| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Gilbert Thornton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Sanders (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Rayfield (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carlos Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Dean (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bentley | PG - Marvin Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Nunes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Coon (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ryan Lisle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Silver (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bentley | Eugene Coon inbounds the ball | 33-33 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bentley | Bentley is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Bentley | Ryan Lisle connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Marvin Bennett | 33-36 |
| 19:25 | Merrimack | David Rayfield clanks a floater from the left side | 33-36 |
| 19:24 | Bentley | The rebound goes to Ryan Lisle | 33-36 |
| 19:18 | Bentley | Gary Silver misses the turnaround in the paint | 33-36 |
| 19:17 | Merrimack | Michael Dean gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 18:54 | Merrimack | Gilbert Thornton hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 18:39 | Bentley | Gary Silver connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Nunes and he's fouled by Michael Dean - foul #2 on Michael Dean, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| 18:39 | Bentley | Gary Silver misses the free throw | 36-38 |
| 18:39 | Merrimack | David Rayfield pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 18:27 | Merrimack | Eugene Coon is called for the reach on David Rayfield - foul #3 on Eugene Coon, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Bentley | Thomas Lundin (SF) Eugene Coon | |
| 18:16 | Merrimack | David Rayfield misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Marvin Bennett - foul #3 on Marvin Bennett, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Bentley | Martin Patel (PG) Marvin Bennett | |
| 18:16 | Merrimack | David Rayfield makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 18:16 | Merrimack | David Rayfield makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 17:54 | Bentley | Michael Nunes clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dennis Sanders - foul #1 on Dennis Sanders, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| 17:54 | Bentley | Michael Nunes misses the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 17:54 | Bentley | Michael Nunes misses the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 17:54 | Bentley | Gary Silver grabs the offensive board | 38-38 |
| 17:41 | Bentley | Martin Patel clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-38 |
| 17:40 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Carlos Hicks | 38-38 |
| 17:15 | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-38 |
| 17:00 | Bentley | Ryan Lisle misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 40-38 |
| 16:59 | Bentley | Gary Silver grabs the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 16:46 | Bentley | David Rayfield picks off the pass by Thomas Lundin | 40-38 |
| 16:32 | Merrimack | David Rayfield can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Martin Patel - foul #1 on Martin Patel, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Brian Ragsdale (PG), Steve Walraven (SG), Carl Johnson (PF), Marvin Jacobi (C) Gilbert Thornton, Dennis Sanders, Carlos Hicks, Michael Dean | |
| Subs | Bentley | David Sebring (SF), Ivan Thornsberry (PF), Shawn Burnett (C) Michael Nunes, Ryan Lisle, Gary Silver | |
| 16:32 | Merrimack | David Rayfield makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 16:32 | Merrimack | David Rayfield misses the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 16:32 | Bentley | Ivan Thornsberry gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 16:13 | Bentley | David Sebring is hacked by David Rayfield - foul #2 on David Rayfield, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Smith (PG) David Rayfield | |
| Subs | Bentley | | |
| 16:00 | Bentley | David Sebring is fouled on the floor by Steve Walraven - foul #1 on Steve Walraven, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Bentley | Marvin Bennett (PG), Eugene Coon (SF) Thomas Lundin, David Sebring | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Smith (fresh) SG - Brian Ragsdale (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steve Walraven (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carl Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marvin Jacobi (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bentley | PG - Marvin Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Martin Patel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Coon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ivan Thornsberry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shawn Burnett (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Bentley | Ivan Thornsberry comes up short on the floater from close range | 41-38 |
| 15:37 | Bentley | Martin Patel tips it but misses | 41-38 |
| 15:35 | Merrimack | Brian Ragsdale gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 15:10 | Merrimack | Carl Johnson misses the lay-in | 41-38 |
| 15:08 | Bentley | Marvin Bennett pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 15:02 | Bentley | Eugene Coon clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Marvin Jacobi - foul #2 on Marvin Jacobi, team foul #5 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders (SG), David Rayfield (SF) John Smith, Steve Walraven | |
| Subs | Bentley | Michael Nunes (SG) Martin Patel | |
| 15:02 | Bentley | Eugene Coon makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 15:02 | Bentley | Eugene Coon makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 14:41 | Merrimack | Brian Ragsdale is called for traveling | 41-40 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Bentley | David Sebring (PF), Gary Silver (C) Ivan Thornsberry, Shawn Burnett | |
| 14:22 | Bentley | Marvin Bennett connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Michael Nunes | 41-43 |
| 14:06 | Merrimack | David Rayfield hits a floater from the baseline set up by Dennis Sanders | 43-43 |
| 14:00 | Bentley | Michael Nunes makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Marvin Bennett | 43-45 |
