| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Devin King (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Myrick (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Pat Merrill (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Matthew Stromain (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Al Vickers (fresh) SF - David Ives (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Washington (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tusculum | David Ives inbounds the ball | 28-39 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Tusculum | David Ives banks in the layup on a nice dish by Matthew Stromain | 28-41 |
| 19:25 | Merrimack | Pat Merrill's pass is intercepted by Arthur Lewis | 28-41 |
| 18:57 | Tusculum | Michael Washington misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 18:56 | Tusculum | David Ives hits the follow up shot | 28-43 |
| 18:31 | Merrimack | Michael Myrick is fouled on the floor by David Ives - foul #2 on David Ives, team foul #1 | 28-43 |
| 18:14 | Merrimack | Pat Merrill clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-43 |
| 18:13 | Tusculum | Michael Washington snags the defensive board | 28-43 |
| 18:06 | Tusculum | Matthew Stromain is fouled on the floor by Robert Campbell - foul #2 on Robert Campbell, team foul #1 | 28-43 |
| 17:52 | Tusculum | Robert Smith steals the ball from David Ives | 28-43 |
| 17:25 | Merrimack | Robert Campbell buries a jumper from the left block set up by Devin King | 30-43 |
| 17:12 | Tusculum | Al Vickers's fadeaway is rejected by Pat Merrill | 30-43 |
| 17:11 | Merrimack | Michael Myrick grabs the defensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 16:54 | Merrimack | Devin King connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Smith | 33-43 |
| 16:36 | Tusculum | Michael Washington misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 33-43 |
| 16:34 | Merrimack | Michael Myrick snags the defensive board | 33-43 |
| 16:16 | Merrimack | Robert Campbell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Neuman (PG), Gary Christensen (SG), Richard Lewis (SF), Ricky Springs (PF), David Welch (C) Robert Smith, Devin King, Michael Myrick, Robert Campbell, Pat Merrill | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Frederick Smith (PG), Eugene Lister (SG), Thomas Murphy (SF), Dennis Hardin (PF) Matthew Stromain, Al Vickers, David Ives, Arthur Lewis | |
| 15:52 | Tusculum | Eugene Lister connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Frederick Smith and he's hacked by Richard Lewis - foul #2 on Richard Lewis, team foul #2 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Danny Hollins (PF) Gary Christensen | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 15:52 | Tusculum | Eugene Lister makes the free throw | 33-46 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Richard Neuman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ricky Springs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Danny Hollins (fresh) 3 pf. C - David Welch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Frederick Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eugene Lister (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Hardin (fresh) C - Michael Washington (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Merrimack | Ricky Springs is hacked by Eugene Lister - foul #1 on Eugene Lister, team foul #2 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Smith (PG), Michael Myrick (SF) Richard Lewis, Ricky Springs | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 15:13 | Merrimack | Michael Myrick evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 15:12 | Tusculum | Michael Washington gets the rebound | 33-46 |
| 15:05 | Tusculum | Frederick Smith knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-48 |
| 14:44 | Merrimack | Eugene Lister takes the ball from Danny Hollins | 33-48 |
| 14:40 | Tusculum | Eugene Lister blows the layup | 33-48 |
| 14:39 | Tusculum | The offensive rebound goes to Frederick Smith | 33-48 |
| 14:25 | Tusculum | Danny Hollins steals it from Eugene Lister | 33-48 |
| 14:11 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-48 |
| 14:09 | Merrimack | Michael Myrick misses the tip | 33-48 |
| 14:07 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Hollins | 33-48 |
| 13:52 | Merrimack | Michael Myrick works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Richard Neuman | 35-48 |
| 13:36 | Tusculum | Michael Washington can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 13:34 | Merrimack | Richard Neuman pulls down the rebound | 35-48 |
| 13:14 | Merrimack | Robert Smith is hacked by Dennis Hardin - foul #2 on Dennis Hardin, team foul #3 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Lewis (PG), Devin King (SG), Ricky Springs (SF), Robert Campbell (PF), Pat Merrill (C) Robert Smith, Richard Neuman, Michael Myrick, Danny Hollins, David Welch | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Matthew Stromain (PG), Al Vickers (SG), David Ives (SF), Arthur Lewis (PF) Frederick Smith, Eugene Lister, Thomas Murphy, Dennis Hardin | |
| 13:02 | Merrimack | Devin King evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ricky Springs | 38-48 |
| 12:43 | Tusculum | Arthur Lewis is whistled for traveling | 38-48 |
| 12:33 | Merrimack | Richard Lewis's pass is intercepted by Arthur Lewis | 38-48 |
| 12:17 | Tusculum | Arthur Lewis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Al Vickers and he's fouled by Robert Campbell - foul #3 on Robert Campbell, team foul #3 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Smith (PG), Michael Myrick (SF) Richard Lewis, Ricky Springs | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 12:17 | Tusculum | Arthur Lewis misses the free throw | 38-50 |
