| Lineup | Franklin Pierce | PG - David Agnew (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Chad Greenwood (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Pettyjohn (fresh) 4 pts. C - Eugene Morris (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - George Hersh (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Emory Pollard (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Carl Cales (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - John Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Theodore Tran (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Carl Cales inbounds the ball | 32-37 |
| Game Plan | Franklin Pierce | Franklin Pierce is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Merrimack | John Williams misses the dunk | 32-37 |
| 19:44 | Merrimack | George Hersh tips it back up and in | 32-39 |
| 19:39 | Franklin Pierce | Carl Cales is called for the reach on James Jensen - foul #1 on Carl Cales, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| 19:29 | Franklin Pierce | David Agnew misses the runner near the basket but the foul's on Theodore Tran - foul #3 on Theodore Tran, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Madrid (C) Theodore Tran | |
| 19:29 | Franklin Pierce | David Agnew misses the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 19:29 | Franklin Pierce | David Agnew makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 19:19 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard is called for 10 seconds | 33-39 |
| 19:07 | Franklin Pierce | Chad Greenwood misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 33-39 |
| 19:06 | Merrimack | James Madrid grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 18:47 | Merrimack | Carl Cales is called for 5 seconds | 33-39 |
| 18:39 | Franklin Pierce | Matthew Pettyjohn comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on John Williams - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Curtis Shotwell (PG), Stanley Lindsay (SF) David Agnew, James Jensen | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 18:39 | Franklin Pierce | Matthew Pettyjohn makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 18:39 | Franklin Pierce | Matthew Pettyjohn makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 18:18 | Merrimack | Eugene Morris blocks the short jumper by Emory Pollard | 35-39 |
| 18:16 | Franklin Pierce | Eugene Morris grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 18:00 | Franklin Pierce | John Williams steals the ball from Stanley Lindsay | 35-39 |
| 17:38 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard connects on the open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Carl Cales | 35-42 |
| 17:32 | Franklin Pierce | Stanley Lindsay hits a floater from the left wing and he's fouled by Carl Cales - foul #2 on Carl Cales, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | David Agnew (PG), James Jensen (SF), Neville Madden (PF), Joseph Bosserman (C) Curtis Shotwell, Chad Greenwood, Matthew Pettyjohn, Eugene Morris | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Christian (PG), Dennis Wheeler (SG), Jack Haslam (SF), Mitchel Livingston (PF), Brian Blades (C) George Hersh, Emory Pollard, Carl Cales, John Williams, James Madrid | |
| 17:32 | Franklin Pierce | Stanley Lindsay makes the free throw | 38-42 |
| 17:16 | Merrimack | Jack Haslam scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Christian | 38-45 |
| 16:59 | Franklin Pierce | James Jensen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jack Haslam - foul #3 on Jack Haslam, team foul #5 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Marvin Dennis (SG) Stanley Lindsay | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Williams (PF) Jack Haslam | |
| 16:59 | Franklin Pierce | James Jensen misses the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 16:59 | Franklin Pierce | James Jensen misses the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 16:59 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to John Williams | 38-45 |
| 16:42 | Merrimack | John Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-45 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Curtis Shotwell (PG) David Agnew | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 16:34 | Franklin Pierce | Curtis Shotwell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 16:32 | Merrimack | Brian Blades snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 16:12 | Merrimack | John Williams slams it home | 38-47 |
| 15:55 | Franklin Pierce | Joseph Bosserman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-47 |
| 15:53 | Franklin Pierce | The offensive rebound goes to Neville Madden | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Franklin Pierce | PG - Curtis Shotwell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marvin Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Jensen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Neville Madden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Bosserman (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Robert Christian (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Wheeler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mitchel Livingston (fairly fresh) PF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Brian Blades (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Franklin Pierce | Marvin Dennis misses the jump hook from the left block | 38-47 |
| 15:40 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston grabs the defensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 15:34 | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler travels with the ball | 38-47 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | David Agnew (PG), Chad Greenwood (SG), Stanley Lindsay (PF), Andrew Norton (C) Curtis Shotwell, James Jensen, Neville Madden, Joseph Bosserman | |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Hersh (PG), Emory Pollard (SG), Carl Cales (SF), Theodore Tran (C) Robert Christian, Dennis Wheeler, Mitchel Livingston, Brian Blades | |
| 15:18 | Franklin Pierce | Theodore Tran takes the ball from Andrew Norton | 38-47 |
