| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Korey Hibbard (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Farrish (fresh) SF - Christopher Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - Eric Riley (fresh) 1 pts. C - Sam Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Dennis Wheeler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Emory Pollard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchel Livingston (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Blades (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Eugene Weldon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Shepherd | Christopher Williams inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Shepherd | Korey Hibbard is hacked by Dennis Wheeler - foul #1 on Dennis Wheeler, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 19:16 | Shepherd | Stephen Farrish comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 19:14 | Shepherd | Sam Stephens can't tip it in | 35-33 |
| 19:12 | Shepherd | Christopher Williams grabs the offensive board | 35-33 |
| 19:04 | Shepherd | Korey Hibbard blows the layup but he's fouled by Dennis Wheeler - foul #2 on Dennis Wheeler, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| 19:04 | Shepherd | Korey Hibbard makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 19:04 | Shepherd | Korey Hibbard misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 19:04 | Merrimack | Brian Blades snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 18:40 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-33 |
| 18:23 | Shepherd | Sam Stephens misses the turnaround from the left block | 36-33 |
| 18:22 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 18:18 | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-33 |
| 18:17 | Shepherd | Eric Riley grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 17:59 | Shepherd | The jump hook by Eric Riley is blocked by Brian Blades | 36-33 |
| 17:58 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 17:37 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 17:36 | Shepherd | Sam Stephens gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 17:28 | Shepherd | Eugene Weldon swats the short shot by Christopher Williams | 36-33 |
| 17:26 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 17:12 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Wheeler | 36-36 |
| 16:59 | Shepherd | Eric Riley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-36 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Lenard Luebbert (PG), Maurice Wilson (SG), Harvey Lockwood (SF), Richard Pellham (PF), Rodney Connery (C) Korey Hibbard, Stephen Farrish, Christopher Williams, Eric Riley, Sam Stephens | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Christian (PG), Joseph Hatfield (SG), Jack Haslam (SF), Jeff Ribeiro (PF) Dennis Wheeler, Emory Pollard, Mitchel Livingston, Brian Blades | |
| 16:41 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-36 |
| 16:40 | Merrimack | Robert Christian pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 16:35 | Merrimack | Jeff Ribeiro misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 16:34 | Shepherd | Rodney Connery grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 16:13 | Shepherd | Maurice Wilson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 36-36 |
| 16:12 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 15:48 | Merrimack | Jack Haslam clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 15:47 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon hits the follow up shot | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Lenard Luebbert (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Maurice Wilson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Harvey Lockwood (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Pellham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Connery (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Robert Christian (fresh) SG - Joseph Hatfield (fresh) SF - Jack Haslam (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jeff Ribeiro (fresh) C - Eugene Weldon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:40 | Shepherd | Lenard Luebbert misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 15:38 | Shepherd | Harvey Lockwood grabs the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 15:27 | Shepherd | Richard Pellham misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 15:26 | Merrimack | Robert Christian grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 15:16 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon's pass is intercepted by Lenard Luebbert | 36-38 |
| 15:13 | Shepherd | Lenard Luebbert lays it up and in | 38-38 |
| 15:02 | Merrimack | Joseph Hatfield hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jack Haslam | 38-40 |
| 14:48 | Shepherd | Rodney Connery's floater is tipped away by Eugene Weldon | 38-40 |
| 14:46 | Shepherd | Maurice Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 14:36 | Shepherd | Rodney Connery can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Eugene Weldon - foul #1 on Eugene Weldon, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Korey Hibbard (PG), Stephen Farrish (SG), Christopher Williams (SF), Eric Riley (PF) Lenard Luebbert, Maurice Wilson, Harvey Lockwood, Richard Pellham | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler (PG), Emory Pollard (SG), Mitchel Livingston (SF), John Williams (PF), Brian Blades (C) Robert Christian, Joseph Hatfield, Jack Haslam, Jeff Ribeiro, Eugene Weldon | |
| 14:36 | Shepherd | Rodney Connery makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 14:36 | Shepherd | Rodney Connery makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:23 | Merrimack | Brian Blades steps out of bounds on the sideline | 40-40 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Sam Stephens (C) Rodney Connery | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 14:05 | Shepherd | Stephen Farrish makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Williams | 43-40 |
