| Lineup | Johnson C. Smith | PG - John Christiansen (fresh) SG - John Hardy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Chaidez (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Charles Fisher (fresh) 4 reb. C - Brian Charles (fresh) 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Melvin Etheridge (fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Glen (fresh) PF - Richard Drinkard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Yoshida (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Johnson C. Smith | Terry Chaidez inbounds the ball | 25-34 |
| Game Plan | Johnson C. Smith | Johnson C. Smith is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Johnson C. Smith | John Christiansen is fouled on the floor by Melvin Etheridge - foul #3 on Melvin Etheridge, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Johnston (PG) Melvin Etheridge | |
| 19:10 | Johnson C. Smith | Terry Chaidez is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 25-34 |
| 18:49 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Richard Drinkard | 25-36 |
| 18:40 | Johnson C. Smith | Chad Yoshida steps in front of the John Christiansen pass | 25-36 |
| 18:24 | Merrimack | James Brown lays it in on a nice dish by William Glen | 25-38 |
| 18:07 | Johnson C. Smith | Brian Charles makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by John Hardy | 27-38 |
| 17:55 | Merrimack | James Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-38 |
| 17:53 | Johnson C. Smith | Brian Charles grabs the board | 27-38 |
| 17:37 | Johnson C. Smith | Richard Drinkard blocks the jumper by Terry Chaidez | 27-38 |
| 17:35 | Johnson C. Smith | Brian Charles gets the offensive rebound | 27-38 |
| 17:24 | Johnson C. Smith | John Hardy knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 30-38 |
| 17:03 | Merrimack | William Glen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-38 |
| 17:02 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida hits the follow up shot | 30-40 |
| 16:44 | Johnson C. Smith | The jump hook by John Hardy is blocked by Richard Drinkard | 30-40 |
| 16:42 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard pulls down the rebound | 30-40 |
| 16:27 | Merrimack | James Brown is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | James West (PG), Bob Zagorski (SG), William Coakley (SF), James Lyles (PF), Randy Graham (C) John Christiansen, John Hardy, Terry Chaidez, Charles Fisher, Brian Charles | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins (PG), Robert Pace (SG), William Alexander (SF), Drazen Karpin (PF), Leroy Mullins (C) George Johnston, James Brown, William Glen, Richard Drinkard, Chad Yoshida | |
| 16:06 | Johnson C. Smith | Bob Zagorski buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by William Coakley | 33-40 |
| 15:59 | Merrimack | William Coakley steps in front of the Billy Hawkins pass | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Johnson C. Smith | PG - James West (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bob Zagorski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Coakley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Lyles (fresh) 3 reb. C - Randy Graham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Billy Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Pace (fresh) SF - William Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Drazen Karpin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leroy Mullins (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Johnson C. Smith | James West can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 15:29 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 15:22 | Merrimack | William Alexander is hacked by William Coakley - foul #1 on William Coakley, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG), James Brown (SG) Billy Hawkins, Robert Pace | |
| 15:17 | Merrimack | William Alexander knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Melvin Etheridge | 33-42 |
| 15:04 | Johnson C. Smith | Drazen Karpin denies the turnaround by James Lyles | 33-42 |
| 15:02 | Merrimack | William Alexander gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| 14:40 | Merrimack | James Brown hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-45 |
| 14:28 | Johnson C. Smith | James West misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-45 |
| 14:27 | Merrimack | William Alexander gets the rebound | 33-45 |
| 14:22 | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins is fouled on the floor by Randy Graham - foul #1 on Randy Graham, team foul #2 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | John Hardy (SG), Terry Chaidez (SF), Brian Charles (C) William Coakley, James Lyles, Randy Graham | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Reginald Lawson (C) Leroy Mullins | |
| 14:14 | Merrimack | William Alexander comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-45 |
| 14:13 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin hits the follow up shot | 33-47 |
| 13:57 | Johnson C. Smith | Bob Zagorski misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-47 |
| 13:56 | Johnson C. Smith | Terry Chaidez tips it but misses | 33-47 |
| 13:54 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin pulls down the rebound | 33-47 |
| 13:28 | Merrimack | Brian Charles takes the ball from William Alexander | 33-47 |
