| Lineup | Sonoma St. | PG - Robert McCrimon (fresh) SG - Jay Cordes (fresh) SF - Victor Blackburn (fresh) PF - Nicholas Ang (fresh) C - Chester Blevins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Dennis Gotcher (fresh) SG - Jerry Ancheta (fresh) SF - Harry Doyle (fresh) PF - Jack Kerby (fresh) C - Ronald Kean (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Sonoma St. | Sonoma St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Harry Doyle and he's fouled by Nicholas Ang - foul #1 on Nicholas Ang, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:44 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:44 | Sonoma St. | The rebound goes to Chester Blevins | 0-2 |
| 19:40 | Sonoma St. | Robert McCrimon drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jay Cordes | 3-2 |
| 19:25 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 19:23 | Sonoma St. | Victor Blackburn grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 19:17 | Sonoma St. | Victor Blackburn hits a turnaround from close range set up by Jay Cordes | 5-2 |
| 18:56 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Gotcher | 5-4 |
| 18:51 | Sonoma St. | Robert McCrimon connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nicholas Ang | 7-4 |
| 18:34 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-4 |
| 18:33 | Merrimack | Jack Kerby gets the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 18:22 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean is hacked by Jay Cordes - foul #1 on Jay Cordes, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| 18:14 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean slams it home on a nice dish by Dennis Gotcher | 7-6 |
| 18:09 | Sonoma St. | Jay Cordes misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-6 |
| 18:07 | Sonoma St. | Nicholas Ang can't tip it in | 7-6 |
| 18:05 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Harry Doyle | 7-6 |
| 18:00 | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jack Kerby | 7-9 |
| 17:41 | Sonoma St. | Jay Cordes buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert McCrimon | 10-9 |
| 17:21 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean is whistled for a carry | 10-9 |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Robert Conner (PG), Sherman Haney (C) Robert McCrimon, Chester Blevins | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Heller (PG), Gordon Daly (SG), William Cody (SF), Gary Beverly (PF), Jeff Nash (C) Dennis Gotcher, Jerry Ancheta, Harry Doyle, Jack Kerby, Ronald Kean | |
| 16:56 | Sonoma St. | Sherman Haney clanks a runner from the left block but the foul's on Gary Beverly - foul #1 on Gary Beverly, team foul #1 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Patrick Miller (SG), Johnathan Snider (C) Jay Cordes, Nicholas Ang | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 16:56 | Sonoma St. | Sherman Haney makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 16:56 | Sonoma St. | Sherman Haney makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 16:38 | Merrimack | John Heller misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 12-9 |
| 16:37 | Merrimack | William Cody hits the follow up shot | 12-11 |
| 16:26 | Sonoma St. | Robert Conner's pass is intercepted by Gary Beverly | 12-11 |
| 16:09 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from William Cody | 12-13 |
| 15:53 | Sonoma St. | Patrick Miller connects on the jumper in the lane | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Sonoma St. | PG - Robert Conner (fresh) SG - Patrick Miller (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Victor Blackburn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sherman Haney (fresh) 2 pts. C - Johnathan Snider (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Heller (fresh) SG - Gordon Daly (fresh) SF - William Cody (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Beverly (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeff Nash (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash is hacked by Patrick Miller - foul #1 on Patrick Miller, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Robert McCrimon (PG), Jay Cordes (SG), Nicholas Ang (PF), Chester Blevins (C) Patrick Miller, Victor Blackburn, Sherman Haney, Johnathan Snider | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher (PG), Jerry Ancheta (SG), Harry Doyle (SF), Ronald Kean (C) John Heller, Gordon Daly, William Cody, Jeff Nash | |
| 15:18 | Merrimack | Nicholas Ang blocks the short jumper by Ronald Kean | 14-13 |
| 15:17 | Sonoma St. | Chester Blevins grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 15:12 | Sonoma St. | Robert Conner misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-13 |
| 15:10 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 14:52 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-13 |
| 14:50 | Sonoma St. | Nicholas Ang gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 14:44 | Sonoma St. | Jay Cordes is denied on a layup by Ronald Kean | 14-13 |