| 13:45 | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 13:43 | Shepherd | Sam Stephens grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 13:38 | Shepherd | Stephen Farrish misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 13:36 | Merrimack | Brian Blades pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 13:29 | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-40 |
| 13:28 | Shepherd | Sam Stephens gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 13:07 | Shepherd | Stephen Farrish is fouled on the floor by Emory Pollard - foul #1 on Emory Pollard, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Richard Pellham (C) Sam Stephens | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 12:49 | Shepherd | Richard Pellham loses the dribble to Dennis Wheeler | 43-40 |
| 12:20 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard misses badly on a runner near the basket | 43-40 |
| 12:19 | Shepherd | Richard Pellham gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 12:00 | Shepherd | Dennis Wheeler steals the ball from Christopher Williams | 43-40 |
| 11:57 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston lays it in set up by Dennis Wheeler | 43-42 |
| 11:34 | Shepherd | Stephen Farrish is fouled on the floor by Emory Pollard - foul #2 on Emory Pollard, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Lenard Luebbert (PG), Maurice Wilson (SG), Harvey Lockwood (SF), Rodney Connery (PF), Sam Stephens (C) Korey Hibbard, Stephen Farrish, Christopher Williams, Eric Riley, Richard Pellham | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jack Haslam (PG), Robert Christian (SG), Jeff Ribeiro (SF), Eugene Weldon (C) Dennis Wheeler, Emory Pollard, Mitchel Livingston, Brian Blades | |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Lenard Luebbert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Maurice Wilson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Harvey Lockwood (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rodney Connery (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Sam Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Jack Haslam (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Christian (fresh) SF - Jeff Ribeiro (fresh) PF - John Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Eugene Weldon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Shepherd | Jeff Ribeiro steals it from Maurice Wilson | 43-42 |
| 11:09 | Merrimack | John Williams connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 43-44 |
| 10:40 | Shepherd | Maurice Wilson buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Lenard Luebbert | 45-44 |
| 10:18 | Merrimack | Jack Haslam's floater is tipped away by Rodney Connery | 45-44 |
| 10:16 | Shepherd | Rodney Connery grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 10:09 | Shepherd | Rodney Connery misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 10:08 | Merrimack | John Williams gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 09:55 | Merrimack | Jack Haslam misses long on a 3 from straight away | 45-44 |
| 09:53 | Shepherd | Sam Stephens snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 09:33 | Shepherd | Rodney Connery comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 09:31 | Merrimack | John Williams gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 09:12 | Merrimack | John Williams banks in the layup on a great pass from Jack Haslam and he's hacked by Maurice Wilson - foul #1 on Maurice Wilson, team foul #1 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Korey Hibbard (PG), Stephen Farrish (SG), Christopher Williams (SF), Eric Riley (PF), Richard Pellham (C) Lenard Luebbert, Maurice Wilson, Harvey Lockwood, Rodney Connery, Sam Stephens | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler (PG), Emory Pollard (SG), Mitchel Livingston (SF), Brian Blades (C) Jack Haslam, Robert Christian, Jeff Ribeiro, Eugene Weldon | |
| 09:12 | Merrimack | John Williams makes the free throw | 45-47 |
| 08:53 | Shepherd | Eric Riley misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 08:52 | Shepherd | Christopher Williams grabs the offensive board | 45-47 |
| 08:42 | Shepherd | Richard Pellham misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Mitchel Livingston - foul #3 on Mitchel Livingston, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| 08:42 | Shepherd | Richard Pellham makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 08:42 | Shepherd | Richard Pellham makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 08:25 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Eric Riley - foul #3 on Eric Riley, team foul #2 | 47-47 |
| 08:25 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 08:25 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 08:25 | Merrimack | John Williams gets the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 08:05 | Merrimack | John Williams hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 47-48 |
| 08:04 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard hits the follow up shot | 47-50 |
| 07:47 | Shepherd | Eric Riley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-50 |
| 07:46 | Shepherd | Eric Riley hits the follow up shot | 49-50 |
| 07:38 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Riley | 49-50 |
| 07:37 | Merrimack | John Williams tips it back up and in | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Korey Hibbard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Farrish (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Eric Riley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Richard Pellham (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Dennis Wheeler (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Emory Pollard (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchel Livingston (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Brian Blades (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Shepherd | Stephen Farrish hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Pellham | 52-52 |
| 07:00 | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-52 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Harvey Lockwood (SF), Rodney Connery (C) Christopher Williams, Richard Pellham | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Christian (PG), Jack Haslam (SF), Jeff Ribeiro (PF), Eugene Weldon (C) Dennis Wheeler, Mitchel Livingston, John Williams, Brian Blades | |