| 13:09 | Johnson C. Smith | James Brown is called for the reach on Terry Chaidez - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #3 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | John Christiansen (PG), Charles Harris (SG), Charles Fisher (PF) James West, John Hardy, Bob Zagorski | |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Johnston (PG), Robert Pace (SG), William Glen (SF), Richard Drinkard (PF), Chad Yoshida (C) Melvin Etheridge, James Brown, William Alexander, Drazen Karpin, Reginald Lawson | |
| 12:47 | Johnson C. Smith | Terry Chaidez comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 33-47 |
| 12:45 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida gets the rebound | 33-47 |
| 12:29 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida is whistled for a carry | 33-47 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | James Lyles (C) Brian Charles | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 12:11 | Johnson C. Smith | John Christiansen can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-47 |
| 12:10 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida snags the defensive board | 33-47 |
| 11:55 | Merrimack | William Glen misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 33-47 |
| 11:53 | Johnson C. Smith | Terry Chaidez snags the defensive board | 33-47 |
| Lineup | Johnson C. Smith | PG - John Christiansen (fresh) SG - Charles Harris (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Terry Chaidez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Fisher (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Lyles (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - George Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Pace (fresh) SF - William Glen (fresh) PF - Richard Drinkard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Chad Yoshida (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Johnson C. Smith | Charles Harris comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-47 |
| 11:38 | Merrimack | William Glen grabs the defensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 11:15 | Merrimack | James Lyles is called for the reach on Robert Pace - foul #1 on James Lyles, team foul #3 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | John Hardy (SG), Bob Zagorski (SF), Brian Charles (C) Charles Harris, Terry Chaidez, James Lyles | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG), James Brown (SG), William Alexander (SF) George Johnston, Robert Pace, William Glen | |
| 11:02 | Merrimack | James Brown misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-47 |
| 11:00 | Johnson C. Smith | Brian Charles grabs the board | 33-47 |
| 10:53 | Johnson C. Smith | Brian Charles comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Chad Yoshida - foul #1 on Chad Yoshida, team foul #4 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | James West (PG), James Lyles (PF) John Christiansen, Charles Fisher | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin (PF), Leroy Mullins (C) Richard Drinkard, Chad Yoshida | |
| 10:53 | Johnson C. Smith | Brian Charles misses the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 10:53 | Johnson C. Smith | Brian Charles misses the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 10:53 | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins gets the rebound | 33-47 |
| 10:46 | Merrimack | Bob Zagorski is called for the reach on Drazen Karpin - foul #2 on Bob Zagorski, team foul #4 | 33-47 |
| 10:36 | Merrimack | James Brown misses the shot from the left wing | 33-47 |
| 10:35 | Johnson C. Smith | John Hardy snags the defensive board | 33-47 |
| 10:18 | Johnson C. Smith | John Hardy knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-47 |
| 10:00 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by James Lyles - foul #2 on James Lyles, team foul #5 | 35-47 |
| 10:00 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin misses the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 10:00 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin misses the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 10:00 | Johnson C. Smith | The rebound goes to James Lyles | 35-47 |
| 09:40 | Johnson C. Smith | Bob Zagorski banks in the layup on a great pass from James West | 37-47 |
| 09:29 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-47 |
| 09:27 | Johnson C. Smith | Brian Charles snags the defensive board | 37-47 |
| 09:00 | Johnson C. Smith | James West misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #5 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | John Christiansen (PG), Terry Chaidez (SF), Charles Fisher (PF), Randy Graham (C) John Hardy, Bob Zagorski, James Lyles, Brian Charles | |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Johnston (PG), William Glen (SF), Richard Drinkard (PF), Chad Yoshida (C) Melvin Etheridge, William Alexander, Drazen Karpin, Leroy Mullins | |
| 09:00 | Johnson C. Smith | James West makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 09:00 | Johnson C. Smith | James West makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 08:39 | Merrimack | Randy Graham swats the short shot by Richard Drinkard | 39-47 |
| 08:37 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard tips it back up and in | 39-49 |
| 08:19 | Johnson C. Smith | Terry Chaidez makes the driving attempt from close range set up by John Christiansen | 41-49 |
| 08:04 | Merrimack | William Glen misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-49 |
