| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Melvin Etheridge (fresh) SG - James Brown (fresh) SF - William Glen (fresh) PF - Richard Drinkard (fresh) C - Chad Yoshida (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Victor Hogan (fresh) SG - Jeffery Mann (fresh) SF - Richard Weddle (fresh) PF - John Fargo (fresh) C - Grover Fenimore (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:36 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by James Brown | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Tufts | Jeffery Mann misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Tufts | John Fargo snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Tufts | John Fargo can't connect on a shot from the right side | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to James Brown | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Merrimack | James Brown misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Grover Fenimore - foul #1 on Grover Fenimore, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Merrimack | James Brown misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Merrimack | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:00 | Tufts | Richard Weddle is fouled on the floor by William Glen - foul #1 on William Glen, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 17:38 | Tufts | Grover Fenimore double dribbles | 3-0 |
| 17:27 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 3-0 |
| 17:25 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard grabs the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:07 | Merrimack | William Glen hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Melvin Etheridge | 5-0 |
| 16:53 | Tufts | Grover Fenimore misses badly on a floater from the right side | 5-0 |
| 16:52 | Tufts | John Fargo snags the offensive board | 5-0 |
| 16:47 | Tufts | James Brown is called for the reach on Jeffery Mann - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Johnston (PG), William Alexander (SF), Drazen Karpin (PF), Leroy Mullins (C) Melvin Etheridge, William Glen, Richard Drinkard, Chad Yoshida | |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| 16:41 | Tufts | Victor Hogan connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Fargo | 5-3 |
| 16:27 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-3 |
| 16:26 | Merrimack | William Alexander can't tip it in | 5-3 |
| 16:24 | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins gets the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:05 | Merrimack | James Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-3 |
| 15:48 | Tufts | Victor Hogan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-3 |
| 15:47 | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - George Johnston (fresh) SG - James Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Alexander (fresh) PF - Drazen Karpin (fresh) C - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Victor Hogan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeffery Mann (fresh) SF - Richard Weddle (fresh) PF - John Fargo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Grover Fenimore (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Merrimack | Grover Fenimore steals the ball from Drazen Karpin | 5-3 |
| 15:18 | Tufts | John Fargo misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Drazen Karpin - foul #1 on Drazen Karpin, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG), William Glen (SF), Richard Drinkard (PF), Chad Yoshida (C) James Brown, William Alexander, Drazen Karpin, Leroy Mullins | |
| Subs | Tufts | Delbert Hillier (PG), King Swarey (SF), Robert Cuellar (C) Victor Hogan, Richard Weddle, Grover Fenimore | |
| 15:18 | Tufts | John Fargo makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:18 | Tufts | John Fargo makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:04 | Merrimack | George Johnston misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-5 |
| 15:03 | Tufts | Robert Cuellar snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 14:57 | Tufts | Delbert Hillier connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Fargo | 5-7 |
| 14:39 | Merrimack | George Johnston misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 14:38 | Tufts | John Fargo gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:22 | Tufts | Chad Yoshida swats the layup by John Fargo | 5-7 |
| 14:20 | Tufts | Robert Cuellar tips it home | 5-9 |
| 14:02 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 14:01 | Tufts | Robert Cuellar gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 13:44 | Tufts | John Fargo knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 5-11 |
| 13:33 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge is whistled for a carry | 5-11 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins (PG), James Brown (SG), William Alexander (SF), Drazen Karpin (PF) Melvin Etheridge, George Johnston, William Glen, Richard Drinkard | |
| Subs | Tufts | Victor Hogan (PG), Morris Giesen (SG), Richard Weddle (SF), Ricky Canady (PF), Grover Fenimore (C) Delbert Hillier, Jeffery Mann, King Swarey, John Fargo, Robert Cuellar | |
| 13:12 | Tufts | Grover Fenimore hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Morris Giesen | 5-13 |
| 13:02 | Merrimack | James Brown is called for traveling | 5-13 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins (C) Chad Yoshida | |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| 12:45 | Tufts | Grover Fenimore misses short on a shot from the left wing | 5-13 |
| 12:44 | Tufts | Grover Fenimore tips it home | 5-15 |
| 12:27 | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins misses short on a floater in the paint | 5-15 |
| 12:25 | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins tips it back up and in | 7-15 |