| 06:41 | Shepherd | Eric Riley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stephen Farrish | 54-52 |
| 06:35 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Harvey Lockwood - foul #2 on Harvey Lockwood, team foul #3 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Lenard Luebbert (PG) Korey Hibbard | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Hatfield (SG) Emory Pollard | |
| 06:35 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 06:35 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 06:20 | Shepherd | Lenard Luebbert connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Harvey Lockwood | 57-54 |
| 05:56 | Merrimack | Stephen Farrish is called for the reach on Jack Haslam - foul #3 on Stephen Farrish, team foul #4 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Maurice Wilson (SG), Sam Stephens (C) Stephen Farrish, Eric Riley | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston (SF) Joseph Hatfield | |
| 05:42 | Merrimack | Jack Haslam hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 05:25 | Shepherd | Lenard Luebbert misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-57 |
| 05:24 | Shepherd | Rodney Connery grabs the offensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 05:05 | Shepherd | Lenard Luebbert knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Maurice Wilson | 60-57 |
| 04:42 | Merrimack | Jack Haslam knocks in the 3 from straight away | 60-60 |
| 04:31 | Shepherd | Sam Stephens knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 62-60 |
| 04:19 | Merrimack | Jack Haslam clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-60 |
| 04:17 | Shepherd | Sam Stephens gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 04:17 | Shepherd | Shepherd calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Korey Hibbard (PG), Stephen Farrish (SG), Christopher Williams (SF), Eric Riley (PF) Lenard Luebbert, Maurice Wilson, Harvey Lockwood, Rodney Connery | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler (PG), Emory Pollard (SG), John Williams (PF), Brian Blades (C) Jack Haslam, Robert Christian, Jeff Ribeiro, Eugene Weldon | |
| 04:08 | Shepherd | Christopher Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-60 |
| 04:06 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 03:56 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston connects on the 3 from the right corner | 62-63 |
| 03:35 | Shepherd | Korey Hibbard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-63 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Richard Pellham (C) Sam Stephens | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Korey Hibbard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Farrish (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Eric Riley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Richard Pellham (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Dennis Wheeler (fresh) 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Emory Pollard (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchel Livingston (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Brian Blades (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Merrimack | John Williams misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Eric Riley - foul #4 on Eric Riley, team foul #5 | 62-63 |
| 03:16 | Merrimack | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 03:16 | Merrimack | John Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 02:53 | Shepherd | Stephen Farrish hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Korey Hibbard | 65-65 |
| 02:35 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard misses long on a shot from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 02:33 | Shepherd | Christopher Williams snags the defensive board | 65-65 |
| 02:22 | Shepherd | Eric Riley hits a runner in the paint set up by Christopher Williams | 67-65 |
| 02:11 | Merrimack | Brian Blades can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-65 |
| 02:09 | Shepherd | Korey Hibbard snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| 01:51 | Shepherd | Korey Hibbard misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 67-65 |
| 01:50 | Shepherd | Stephen Farrish tips it but misses | 67-65 |
| 01:49 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Emory Pollard | 67-65 |
| 01:43 | Merrimack | Eric Riley steps in front of the Dennis Wheeler pass | 67-65 |
| 01:24 | Shepherd | Dennis Wheeler is called for the reach on Korey Hibbard - foul #3 on Dennis Wheeler, team foul #7 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Sam Stephens (C) Richard Pellham | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon (C) Brian Blades | |
| 01:24 | Shepherd | Korey Hibbard makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 01:24 | Shepherd | Korey Hibbard makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 01:10 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 69-65 |
| 01:09 | Shepherd | The rebound goes to Sam Stephens | 69-65 |
| 00:51 | Shepherd | Sam Stephens is hacked by Eugene Weldon - foul #2 on Eugene Weldon, team foul #8 | 69-65 |
| 00:51 | Shepherd | Sam Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:51 | Shepherd | Sam Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:51 | Merrimack | John Williams grabs the board | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Dennis Wheeler | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Shepherd | Christopher Williams is hacked by Emory Pollard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Emory Pollard, team foul #9 | 70-68 |
| 00:32 | Shepherd | Christopher Williams misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:32 | Merrimack | John Williams grabs the board | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dennis Wheeler | 70-70 |