| 15:06 | Merrimack | George Hersh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-47 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Eugene Morris (C) Marvin Dennis | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Madrid (PF) John Williams | |
| 14:45 | Franklin Pierce | David Agnew misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Carl Cales - foul #3 on Carl Cales, team foul #6 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Matthew Pettyjohn (PF) Andrew Norton | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 14:45 | Franklin Pierce | David Agnew makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 14:45 | Franklin Pierce | David Agnew makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 14:29 | Merrimack | Theodore Tran makes the wide open shot in the lane on a great pass from Carl Cales | 40-49 |
| 14:06 | Franklin Pierce | Chad Greenwood misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Theodore Tran - foul #4 on Theodore Tran, team foul #7 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Curtis Shotwell (PG), Marvin Dennis (SF), Neville Madden (C) David Agnew, Stanley Lindsay, Eugene Morris | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Christian (SG), Mitchel Livingston (PF), Jack Haslam (C) Emory Pollard, James Madrid, Theodore Tran | |
| 14:06 | Franklin Pierce | Chad Greenwood misses the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 14:06 | Franklin Pierce | Chad Greenwood makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 13:53 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 13:52 | Merrimack | Jack Haslam gets the offensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 13:38 | Merrimack | Jack Haslam misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-49 |
| 13:37 | Franklin Pierce | Matthew Pettyjohn pulls down the rebound | 41-49 |
| 13:30 | Franklin Pierce | Marvin Dennis lays it in on a nice dish by Curtis Shotwell | 43-49 |
| 13:08 | Merrimack | Jack Haslam's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Richard Plowman (PG), Stanley Lindsay (SG), James Jensen (SF), Andrew Norton (PF), Joseph Bosserman (C) Curtis Shotwell, Chad Greenwood, Marvin Dennis, Matthew Pettyjohn, Neville Madden | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler (SG), John Williams (PF), Brian Blades (C) George Hersh, Carl Cales, Mitchel Livingston | |
| 12:49 | Franklin Pierce | John Williams steals it from James Jensen | 43-49 |
| 12:24 | Merrimack | Jack Haslam is alone and drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Christian | 43-52 |
| 12:04 | Franklin Pierce | James Jensen hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 11:44 | Merrimack | Brian Blades hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dennis Wheeler and the foul's on Joseph Bosserman - foul #2 on Joseph Bosserman, team foul #1 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | David Agnew (PG), Marvin Dennis (SG), Curtis Shotwell (SF), Neville Madden (PF), Eugene Morris (C) Richard Plowman, Stanley Lindsay, James Jensen, Andrew Norton, Joseph Bosserman | |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Hersh (PG), Emory Pollard (SG), James Madrid (C) Robert Christian, Dennis Wheeler, Jack Haslam | |
| 11:44 | Merrimack | Brian Blades makes the free throw | 46-55 |
| Lineup | Franklin Pierce | PG - David Agnew (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Marvin Dennis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Curtis Shotwell (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Neville Madden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Morris (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - George Hersh (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Emory Pollard (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Brian Blades (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. C - James Madrid (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Franklin Pierce | John Williams blocks the short jumper by David Agnew | 46-55 |
| 11:26 | Merrimack | John Williams grabs the board | 46-55 |
| 11:08 | Merrimack | James Madrid lays it up and in on a nice dish by George Hersh | 46-57 |
| 10:50 | Franklin Pierce | Curtis Shotwell misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-57 |
| 10:49 | Merrimack | James Madrid grabs the board | 46-57 |
| 10:34 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by George Hersh | 46-60 |
| 10:19 | Franklin Pierce | David Agnew is fouled on the floor by James Madrid - foul #1 on James Madrid, team foul #8 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Chad Greenwood (SG), Stanley Lindsay (SF), Matthew Pettyjohn (PF), Joseph Bosserman (C) Marvin Dennis, Curtis Shotwell, Neville Madden, Eugene Morris | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Carl Cales (SF), Mitchel Livingston (PF) Brian Blades, John Williams | |
| 10:19 | Franklin Pierce | David Agnew makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 10:19 | Franklin Pierce | David Agnew makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 10:17 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Pettyjohn - foul #1 on Matthew Pettyjohn, team foul #2 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Richard Plowman (PG) David Agnew | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler (PG) George Hersh | |
| 09:58 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-60 |
| 09:56 | Franklin Pierce | Matthew Pettyjohn grabs the board | 48-60 |
| 09:29 | Franklin Pierce | Chad Greenwood makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Plowman | 50-60 |
| 09:27 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-60 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Marvin Dennis (PG) Richard Plowman | |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Hersh (PG), Robert Christian (SG), Jack Haslam (C) Dennis Wheeler, Emory Pollard, James Madrid | |
| 09:10 | Franklin Pierce | Chad Greenwood clanks a jumper from the right wing | 50-60 |
| 09:08 | Franklin Pierce | Matthew Pettyjohn pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 09:00 | Franklin Pierce | Stanley Lindsay misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by George Hersh - foul #1 on George Hersh, team foul #9 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Curtis Shotwell (PG), Neville Madden (PF), Eugene Morris (C) Chad Greenwood, Matthew Pettyjohn, Joseph Bosserman | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 09:00 | Franklin Pierce | Stanley Lindsay misses the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 09:00 | Franklin Pierce | Stanley Lindsay makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 08:44 | Merrimack | George Hersh is open and scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Carl Cales | 51-62 |
