| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Frank Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Ancheta (fresh) SF - Peter Coffelt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Zajdel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Paine | PG - Jeff Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Strauss (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Drouin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Hurtado (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Tyler Chenoweth (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Paine | Anthony Drouin inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Paine | Paine is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Paine | Andrew Strauss is hacked by Jerry Ancheta - foul #2 on Jerry Ancheta, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 19:36 | Paine | Andrew Strauss hits the finger roll | 28-37 |
| 19:09 | Merrimack | Scott Jones drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jerry Ancheta | 31-37 |
| 18:49 | Paine | Andrew Strauss is hacked by Peter Coffelt - foul #1 on Peter Coffelt, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Paine | Dale Sickles (SG), Lorenzo Musick (PF) Andrew Strauss, Christopher Hurtado | |
| 18:30 | Paine | Tyler Chenoweth is denied on a layup by Peter Coffelt | 31-37 |
| 18:29 | Merrimack | Scott Jones pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 18:14 | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Tyler Chenoweth - foul #1 on Tyler Chenoweth, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher (SG) Jerry Ancheta | |
| Subs | Paine | Thomas Patterson (PG), Andrew Strauss (SG), Kelly Brown (C) Jeff Taylor, Anthony Drouin, Tyler Chenoweth | |
| 18:14 | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 18:14 | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 17:56 | Paine | Dale Sickles can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-37 |
| 17:55 | Paine | Andrew Strauss grabs the offensive board | 33-37 |
| 17:38 | Paine | Thomas Patterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-37 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Heller (PG), Harry Doyle (SF), Ronald Kean (PF), Gary Beverly (C) Frank Cook, Peter Coffelt, Scott Jones, Joseph Zajdel | |
| Subs | Paine | Christopher Hurtado (PF) Lorenzo Musick | |
| 17:19 | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-37 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Paine | Jeff Taylor (PG), Anthony Drouin (SF) Thomas Patterson, Dale Sickles | |
| 16:54 | Paine | Andrew Strauss's layup is rejected by Ronald Kean | 33-37 |
| 16:53 | Paine | Andrew Strauss pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 16:44 | Paine | Christopher Hurtado's pass is intercepted by John Heller | 33-37 |
| 16:40 | Merrimack | John Heller can't finish the layup | 33-37 |
| 16:39 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 16:25 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Harry Doyle | 35-37 |
| 16:10 | Paine | Harry Doyle steps in front of the Andrew Strauss pass | 35-37 |
| 15:52 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Dennis Gotcher | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Heller (fairly fresh) SG - Dennis Gotcher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Doyle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Kean (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Beverly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Paine | PG - Jeff Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Strauss (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Drouin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Hurtado (tiring) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Kelly Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Paine | Andrew Strauss misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Gary Beverly - foul #2 on Gary Beverly, team foul #3 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Frank Cook (PG), Jerry Ancheta (SG), Peter Coffelt (SF), Scott Jones (PF), Jack Kerby (C) John Heller, Dennis Gotcher, Harry Doyle, Ronald Kean, Gary Beverly | |
| Subs | Paine | Joseph Pines (SG), Dale Sickles (SF), Lorenzo Musick (PF), Tyler Chenoweth (C) Jeff Taylor, Anthony Drouin, Christopher Hurtado, Kelly Brown | |
| 15:40 | Paine | Andrew Strauss misses the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 15:40 | Paine | Andrew Strauss misses the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 15:40 | Merrimack | Scott Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 15:27 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 15:06 | Paine | Joseph Pines misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 15:04 | Merrimack | Frank Cook snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 14:40 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta is hacked by Joseph Pines - foul #4 on Joseph Pines, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel (C) Jack Kerby | |
| Subs | Paine | Jeff Taylor (PG), Michael Lindsay (SG) Andrew Strauss, Joseph Pines | |
| 14:29 | Merrimack | Frank Cook connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Jerry Ancheta | 43-37 |
| 14:14 | Paine | Tyler Chenoweth misses the easy layup | 43-37 |
| 14:12 | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 14:08 | Merrimack | Frank Cook can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 43-37 |
| 14:07 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt gets the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 13:48 | Merrimack | Michael Lindsay is called for the reach on Jerry Ancheta - foul #4 on Michael Lindsay, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Harry Doyle (SG), Jack Kerby (SF) Jerry Ancheta, Peter Coffelt | |
