| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Lawrence Ogren (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Linn (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Jamie Hunter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Joe Wade (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - James Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gene Varda (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Magee (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Garry Massey (fresh) C - Edward Grossman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Jamie Hunter inbounds the ball | 35-22 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:53 | Merrimack | Jamie Hunter misses the 3 from straight away | 35-22 |
| 19:51 | S. Connecticut St. | Gene Varda grabs the defensive rebound | 35-22 |
| 19:23 | S. Connecticut St. | Garry Massey buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Francis Magee | 35-25 |
| 19:16 | Merrimack | Frank Allen lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Linn | 37-25 |
| 18:57 | S. Connecticut St. | James Henderson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Frank Allen - foul #3 on Frank Allen, team foul #1 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Brinton (C) Frank Allen | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| 18:57 | S. Connecticut St. | James Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 18:57 | S. Connecticut St. | James Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 18:57 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Joe Wade | 37-26 |
| 18:34 | Merrimack | Joe Wade connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Lawrence Ogren and he's hacked by James Henderson - foul #1 on James Henderson, team foul #1 | 39-26 |
| 18:34 | Merrimack | Joe Wade makes the free throw | 40-26 |
| 18:19 | S. Connecticut St. | Garry Massey comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-26 |
| 18:17 | Merrimack | William Linn gets the rebound | 40-26 |
| 18:05 | Merrimack | William Linn comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 40-26 |
| 18:04 | S. Connecticut St. | James Henderson snags the defensive board | 40-26 |
| 17:48 | S. Connecticut St. | Gene Varda connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Henderson and he's fouled by William Linn - foul #2 on William Linn, team foul #2 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Carlos Allen (PG) James Henderson | |
| 17:48 | S. Connecticut St. | Gene Varda misses the free throw | 40-28 |
| 17:48 | Merrimack | Robert Brinton gets the rebound | 40-28 |
| 17:33 | Merrimack | Garry Massey denies the turnaround by Robert Brinton | 40-28 |
| 17:31 | S. Connecticut St. | Edward Grossman grabs the defensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 17:27 | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Magee scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Carlos Allen | 40-31 |
| 17:01 | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren misses the jumper from the free throw line | 40-31 |
| 16:59 | Merrimack | Joe Wade gets the offensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 16:41 | Merrimack | Edward Grossman is called for the reach on Robert Brinton - foul #3 on Edward Grossman, team foul #2 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terry Rowley (SG), William Klem (SF), William Vincent (C) William Linn, Jamie Hunter, Joe Wade | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Robert Shock (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), John Weaver (PF), Nathan Hinnant (C) Gene Varda, Francis Magee, Garry Massey, Edward Grossman | |
| 16:23 | Merrimack | Robert Brinton hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Terry Rowley | 42-31 |
| 16:07 | S. Connecticut St. | Robert Shock knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 15:47 | Merrimack | William Klem drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Ogren | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Lawrence Ogren (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Rowley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Klem (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Brinton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Vincent (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Carlos Allen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Shock (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathan Hinnant (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | S. Connecticut St. | Carlos Allen scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 15:17 | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 15:16 | S. Connecticut St. | Dikembe Abdelal snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 15:03 | S. Connecticut St. | Robert Shock misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on William Klem - foul #1 on William Klem, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Teddy Stone (SG), Jamie Hunter (SF), Joe Wade (PF), Frank Allen (C) Lawrence Ogren, William Klem, Robert Brinton, William Vincent | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | James Henderson (PG), Francis Magee (SF), Garry Massey (PF), Edward Grossman (C) Carlos Allen, Dikembe Abdelal, John Weaver, Nathan Hinnant | |
| 15:03 | S. Connecticut St. | Robert Shock makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 15:03 | S. Connecticut St. | Robert Shock makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 14:42 | Merrimack | Jamie Hunter clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-39 |
| 14:40 | S. Connecticut St. | Garry Massey snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 14:25 | S. Connecticut St. | Garry Massey knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Edward Grossman | 44-41 |
| 14:05 | Merrimack | Terry Rowley travels with the ball | 44-41 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Linn (SG) Teddy Stone | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Gene Varda (SG) Robert Shock | |
| 13:45 | S. Connecticut St. | James Henderson makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gene Varda | 44-43 |
| 13:25 | Merrimack | Jamie Hunter hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by William Linn | 47-43 |
| 13:07 | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Magee can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-43 |
| 13:05 | Merrimack | William Linn grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 12:42 | Merrimack | Joe Wade misses the easy layup | 47-43 |
| 12:41 | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Magee snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 12:18 | S. Connecticut St. | Garry Massey makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Francis Magee and the foul's on Terry Rowley - foul #2 on Terry Rowley, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren (PG), William Klem (SF), Robert Brinton (PF), William Vincent (C) Terry Rowley, Jamie Hunter, Joe Wade, Frank Allen | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Carlos Allen (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF) James Henderson, Francis Magee | |
| 12:18 | S. Connecticut St. | Garry Massey makes the free throw | 47-46 |
| 12:07 | Merrimack | William Vincent drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Lawrence Ogren | 50-46 |