| 08:03 | Johnson C. Smith | John Christiansen grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 07:43 | Johnson C. Smith | Terry Chaidez makes the jumper near the basket set up by John Christiansen | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Johnson C. Smith | PG - John Christiansen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James West (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Chaidez (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Fisher (fresh) 4 reb. C - Randy Graham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - George Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Glen (fresh) PF - Richard Drinkard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Chad Yoshida (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Charles Fisher - foul #2 on Charles Fisher, team foul #6 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | John Hardy (SG) James West | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG) James Brown | |
| 07:33 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 07:33 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard misses the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 07:33 | Johnson C. Smith | Charles Fisher gets the rebound | 43-50 |
| 07:22 | Johnson C. Smith | Charles Fisher hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Hardy | 45-50 |
| 07:04 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 45-50 |
| 07:02 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida tips it in | 45-52 |
| 06:43 | Johnson C. Smith | Charles Fisher misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Melvin Etheridge - foul #4 on Melvin Etheridge, team foul #6 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | James West (PG), Bob Zagorski (SF), Brian Charles (C) John Christiansen, Terry Chaidez, Randy Graham | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Pace (SG), William Alexander (SF), Drazen Karpin (PF), Leroy Mullins (C) George Johnston, William Glen, Richard Drinkard, Chad Yoshida | |
| 06:43 | Johnson C. Smith | Charles Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 06:43 | Johnson C. Smith | Charles Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 06:32 | Merrimack | Robert Pace clanks a 3 from the left corner | 46-52 |
| 06:30 | Johnson C. Smith | Bob Zagorski snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 06:15 | Johnson C. Smith | Bob Zagorski clanks a runner in the paint but he's fouled by William Alexander - foul #2 on William Alexander, team foul #7 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | James Lyles (PF) Charles Fisher | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Brown (SG) Robert Pace | |
| 06:15 | Johnson C. Smith | Bob Zagorski makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 06:15 | Johnson C. Smith | Bob Zagorski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 06:05 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Melvin Etheridge | 48-54 |
| 05:43 | Johnson C. Smith | Melvin Etheridge steals it from Bob Zagorski | 48-54 |
| 05:39 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge throws it down | 48-56 |
| 05:19 | Johnson C. Smith | James West buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from John Hardy and he's fouled by Melvin Etheridge - foul #5 on Melvin Etheridge, team foul #8 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | John Christiansen (PG), Terry Chaidez (SF) John Hardy, James Lyles | |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Johnston (PG), Chad Yoshida (C) Melvin Etheridge, Leroy Mullins | |
| 05:19 | Johnson C. Smith | James West misses the free throw | 50-56 |
| 05:19 | Johnson C. Smith | The offensive rebound goes to Bob Zagorski | 50-56 |
| 05:08 | Johnson C. Smith | Bob Zagorski misses short on a jumper from the left side | 50-56 |
| 05:07 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 04:55 | Merrimack | James Brown misses the easy layup but the foul's on Terry Chaidez - foul #3 on Terry Chaidez, team foul #7 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | James Lyles (PF) James West | |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Glen (SF), Richard Drinkard (PF) William Alexander, Drazen Karpin | |
| 04:55 | Merrimack | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 04:55 | Merrimack | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 04:34 | Johnson C. Smith | John Christiansen can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by George Johnston - foul #3 on George Johnston, team foul #9 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Randy Graham (C) Brian Charles | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 04:34 | Johnson C. Smith | John Christiansen makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 04:34 | Johnson C. Smith | John Christiansen makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 04:17 | Merrimack | James Lyles swats the layup by William Glen | 52-58 |
| 04:15 | Johnson C. Smith | John Christiansen grabs the board | 52-58 |
| 03:54 | Johnson C. Smith | Terry Chaidez clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-58 |
| 03:52 | Johnson C. Smith | James Lyles tips it home | 54-58 |