| 13:42 | Merrimack | Brian Ragsdale scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Carl Johnson | 45-45 |
| 13:29 | Bentley | David Sebring banks in the layup on a nice dish by Marvin Bennett | 45-47 |
| 13:07 | Merrimack | Brian Ragsdale's pass is intercepted by Gary Silver | 45-47 |
| 13:03 | Bentley | Eugene Coon buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Nunes | 45-49 |
| 12:46 | Merrimack | Marvin Jacobi connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 47-49 |
| 12:42 | Bentley | Marvin Bennett is whistled for a carry | 47-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gilbert Thornton (PG), Steve Walraven (SF), Carlos Hicks (PF), Michael Dean (C) Brian Ragsdale, David Rayfield, Carl Johnson, Marvin Jacobi | |
| Subs | Bentley | Martin Patel (PG), Thomas Lundin (SF), Ryan Lisle (PF), Ivan Thornsberry (C) Marvin Bennett, Eugene Coon, David Sebring, Gary Silver | |
| 12:25 | Merrimack | Michael Dean's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Bentley | Christopher Bounds (SF) Michael Nunes | |
| 12:12 | Bentley | Ivan Thornsberry can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gilbert Thornton - foul #1 on Gilbert Thornton, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| 12:12 | Bentley | Ivan Thornsberry makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 12:12 | Bentley | Ivan Thornsberry makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 11:56 | Merrimack | Ivan Thornsberry is called for the reach on Michael Dean - foul #2 on Ivan Thornsberry, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Rayfield (SF) Dennis Sanders | |
| Subs | Bentley | | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Gilbert Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Walraven (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Rayfield (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carlos Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Dean (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bentley | PG - Martin Patel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Lundin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Bounds (fresh) PF - Ryan Lisle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Thornsberry (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks can't connect on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Ivan Thornsberry - foul #3 on Ivan Thornsberry, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Bentley | David Sebring (SF) Christopher Bounds | |
| 11:37 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 11:37 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 11:17 | Bentley | David Sebring misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 11:15 | Bentley | Ryan Lisle tips it home | 49-53 |
| 11:02 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 10:57 | Bentley | Thomas Lundin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 10:56 | Merrimack | Steve Walraven snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 10:37 | Merrimack | Gilbert Thornton misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 10:35 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks tips it home | 54-53 |
| 10:17 | Bentley | Thomas Lundin is hacked by Michael Dean - foul #3 on Michael Dean, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Brian Ragsdale (PG), Dennis Sanders (SG), Carl Johnson (PF), Marvin Jacobi (C) Gilbert Thornton, Steve Walraven, Carlos Hicks, Michael Dean | |
| Subs | Bentley | Marvin Bennett (PG), Eugene Coon (SF), Gary Silver (C) Martin Patel, Ryan Lisle, Ivan Thornsberry | |
| 10:17 | Bentley | Thomas Lundin misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 10:17 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Carl Johnson | 54-53 |
| 10:02 | Merrimack | Marvin Jacobi lays it up and in | 56-53 |
| 09:44 | Bentley | Dennis Sanders steals it from Gary Silver | 56-53 |
| 09:27 | Merrimack | Marvin Jacobi comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 56-53 |
| 09:25 | Bentley | Gary Silver grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 09:20 | Bentley | Marvin Bennett misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 09:18 | Bentley | The offensive rebound goes to Marvin Bennett | 56-53 |
| 09:07 | Bentley | David Sebring knocks in the shot near the basket | 56-55 |
| 08:54 | Merrimack | Brian Ragsdale misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 08:52 | Bentley | Thomas Lundin snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 08:40 | Bentley | Gary Silver misses the lay-in | 56-55 |
| 08:39 | Merrimack | Brian Ragsdale pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 08:21 | Merrimack | Brian Ragsdale misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-55 |
| 08:20 | Merrimack | David Rayfield hits the follow up shot | 58-55 |
| 08:14 | Bentley | Gary Silver scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Lundin and he's hacked by Carl Johnson - foul #1 on Carl Johnson, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gilbert Thornton (PG), Steve Walraven (SF), Carlos Hicks (PF), Michael Dean (C) Brian Ragsdale, David Rayfield, Carl Johnson, Marvin Jacobi | |
| Subs | Bentley | Michael Nunes (SG), Ryan Lisle (PF) Thomas Lundin, David Sebring | |
| 08:14 | Bentley | Gary Silver makes the free throw | 58-58 |
| 08:04 | Merrimack | Michael Dean hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 08:02 | Bentley | Michael Nunes grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 07:57 | Bentley | Marvin Bennett misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 07:55 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Gilbert Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Sanders (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Steve Walraven (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carlos Hicks (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Dean (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Bentley | PG - Marvin Bennett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Nunes (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Eugene Coon (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ryan Lisle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Silver (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-58 |
| 07:31 | Merrimack | Steve Walraven tips it back up and in | 60-58 |