| 11:56 | Tufts | William Alexander is called for the reach on Ricky Canady - foul #1 on William Alexander, team foul #4 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG), William Glen (SF), Richard Drinkard (PF) Billy Hawkins, William Alexander, Leroy Mullins | |
| Subs | Tufts | Jeffery Mann (SG) Morris Giesen | |
| 11:38 | Tufts | Ricky Canady misses the fadeaway in the paint | 7-15 |
| 11:37 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard pulls down the rebound | 7-15 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Melvin Etheridge (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Glen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Drinkard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Drazen Karpin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Victor Hogan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeffery Mann (fresh) SF - Richard Weddle (fresh) PF - Ricky Canady (fresh) C - Grover Fenimore (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Merrimack | William Glen can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Weddle - foul #1 on Richard Weddle, team foul #2 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida (C) Drazen Karpin | |
| Subs | Tufts | John Fargo (PF), Robert Cuellar (C) Ricky Canady, Grover Fenimore | |
| 11:24 | Merrimack | William Glen makes the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 11:24 | Merrimack | William Glen misses the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 11:24 | Tufts | Robert Cuellar grabs the board | 8-15 |
| 10:57 | Tufts | John Fargo buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Weddle | 8-17 |
| 10:45 | Merrimack | James Brown misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeffery Mann - foul #1 on Jeffery Mann, team foul #3 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Tufts | Delbert Hillier (PG), King Swarey (SF) Victor Hogan, Richard Weddle | |
| 10:45 | Merrimack | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 10:45 | Merrimack | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 10:32 | Tufts | Delbert Hillier comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-17 |
| 10:31 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to William Glen | 10-17 |
| 10:17 | Merrimack | Delbert Hillier steps in front of the James Brown pass | 10-17 |
| 10:13 | Tufts | Delbert Hillier lays it in | 10-19 |
| 09:48 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-19 |
| 09:46 | Tufts | King Swarey grabs the defensive rebound | 10-19 |
| 09:27 | Tufts | John Fargo lays it up and in on a nice dish by Delbert Hillier | 10-21 |
| 09:10 | Merrimack | James Brown is whistled for a carry | 10-21 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Johnston (PG), Robert Pace (SG), William Alexander (SF), Drazen Karpin (PF), Leroy Mullins (C) Melvin Etheridge, James Brown, William Glen, Richard Drinkard, Chad Yoshida | |
| Subs | Tufts | Victor Hogan (PG), Morris Giesen (SG), Richard Weddle (SF), Ricky Canady (PF), Grover Fenimore (C) Delbert Hillier, Jeffery Mann, King Swarey, John Fargo, Robert Cuellar | |
| 08:53 | Tufts | Grover Fenimore misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Alexander - foul #2 on William Alexander, team foul #5 | 10-21 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins (PG) William Alexander | |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| 08:53 | Tufts | Grover Fenimore misses the 1st free throw | 10-21 |
| 08:53 | Tufts | Grover Fenimore makes the 2nd free throw | 10-22 |
| 08:38 | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Pace | 12-22 |
| 08:19 | Tufts | Grover Fenimore connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Morris Giesen | 12-24 |
| 07:59 | Merrimack | Robert Pace misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-24 |
| 07:57 | Tufts | Grover Fenimore grabs the board | 12-24 |
| 07:34 | Tufts | Grover Fenimore lays it in set up by Victor Hogan and the foul's on Leroy Mullins - foul #1 on Leroy Mullins, team foul #6 | 12-26 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Brown (SG), Chad Yoshida (C) Billy Hawkins, Leroy Mullins | |
| Subs | Tufts | Jeffery Mann (SG), John Fargo (PF) Morris Giesen, Ricky Canady | |
| 07:34 | Tufts | Grover Fenimore misses the free throw | 12-26 |
| 07:34 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida snags the defensive board | 12-26 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - George Johnston (fresh) SG - James Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Pace (fresh) PF - Drazen Karpin (fresh) C - Chad Yoshida (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Victor Hogan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Mann (fresh) SF - Richard Weddle (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Fargo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Grover Fenimore (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida knocks in the jump hook from close range | 14-26 |
| 07:06 | Tufts | Victor Hogan hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-29 |
| 06:53 | Merrimack | Robert Pace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-29 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG), Richard Drinkard (PF) George Johnston, Drazen Karpin | |
| Subs | Tufts | King Swarey (SF) Richard Weddle | |
| 06:45 | Tufts | Victor Hogan misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-29 |
| 06:44 | Tufts | Grover Fenimore can't tip it in | 14-29 |
| 06:42 | Merrimack | Robert Pace gets the rebound | 14-29 |
| 06:18 | Merrimack | Robert Pace can't connect on a shot from the right side | 14-29 |
| 06:17 | Merrimack | James Brown snags the offensive board | 14-29 |
| 05:53 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Chad Yoshida, team foul #7 | 14-29 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Glen (SF), Drazen Karpin (C) Robert Pace, Chad Yoshida | |