| 12:17 | Merrimack | Pat Merrill pulls down the rebound | 38-50 |
| 11:58 | Merrimack | Al Vickers is called for the reach on Devin King - foul #3 on Al Vickers, team foul #4 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Danny Hollins (PF) Robert Campbell | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 11:45 | Merrimack | Michael Myrick shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by David Ives - foul #3 on David Ives, team foul #5 | 38-50 |
| 11:45 | Merrimack | Michael Myrick makes the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 11:45 | Merrimack | Michael Myrick makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Devin King (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Myrick (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Danny Hollins (fresh) 3 pf. C - Pat Merrill (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Matthew Stromain (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Al Vickers (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Ives (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Washington (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Tusculum | Arthur Lewis hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Matthew Stromain | 40-52 |
| 10:54 | Merrimack | Robert Smith blows the layup | 40-52 |
| 10:53 | Merrimack | Pat Merrill can't tip it in | 40-52 |
| 10:52 | Tusculum | Arthur Lewis snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 10:41 | Tusculum | David Ives comes up short on the jumper from close range | 40-52 |
| 10:39 | Tusculum | Michael Washington grabs the offensive board | 40-52 |
| 10:14 | Tusculum | David Ives comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 40-52 |
| 10:13 | Merrimack | Pat Merrill grabs the defensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 09:50 | Merrimack | Michael Myrick is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 40-52 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Neuman (SG), Richard Lewis (SF), Robert Campbell (PF), David Welch (C) Devin King, Michael Myrick, Danny Hollins, Pat Merrill | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Frederick Smith (PG), Eugene Lister (SG), Thomas Murphy (SF), Dennis Hardin (PF), Russell Bradley (C) Matthew Stromain, Al Vickers, David Ives, Arthur Lewis, Michael Washington | |
| 09:33 | Tusculum | Frederick Smith connects on the 3 from the left wing | 40-55 |
| 09:18 | Merrimack | Richard Lewis hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Robert Smith | 42-55 |
| 09:08 | Tusculum | Frederick Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Robert Campbell - foul #4 on Robert Campbell, team foul #4 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Christensen (SG), Ricky Springs (PF) Robert Smith, Robert Campbell | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 09:08 | Tusculum | Frederick Smith makes the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 09:08 | Tusculum | Frederick Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| 08:51 | Merrimack | Gary Christensen blows the layup but he's hacked by Eugene Lister - foul #2 on Eugene Lister, team foul #6 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Myrick (SF) Richard Lewis | |
| Subs | Tusculum | David Ives (SF) Thomas Murphy | |
| 08:51 | Merrimack | Gary Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 08:51 | Merrimack | Gary Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 08:35 | Tusculum | Frederick Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-57 |
| 08:33 | Merrimack | Michael Myrick gets the rebound | 44-57 |
| 08:20 | Merrimack | Gary Christensen hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Richard Neuman | 47-57 |
| 08:02 | Tusculum | Frederick Smith misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by David Welch - foul #1 on David Welch, team foul #5 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Smith (PG), Devin King (SG), Danny Hollins (PF) Gary Christensen, Richard Neuman, Ricky Springs | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Al Vickers (SG), Arthur Lewis (PF), Michael Washington (C) Eugene Lister, Dennis Hardin, Russell Bradley | |
| 08:02 | Tusculum | Frederick Smith makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 08:02 | Tusculum | Frederick Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 08:02 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins pulls down the rebound | 47-58 |
| 07:49 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Devin King | 49-58 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Devin King (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Myrick (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Danny Hollins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Welch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Frederick Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Al Vickers (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Ives (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Washington (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Tusculum | Frederick Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-58 |
| 07:20 | Tusculum | Arthur Lewis tips it home | 49-60 |
| 06:56 | Merrimack | David Ives blocks the short jumper by Michael Myrick | 49-60 |
| 06:55 | Tusculum | Arthur Lewis grabs the board | 49-60 |
| 06:35 | Tusculum | David Ives is hacked by David Welch - foul #2 on David Welch, team foul #6 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Campbell (PF), Pat Merrill (C) Danny Hollins, David Welch | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Matthew Stromain (PG), Eugene Lister (SG), Thomas Murphy (SF) Frederick Smith, Al Vickers, David Ives | |