| Subs | Paine | Andrew Strauss (SG), Anthony Drouin (SF), Christopher Hurtado (PF) Michael Lindsay, Dale Sickles, Lorenzo Musick | |
| 13:40 | Merrimack | Frank Cook scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Harry Doyle | 45-37 |
| 13:26 | Paine | Andrew Strauss slams it home and he's hacked by Harry Doyle - foul #2 on Harry Doyle, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Heller (PG), Dennis Gotcher (SG), Ronald Kean (PF), Gary Beverly (C) Frank Cook, Jack Kerby, Scott Jones, Joseph Zajdel | |
| Subs | Paine | Thomas Patterson (PG) Jeff Taylor | |
| 13:26 | Paine | Andrew Strauss makes the free throw | 45-40 |
| 13:04 | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Harry Doyle | 48-40 |
| 12:46 | Paine | Thomas Patterson connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Andrew Strauss | 48-42 |
| 12:42 | Merrimack | John Heller is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Hurtado - foul #1 on Christopher Hurtado, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt (SF) John Heller | |
| Subs | Paine | Dale Sickles (SG), Lorenzo Musick (PF) Andrew Strauss, Christopher Hurtado | |
| 12:18 | Merrimack | The short jumper by Harry Doyle is denied by Tyler Chenoweth | 48-42 |
| 12:17 | Paine | Lorenzo Musick gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 12:06 | Paine | Tyler Chenoweth knocks in the jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Gary Beverly - foul #3 on Gary Beverly, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Frank Cook (PG), Gordon Daly (SG), Scott Jones (PF) Dennis Gotcher, Harry Doyle, Gary Beverly | |
| Subs | Paine | Jeff Taylor (PG) Thomas Patterson | |
| 12:06 | Paine | Tyler Chenoweth misses the free throw | 48-44 |
| 12:06 | Merrimack | Frank Cook snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 11:56 | Merrimack | Frank Cook comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-44 |
| 11:55 | Paine | Tyler Chenoweth pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 11:40 | Paine | Anthony Drouin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta (SG), Joseph Zajdel (C) Gordon Daly, Ronald Kean | |
| Subs | Paine | Christopher Hurtado (PF), Kelly Brown (C) Lorenzo Musick, Tyler Chenoweth | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Frank Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Ancheta (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Coffelt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Zajdel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Paine | PG - Jeff Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dale Sickles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Drouin (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Hurtado (tiring) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Kelly Brown (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Merrimack | Frank Cook makes the jumpshot from the left side | 50-44 |
| 11:16 | Paine | Dale Sickles knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Drouin and the foul's on Jerry Ancheta - foul #3 on Jerry Ancheta, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jack Kerby (SF) Peter Coffelt | |
| Subs | Paine | | |
| 11:16 | Paine | Dale Sickles misses the free throw | 50-46 |
| 11:16 | Merrimack | Scott Jones pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 10:57 | Merrimack | Scott Jones makes the shot in the lane | 52-46 |
| 10:46 | Paine | Jeff Taylor clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-46 |
| 10:44 | Paine | Christopher Hurtado grabs the offensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 10:32 | Paine | Anthony Drouin knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Jeff Taylor | 52-48 |
| 10:30 | Merrimack | Frank Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Heller (PG), Dennis Gotcher (SG), Harry Doyle (SF), Ronald Kean (PF), Gary Beverly (C) Frank Cook, Jerry Ancheta, Jack Kerby, Scott Jones, Joseph Zajdel | |
| Subs | Paine | Thomas Patterson (PG), Andrew Strauss (SG), Lorenzo Musick (PF), Tyler Chenoweth (C) Jeff Taylor, Dale Sickles, Christopher Hurtado, Kelly Brown | |
| 10:14 | Paine | Anthony Drouin's layup is rejected by Ronald Kean | 52-48 |
| 10:13 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 09:54 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 09:42 | Paine | Lorenzo Musick buries a floater from the left side set up by Andrew Strauss | 55-50 |
| 09:40 | Merrimack | Thomas Patterson steps in front of the John Heller pass in the backcourt | 55-50 |
| 09:29 | Paine | Thomas Patterson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 55-50 |
| 09:28 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| 09:22 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly blows the wide open layup | 55-50 |
| 09:21 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle tips it in | 57-50 |
| 09:06 | Paine | Thomas Patterson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Gary Beverly - foul #4 on Gary Beverly, team foul #7 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Frank Cook (PG), Jerry Ancheta (SG), Peter Coffelt (SF), Scott Jones (PF), Joseph Zajdel (C) John Heller, Dennis Gotcher, Harry Doyle, Ronald Kean, Gary Beverly | |
| Subs | Paine | Jeff Taylor (PG), Christopher Hurtado (PF) Andrew Strauss, Lorenzo Musick | |
| 09:06 | Paine | Thomas Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 09:06 | Paine | Thomas Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 09:04 | Merrimack | Frank Cook is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 57-52 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Paine | Dale Sickles (SG) Thomas Patterson | |
| 08:51 | Paine | Anthony Drouin misses the 3 from straight away | 57-52 |
