| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Gilbert Thornton (fresh) SG - Dennis Sanders (fresh) SF - David Rayfield (fresh) PF - Carlos Hicks (fresh) C - Michael Dean (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oakland City | PG - Kenneth Jackson (fresh) SG - Harlan Burney (fresh) SF - William Spencer (fresh) PF - Jonathan Grimes (fresh) C - Peter Ventimiglia (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Oakland City | Jonathan Grimes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oakland City | Oakland City is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Oakland City | Harlan Burney makes the shot in the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Merrimack | Michael Dean clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Peter Ventimiglia - foul #1 on Peter Ventimiglia, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Merrimack | Michael Dean misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Merrimack | Michael Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:12 | Oakland City | Harlan Burney misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 1-2 |
| 19:10 | Oakland City | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Ventimiglia | 1-2 |
| 18:59 | Oakland City | Jonathan Grimes is hacked by Carlos Hicks - foul #1 on Carlos Hicks, team foul #1 | 1-2 |
| 18:35 | Oakland City | William Spencer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 1-2 |
| 18:34 | Oakland City | Jonathan Grimes tips it in | 1-4 |
| 18:11 | Merrimack | Michael Dean blows the wide open layup | 1-4 |
| 18:09 | Oakland City | Peter Ventimiglia grabs the board | 1-4 |
| 18:05 | Oakland City | William Spencer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 1-4 |
| 18:03 | Merrimack | Michael Dean snags the defensive board | 1-4 |
| 17:35 | Merrimack | Gilbert Thornton can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 1-4 |
| 17:34 | Oakland City | Harlan Burney grabs the defensive rebound | 1-4 |
| 17:13 | Oakland City | Kenneth Jackson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 1-4 |
| 17:12 | Oakland City | Harlan Burney hits the follow up shot | 1-6 |
| 17:04 | Merrimack | Gilbert Thornton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 1-6 |
| 17:03 | Oakland City | Harlan Burney snags the defensive board | 1-6 |
| 16:42 | Oakland City | Carlos Hicks steps in front of the Peter Ventimiglia pass | 1-6 |
| 16:40 | Merrimack | Harlan Burney is called for the reach on Dennis Sanders in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harlan Burney, team foul #2 | 1-6 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Brian Ragsdale (PG), Carl Johnson (PF), Marvin Jacobi (C) Gilbert Thornton, Carlos Hicks, Michael Dean | |
| Subs | Oakland City | George Brown (PG), Dan Rine (SG), Jimmy Rumsey (SF), Joseph Stevens (PF), Michael Dates (C) Kenneth Jackson, Harlan Burney, William Spencer, Jonathan Grimes, Peter Ventimiglia | |
| 16:21 | Merrimack | The refs have stopped play. David Rayfield is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 1-6 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Steve Walraven (SF) David Rayfield | |
| Subs | Oakland City | | |
| 16:11 | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 1-6 |
| 16:09 | Oakland City | Jimmy Rumsey grabs the defensive rebound | 1-6 |
| 15:53 | Oakland City | Jimmy Rumsey hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by George Brown | 1-8 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Brian Ragsdale (fresh) SG - Dennis Sanders (fairly fresh) SF - Steve Walraven (fresh) PF - Carl Johnson (fresh) C - Marvin Jacobi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oakland City | PG - George Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dan Rine (fresh) SF - Jimmy Rumsey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Stevens (fresh) C - Michael Dates (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Merrimack | Steve Walraven blows the dunk | 1-8 |
| 15:40 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Walraven | 1-8 |
| 15:31 | Merrimack | Marvin Jacobi misses short on a shot from the right side | 1-8 |
| 15:29 | Merrimack | Carl Johnson tips it in | 3-8 |