| 07:10 | Bentley | Ryan Lisle knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Marvin Bennett and he's hacked by Carlos Hicks - foul #3 on Carlos Hicks, team foul #9 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Darrell Geraci (SF) Dennis Sanders | |
| Subs | Bentley | Martin Patel (PG), Christopher Bounds (SF), Ivan Thornsberry (C) Marvin Bennett, Eugene Coon, Gary Silver | |
| 07:10 | Bentley | Ryan Lisle makes the free throw | 60-61 |
| 06:56 | Merrimack | Steve Walraven loses the ball out of bounds | 60-61 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Brian Ragsdale (SG) Darrell Geraci | |
| Subs | Bentley | | |
| 06:43 | Bentley | Martin Patel makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 60-63 |
| 06:21 | Merrimack | Michael Dean misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 06:20 | Bentley | The rebound goes to Ryan Lisle | 60-63 |
| 05:56 | Bentley | Christopher Bounds misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Steve Walraven - foul #2 on Steve Walraven, team foul #10 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders (SG), David Rayfield (SF), Carl Johnson (PF), Marvin Jacobi (C) Gilbert Thornton, Steve Walraven, Carlos Hicks, Michael Dean | |
| Subs | Bentley | Shawn Burnett (C) Ivan Thornsberry | |
| 05:56 | Bentley | Christopher Bounds makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 05:56 | Bentley | Christopher Bounds makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 05:32 | Merrimack | Ryan Lisle steals it from David Rayfield | 60-65 |
| 05:05 | Bentley | Ryan Lisle scores on a floater from close range set up by Michael Nunes | 60-67 |
| 04:45 | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-67 |
| 04:44 | Bentley | Christopher Bounds pulls down the rebound | 60-67 |
| 04:44 | Bentley | Bentley calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-67 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gilbert Thornton (PG), Carlos Hicks (PF), Michael Dean (C) Brian Ragsdale, Carl Johnson, Marvin Jacobi | |
| Subs | Bentley | Marvin Bennett (PG), Eugene Coon (SF), Gary Silver (C) Martin Patel, Christopher Bounds, Shawn Burnett | |
| 04:36 | Bentley | Michael Nunes makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-69 |
| 04:23 | Merrimack | Michael Nunes takes the ball from Carlos Hicks | 60-69 |
| 04:16 | Bentley | Gary Silver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-69 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Bentley | Ivan Thornsberry (PF) Ryan Lisle | |
| 04:01 | Merrimack | David Rayfield is fouled on the floor by Gary Silver - foul #2 on Gary Silver, team foul #6 | 60-69 |
| 03:48 | Merrimack | David Rayfield makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Gilbert Thornton | 62-69 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Gilbert Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Sanders (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Rayfield (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carlos Hicks (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Dean (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Bentley | PG - Marvin Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Nunes (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - Eugene Coon (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ivan Thornsberry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Gary Silver (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Bentley | Eugene Coon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-69 |
| 03:24 | Merrimack | Michael Dean gets the rebound | 62-69 |
| 03:01 | Merrimack | Gilbert Thornton comes up short on the shot from the right side | 62-69 |
| 02:59 | Bentley | The rebound goes to Ivan Thornsberry | 62-69 |
| 02:40 | Bentley | Eugene Coon clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-69 |
| 02:38 | Merrimack | David Rayfield pulls down the rebound | 62-69 |
| 02:12 | Merrimack | Eugene Coon takes the ball from Dennis Sanders | 62-69 |
| 01:56 | Bentley | Marvin Bennett loses the dribble to David Rayfield | 62-69 |
| 01:30 | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from David Rayfield | 65-69 |
| 01:15 | Bentley | Marvin Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-69 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Bentley | Ryan Lisle (PF) Ivan Thornsberry | |
| 00:56 | Merrimack | David Rayfield hits a fadeaway in the lane | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bentley | Bentley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Bentley | Marvin Bennett banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Nunes | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bentley | Bentley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders misses the 3 from straight away | 67-71 |
| 00:20 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks grabs the offensive board | 67-71 |
| 00:18 | Merrimack | Eugene Coon steals it from Gilbert Thornton | 67-71 |
| 00:14 | Bentley | Marvin Bennett hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Eugene Coon | 67-73 |
| 00:09 | Merrimack | Carlos Hicks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-73 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Bentley | Martin Patel (PG), Thomas Lundin (SF) Marvin Bennett, Eugene Coon | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bentley | Bentley is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Bentley | Gilbert Thornton is called for the reach on Martin Patel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gilbert Thornton, team foul #11 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Bentley | Marvin Bennett (PG), Eugene Coon (SF) Michael Nunes, Thomas Lundin | |
| 00:08 | Bentley | Martin Patel misses the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:08 | Bentley | Martin Patel makes the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:03 | Merrimack | Gilbert Thornton buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by David Rayfield | 70-74 |
| 00:01 | Bentley | Ryan Lisle is hacked by Gilbert Thornton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gilbert Thornton, team foul #12 | 70-74 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Bentley | Michael Nunes (SG), Thomas Lundin (SF) Marvin Bennett, Eugene Coon | |
| 00:01 | Bentley | Ryan Lisle misses the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:01 | Bentley | Ryan Lisle makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Dennis Sanders clanks a halfcourt shot | 70-75 |