| 08:49 | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 08:46 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta is hacked by Dale Sickles in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dale Sickles, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Paine | Kelly Brown (C) Tyler Chenoweth | |
| 08:29 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta's pass is intercepted by Jeff Taylor | 57-52 |
| 08:15 | Paine | Christopher Hurtado misses the lay-in | 57-52 |
| 08:14 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 08:03 | Merrimack | Scott Jones can't finish the uncontested layup | 57-52 |
| 08:01 | Merrimack | Scott Jones snags the offensive board | 57-52 |
| 07:43 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Frank Cook | 59-52 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Frank Cook (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Ancheta (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Coffelt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Zajdel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Paine | PG - Jeff Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dale Sickles (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Anthony Drouin (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Hurtado (tired) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Kelly Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Paine | Jeff Taylor is fouled on the floor by Peter Coffelt - foul #2 on Peter Coffelt, team foul #8 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher (PG), Harry Doyle (SG), Ronald Kean (PF), Gary Beverly (C) Frank Cook, Jerry Ancheta, Scott Jones, Joseph Zajdel | |
| Subs | Paine | Joseph Pines (SG), Michael Lindsay (SF), Lorenzo Musick (PF), Tyler Chenoweth (C) Dale Sickles, Anthony Drouin, Christopher Hurtado, Kelly Brown | |
| 07:22 | Paine | Jeff Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 07:22 | Paine | Jeff Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 06:54 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle is hacked by Lorenzo Musick - foul #1 on Lorenzo Musick, team foul #6 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Heller (PG) Peter Coffelt | |
| Subs | Paine | Thomas Patterson (PG) Jeff Taylor | |
| 06:40 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly is open and lays it up and in set up by John Heller | 61-54 |
| 06:25 | Paine | Michael Lindsay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Frank Cook (PG), Jack Kerby (C) John Heller, Gary Beverly | |
| Subs | Paine | | |
| 06:11 | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-54 |
| 06:10 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle can't tip it in | 61-54 |
| 06:08 | Paine | Lorenzo Musick grabs the board | 61-54 |
| 05:58 | Paine | Joseph Pines hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Frank Cook - foul #1 on Frank Cook, team foul #9 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gordon Daly (SG), Scott Jones (PF), Joseph Zajdel (C) Dennis Gotcher, Harry Doyle, Ronald Kean | |
| Subs | Paine | Andrew Strauss (SF), Kelly Brown (C) Michael Lindsay, Tyler Chenoweth | |
| 05:58 | Paine | Joseph Pines makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 05:58 | Paine | Joseph Pines misses the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 05:58 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Joseph Zajdel | 61-55 |
| 05:31 | Merrimack | Frank Cook misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Pines - foul #5 on Joseph Pines, team foul #7 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt (SF) Joseph Zajdel | |
| Subs | Paine | Jeff Taylor (PG), Michael Lindsay (SG), Dale Sickles (SF) Thomas Patterson, Joseph Pines, Andrew Strauss | |
| 05:31 | Merrimack | Frank Cook makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 05:31 | Merrimack | Frank Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 05:31 | Paine | Lorenzo Musick gets the rebound | 62-55 |
| 05:17 | Paine | Michael Lindsay misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-55 |
| 05:16 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Jack Kerby | 62-55 |
| 05:04 | Merrimack | Frank Cook is fouled on the floor by Dale Sickles - foul #2 on Dale Sickles, team foul #8 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Beverly (C) Jack Kerby | |
| Subs | Paine | Christopher Hurtado (PF), Tyler Chenoweth (C) Lorenzo Musick, Kelly Brown | |
| 05:04 | Merrimack | Frank Cook makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 05:04 | Merrimack | Frank Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 04:50 | Paine | Frank Cook takes the ball from Dale Sickles | 64-55 |
| 04:43 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 64-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Heller (PG), Jerry Ancheta (SG) Frank Cook, Gordon Daly | |
| Subs | Paine | | |
| 04:30 | Paine | Dale Sickles is fouled on the floor by Gary Beverly - foul #5 on Gary Beverly, team foul #10 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher (PG), Harry Doyle (PF), Ronald Kean (C) John Heller, Scott Jones, Gary Beverly | |
| Subs | Paine | | |
| 04:30 | Paine | Dale Sickles makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 04:30 | Paine | Dale Sickles makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 04:26 | Merrimack | Jeff Taylor is called for the reach on Jerry Ancheta in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeff Taylor, team foul #9 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Paine | Andrew Strauss (SF) Dale Sickles | |
| 04:26 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta misses the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 04:26 | Paine | Christopher Hurtado snags the defensive board | 64-57 |
| 04:15 | Paine | Christopher Hurtado hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jeff Taylor | 64-60 |