| 06:19 | Tusculum | Matthew Stromain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-60 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Neuman (SF) Michael Myrick | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Dennis Hardin (PF) Arthur Lewis | |
| 05:54 | Merrimack | Pat Merrill is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 49-60 |
| 05:53 | Merrimack | Devin King snags the offensive board | 49-60 |
| 05:41 | Merrimack | Pat Merrill misses the shot from the right block | 49-60 |
| 05:40 | Tusculum | The rebound goes to Thomas Murphy | 49-60 |
| 05:35 | Tusculum | Thomas Murphy's pass is intercepted by Robert Campbell | 49-60 |
| 05:17 | Merrimack | Richard Neuman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-60 |
| 05:15 | Tusculum | Michael Washington grabs the board | 49-60 |
| 05:08 | Tusculum | Michael Washington knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew Stromain | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:52 | Merrimack | Devin King evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right wing | 49-63 |
| 04:51 | Merrimack | Devin King gets the offensive rebound | 49-63 |
| 04:43 | Merrimack | Pat Merrill is fouled on the floor by Thomas Murphy - foul #1 on Thomas Murphy, team foul #7 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Lewis (SG), Michael Myrick (SF), Danny Hollins (PF) Robert Smith, Devin King, Robert Campbell | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Al Vickers (SG), David Ives (SF), Arthur Lewis (PF) Eugene Lister, Thomas Murphy, Dennis Hardin | |
| 04:43 | Merrimack | Pat Merrill makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 04:43 | Merrimack | Pat Merrill misses the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 04:43 | Tusculum | Michael Washington grabs the board | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:17 | Tusculum | Michael Washington clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Danny Hollins - foul #4 on Danny Hollins, team foul #7 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Welch (C) Pat Merrill | |
| Subs | Tusculum | | |
| 04:17 | Tusculum | Michael Washington makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 04:17 | Tusculum | Michael Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 04:02 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Myrick | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:43 | Tusculum | Al Vickers loses the dribble to David Welch | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Richard Neuman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Myrick (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Danny Hollins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - David Welch (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tusculum | PG - Matthew Stromain (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Al Vickers (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Ives (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Washington (tiring) 19 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Merrimack | Michael Myrick is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-65 |
| 03:27 | Tusculum | Arthur Lewis snags the defensive board | 52-65 |
| 03:21 | Tusculum | Arthur Lewis buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Matthew Stromain | 52-67 |
| 03:10 | Merrimack | David Welch misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 52-67 |
| 03:08 | Tusculum | The rebound goes to Arthur Lewis | 52-67 |
| 02:39 | Tusculum | David Ives can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Myrick - foul #2 on Michael Myrick, team foul #8 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Christensen (SG), Ricky Springs (SF), Robert Campbell (PF) Richard Neuman, Michael Myrick, Danny Hollins | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Frederick Smith (PG), Russell Bradley (C) Matthew Stromain, Michael Washington | |
| 02:39 | Tusculum | David Ives makes the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 02:39 | Tusculum | David Ives makes the 2nd free throw | 52-69 |
| 02:26 | Merrimack | Russell Bradley takes the ball from Ricky Springs | 52-69 |
| 02:03 | Tusculum | David Ives clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 52-69 |
| 02:02 | Merrimack | Ricky Springs snags the defensive board | 52-69 |
| 01:43 | Merrimack | Richard Lewis can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 52-69 |
| 01:41 | Merrimack | David Welch gets the offensive rebound | 52-69 |
| 01:24 | Merrimack | Arthur Lewis denies the turnaround by Robert Campbell | 52-69 |
| 01:22 | Merrimack | David Welch gets the offensive rebound | 52-69 |
| 01:11 | Merrimack | Ricky Springs is called for a charge - foul #1 on Ricky Springs, team foul #9 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Neuman (PG) Gary Christensen | |
| Subs | Tusculum | Matthew Stromain (PG), Michael Washington (C) Frederick Smith, Russell Bradley | |
| 00:49 | Tusculum | Michael Washington misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-69 |
| 00:48 | Merrimack | Robert Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:41 | Merrimack | Robert Campbell lays it up and in and the foul's on Arthur Lewis - foul #1 on Arthur Lewis, team foul #8 | 54-69 |
| 00:41 | Merrimack | Robert Campbell makes the free throw | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tusculum | Tusculum is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:18 | Tusculum | Arthur Lewis makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Stromain | 55-71 |
| 00:11 | Merrimack | David Welch misses long on a jumper from the right side | 55-71 |
| 00:09 | Tusculum | Arthur Lewis grabs the board | 55-71 |
| 00:00 | Tusculum | Matthew Stromain runs out the clock | 55-71 |