| 00:04 | Shepherd | Shepherd calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Shepherd | Stephen Farrish clanks a halfcourt shot | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Korey Hibbard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Farrish (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Eric Riley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Sam Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Dennis Wheeler (fresh) 6 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Emory Pollard (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mitchel Livingston (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Eugene Weldon (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Shepherd | Sam Stephens wins the tip | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:34 | Shepherd | Eric Riley knocks in the shot from the right side | 72-70 |
| 04:21 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 72-72 |
| 04:01 | Shepherd | Stephen Farrish can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 72-72 |
| 04:00 | Merrimack | John Williams pulls down the rebound | 72-72 |
| 03:37 | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Mitchel Livingston and the foul's on Korey Hibbard - foul #1 on Korey Hibbard, team foul #6 | 72-74 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Richard Pellham (SF) Christopher Williams | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jack Haslam (SF), Brian Blades (C) Mitchel Livingston, Eugene Weldon | |
| 03:37 | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler makes the free throw | 72-75 |
| 03:12 | Shepherd | Eric Riley misses short on a floater from the right wing | 72-75 |
| 03:11 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard grabs the defensive rebound | 72-75 |
| 02:42 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Emory Pollard, team foul #10 | 72-75 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Lenard Luebbert (PG), Harvey Lockwood (SF), Rodney Connery (C) Korey Hibbard, Eric Riley, Sam Stephens | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Christian (SG), Jeff Ribeiro (SF) Dennis Wheeler, Emory Pollard | |
| 02:40 | Shepherd | Shepherd calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-75 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Christopher Williams (SF), Eric Riley (PF) Harvey Lockwood, Rodney Connery | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Emory Pollard (SG), Mitchel Livingston (SF) Robert Christian, Jeff Ribeiro | |
| 02:29 | Shepherd | Richard Pellham can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-75 |
| 02:28 | Merrimack | Jack Haslam grabs the defensive rebound | 72-75 |
| 02:28 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-75 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Korey Hibbard (PG), Sam Stephens (C) Lenard Luebbert, Richard Pellham | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler (PG), Eugene Weldon (C) Jack Haslam, Brian Blades | |
| 02:18 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard scores on a shot from the free throw line | 72-77 |
| 02:06 | Shepherd | Stephen Farrish connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-77 |
| 01:55 | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-77 |
| 01:26 | Shepherd | Eric Riley can't throw it down | 75-77 |
| 01:25 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston gets the rebound | 75-77 |
| 01:10 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon is hacked by Sam Stephens - foul #2 on Sam Stephens, team foul #7 | 75-77 |
| 01:10 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon misses the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 01:10 | Shepherd | Sam Stephens snags the defensive board | 75-77 |
| 01:02 | Shepherd | Korey Hibbard is fouled on the floor by John Williams - foul #4 on John Williams, team foul #11 | 75-77 |
| 01:02 | Shepherd | Korey Hibbard makes the 1st free throw | 76-77 |
| 01:02 | Shepherd | Korey Hibbard makes the 2nd free throw | 77-77 |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Korey Hibbard (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Farrish (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Eric Riley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Sam Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Dennis Wheeler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Emory Pollard (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mitchel Livingston (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Eugene Weldon (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 00:52 | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-77 |
| 00:34 | Shepherd | Eric Riley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-77 |
| 00:32 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to John Williams | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 77-77 |
| 00:08 | Shepherd | Sam Stephens gets the rebound | 77-77 |
| 00:08 | Shepherd | Shepherd calls a :30 timeout (3 full remaining) | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Shepherd | Korey Hibbard misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 77-77 |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Korey Hibbard (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Farrish (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Eric Riley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Sam Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 14 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Dennis Wheeler (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Emory Pollard (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mitchel Livingston (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Eugene Weldon (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Shepherd | Sam Stephens wins the tip | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:48 | Shepherd | Eric Riley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stephen Farrish and he's fouled by Dennis Wheeler - foul #4 on Dennis Wheeler, team foul #12 | 79-77 |
| 04:48 | Shepherd | Eric Riley makes the free throw | 80-77 |
| 04:32 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon is hacked by Sam Stephens - foul #3 on Sam Stephens, team foul #8 | 80-77 |
| 04:32 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon makes the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 04:32 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon makes the 2nd free throw | 80-79 |