| 08:34 | Franklin Pierce | Marvin Dennis is fouled on the floor by Robert Christian - foul #1 on Robert Christian, team foul #10 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | James Jensen (SF) Stanley Lindsay | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Williams (PF) Mitchel Livingston | |
| 08:34 | Franklin Pierce | Marvin Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 08:34 | Franklin Pierce | Marvin Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 08:15 | Merrimack | Jack Haslam can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-62 |
| 08:13 | Franklin Pierce | James Jensen gets the rebound | 53-62 |
| 07:53 | Franklin Pierce | John Williams swats the layup by James Jensen | 53-62 |
| 07:52 | Franklin Pierce | Neville Madden gets the offensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 07:42 | Franklin Pierce | Marvin Dennis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Curtis Shotwell | 55-62 |
| Lineup | Franklin Pierce | PG - Curtis Shotwell (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Marvin Dennis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Jensen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Neville Madden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Morris (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - George Hersh (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Christian (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Cales (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - John Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. C - Jack Haslam (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Merrimack | Robert Christian hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 07:23 | Franklin Pierce | Neville Madden grabs the defensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 07:08 | Franklin Pierce | Curtis Shotwell can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by George Hersh - foul #2 on George Hersh, team foul #11 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Chad Greenwood (SG), Stanley Lindsay (SF), Matthew Pettyjohn (PF), Joseph Bosserman (C) Marvin Dennis, James Jensen, Neville Madden, Eugene Morris | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler (PG), Emory Pollard (SG), Brian Blades (SF), Mitchel Livingston (PF), Theodore Tran (C) George Hersh, Robert Christian, Carl Cales, John Williams, Jack Haslam | |
| 07:08 | Franklin Pierce | Curtis Shotwell makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 07:08 | Franklin Pierce | Curtis Shotwell makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 06:46 | Merrimack | Chad Greenwood is called for the reach on Brian Blades - foul #1 on Chad Greenwood, team foul #3 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | David Agnew (PG) Curtis Shotwell | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 06:36 | Merrimack | A charge is called on Dennis Wheeler - foul #1 on Dennis Wheeler, team foul #12 | 57-62 |
| 06:20 | Franklin Pierce | Brian Blades is called for the reach on Matthew Pettyjohn - foul #1 on Brian Blades, team foul #13 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Williams (PF) Brian Blades | |
| 06:20 | Franklin Pierce | Matthew Pettyjohn makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 06:20 | Franklin Pierce | Matthew Pettyjohn makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 06:03 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston hits a jumper from the right block | 59-64 |
| 05:45 | Franklin Pierce | David Agnew misses the lay-in | 59-64 |
| 05:44 | Merrimack | John Williams snags the defensive board | 59-64 |
| 05:25 | Merrimack | Theodore Tran is whistled for a carry | 59-64 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Richard Plowman (PG), James Jensen (SF), Andrew Norton (PF), Eugene Morris (C) David Agnew, Stanley Lindsay, Matthew Pettyjohn, Joseph Bosserman | |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Hersh (PG), Carl Cales (SF), James Madrid (C) Dennis Wheeler, Mitchel Livingston, Theodore Tran | |
| 05:16 | Franklin Pierce | Eugene Morris misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-64 |
| 05:14 | Franklin Pierce | Eugene Morris tips it in | 61-64 |
| 05:10 | Merrimack | Chad Greenwood is called for the reach on Emory Pollard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chad Greenwood, team foul #4 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Neville Madden (PF) Andrew Norton | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Brian Blades (C) John Williams | |
| 04:51 | Merrimack | James Madrid makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Carl Cales | 61-66 |
| 04:34 | Franklin Pierce | James Jensen is fouled on the floor by George Hersh - foul #3 on George Hersh, team foul #14 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Marvin Dennis (SG), Andrew Norton (C) Chad Greenwood, Eugene Morris | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Christian (SG), Jack Haslam (SF) Emory Pollard, Carl Cales | |
| 04:34 | Franklin Pierce | James Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 04:34 | Franklin Pierce | James Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 04:32 | Merrimack | Richard Plowman is called for the reach on Robert Christian in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Plowman, team foul #5 | 63-66 |
| 04:16 | Merrimack | George Hersh is open and scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Brian Blades | 63-68 |
| 03:56 | Franklin Pierce | Richard Plowman buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Andrew Norton | 66-68 |
| 03:37 | Merrimack | James Madrid clanks a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Richard Plowman - foul #4 on Richard Plowman, team foul #6 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | David Agnew (PG), Stanley Lindsay (SG), Matthew Pettyjohn (PF), Joseph Bosserman (C) Richard Plowman, James Jensen, Neville Madden, Andrew Norton | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler (SG), Mitchel Livingston (SF), Theodore Tran (C) George Hersh, Jack Haslam, Brian Blades | |