| 15:16 | Oakland City | Marvin Jacobi is called for the reach on Jimmy Rumsey - foul #1 on Marvin Jacobi, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Smith (PG), Carlos Hicks (PF), Michael Dean (C) Dennis Sanders, Carl Johnson, Marvin Jacobi | |
| Subs | Oakland City | Peter Ventimiglia (C) Joseph Stevens | |
| 15:07 | Oakland City | Dan Rine misses the 3 from the right corner | 3-8 |
| 15:05 | Merrimack | Michael Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 14:50 | Merrimack | Brian Ragsdale loses the ball out of bounds | 3-8 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gilbert Thornton (PG) John Smith | |
| Subs | Oakland City | Daniel Jones (PG), William Spencer (SF), Jonathan Grimes (PF) George Brown, Jimmy Rumsey, Michael Dates | |
| 14:37 | Oakland City | Jonathan Grimes makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by William Spencer | 3-10 |
| 14:13 | Merrimack | Brian Ragsdale comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 3-10 |
| 14:12 | Oakland City | Peter Ventimiglia grabs the defensive rebound | 3-10 |
| 14:07 | Oakland City | Daniel Jones misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Dean - foul #1 on Michael Dean, team foul #3 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Darrell Geraci (SF), Carl Johnson (PF) Brian Ragsdale, Carlos Hicks | |
| Subs | Oakland City | Kenneth Jackson (PG) Dan Rine | |
| 14:07 | Oakland City | Daniel Jones misses the 1st free throw | 3-10 |
| 14:07 | Oakland City | Daniel Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 3-11 |
| 13:51 | Merrimack | Carl Johnson lays it in uncontested | 5-11 |
| 13:32 | Oakland City | William Spencer is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on William Spencer, team foul #3 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Smith (PG), Dennis Sanders (SG), David Rayfield (SF), Marvin Jacobi (C) Gilbert Thornton, Steve Walraven, Darrell Geraci, Michael Dean | |
| Subs | Oakland City | Harlan Burney (SG), Jimmy Rumsey (SF), Joseph Stevens (PF) Daniel Jones, William Spencer, Jonathan Grimes | |
| 13:30 | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-11 |
| 13:20 | Oakland City | Kenneth Jackson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-11 |
| 13:18 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Marvin Jacobi | 5-11 |
| 13:00 | Merrimack | David Rayfield makes the jump hook from the baseline | 7-11 |
| 12:49 | Oakland City | Peter Ventimiglia hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 12:47 | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 12:35 | Merrimack | David Rayfield misses the lay-in | 7-11 |
| 12:33 | Merrimack | Carl Johnson hits the follow up shot | 9-11 |
| 12:25 | Oakland City | Carl Johnson denies the turnaround by Peter Ventimiglia | 9-11 |
| 12:23 | Merrimack | Marvin Jacobi snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 12:21 | Merrimack | Harlan Burney steals it from Dennis Sanders in the backcourt | 9-11 |
| 12:10 | Oakland City | Joseph Stevens knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Kenneth Jackson | 9-13 |
| 11:55 | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders is hacked by Harlan Burney - foul #2 on Harlan Burney, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gilbert Thornton (PG), Carlos Hicks (PF), Michael Dean (C) John Smith, Carl Johnson, Marvin Jacobi | |
| Subs | Oakland City | George Brown (PG), Dan Rine (SG), William Spencer (SF), Jonathan Grimes (PF), Michael Dates (C) Kenneth Jackson, Harlan Burney, Jimmy Rumsey, Joseph Stevens, Peter Ventimiglia | |
| 11:45 | Merrimack | Michael Dean misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-13 |
| 11:44 | Oakland City | George Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Gilbert Thornton (fresh) SG - Dennis Sanders (fresh) SF - David Rayfield (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carlos Hicks (fresh) C - Michael Dean (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oakland City | PG - George Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dan Rine (fresh) SF - William Spencer (fresh) PF - Jonathan Grimes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Dates (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Oakland City | William Spencer makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Dan Rine | 9-16 |