| 03:32 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 03:30 | Merrimack | James Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Johnson C. Smith | PG - John Christiansen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bob Zagorski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Terry Chaidez (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Lyles (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy Graham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - George Johnston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Glen (fresh) PF - Richard Drinkard (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Chad Yoshida (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Merrimack | James Brown drills a floater from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 02:55 | Johnson C. Smith | Bob Zagorski connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Terry Chaidez | 56-60 |
| 02:43 | Merrimack | William Glen misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Terry Chaidez - foul #4 on Terry Chaidez, team foul #8 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | James West (PG), John Hardy (SG), William Coakley (SF), Charles Fisher (PF), Brian Charles (C) John Christiansen, Bob Zagorski, Terry Chaidez, James Lyles, Randy Graham | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins (PG), Robert Pace (SG), Drazen Karpin (PF), Leroy Mullins (C) George Johnston, James Brown, Richard Drinkard, Chad Yoshida | |
| 02:43 | Merrimack | William Glen makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 02:43 | Merrimack | William Glen makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 02:41 | Johnson C. Smith | Johnson C. Smith calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-62 |
| 02:29 | Johnson C. Smith | John Hardy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-62 |
| 02:28 | Johnson C. Smith | The offensive rebound goes to James West | 56-62 |
| 02:10 | Johnson C. Smith | Leroy Mullins is called for the reach on John Hardy - foul #1 on Leroy Mullins, team foul #10 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | Terry Chaidez (SF) William Coakley | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Brown (SG), William Alexander (SF) Robert Pace, William Glen | |
| 02:10 | Johnson C. Smith | John Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 02:10 | Johnson C. Smith | John Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 02:07 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-62 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | John Christiansen (PG) James West | |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Johnston (PG), William Glen (SF), Richard Drinkard (PF), Chad Yoshida (C) Billy Hawkins, William Alexander, Drazen Karpin, Leroy Mullins | |
| 01:46 | Merrimack | George Johnston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-62 |
| 01:28 | Johnson C. Smith | Charles Fisher misses short on a floater in the lane | 58-62 |
| 01:26 | Merrimack | Chad Yoshida gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| 01:10 | Merrimack | The short jumper by Chad Yoshida is denied by Terry Chaidez | 58-62 |
| 01:09 | Johnson C. Smith | Terry Chaidez pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| 01:00 | Johnson C. Smith | Brian Charles buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Christiansen and he's hacked by William Glen - foul #3 on William Glen, team foul #11 | 60-62 |
| 01:00 | Johnson C. Smith | Brian Charles misses the free throw | 60-62 |
| 01:00 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard gets the rebound | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Johnson C. Smith | Johnson C. Smith is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Merrimack | James Brown misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-62 |
| 00:32 | Johnson C. Smith | Brian Charles grabs the board | 60-62 |
| 00:17 | Johnson C. Smith | Richard Drinkard takes the ball from John Hardy | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Johnson C. Smith | Johnson C. Smith is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Merrimack | George Johnston is hacked by John Christiansen in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Christiansen, team foul #9 | 60-62 |
| 00:16 | Merrimack | George Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:16 | Merrimack | George Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Johnson C. Smith | Johnson C. Smith is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Johnson C. Smith | George Johnston picks off the pass by Brian Charles | 60-64 |
| 00:10 | Merrimack | William Glen is fouled in the backcourt by John Hardy - foul #2 on John Hardy, team foul #10 | 60-64 |
| 00:10 | Merrimack | William Glen makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:10 | Merrimack | William Glen misses the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:10 | Johnson C. Smith | Brian Charles snags the defensive board | 60-65 |
| 00:03 | Johnson C. Smith | James Brown picks off the pass by John Hardy | 60-65 |
| 00:02 | Merrimack | James Brown is hacked by John Christiansen in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Christiansen, team foul #11 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Johnson C. Smith | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Reginald Lawson (C) Chad Yoshida | |
| 00:02 | Merrimack | James Brown misses the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:02 | Merrimack | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:00 | Johnson C. Smith | John Hardy misses short on a halfcourt shot | 60-66 |