| 04:25 | Shepherd | Stephen Farrish misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 80-79 |
| 04:23 | Shepherd | Christopher Williams tips it in | 82-79 |
| 04:04 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 82-79 |
| 04:02 | Shepherd | Eric Riley pulls down the rebound | 82-79 |
| 03:57 | Shepherd | Korey Hibbard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 82-79 |
| 03:42 | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler is fouled on the floor by Stephen Farrish - foul #4 on Stephen Farrish, team foul #9 | 82-79 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Richard Pellham (C) Sam Stephens | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Brian Blades (C) Eugene Weldon | |
| 03:42 | Merrimack | Dennis Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 82-79 |
| 03:42 | Shepherd | Eric Riley pulls down the rebound | 82-79 |
| 03:23 | Shepherd | Eric Riley hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 82-79 |
| 03:21 | Shepherd | Christopher Williams can't tip it in | 82-79 |
| 03:20 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston pulls down the rebound | 82-79 |
| 03:15 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 82-79 |
| 03:13 | Shepherd | Richard Pellham grabs the board | 82-79 |
| 03:07 | Shepherd | Emory Pollard takes the ball from Stephen Farrish | 82-79 |
| 03:04 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard banks in the layup | 82-81 |
| 02:45 | Shepherd | Korey Hibbard is fouled on the floor by Dennis Wheeler - foul #5 on Dennis Wheeler, team foul #13 | 82-81 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Rodney Connery (C) Christopher Williams | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jack Haslam (PG) Dennis Wheeler | |
| 02:45 | Shepherd | Korey Hibbard makes the 1st free throw | 83-81 |
| 02:45 | Shepherd | Korey Hibbard misses the 2nd free throw | 83-81 |
| 02:45 | Merrimack | John Williams snags the defensive board | 83-81 |
| 02:45 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 83-81 |
| 02:20 | Merrimack | John Williams buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Mitchel Livingston | 83-83 |
| 02:20 | Shepherd | Shepherd calls a full timeout (3 full remaining) | 83-83 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Christopher Williams (SF), Sam Stephens (C) Richard Pellham, Rodney Connery | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon (C) Brian Blades | |
| 01:57 | Shepherd | Stephen Farrish misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 83-83 |
| 01:56 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston gets the rebound | 83-83 |
| 01:34 | Merrimack | John Williams blows the layup | 83-83 |
| 01:32 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston grabs the offensive rebound | 83-83 |
| 01:24 | Merrimack | John Williams drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Jack Haslam | 83-85 |
| 01:03 | Shepherd | Stephen Farrish misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 83-85 |
| 01:01 | Merrimack | John Williams gets the rebound | 83-85 |
| Lineup | Shepherd | PG - Korey Hibbard (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Farrish (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Christopher Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Eric Riley (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Sam Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 14 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Jack Haslam (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Emory Pollard (fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mitchel Livingston (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Williams (fresh) 17 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Eugene Weldon (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Merrimack | John Williams hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Emory Pollard | 83-87 |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd 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 (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Shepherd | Sam Stephens comes up short on the floater in the paint | 83-87 |
| 00:28 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Mitchel Livingston | 83-87 |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston is fouled in the backcourt by Korey Hibbard - foul #2 on Korey Hibbard, team foul #10 | 83-87 |
| 00:27 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston makes the 1st free throw | 83-88 |
| 00:27 | Merrimack | Mitchel Livingston makes the 2nd free throw | 83-89 |
| 00:21 | Shepherd | Stephen Farrish throws a bad pass out of bounds | 83-89 |
| Subs | Shepherd | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Christian (PG), Brian Blades (PF) Mitchel Livingston, John Williams | |
| 00:18 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard is hacked by Stephen Farrish in the backcourt - foul #5 on Stephen Farrish, team foul #11 | 83-89 |
| Subs | Shepherd | Lenard Luebbert (SG) Stephen Farrish | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 00:18 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 83-90 |
| 00:18 | Merrimack | Emory Pollard misses the 2nd free throw | 83-90 |
| 00:18 | Shepherd | Sam Stephens gets the rebound | 83-90 |
| 00:12 | Shepherd | Lenard Luebbert can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 83-90 |
| 00:10 | Merrimack | Eugene Weldon grabs the board | 83-90 |
| 00:10 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-90 |
| 00:08 | Merrimack | Lenard Luebbert is called for the reach on Jack Haslam in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lenard Luebbert, team foul #12 | 83-90 |
| 00:08 | Merrimack | Jack Haslam makes the 1st free throw | 83-91 |
| 00:08 | Merrimack | Jack Haslam makes the 2nd free throw | 83-92 |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Shepherd | Lenard Luebbert hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 86-92 |
| Game Plan | Shepherd | Shepherd 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) | |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Robert Christian runs out the clock | 86-92 |