| 10:59 | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders misses long on a runner near the basket | 9-16 |
| 10:57 | Merrimack | David Rayfield tips it in | 11-16 |
| 10:35 | Oakland City | William Spencer connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by George Brown | 11-19 |
| 10:30 | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Dates - foul #1 on Michael Dates, team foul #5 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Brian Ragsdale (PG), Steve Walraven (SF), Marvin Jacobi (C) Gilbert Thornton, David Rayfield, Michael Dean | |
| Subs | Oakland City | Daniel Jones (PG), Leonard Curtsinger (SF), Peter Ventimiglia (C) George Brown, William Spencer, Michael Dates | |
| 10:30 | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 10:30 | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 10:14 | Oakland City | Peter Ventimiglia makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Daniel Jones and he's fouled by Steve Walraven - foul #1 on Steve Walraven, team foul #4 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Smith (PG), Darrell Geraci (C) Dennis Sanders, Carlos Hicks | |
| Subs | Oakland City | | |
| 10:14 | Oakland City | Peter Ventimiglia makes the free throw | 12-22 |
| 10:07 | Merrimack | Brian Ragsdale can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-22 |
| 10:06 | Oakland City | Jonathan Grimes grabs the defensive rebound | 12-22 |
| 10:02 | Oakland City | Leonard Curtsinger misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-22 |
| 10:01 | Oakland City | Daniel Jones tips it home | 12-24 |
| 09:45 | Merrimack | Steve Walraven can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 12-24 |
| 09:44 | Oakland City | Dan Rine grabs the board | 12-24 |
| 09:20 | Oakland City | Jonathan Grimes misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Darrell Geraci - foul #1 on Darrell Geraci, team foul #5 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Carl Johnson (PF) Marvin Jacobi | |
| Subs | Oakland City | George Brown (PG), William Spencer (SF) Dan Rine, Leonard Curtsinger | |
| 09:20 | Oakland City | Jonathan Grimes makes the 1st free throw | 12-25 |
| 09:20 | Oakland City | Jonathan Grimes makes the 2nd free throw | 12-26 |
| 09:11 | Merrimack | Brian Ragsdale can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Daniel Jones - foul #1 on Daniel Jones, team foul #6 | 12-26 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Rayfield (SF) John Smith | |
| Subs | Oakland City | Kenneth Jackson (PG), Michael Dates (PF), Jimmy Rumsey (C) Daniel Jones, Jonathan Grimes, Peter Ventimiglia | |
| 09:11 | Merrimack | Brian Ragsdale makes the 1st free throw | 13-26 |
| 09:11 | Merrimack | Brian Ragsdale misses the 2nd free throw | 13-26 |
| 09:11 | Oakland City | Michael Dates pulls down the rebound | 13-26 |
| 08:52 | Oakland City | Jimmy Rumsey misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-26 |
| 08:51 | Merrimack | David Rayfield snags the defensive board | 13-26 |
| 08:49 | Merrimack | Jimmy Rumsey takes the ball from David Rayfield in the backcourt | 13-26 |
| 08:26 | Oakland City | Michael Dates scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from William Spencer | 13-28 |
| 08:10 | Merrimack | Carl Johnson clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 13-28 |
| 08:08 | Oakland City | George Brown gets the rebound | 13-28 |
| 07:46 | Oakland City | Kenneth Jackson knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by William Spencer | 13-30 |
| 07:44 | Merrimack | Steve Walraven is fouled in the backcourt by William Spencer - foul #2 on William Spencer, team foul #7 | 13-30 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gilbert Thornton (PG), Dennis Sanders (SG), Carlos Hicks (PF), Michael Dean (C) Brian Ragsdale, David Rayfield, Carl Johnson, Darrell Geraci | |
| Subs | Oakland City | Daniel Jones (PG), Dan Rine (SG), Leonard Curtsinger (SF), Joseph Stevens (PF), Peter Ventimiglia (C) Kenneth Jackson, George Brown, William Spencer, Michael Dates, Jimmy Rumsey | |
| 07:44 | Merrimack | Steve Walraven makes the 1st free throw | 14-30 |