| 14:43 | Sonoma St. | Robert Conner pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 14:34 | Sonoma St. | Harry Doyle is called for the reach on Robert McCrimon - foul #1 on Harry Doyle, team foul #2 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Jeffery Mulligan (SF) Robert Conner | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jack Kerby (PF) Gary Beverly | |
| 14:20 | Sonoma St. | Jeffery Mulligan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 14-13 |
| 14:18 | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 13:59 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-16 |
| 13:49 | Sonoma St. | Chester Blevins's floater is tipped away by Ronald Kean | 14-16 |
| 13:48 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle pulls down the rebound | 14-16 |
| 13:44 | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-16 |
| 13:43 | Sonoma St. | Chester Blevins grabs the board | 14-16 |
| 13:38 | Sonoma St. | The jump hook by Jay Cordes is blocked by Jack Kerby | 14-16 |
| 13:37 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean pulls down the rebound | 14-16 |
| 13:17 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle loses the dribble to Chester Blevins | 14-16 |
| 12:54 | Sonoma St. | Jeffery Mulligan loses the dribble to Dennis Gotcher | 14-16 |
| 12:50 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta lays it up and in set up by Dennis Gotcher | 14-18 |
| 12:43 | Sonoma St. | Jay Cordes lays it up and in on a great pass from Nicholas Ang and the foul's on Jerry Ancheta - foul #1 on Jerry Ancheta, team foul #3 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Robert Conner (PG), Victor Blackburn (SF), Sherman Haney (PF), Johnathan Snider (C) Robert McCrimon, Jeffery Mulligan, Nicholas Ang, Chester Blevins | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Heller (PG), Gordon Daly (SG), William Cody (SF), Gary Beverly (PF), Jeff Nash (C) Dennis Gotcher, Jerry Ancheta, Harry Doyle, Jack Kerby, Ronald Kean | |
| 12:43 | Sonoma St. | Jay Cordes makes the free throw | 17-18 |
| 12:22 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly misses the easy layup | 17-18 |
| 12:20 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly snags the offensive board | 17-18 |
| 12:03 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 17-20 |
| 11:58 | Sonoma St. | Jay Cordes hits a runner from the baseline set up by Victor Blackburn | 19-20 |
| 11:51 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from John Heller | 19-22 |
| Lineup | Sonoma St. | PG - Robert Conner (fresh) SG - Jay Cordes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sherman Haney (fresh) 2 pts. C - Johnathan Snider (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Heller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gordon Daly (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Cody (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Beverly (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeff Nash (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Sonoma St. | Sherman Haney misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-22 |
| 11:32 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly grabs the board | 19-22 |
| 11:11 | Merrimack | John Heller clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 11:09 | Sonoma St. | Sherman Haney gets the rebound | 19-22 |
| 11:04 | Sonoma St. | Jay Cordes buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Johnathan Snider | 21-22 |
| 10:43 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Johnathan Snider - foul #1 on Johnathan Snider, team foul #4 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Robert McCrimon (PG), Nicholas Ang (PF) Jay Cordes, Johnathan Snider | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta (SG), Harry Doyle (SF), Jack Kerby (PF) Gordon Daly, William Cody, Jeff Nash | |
| 10:43 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 10:43 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 10:23 | Sonoma St. | Sherman Haney misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Harry Doyle - foul #2 on Harry Doyle, team foul #4 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Chester Blevins (C) Nicholas Ang | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher (PG), Gene Kellett (SF), Ronald Kean (C) John Heller, Harry Doyle, Gary Beverly | |
| 10:23 | Sonoma St. | Sherman Haney makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 10:23 | Sonoma St. | Sherman Haney misses the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 10:23 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Ronald Kean | 22-24 |
| 09:57 | Merrimack | Sherman Haney denies the turnaround by Jerry Ancheta | 22-24 |
| 09:56 | Sonoma St. | Sherman Haney pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 09:50 | Sonoma St. | Chester Blevins's fadeaway is rejected by Jack Kerby | 22-24 |
| 09:48 | Sonoma St. | Sherman Haney gets the offensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 09:38 | Sonoma St. | Jerry Ancheta picks off the pass by Robert Conner | 22-24 |
| 09:22 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 09:21 | Sonoma St. | Sherman Haney snags the defensive board | 22-24 |
| 09:02 | Sonoma St. | Victor Blackburn buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Robert McCrimon | 24-24 |