| 03:56 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle is open and lays it up and in set up by Dennis Gotcher | 66-60 |
| 03:33 | Paine | Jeff Taylor misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-60 |
| 03:32 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Ronald Kean | 66-60 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Dennis Gotcher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Ancheta (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Peter Coffelt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harry Doyle (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Kean (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Paine | PG - Jeff Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Lindsay (tiring) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Andrew Strauss (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Christopher Hurtado (tired) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Tyler Chenoweth (tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:12 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Peter Coffelt | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Paine | Paine is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:00 | Paine | Michael Lindsay banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeff Taylor | 68-62 |
| 03:00 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-62 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Frank Cook (PG), Scott Jones (PF), Joseph Zajdel (C) Jerry Ancheta, Harry Doyle, Ronald Kean | |
| Subs | Paine | Anthony Drouin (SF), Lorenzo Musick (PF), Kelly Brown (C) Andrew Strauss, Christopher Hurtado, Tyler Chenoweth | |
| 02:40 | Merrimack | Scott Jones lays it up and in | 70-62 |
| 02:36 | Paine | Frank Cook steps in front of the Jeff Taylor pass in the backcourt | 70-62 |
| 02:34 | Merrimack | Frank Cook blows the layup | 70-62 |
| 02:33 | Paine | Kelly Brown gets the rebound | 70-62 |
| 02:29 | Paine | Anthony Drouin lays it up and in and he's fouled by Peter Coffelt - foul #3 on Peter Coffelt, team foul #11 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Harry Doyle (SG), Jack Kerby (SF) Dennis Gotcher, Peter Coffelt | |
| Subs | Paine | Thomas Patterson (PG), Dale Sickles (SG) Jeff Taylor, Michael Lindsay | |
| 02:29 | Paine | Anthony Drouin makes the free throw | 70-65 |
| 02:24 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-65 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta (SG), Peter Coffelt (SF) Harry Doyle, Jack Kerby | |
| Subs | Paine | Jeff Taylor (PG) Thomas Patterson | |
| 02:05 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta drills a jumper from the left side set up by Frank Cook and the foul's on Dale Sickles - foul #3 on Dale Sickles, team foul #10 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Paine | Andrew Strauss (SG) Lorenzo Musick | |
| 02:05 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta makes the free throw | 73-65 |
| 01:50 | Paine | Andrew Strauss knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Jeff Taylor | 73-67 |
| 01:34 | Merrimack | Peter Coffelt can't finish the layup | 73-67 |
| 01:32 | Paine | The rebound goes to Dale Sickles | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Paine | Paine is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:25 | Paine | Kelly Brown scores on a jumper from the right side | 73-69 |
| 01:08 | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel is called for traveling | 73-69 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Paine | Christopher Hurtado (PF), Tyler Chenoweth (C) Dale Sickles, Kelly Brown | |
| 00:52 | Paine | Joseph Zajdel denies the turnaround by Christopher Hurtado | 73-69 |
| 00:50 | Paine | Andrew Strauss grabs the offensive rebound | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Paine | Paine is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Paine | Jeff Taylor drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Andrew Strauss | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Paine | Paine is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Merrimack | Jeff Taylor is called for the reach on Frank Cook in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeff Taylor, team foul #11 | 73-72 |
| 00:33 | Merrimack | Frank Cook makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:33 | Merrimack | Frank Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:33 | Paine | Christopher Hurtado pulls down the rebound | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Paine | Paine is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Paine | Jerry Ancheta picks off the pass by Andrew Strauss | 74-72 |
| 00:16 | Merrimack | Frank Cook banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jerry Ancheta | 76-72 |
| 00:16 | Paine | Paine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Paine | Paine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Paine | Jeff Taylor connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-75 |
| 00:05 | Merrimack | Frank Cook is fouled in the backcourt by Jeff Taylor - foul #3 on Jeff Taylor, team foul #12 | 76-75 |
| 00:05 | Merrimack | Frank Cook misses the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 00:05 | Merrimack | Frank Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:05 | Paine | Paine calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-75 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Paine | Paine is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Paine | Paine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Paine | Jeff Taylor can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 77-75 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Joseph Zajdel grabs the defensive rebound | 77-75 |