| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Dan Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Negron (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Greg Lasley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Theodore Haines (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Golebiewski (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - James Klein (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Ashbaugh (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Durbin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Woodard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S. Connecticut St. | Greg Lasley inbounds the ball | 40-36 |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | S. Connecticut St. | Theodore Haines can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Durbin - foul #2 on Richard Durbin, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| 19:38 | S. Connecticut St. | Theodore Haines makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 19:38 | S. Connecticut St. | Theodore Haines makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 19:15 | Merrimack | James Klein is fouled on the floor by John Golebiewski - foul #3 on John Golebiewski, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Portis (C) John Golebiewski | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 18:58 | Merrimack | Robert Woodard connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from James Klein | 42-38 |
| 18:42 | S. Connecticut St. | Dan Anderson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 18:41 | Merrimack | Robert Woodard snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 18:37 | Merrimack | James Klein misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 18:36 | S. Connecticut St. | Greg Lasley pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 18:20 | S. Connecticut St. | James Klein steals the ball from Stephen Negron | 42-38 |
| 18:16 | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh slams it home set up by James Klein | 42-40 |
| 18:07 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Portis lays it up and in | 44-40 |
| 17:46 | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-40 |
| 17:45 | Merrimack | James Klein grabs the offensive board | 44-40 |
| 17:36 | Merrimack | David Moore's fadeaway is rejected by Greg Lasley | 44-40 |
| 17:35 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Portis snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 17:14 | S. Connecticut St. | Greg Lasley buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Theodore Haines | 46-40 |
| 17:03 | Merrimack | Robert Woodard knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 16:54 | S. Connecticut St. | Dan Anderson drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Greg Lasley | 49-43 |
| 16:42 | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Klein and the foul's on Stephen Negron - foul #1 on Stephen Negron, team foul #2 | 49-45 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Dennis Kuss (PG), Clifford Suttle (SG), Jerry Yates (SF), Jason Considine (C) Dan Anderson, Stephen Negron, Greg Lasley, Gary Portis | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Eric Rice (PG), Adam Doughty (SG), Leonard Desoto (PF), James Acton (C) James Klein, David Moore, Richard Durbin, Robert Woodard | |
| 16:42 | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh makes the free throw | 49-46 |
| 16:26 | S. Connecticut St. | Dennis Kuss lays it in on a nice dish by Theodore Haines | 51-46 |
| 16:17 | Merrimack | Leonard Desoto is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Leonard Desoto, team foul #2 | 51-46 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Duke (SG), Bret Hughes (PF) Michael Ashbaugh, Leonard Desoto | |
| 15:55 | S. Connecticut St. | Theodore Haines knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Kuss | 53-46 |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Dennis Kuss (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clifford Suttle (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Yates (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Theodore Haines (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Considine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Eric Rice (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Duke (fresh) SF - Adam Doughty (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bret Hughes (fresh) C - James Acton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Merrimack | Bret Hughes clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-46 |
| 15:38 | S. Connecticut St. | Jerry Yates grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 15:16 | S. Connecticut St. | Adam Doughty picks off the pass by Jerry Yates | 53-46 |
| 15:13 | Merrimack | David Duke hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Adam Doughty | 53-48 |
| 14:53 | S. Connecticut St. | Jason Considine's pass is intercepted by Adam Doughty | 53-48 |
| 14:49 | Merrimack | Eric Rice hits the finger roll set up by Adam Doughty | 53-50 |
| 14:32 | S. Connecticut St. | James Acton picks off the pass by Dennis Kuss | 53-50 |
| 14:27 | Merrimack | Bret Hughes makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Rice | 53-52 |
| 14:14 | S. Connecticut St. | Theodore Haines hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Jason Considine | 55-52 |
| 13:50 | Merrimack | David Duke misses the jumper from the free throw line | 55-52 |
| 13:48 | S. Connecticut St. | Theodore Haines pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 13:33 | S. Connecticut St. | Theodore Haines connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Kuss | 57-52 |
| 13:08 | Merrimack | Bret Hughes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 13:07 | Merrimack | Eric Rice tips it in | 57-54 |
| 12:52 | S. Connecticut St. | Dennis Kuss hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on James Acton - foul #2 on James Acton, team foul #3 | 57-54 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Stephen Negron (SG), Greg Lasley (SF), Gary Portis (PF), John Golebiewski (C) Clifford Suttle, Jerry Yates, Theodore Haines, Jason Considine | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Klein (PG), David Moore (SG), Michael Ashbaugh (SF), Richard Durbin (PF), Robert Woodard (C) Eric Rice, David Duke, Adam Doughty, Bret Hughes, James Acton | |
| 12:52 | S. Connecticut St. | Dennis Kuss misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 12:52 | S. Connecticut St. | Dennis Kuss makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 12:32 | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-54 |