| Subs | Tufts | Delbert Hillier (PG), Robert Cuellar (C) Victor Hogan, Grover Fenimore | |
| 05:46 | Tufts | Delbert Hillier loses the ball out of bounds | 14-29 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Tufts | Morris Giesen (SG), Richard Weddle (SF), Ricky Canady (PF) Jeffery Mann, King Swarey, John Fargo | |
| 05:28 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard hits the finger roll | 16-29 |
| 05:15 | Tufts | Ricky Canady can't finish the layup | 16-29 |
| 05:13 | Tufts | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Cuellar | 16-29 |
| 04:59 | Tufts | Ricky Canady connects on the shot from the right side | 16-31 |
| 04:37 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin is hacked by Richard Weddle - foul #2 on Richard Weddle, team foul #4 | 16-31 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins (PG), George Johnston (SG), Leroy Mullins (C) Melvin Etheridge, James Brown, Drazen Karpin | |
| Subs | Tufts | Jeffery Mann (SG), King Swarey (SF), John Fargo (PF) Morris Giesen, Richard Weddle, Ricky Canady | |
| 04:25 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-31 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida (C) Richard Drinkard | |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| 04:14 | Tufts | King Swarey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by William Glen - foul #2 on William Glen, team foul #8 | 16-31 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Brown (SG) William Glen | |
| Subs | Tufts | Victor Hogan (PG) Delbert Hillier | |
| 04:14 | Tufts | King Swarey makes the 1st free throw | 16-32 |
| 04:14 | Tufts | King Swarey misses the 2nd free throw | 16-32 |
| 04:14 | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins gets the rebound | 16-32 |
| 03:49 | Merrimack | James Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-32 |
| 03:47 | Tufts | Robert Cuellar pulls down the rebound | 16-32 |
| 03:28 | Tufts | Robert Cuellar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-32 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Pace (SG), William Alexander (SF), Drazen Karpin (PF) Billy Hawkins, James Brown, Leroy Mullins | |
| Subs | Tufts | Richard Weddle (SF), Grover Fenimore (C) King Swarey, Robert Cuellar | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - George Johnston (fresh) SG - Robert Pace (fresh) SF - William Alexander (fresh) PF - Drazen Karpin (fresh) C - Chad Yoshida (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Victor Hogan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Mann (fresh) SF - Richard Weddle (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Fargo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Grover Fenimore (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Merrimack | William Alexander is denied on a layup by John Fargo | 16-32 |
| 03:08 | Tufts | John Fargo snags the defensive board | 16-32 |
| 02:49 | Tufts | Jeffery Mann can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-32 |
| 02:47 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin grabs the board | 16-32 |
| 02:23 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by George Johnston | 18-32 |
| 02:08 | Tufts | Jeffery Mann buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Weddle | 18-35 |
| 01:49 | Merrimack | George Johnston is hacked by Grover Fenimore - foul #2 on Grover Fenimore, team foul #5 | 18-35 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG), James Brown (SG), William Glen (SF), Richard Drinkard (PF), Leroy Mullins (C) George Johnston, Robert Pace, William Alexander, Drazen Karpin, Chad Yoshida | |
| Subs | Tufts | Delbert Hillier (PG), Morris Giesen (SG), Ricky Canady (PF) Victor Hogan, Jeffery Mann, John Fargo | |
| 01:32 | Merrimack | William Glen is hacked by Richard Weddle - foul #3 on Richard Weddle, team foul #6 | 18-35 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Tufts | King Swarey (SF) Richard Weddle | |
| 01:19 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge is fouled on the floor by Delbert Hillier - foul #1 on Delbert Hillier, team foul #7 | 18-35 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | Tufts | Robert Cuellar (C) Grover Fenimore | |
| 01:19 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge makes the 1st free throw | 19-35 |
| 01:19 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge makes the 2nd free throw | 20-35 |
| 01:01 | Tufts | Delbert Hillier can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-35 |
| 01:00 | Merrimack | William Glen gets the rebound | 20-35 |
| 00:43 | Merrimack | William Glen can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 20-35 |
| 00:41 | Merrimack | William Glen snags the offensive board | 20-35 |
| 00:21 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-35 |
| 00:20 | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins misses the tip | 20-35 |
| 00:19 | Tufts | Ricky Canady snags the defensive board | 20-35 |
| 00:13 | Tufts | King Swarey banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Cuellar | 20-37 |
| 00:05 | Merrimack | James Brown can't throw it down but he's fouled by Morris Giesen - foul #1 on Morris Giesen, team foul #8 | 20-37 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin (C) Leroy Mullins | |
| Subs | Tufts | Victor Hogan (PG), Jeffery Mann (SG), John Fargo (PF), Grover Fenimore (C) Delbert Hillier, Morris Giesen, Ricky Canady, Robert Cuellar | |
| 00:05 | Merrimack | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 21-37 |
| 00:05 | Merrimack | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 22-37 |
| 00:01 | Tufts | John Fargo connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 22-39 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | James Brown misses long on a fullcourt shot | 22-39 |