| 08:49 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Ronald Kean and the foul's on Robert Conner - foul #1 on Robert Conner, team foul #5 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Mitch Fink (PG), Patrick Miller (SG), Jeffery Mulligan (SF), Nicholas Ang (PF), Johnathan Snider (C) Robert McCrimon, Robert Conner, Victor Blackburn, Sherman Haney, Chester Blevins | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Heller (PG), Gordon Daly (SF), Jeff Nash (C) Dennis Gotcher, Jack Kerby, Ronald Kean | |
| 08:49 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta makes the free throw | 24-27 |
| 08:39 | Sonoma St. | Patrick Miller misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-27 |
| 08:37 | Sonoma St. | Nicholas Ang tips it but misses | 24-27 |
| 08:35 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 24-27 |
| 08:21 | Merrimack | Nicholas Ang steps in front of the John Heller pass | 24-27 |
| 08:05 | Sonoma St. | Jeffery Mulligan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 08:04 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to John Heller | 24-27 |
| 07:47 | Merrimack | The short jumper by Gene Kellett is denied by Johnathan Snider | 24-27 |
| 07:46 | Sonoma St. | Nicholas Ang grabs the board | 24-27 |
| Lineup | Sonoma St. | PG - Mitch Fink (fresh) SG - Patrick Miller (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffery Mulligan (fresh) PF - Nicholas Ang (fresh) 4 reb. C - Johnathan Snider (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - John Heller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Ancheta (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gordon Daly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gene Kellett (fairly fresh) C - Jeff Nash (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:43 | Sonoma St. | Mitch Fink is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 24-27 |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Jay Cordes (SG), Victor Blackburn (SF) Mitch Fink, Jeffery Mulligan | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher (PG), Gary Beverly (PF), Ronald Kean (C) Jerry Ancheta, Gene Kellett, Jeff Nash | |
| 07:28 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean misses long on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Johnathan Snider - foul #2 on Johnathan Snider, team foul #6 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Chester Blevins (C) Johnathan Snider | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jack Kerby (PF) Gary Beverly | |
| 07:28 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 07:28 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 07:28 | Sonoma St. | Nicholas Ang grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 07:15 | Sonoma St. | Jay Cordes's pass is intercepted by Gordon Daly | 24-28 |
| 07:03 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Victor Blackburn - foul #1 on Victor Blackburn, team foul #7 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Robert McCrimon (PG) Patrick Miller | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 07:03 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 07:03 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 06:36 | Sonoma St. | Nicholas Ang scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Jay Cordes | 26-30 |
| 06:20 | Merrimack | Jack Kerby hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gordon Daly | 26-32 |
| 05:55 | Sonoma St. | Victor Blackburn is called for traveling | 26-32 |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Sherman Haney (PF), Jeffery Mulligan (C) Nicholas Ang, Chester Blevins | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Richard Gulley (PG), Jerry Ancheta (SG), William Cody (SF), Gary Beverly (PF), Jeff Nash (C) Dennis Gotcher, John Heller, Gordon Daly, Jack Kerby, Ronald Kean | |
| 05:46 | Merrimack | Sherman Haney steals it from Richard Gulley | 26-32 |
| 05:30 | Sonoma St. | Jay Cordes travels with the ball | 26-32 |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Patrick Miller (PG), Robert Conner (SF) Robert McCrimon, Victor Blackburn | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 05:12 | Merrimack | Jay Cordes is called for the reach on Gary Beverly - foul #2 on Jay Cordes, team foul #8 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Nicholas Ang (PF) Jay Cordes | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 05:12 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly misses the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 05:12 | Sonoma St. | Sherman Haney grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 05:06 | Sonoma St. | Nicholas Ang misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 26-32 |
| 05:04 | Sonoma St. | Sherman Haney can't tip it in | 26-32 |
| 05:03 | Sonoma St. | Sherman Haney misses the tip | 26-32 |
| 05:02 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 04:57 | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-32 |
| 04:56 | Merrimack | Gary Beverly tips it home | 26-34 |
| 04:43 | Sonoma St. | Gary Beverly is called for the reach on Patrick Miller - foul #2 on Gary Beverly, team foul #5 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Victor Blackburn (SF) Sherman Haney | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Heller (SG), Gene Kellett (PF) Jerry Ancheta, Gary Beverly | |