| 07:44 | Merrimack | Steve Walraven makes the 2nd free throw | 15-30 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Gilbert Thornton (fresh) SG - Dennis Sanders (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Steve Walraven (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carlos Hicks (fresh) C - Michael Dean (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oakland City | PG - Daniel Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dan Rine (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leonard Curtsinger (fresh) PF - Joseph Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Ventimiglia (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Oakland City | Dan Rine connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel Jones and he's hacked by Dennis Sanders - foul #1 on Dennis Sanders, team foul #6 | 15-32 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Rayfield (SF) Steve Walraven | |
| Subs | Oakland City | | |
| 07:27 | Oakland City | Dan Rine makes the free throw | 15-33 |
| 07:04 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 15-33 |
| 07:03 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks grabs the offensive rebound | 15-33 |
| 06:51 | Merrimack | Leonard Curtsinger steps in front of the Dennis Sanders pass | 15-33 |
| 06:27 | Oakland City | Dennis Sanders takes the ball from Leonard Curtsinger | 15-33 |
| 06:10 | Merrimack | David Rayfield is hacked by Leonard Curtsinger - foul #1 on Leonard Curtsinger, team foul #8 | 15-33 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Smith (PG), Carl Johnson (PF), Marvin Jacobi (C) Gilbert Thornton, Carlos Hicks, Michael Dean | |
| Subs | Oakland City | Kenneth Jackson (PG), Michael Dates (PF) Leonard Curtsinger, Joseph Stevens | |
| 06:10 | Merrimack | David Rayfield misses the 1st free throw | 15-33 |
| 06:10 | Oakland City | The rebound goes to Michael Dates | 15-33 |
| 05:57 | Oakland City | Kenneth Jackson buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dan Rine | 15-36 |
| 05:41 | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders is open and scores on a shot from the free throw line | 17-36 |
| 05:28 | Oakland City | Kenneth Jackson is hacked by Marvin Jacobi - foul #2 on Marvin Jacobi, team foul #7 | 17-36 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Darrell Geraci (SF), Michael Dean (C) David Rayfield, Marvin Jacobi | |
| Subs | Oakland City | George Brown (SG), Jimmy Rumsey (SF), Jonathan Grimes (PF) Daniel Jones, Dan Rine, Michael Dates | |
| 05:28 | Oakland City | Kenneth Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 17-37 |
| 05:28 | Oakland City | Kenneth Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-38 |
| 05:26 | Merrimack | Darrell Geraci is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 17-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Steve Walraven (SG) Dennis Sanders | |
| Subs | Oakland City | | |
| 05:20 | Oakland City | Darrell Geraci picks off the pass by George Brown | 17-38 |
| 05:16 | Merrimack | Steve Walraven is hacked by Kenneth Jackson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Jackson, team foul #9 | 17-38 |
| 05:16 | Merrimack | Steve Walraven makes the 1st free throw | 18-38 |
| 05:16 | Merrimack | Steve Walraven makes the 2nd free throw | 19-38 |
| 04:59 | Oakland City | George Brown misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 19-38 |
| 04:58 | Oakland City | Peter Ventimiglia grabs the offensive board | 19-38 |
| 04:39 | Oakland City | Kenneth Jackson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-38 |
| 04:38 | Merrimack | Michael Dean grabs the board | 19-38 |
| 04:15 | Merrimack | Steve Walraven lays it in and he's fouled by George Brown - foul #1 on George Brown, team foul #10 | 21-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gilbert Thornton (PG), Dennis Sanders (SG), Carlos Hicks (PF) John Smith, Darrell Geraci, Carl Johnson | |
| Subs | Oakland City | Dan Rine (SG), Michael Dates (C) George Brown, Peter Ventimiglia | |
| 04:15 | Merrimack | Steve Walraven makes the free throw | 22-38 |
| 04:02 | Oakland City | Michael Dean steals the ball from Dan Rine | 22-38 |
| 03:44 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-38 |
