (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | S. Connecticut St. | James McAlister buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-49 |
| 07:11 | Merrimack | Telek Kabzinski misses the easy layup | 46-49 |
| 07:10 | S. Connecticut St. | Edward Grossman pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 06:50 | S. Connecticut St. | Donald James steps in front of the Gene Varda pass | 46-49 |
| 06:26 | Merrimack | Ricky Lair comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Gene Varda - foul #1 on Gene Varda, team foul #9 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Lemon (PG), William Linn (SG), Donald Bell (SF), Scott Powell (C) Lawrence Ogren, Donald James, Telek Kabzinski, Bill Alexander | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | James Henderson (PG), Michael Wagner (SG), Francis Magee (SF), Dikembe Abdelal (PF), Garry Massey (C) Anthony Mirabal, Gene Varda, James McAlister, Edward Grossman, John Weaver | |
| 06:26 | Merrimack | Ricky Lair makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 06:26 | Merrimack | Ricky Lair makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 06:07 | S. Connecticut St. | Michael Wagner is hacked by William Linn - foul #3 on William Linn, team foul #7 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Frank Allen (C) Ricky Lair | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| 06:07 | S. Connecticut St. | Michael Wagner misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 06:07 | Merrimack | Donald Bell grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 05:52 | Merrimack | Francis Magee is called for the reach on Donald Bell - foul #3 on Francis Magee, team foul #10 | 48-49 |
| 05:52 | Merrimack | Donald Bell makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 05:52 | Merrimack | Donald Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 05:52 | S. Connecticut St. | Garry Massey grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 05:32 | S. Connecticut St. | Dikembe Abdelal misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 05:31 | Merrimack | Michael Lemon grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 05:13 | Merrimack | Donald Bell clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 05:12 | Merrimack | Scott Powell grabs the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 05:04 | Merrimack | William Linn hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Frank Allen | 51-49 |
| 04:57 | S. Connecticut St. | James Henderson misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Lemon - foul #5 on Michael Lemon, team foul #8 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terry Rowley (PG) Michael Lemon | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| 04:57 | S. Connecticut St. | James Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 04:57 | S. Connecticut St. | James Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 04:34 | Merrimack | William Linn makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-51 |
| 04:16 | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Magee buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelal | 53-54 |
| 03:54 | Merrimack | William Linn comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 53-54 |
| 03:53 | S. Connecticut St. | Michael Wagner grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 03:35 | S. Connecticut St. | James Henderson misses badly on a shot from the right side | 53-54 |
| 03:34 | Merrimack | William Linn gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 03:34 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Donald James (SG), Telek Kabzinski (SF), Ricky Lair (PF), Bill Alexander (C) William Linn, Donald Bell, Scott Powell, Frank Allen | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Anthony Mirabal (PG), Gene Varda (SG), James McAlister (SF), John Weaver (C) James Henderson, Michael Wagner, Francis Magee, Garry Massey | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Terry Rowley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald James (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Telek Kabzinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ricky Lair (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Bill Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Anthony Mirabal (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gene Varda (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James McAlister (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - John Weaver (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Merrimack | Telek Kabzinski makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Donald James | 55-54 |
| 02:59 | S. Connecticut St. | Dikembe Abdelal's fadeaway is rejected by Ricky Lair | 55-54 |
| 02:58 | S. Connecticut St. | James McAlister hits the follow up shot | 55-56 |
| 02:37 | Merrimack | Donald James misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 02:36 | Merrimack | Ricky Lair grabs the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 02:23 | Merrimack | Bill Alexander misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 02:21 | Merrimack | Bill Alexander pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 02:08 | Merrimack | Telek Kabzinski makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Terry Rowley | 57-56 |
| 01:52 | S. Connecticut St. | James McAlister is hacked by Bill Alexander - foul #2 on Bill Alexander, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| 01:52 | S. Connecticut St. | James McAlister makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 01:52 | S. Connecticut St. | James McAlister makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 01:36 | Merrimack | Telek Kabzinski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bill Alexander | 59-58 |
| 01:26 | S. Connecticut St. | Anthony Mirabal hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 01:25 | Merrimack | Telek Kabzinski grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 01:04 | Merrimack | Terry Rowley misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 01:03 | S. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to Gene Varda | 59-58 |
| 00:43 | S. Connecticut St. | James McAlister's pass is intercepted by Bill Alexander | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Merrimack | Bill Alexander travels with the ball | 59-58 |
| 00:09 | S. Connecticut St. | John Weaver scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Anthony Mirabal | 59-60 |
| 00:09 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Merrimack | Telek Kabzinski misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 59-60 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Bill Alexander snags the offensive board | 59-60 |