| 12:30 | S. Connecticut St. | John Golebiewski grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 12:25 | S. Connecticut St. | Dennis Kuss can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 12:24 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Portis tips it back up and in | 60-54 |
| 12:06 | Merrimack | James Klein makes the 3 from straight away set up by Richard Durbin | 60-57 |
| 11:44 | S. Connecticut St. | John Golebiewski connects on the floater in the lane set up by Stephen Negron | 62-57 |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Dennis Kuss (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stephen Negron (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Greg Lasley (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Portis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Golebiewski (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - James Klein (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Ashbaugh (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Durbin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Woodard (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Merrimack | James Klein makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Richard Durbin | 62-59 |
| 11:13 | S. Connecticut St. | Richard Durbin steals the ball from John Golebiewski | 62-59 |
| 11:06 | Merrimack | David Moore is hacked by Dennis Kuss - foul #3 on Dennis Kuss, team foul #3 | 62-59 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Dan Anderson (PG) Dennis Kuss | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 10:57 | Merrimack | David Moore makes the turnaround from the right block | 62-61 |
| 10:42 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Portis is fouled on the floor by James Klein - foul #1 on James Klein, team foul #4 | 62-61 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Dean Burroughs (SG), Jason Considine (SF) Stephen Negron, Greg Lasley | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Leonard Desoto (C) Robert Woodard | |
| 10:29 | S. Connecticut St. | John Golebiewski loses the dribble to Leonard Desoto | 62-61 |
| 10:17 | Merrimack | David Moore hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 62-61 |
| 10:16 | S. Connecticut St. | Jason Considine gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| 10:09 | S. Connecticut St. | Dean Burroughs clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-61 |
| 10:08 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| 09:53 | Merrimack | James Klein hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 62-61 |
| 09:52 | S. Connecticut St. | John Golebiewski snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 09:46 | S. Connecticut St. | John Golebiewski misses the easy layup | 62-61 |
| 09:44 | S. Connecticut St. | John Golebiewski pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 09:28 | S. Connecticut St. | Dan Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 09:26 | S. Connecticut St. | Jason Considine hits the follow up shot | 64-61 |
| 09:05 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-61 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Stephen Negron (SG), Greg Lasley (SF), Theodore Haines (PF), Jerry Yates (C) Dean Burroughs, Jason Considine, Gary Portis, John Golebiewski | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Eric Rice (PG), Adam Doughty (SG), James Acton (PF), Robert Woodard (C) James Klein, David Moore, Michael Ashbaugh, Richard Durbin | |
| 08:54 | S. Connecticut St. | Dan Anderson is whistled for traveling | 64-61 |
| 08:40 | Merrimack | Adam Doughty misses short on a shot near the basket | 64-61 |
| 08:38 | Merrimack | Leonard Desoto tips it but misses | 64-61 |
| 08:36 | Merrimack | Robert Woodard snags the offensive board | 64-61 |
| 08:13 | Merrimack | James Acton misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 08:11 | S. Connecticut St. | Jerry Yates grabs the defensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 07:49 | S. Connecticut St. | Dan Anderson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Eric Rice - foul #1 on Eric Rice, team foul #5 | 64-61 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Dennis Kuss (SF), Jason Considine (C) Greg Lasley, Theodore Haines | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Klein (PG) Adam Doughty | |
| 07:49 | S. Connecticut St. | Dan Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 07:49 | S. Connecticut St. | Dan Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 07:49 | Merrimack | Robert Woodard pulls down the rebound | 65-61 |
| 07:25 | Merrimack | Eric Rice drills a shot from the free throw line | 65-63 |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Dan Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Negron (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Kuss (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Yates (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Considine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - James Klein (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Eric Rice (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Desoto (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Acton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Woodard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:12 | S. Connecticut St. | Eric Rice is called for the reach on Stephen Negron - foul #2 on Eric Rice, team foul #6 | 65-63 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Clifford Suttle (SG), John Golebiewski (C) Dan Anderson, Stephen Negron | |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Moore (SG), Adam Doughty (SF), Bret Hughes (PF) Eric Rice, Leonard Desoto, Robert Woodard | |
| 06:57 | S. Connecticut St. | John Golebiewski buries a jumper in the lane | 67-63 |
| 06:49 | Merrimack | Bret Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-63 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Portis (PF) Jerry Yates | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh (SF), Richard Durbin (PF) Bret Hughes, James Acton | |
| 06:39 | S. Connecticut St. | John Golebiewski clanks a shot from the left side | 67-63 |
| 06:37 | S. Connecticut St. | John Golebiewski tips it home | 69-63 |
| 06:16 | Merrimack | Dennis Kuss takes the ball from David Moore | 69-63 |
| 05:51 | S. Connecticut St. | John Golebiewski loses the ball out of bounds | 69-63 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Dan Anderson (PG), Stephen Negron (SG), Greg Lasley (SF), Theodore Haines (PF) Dennis Kuss, Clifford Suttle, Jason Considine, Gary Portis | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Eric Rice (PG), Leonard Desoto (C) James Klein, Adam Doughty | |
| 05:31 | Merrimack | Eric Rice hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-63 |
| 05:30 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-63 |