| 03:43 | Oakland City | Michael Dates grabs the board | 22-38 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Gilbert Thornton (fresh) SG - Dennis Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steve Walraven (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Carlos Hicks (fresh) C - Michael Dean (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oakland City | PG - Kenneth Jackson (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dan Rine (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Rumsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Grimes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Dates (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Oakland City | Jimmy Rumsey comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Dean - foul #2 on Michael Dean, team foul #8 | 22-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Brian Ragsdale (SF), Marvin Jacobi (C) Steve Walraven, Michael Dean | |
| Subs | Oakland City | Daniel Jones (PG), Harlan Burney (SG), William Spencer (SF), Joseph Stevens (C) Kenneth Jackson, Dan Rine, Jonathan Grimes, Michael Dates | |
| 03:30 | Oakland City | Jimmy Rumsey makes the 1st free throw | 22-39 |
| 03:30 | Oakland City | Jimmy Rumsey makes the 2nd free throw | 22-40 |
| 03:10 | Merrimack | Marvin Jacobi lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Gilbert Thornton | 24-40 |
| 02:57 | Oakland City | Gilbert Thornton steals it from Jimmy Rumsey | 24-40 |
| 02:53 | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders blows the layup | 24-40 |
| 02:52 | Oakland City | William Spencer gets the rebound | 24-40 |
| 02:50 | Oakland City | Daniel Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Sanders - foul #2 on Dennis Sanders, team foul #9 | 24-40 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Timothy Simpson (PG), David Rayfield (SF), Darrell Geraci (C) Gilbert Thornton, Dennis Sanders, Carlos Hicks | |
| Subs | Oakland City | Jonathan Grimes (PF), Peter Ventimiglia (C) Jimmy Rumsey, Joseph Stevens | |
| 02:50 | Oakland City | Daniel Jones makes the 1st free throw | 24-41 |
| 02:50 | Oakland City | Daniel Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 24-42 |
| 02:35 | Merrimack | Harlan Burney steps in front of the Timothy Simpson pass | 24-42 |
| 02:26 | Oakland City | Darrell Geraci steals the ball from Peter Ventimiglia | 24-42 |
| 02:21 | Merrimack | David Rayfield is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 24-42 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Smith (PG) Timothy Simpson | |
| Subs | Oakland City | George Brown (PG), Michael Dates (PF) Harlan Burney, Jonathan Grimes | |
| 02:08 | Oakland City | Michael Dates drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by George Brown | 24-44 |
| 01:45 | Merrimack | John Smith is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 24-44 |
| 01:44 | Merrimack | John Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-44 |
| 01:36 | Merrimack | David Rayfield makes the floater from just outside the lane | 26-44 |
| 01:20 | Oakland City | William Spencer scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by George Brown | 26-47 |
| 01:08 | Merrimack | Brian Ragsdale misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Peter Ventimiglia - foul #2 on Peter Ventimiglia, team foul #11 | 26-47 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders (SG), Steve Walraven (SF), Carlos Hicks (PF), Carl Johnson (C) John Smith, David Rayfield, Marvin Jacobi, Darrell Geraci | |
| Subs | Oakland City | Kenneth Jackson (PG), Harlan Burney (SG), Dan Rine (SF), Joseph Stevens (PF) George Brown, Daniel Jones, William Spencer, Michael Dates | |
| 01:08 | Merrimack | Brian Ragsdale misses the 1st free throw | 26-47 |
| 01:08 | Merrimack | Brian Ragsdale misses the 2nd free throw | 26-47 |
| 01:08 | Oakland City | Joseph Stevens grabs the board | 26-47 |
| 01:01 | Oakland City | Carl Johnson takes the ball from Kenneth Jackson | 26-47 |
| 00:49 | Merrimack | The pull-up jumper by Carlos Hicks is blocked by Peter Ventimiglia | 26-47 |
| 00:48 | Oakland City | The rebound goes to Joseph Stevens | 26-47 |
| 00:28 | Oakland City | Dan Rine hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-49 |
| 00:02 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 26-49 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Steve Walraven grabs the offensive board | 26-49 |