| 04:29 | Sonoma St. | Robert Conner is fouled on the floor by Gene Kellett - foul #1 on Gene Kellett, team foul #6 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Chester Blevins (C) Nicholas Ang | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher (PG), Gordon Daly (SF), Jack Kerby (PF), Ronald Kean (C) Richard Gulley, William Cody, Gene Kellett, Jeff Nash | |
| 04:17 | Sonoma St. | Robert Conner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 04:15 | Merrimack | Jack Kerby grabs the board | 26-34 |
| 04:02 | Merrimack | Robert Conner takes the ball from John Heller | 26-34 |
| 03:59 | Sonoma St. | Victor Blackburn can't finish the layup | 26-34 |
| 03:58 | Sonoma St. | Chester Blevins tips it home | 28-34 |
| 03:35 | Merrimack | John Heller can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Patrick Miller - foul #2 on Patrick Miller, team foul #9 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Robert McCrimon (PG), Jay Cordes (SG), Nicholas Ang (PF) Robert Conner, Patrick Miller, Jeffery Mulligan | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Harry Doyle (SF) Gordon Daly | |
| 03:35 | Merrimack | John Heller makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 03:35 | Merrimack | John Heller makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| Lineup | Sonoma St. | PG - Robert McCrimon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jay Cordes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Victor Blackburn (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nicholas Ang (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Chester Blevins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Dennis Gotcher (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Heller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Doyle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Kerby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Kean (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Sonoma St. | Robert McCrimon loses the ball out of bounds | 28-36 |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Sherman Haney (C) Chester Blevins | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jerry Ancheta (SG), Gary Beverly (PF), Jeff Nash (C) John Heller, Jack Kerby, Ronald Kean | |
| 02:51 | Merrimack | Sherman Haney takes the ball from Jerry Ancheta | 28-36 |
| 02:28 | Sonoma St. | Jay Cordes misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Dennis Gotcher - foul #1 on Dennis Gotcher, team foul #7 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Robert Conner (SF) Victor Blackburn | |
| Subs | Merrimack | John Heller (PG) Dennis Gotcher | |
| 02:28 | Sonoma St. | Jay Cordes makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 02:28 | Sonoma St. | Jay Cordes makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 02:10 | Merrimack | John Heller hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 30-36 |
| 02:09 | Merrimack | Jeff Nash grabs the offensive board | 30-36 |
| 01:48 | Merrimack | Harry Doyle misses badly on a runner from close range | 30-36 |
| 01:47 | Sonoma St. | Robert Conner pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 01:41 | Sonoma St. | Nicholas Ang blows the layup but he's hacked by Jerry Ancheta - foul #2 on Jerry Ancheta, team foul #8 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Chester Blevins (C) Sherman Haney | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gordon Daly (SG), Jack Kerby (PF), Ronald Kean (C) Jerry Ancheta, Gary Beverly, Jeff Nash | |
| 01:41 | Sonoma St. | Nicholas Ang makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 01:41 | Sonoma St. | Nicholas Ang makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 01:26 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Heller | 32-39 |
| 01:13 | Sonoma St. | Jay Cordes loses the dribble to Harry Doyle | 32-39 |
| 00:54 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 32-39 |
| 00:52 | Merrimack | Jack Kerby grabs the offensive board | 32-39 |
| 00:40 | Merrimack | John Heller comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 00:38 | Merrimack | Gordon Daly tips it back up and in | 32-41 |
| 00:32 | Sonoma St. | Gordon Daly takes the ball from Robert McCrimon | 32-41 |
| 00:24 | Merrimack | Jay Cordes is called for the reach on Ronald Kean - foul #3 on Jay Cordes, team foul #10 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Sonoma St. | Patrick Miller (SG), Victor Blackburn (SF), Sherman Haney (PF), Johnathan Snider (C) Robert McCrimon, Jay Cordes, Nicholas Ang, Chester Blevins | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Dennis Gotcher (PG), Jerry Ancheta (SG), Gary Beverly (PF) John Heller, Harry Doyle, Jack Kerby | |
| 00:24 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 00:24 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean misses the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 00:24 | Sonoma St. | Sherman Haney grabs the board | 32-42 |
| 00:02 | Sonoma St. | Gary Beverly blocks the short jumper by Sherman Haney | 32-42 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Ronald Kean pulls down the rebound | 32-42 |