| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Terry Rowley (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Linn (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jamie Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Wade (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Allen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco St. | PG - Jesse Sasso (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Brune (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Joseph (fresh) PF - Ronald Field (fresh) 4 pts. C - Stanley Schillinger (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Jamie Hunter inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco St. | San Francisco St. is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Merrimack | Joe Wade scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Jamie Hunter | 34-30 |
| 19:18 | San Francisco St. | Terry Joseph misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 19:17 | Merrimack | William Linn snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 19:11 | Merrimack | William Linn knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Rowley | 36-30 |
| 18:49 | San Francisco St. | Jamie Hunter is called for the reach on Stanley Schillinger - foul #1 on Jamie Hunter, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 18:36 | San Francisco St. | Jesse Sasso knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by William Brune | 36-32 |
| 18:08 | Merrimack | William Linn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-32 |
| 18:06 | San Francisco St. | Terry Joseph snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 17:43 | San Francisco St. | Jesse Sasso connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William Brune | 36-35 |
| 17:23 | Merrimack | Joe Wade comes up short on the floater from close range but the foul's on Ronald Field - foul #2 on Ronald Field, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Brinton (C) Frank Allen | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | James Young (PF), Kelly Bench (C) Ronald Field, Stanley Schillinger | |
| 17:23 | Merrimack | Joe Wade makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 17:23 | Merrimack | Joe Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 17:13 | San Francisco St. | William Brune knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 16:55 | Merrimack | Jamie Hunter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 16:53 | San Francisco St. | Terry Joseph pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 16:49 | San Francisco St. | Jesse Sasso can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-38 |
| 16:47 | San Francisco St. | James Young grabs the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 16:36 | San Francisco St. | Jesse Sasso misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-38 |
| 16:34 | Merrimack | Robert Brinton grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 16:28 | Merrimack | Terry Rowley is hacked by Jesse Sasso in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jesse Sasso, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Klem (PG), Teddy Stone (SG), Brian Walsh (SF), William Vincent (C) Terry Rowley, William Linn, Jamie Hunter, Joe Wade | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Scott Hill (PG), Dave Bernard (SG) Jesse Sasso, William Brune | |
| 16:08 | Merrimack | William Vincent connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Brian Walsh | 40-38 |
| 15:56 | San Francisco St. | Dave Bernard drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kelly Bench | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Klem (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Teddy Stone (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Brian Walsh (fresh) PF - Robert Brinton (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Vincent (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco St. | PG - Scott Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dave Bernard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Joseph (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kelly Bench (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:35 | Merrimack | Dave Bernard steals it from Teddy Stone | 40-40 |
| 15:31 | San Francisco St. | Dave Bernard misses the lay-in | 40-40 |
| 15:29 | Merrimack | William Vincent snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 15:24 | Merrimack | Teddy Stone comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 15:22 | San Francisco St. | James Young grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 15:00 | San Francisco St. | Terry Joseph comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 14:59 | San Francisco St. | Dave Bernard snags the offensive board | 40-40 |
| 14:36 | San Francisco St. | Scott Hill is hacked by William Klem - foul #1 on William Klem, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren (PG), William Linn (SG), Jamie Hunter (SF), Joe Wade (PF), Frank Allen (C) William Klem, Teddy Stone, Brian Walsh, Robert Brinton, William Vincent | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Jesse Sasso (PG), William Brune (SG), Columbus Davis (SF), Ronald Field (PF), Stanley Schillinger (C) Scott Hill, Dave Bernard, Terry Joseph, James Young, Kelly Bench | |
| 14:21 | San Francisco St. | Jesse Sasso misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 14:20 | Merrimack | Joe Wade pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 14:11 | Merrimack | Jamie Hunter misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Columbus Davis - foul #2 on Columbus Davis, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| 14:11 | Merrimack | Jamie Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 14:11 | Merrimack | Jamie Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 14:11 | San Francisco St. | Ronald Field gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 13:53 | San Francisco St. | Jesse Sasso misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 13:52 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Joe Wade | 41-40 |
| 13:39 | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren misses the easy layup | 41-40 |
| 13:38 | San Francisco St. | Stanley Schillinger snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 13:33 | San Francisco St. | Columbus Davis is fouled on the floor by Frank Allen - foul #2 on Frank Allen, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Terry Joseph (SF) Columbus Davis | |
| 13:22 | San Francisco St. | Jesse Sasso knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 41-42 |
| 13:11 | Merrimack | William Linn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 13:10 | Merrimack | Frank Allen gets the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 13:01 | Merrimack | William Brune is called for the reach on William Linn - foul #2 on William Brune, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| 12:50 | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jesse Sasso - foul #3 on Jesse Sasso, team foul #5 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terry Rowley (SG) William Linn | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | | |
| 12:50 | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 12:50 | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 12:33 | San Francisco St. | Lawrence Ogren steals it from Terry Joseph | 43-42 |
| 12:16 | Merrimack | Terry Rowley makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Lawrence Ogren | 46-42 |
| 12:03 | San Francisco St. | William Brune is fouled on the floor by Jamie Hunter - foul #2 on Jamie Hunter, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Klem (SF), Robert Brinton (C) Jamie Hunter, Frank Allen | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Scott Hill (PG), James Young (PF), Kelly Bench (C) Jesse Sasso, Ronald Field, Stanley Schillinger | |
| 11:55 | San Francisco St. | Lawrence Ogren is called for the reach on Scott Hill - foul #4 on Lawrence Ogren, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Teddy Stone (SG), William Vincent (C) Lawrence Ogren, Joe Wade | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Terry Rowley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Teddy Stone (fresh) 2 stl. SF - William Klem (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Brinton (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Vincent (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco St. | PG - Scott Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Brune (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Terry Joseph (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Young (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kelly Bench (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:48 | San Francisco St. | Kelly Bench lays it up and in set up by Terry Joseph | 46-44 |
| 11:46 | Merrimack | Terry Rowley is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Hill - foul #2 on Scott Hill, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Linn (SG) Teddy Stone | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | | |
| 11:34 | Merrimack | William Klem clanks a 3 from the right corner | 46-44 |
| 11:32 | Merrimack | William Linn pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 11:11 | Merrimack | The jumper by William Linn is denied by Kelly Bench | 46-44 |
| 11:09 | Merrimack | William Linn tips it home | 48-44 |
| 10:46 | San Francisco St. | Terry Joseph drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Young | 48-47 |
| 10:28 | Merrimack | William Linn can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 10:26 | San Francisco St. | James Young snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 10:14 | San Francisco St. | James Young misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 10:12 | Merrimack | William Klem pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 10:00 | Merrimack | William Vincent misses the lay-in | 48-47 |
| 09:58 | San Francisco St. | James Young grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 09:39 | San Francisco St. | William Brune misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 09:37 | Merrimack | Terry Rowley grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 09:15 | Merrimack | Terry Rowley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 09:13 | San Francisco St. | Kelly Bench snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 09:06 | San Francisco St. | Terry Joseph knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 08:45 | Merrimack | William Klem misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 08:43 | Merrimack | William Vincent pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 08:29 | Merrimack | William Linn is hacked by Kelly Bench - foul #1 on Kelly Bench, team foul #7 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Teddy Stone (PG), Jamie Hunter (SF), Joe Wade (PF), Frank Allen (C) Terry Rowley, William Klem, Robert Brinton, William Vincent | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Jesse Sasso (PG), Dave Bernard (SG), Columbus Davis (SF), Ronald Field (PF), Stanley Schillinger (C) Scott Hill, William Brune, Terry Joseph, James Young, Kelly Bench | |
| 08:29 | Merrimack | William Linn misses the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 08:29 | San Francisco St. | Ronald Field grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 08:13 | San Francisco St. | Stanley Schillinger buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Jesse Sasso | 48-52 |
| 07:44 | Merrimack | Stanley Schillinger steals the ball from Frank Allen | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Teddy Stone (fresh) 2 stl. SG - William Linn (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Jamie Hunter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Wade (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Allen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco St. | PG - Jesse Sasso (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dave Bernard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Columbus Davis (fresh) PF - Ronald Field (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Schillinger (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | San Francisco St. | Stanley Schillinger misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 48-52 |
| 07:27 | San Francisco St. | Columbus Davis tips it home | 48-54 |
| 07:11 | Merrimack | Joe Wade misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-54 |
| 07:09 | San Francisco St. | Ronald Field snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 07:05 | San Francisco St. | Jesse Sasso clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Teddy Stone - foul #2 on Teddy Stone, team foul #6 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren (PG), Terry Rowley (SG) Teddy Stone, William Linn | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Scott Hill (SG), Terry Joseph (SF) Dave Bernard, Columbus Davis | |
| 07:05 | San Francisco St. | Jesse Sasso misses the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 07:05 | San Francisco St. | Jesse Sasso makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 06:53 | Merrimack | Joe Wade drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Terry Rowley | 50-55 |
| 06:38 | San Francisco St. | Jesse Sasso hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-55 |
| 06:36 | San Francisco St. | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Schillinger | 50-55 |
| 06:25 | San Francisco St. | Jesse Sasso clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 06:23 | Merrimack | Frank Allen gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 06:10 | Merrimack | Terry Rowley is hacked by Terry Joseph - foul #1 on Terry Joseph, team foul #8 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | James Young (PF) Ronald Field | |