| 05:02 | Merrimack | David Moore drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Durbin and the foul's on Stephen Negron - foul #2 on Stephen Negron, team foul #4 | 69-65 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Portis (C) John Golebiewski | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Acton (PF), Robert Woodard (C) Michael Ashbaugh, Richard Durbin | |
| 05:02 | Merrimack | David Moore makes the free throw | 69-66 |
| 04:44 | S. Connecticut St. | Dan Anderson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Stephen Negron | 72-66 |
| 04:31 | Merrimack | Robert Woodard misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Dan Anderson - foul #2 on Dan Anderson, team foul #5 | 72-66 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Klein (PG) David Moore | |
| 04:31 | Merrimack | Robert Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 04:31 | Merrimack | Robert Woodard misses the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 04:31 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Portis gets the rebound | 72-67 |
| 04:09 | S. Connecticut St. | Theodore Haines misses the lay-in | 72-67 |
| 04:08 | Merrimack | Robert Woodard grabs the defensive rebound | 72-67 |
| 03:51 | Merrimack | Eric Rice comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-67 |
| 03:50 | S. Connecticut St. | Theodore Haines pulls down the rebound | 72-67 |
| 03:46 | S. Connecticut St. | Dan Anderson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-67 |
| 03:45 | Merrimack | James Acton grabs the defensive rebound | 72-67 |
| 03:31 | Merrimack | Eric Rice hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Gary Portis - foul #2 on Gary Portis, team foul #6 | 72-67 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Dennis Kuss (PG), Clifford Suttle (SG), Jerry Yates (SF), John Golebiewski (C) Dan Anderson, Stephen Negron, Greg Lasley, Gary Portis | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh (SF), Richard Durbin (PF) James Acton, Robert Woodard | |
| 03:31 | Merrimack | Eric Rice makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 03:31 | Merrimack | Eric Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 03:13 | S. Connecticut St. | John Golebiewski lays it in on a nice dish by Clifford Suttle and the foul's on Richard Durbin - foul #3 on Richard Durbin, team foul #7 | 74-69 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Jason Considine (PF) Theodore Haines | |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Moore (SG) Eric Rice | |
| 03:13 | S. Connecticut St. | John Golebiewski makes the free throw | 75-69 |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Dennis Kuss (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clifford Suttle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Yates (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Considine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Golebiewski (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - James Klein (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Ashbaugh (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Durbin (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Leonard Desoto (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 02:48 | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing but the foul's on Clifford Suttle - foul #1 on Clifford Suttle, team foul #7 | 75-69 |
| 02:48 | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh misses the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 02:48 | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 02:48 | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh misses the 3rd free throw | 75-70 |
| 02:48 | S. Connecticut St. | John Golebiewski gets the rebound | 75-70 |
| 02:48 | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-70 |
| 02:35 | S. Connecticut St. | Dennis Kuss drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Clifford Suttle | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:25 | Merrimack | James Klein is fouled on the floor by John Golebiewski - foul #4 on John Golebiewski, team foul #8 | 78-70 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Dan Anderson (PG), Stephen Negron (SG), Greg Lasley (SF), Theodore Haines (PF) Dennis Kuss, Clifford Suttle, Jerry Yates, Jason Considine | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Woodard (C) Leonard Desoto | |
| 02:25 | Merrimack | James Klein misses the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 02:25 | S. Connecticut St. | John Golebiewski snags the defensive board | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:09 | S. Connecticut St. | Greg Lasley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 78-70 |
| 02:07 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Richard Durbin | 78-70 |
| 02:00 | Merrimack | David Moore misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 78-70 |
| 01:59 | Merrimack | James Klein pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-70 |
| 01:51 | Merrimack | David Moore can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Theodore Haines - foul #2 on Theodore Haines, team foul #9 | 78-70 |
| 01:51 | Merrimack | David Moore makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 01:51 | Merrimack | David Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:36 | S. Connecticut St. | John Golebiewski misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 78-72 |
| 01:34 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin snags the defensive board | 78-72 |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:22 | Merrimack | David Moore scores on a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Stephen Negron - foul #3 on Stephen Negron, team foul #10 | 78-74 |
| 01:22 | Merrimack | David Moore makes the free throw | 78-75 |
| 01:05 | S. Connecticut St. | Richard Durbin steals the ball from Stephen Negron | 78-75 |
| 00:40 | Merrimack | Richard Durbin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | S. Connecticut St. | Stephen Negron comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 78-75 |
| 00:19 | S. Connecticut St. | Greg Lasley tips it home | 80-75 |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Merrimack | David Moore clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 80-75 |
| 00:12 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Durbin | 80-75 |
| 00:09 | Merrimack | James Klein hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 80-75 |
| 00:07 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Woodard | 80-75 |
| 00:03 | Merrimack | Stephen Negron is called for the reach on David Moore - foul #4 on Stephen Negron, team foul #11 | 80-75 |
| 00:03 | Merrimack | David Moore makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:03 | Merrimack | David Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | S. Connecticut St. | Dan Anderson runs out the clock | 80-77 |