| 03:37 | Merrimack | James Madrid makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 03:37 | Merrimack | James Madrid misses the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 03:37 | Franklin Pierce | Matthew Pettyjohn gets the rebound | 66-69 |
| Lineup | Franklin Pierce | PG - David Agnew (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stanley Lindsay (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Marvin Dennis (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Matthew Pettyjohn (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Bosserman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Robert Christian (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Wheeler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchel Livingston (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Madrid (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Theodore Tran (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Franklin Pierce | Joseph Bosserman connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by David Agnew | 68-69 |
| 03:05 | Merrimack | Robert Christian makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Theodore Tran | 68-71 |
| 02:59 | Franklin Pierce | Matthew Pettyjohn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-71 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Curtis Shotwell (SF), Eugene Morris (C) Marvin Dennis, Joseph Bosserman | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Emory Pollard (SG), Carl Cales (SF), John Williams (PF) Robert Christian, Mitchel Livingston, James Madrid | |
| 02:32 | Merrimack | John Williams misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Eugene Morris - foul #2 on Eugene Morris, team foul #7 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Chad Greenwood (SG), Andrew Norton (PF) Curtis Shotwell, Matthew Pettyjohn | |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Hersh (PG), Jack Haslam (SG) Dennis Wheeler, Emory Pollard | |
| 02:32 | Merrimack | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 02:32 | Merrimack | John Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 02:30 | Franklin Pierce | Franklin Pierce calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-73 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | Neville Madden (PF) Andrew Norton | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Emory Pollard (SG) Jack Haslam | |
| 02:13 | Franklin Pierce | Neville Madden misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Theodore Tran - foul #5 on Theodore Tran, team foul #15 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Brian Blades (C) Theodore Tran | |
| 02:13 | Franklin Pierce | Neville Madden makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 02:13 | Franklin Pierce | Neville Madden makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 01:57 | Merrimack | John Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-73 |
| 01:55 | Franklin Pierce | Eugene Morris gets the rebound | 70-73 |
| 01:55 | Franklin Pierce | Franklin Pierce calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-73 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | James Jensen (SF), Matthew Pettyjohn (PF) Stanley Lindsay, Neville Madden | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Madrid (C) Brian Blades | |
| 01:37 | Franklin Pierce | Matthew Pettyjohn is fouled on the floor by Carl Cales - foul #4 on Carl Cales, team foul #16 | 70-73 |
| 01:37 | Franklin Pierce | Matthew Pettyjohn makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 01:37 | Franklin Pierce | Matthew Pettyjohn makes the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 01:17 | Merrimack | John Williams buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Emory Pollard | 72-75 |
| 01:02 | Franklin Pierce | James Jensen knocks in the fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Carl Cales - foul #5 on Carl Cales, team foul #17 | 74-75 |
| Subs | Franklin Pierce | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jack Haslam (SF) Carl Cales | |
| 01:02 | Franklin Pierce | James Jensen makes the free throw | 75-75 |
| 01:00 | Merrimack | Chad Greenwood is called for the reach on Emory Pollard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Chad Greenwood, team foul #8 | 75-75 |
| 01:00 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 01:00 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard makes the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:40 | Franklin Pierce | James Jensen is hacked by James Madrid - foul #2 on James Madrid, team foul #18 | 75-77 |
| 00:40 | Franklin Pierce | James Jensen misses the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:40 | Franklin Pierce | James Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 76-77 |
| Game Plan | Franklin Pierce | Franklin Pierce is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-77 |
| 00:15 | Merrimack | James Jensen steals it from Emory Pollard | 76-77 |
| 00:10 | Franklin Pierce | Jack Haslam steps in front of the James Jensen pass | 76-77 |
| 00:10 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-77 |
| Game Plan | Franklin Pierce | Franklin Pierce is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Merrimack | George Hersh is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Greenwood - foul #4 on Chad Greenwood, team foul #9 | 76-77 |
| 00:08 | Merrimack | George Hersh misses the 1st free throw | 76-77 |
| 00:08 | Merrimack | James Madrid gets the offensive rebound | 76-77 |
| 00:05 | Merrimack | James Madrid is hacked by James Jensen - foul #3 on James Jensen, team foul #10 | 76-77 |
| 00:05 | Merrimack | James Madrid misses the 1st free throw | 76-77 |
| 00:05 | Merrimack | James Madrid makes the 2nd free throw | 76-78 |
| 00:05 | Franklin Pierce | Franklin Pierce calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-78 |
| Game Plan | Franklin Pierce | Franklin Pierce is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Franklin Pierce | David Agnew misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 76-78 |