| 06:10 | Merrimack | Terry Rowley makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:10 | Merrimack | Terry Rowley makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 05:54 | San Francisco St. | James Young misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 52-55 |
| 05:52 | San Francisco St. | James Young grabs the offensive board | 52-55 |
| 05:32 | San Francisco St. | James Young is fouled on the floor by Joe Wade - foul #1 on Joe Wade, team foul #7 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Klem (SF), Robert Brinton (C) Jamie Hunter, Frank Allen | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | William Brune (SG), Kelly Bench (C) Jesse Sasso, Stanley Schillinger | |
| 05:32 | San Francisco St. | James Young misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 05:32 | Merrimack | William Klem grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 05:17 | Merrimack | William Klem hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Terry Rowley | 55-55 |
| 05:02 | San Francisco St. | Lawrence Ogren steps in front of the William Brune pass | 55-55 |
| 04:40 | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren is fouled on the floor by Scott Hill - foul #3 on Scott Hill, team foul #9 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Teddy Stone (SG), William Vincent (C) Terry Rowley, Joe Wade | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Dave Bernard (PG), Columbus Davis (SF), Ronald Field (PF) Scott Hill, Terry Joseph, James Young | |
| 04:40 | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 04:40 | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:30 | San Francisco St. | Ronald Field misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Brinton - foul #2 on Robert Brinton, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jamie Hunter (SF) William Klem | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | | |
| 04:30 | San Francisco St. | Ronald Field makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 04:30 | San Francisco St. | Ronald Field misses the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 04:30 | Merrimack | Robert Brinton grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 04:19 | Merrimack | Jamie Hunter buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Teddy Stone | 60-56 |
| 04:05 | San Francisco St. | Teddy Stone is called for the reach on Columbus Davis - foul #3 on Teddy Stone, team foul #9 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Jesse Sasso (PG) Dave Bernard | |
| 04:05 | San Francisco St. | Columbus Davis misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 04:05 | Merrimack | Robert Brinton pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 03:37 | Merrimack | Robert Brinton misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 60-56 |
| 03:35 | San Francisco St. | Ronald Field snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Lawrence Ogren (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Teddy Stone (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jamie Hunter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Brinton (fresh) 5 reb. C - William Vincent (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Francisco St. | PG - Jesse Sasso (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Brune (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Columbus Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Field (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Kelly Bench (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:15 | San Francisco St. | Jesse Sasso misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-56 |
| 03:14 | San Francisco St. | Columbus Davis tips it home | 60-58 |
| 03:01 | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren clanks a 3 from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 03:00 | San Francisco St. | Ronald Field pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| 03:00 | San Francisco St. | San Francisco St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Linn (SG), Joe Wade (PF), Frank Allen (C) Teddy Stone, Robert Brinton, William Vincent | |
| Subs | San Francisco St. | Terry Joseph (SF), Stanley Schillinger (C) Columbus Davis, Kelly Bench | |
| 02:34 | San Francisco St. | Frank Allen picks off the pass by Terry Joseph | 60-58 |
| 02:28 | Merrimack | Joe Wade misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-58 |
| 02:26 | Merrimack | Joe Wade grabs the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 02:09 | Merrimack | Terry Joseph steps in front of the William Linn pass | 60-58 |
| 01:52 | San Francisco St. | William Brune hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 01:51 | Merrimack | Joe Wade grabs the board | 60-58 |
| 01:36 | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-58 |
| 01:16 | San Francisco St. | Stanley Schillinger misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 01:14 | Merrimack | Joe Wade snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 00:59 | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 00:58 | San Francisco St. | Terry Joseph grabs the board | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco St. | San Francisco St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:53 | San Francisco St. | Jamie Hunter takes the ball from Jesse Sasso | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco St. | San Francisco St. is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:25 | Merrimack | Frank Allen clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 00:24 | San Francisco St. | Stanley Schillinger pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco St. | San Francisco St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:18 | San Francisco St. | Terry Joseph misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-58 |
| 00:17 | San Francisco St. | Stanley Schillinger snags the offensive board | 62-58 |
| 00:15 | San Francisco St. | William Brune misses the 3 from the left corner | 62-58 |
| 00:13 | San Francisco St. | Terry Joseph grabs the offensive rebound | 62-58 |
| 00:09 | San Francisco St. | Terry Joseph makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Stanley Schillinger | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco St. | San Francisco St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:06 | Merrimack | Jesse Sasso is called for the reach on Jamie Hunter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jesse Sasso, team foul #10 | 62-61 |
| 00:06 | Merrimack | Jamie Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:06 | Merrimack | Jamie Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:06 | San Francisco St. | San Francisco St. calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | San Francisco St. | San Francisco St. is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:02 | San Francisco St. | Jesse Sasso's fadeaway is rejected by Joe Wade | 63-61 |
| 00:01 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to William Linn | 63-61 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | William Linn runs out the clock | 63-61 |