| 11:51 | S. Connecticut St. | Dikembe Abdelal misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Lawrence Ogren - foul #2 on Lawrence Ogren, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Robert Shock (SG), John Weaver (PF), Nathan Hinnant (C) Gene Varda, Garry Massey, Edward Grossman | |
| 11:51 | S. Connecticut St. | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 11:51 | S. Connecticut St. | Dikembe Abdelal makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Lawrence Ogren (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Linn (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Klem (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Brinton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Vincent (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Carlos Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Shock (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathan Hinnant (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren is hacked by John Weaver - foul #1 on John Weaver, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Teddy Stone (SG) William Linn | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| 11:17 | Merrimack | Teddy Stone comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 11:15 | S. Connecticut St. | John Weaver snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 11:00 | S. Connecticut St. | Nathan Hinnant misses the easy layup but he's hacked by William Klem - foul #2 on William Klem, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Joe Wade (PF) William Vincent | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| 11:00 | S. Connecticut St. | Nathan Hinnant misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 11:00 | S. Connecticut St. | Nathan Hinnant makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:46 | Merrimack | Joe Wade throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terry Rowley (SG) Teddy Stone | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Edward Grossman (C) Nathan Hinnant | |
| 10:31 | S. Connecticut St. | Lawrence Ogren swats the short shot by Dikembe Abdelal | 50-49 |
| 10:29 | S. Connecticut St. | John Weaver tips it back up and in | 50-51 |
| 10:12 | Merrimack | Joe Wade hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 10:11 | S. Connecticut St. | Edward Grossman gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 09:45 | S. Connecticut St. | Dikembe Abdelal misses the lay-in | 50-51 |
| 09:43 | S. Connecticut St. | John Weaver tips it back up and in | 50-53 |
| 09:23 | Merrimack | Joe Wade comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-53 |
| 09:22 | S. Connecticut St. | Dikembe Abdelal grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 09:17 | S. Connecticut St. | Robert Shock misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 09:16 | S. Connecticut St. | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Grossman | 50-53 |
| 08:58 | S. Connecticut St. | John Weaver is hacked by William Klem - foul #3 on William Klem, team foul #7 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Linn (SG), Jamie Hunter (SF), William Vincent (PF), Frank Allen (C) Terry Rowley, William Klem, Joe Wade, Robert Brinton | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | James Henderson (PG), Gene Varda (SG), Francis Magee (SF) Carlos Allen, Robert Shock, Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 08:58 | S. Connecticut St. | John Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 08:58 | Merrimack | Frank Allen pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 08:41 | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Linn | 53-53 |
| 08:19 | S. Connecticut St. | Gene Varda misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 53-53 |
| 08:18 | S. Connecticut St. | The offensive rebound goes to John Weaver | 53-53 |
| 08:02 | S. Connecticut St. | James Henderson buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Francis Magee | 53-56 |
| 07:48 | Merrimack | William Linn knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Jamie Hunter | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Lawrence Ogren (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Linn (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jamie Hunter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - William Vincent (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - James Henderson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gene Varda (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francis Magee (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Weaver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Edward Grossman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | S. Connecticut St. | James Henderson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 07:35 | S. Connecticut St. | John Weaver pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 07:12 | S. Connecticut St. | John Weaver is hacked by William Vincent - foul #2 on William Vincent, team foul #8 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terry Rowley (PG), Joe Wade (PF) Lawrence Ogren, William Vincent | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Garry Massey (PF) Edward Grossman | |
| 07:12 | S. Connecticut St. | John Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 07:12 | S. Connecticut St. | John Weaver misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 07:12 | Merrimack | Frank Allen grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 06:51 | Merrimack | James Henderson is called for the reach on Jamie Hunter - foul #2 on James Henderson, team foul #4 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Carlos Allen (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (C) James Henderson, John Weaver | |
| 06:36 | Merrimack | Frank Allen misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 55-57 |
| 06:34 | S. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to Garry Massey | 55-57 |
| 06:32 | S. Connecticut St. | Carlos Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-57 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Teddy Stone (SG), Robert Brinton (C) William Linn, Frank Allen | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Robert Shock (SG) Gene Varda | |
| 06:17 | Merrimack | Teddy Stone loses the ball out of bounds | 55-57 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Klem (SF) Jamie Hunter | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Nathan Hinnant (C) Francis Magee | |
| 05:56 | S. Connecticut St. | Dikembe Abdelal knocks in the floater in the lane and he's fouled by Robert Brinton - foul #3 on Robert Brinton, team foul #9 | 55-59 |
| 05:56 | S. Connecticut St. | Dikembe Abdelal makes the free throw | 55-60 |
| 05:47 | Merrimack | Terry Rowley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-60 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren (PG) Teddy Stone | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| 05:26 | S. Connecticut St. | Carlos Allen is fouled on the floor by Terry Rowley - foul #3 on Terry Rowley, team foul #10 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Linn (SG) Terry Rowley | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Edward Grossman (C) Nathan Hinnant | |
| 05:26 | S. Connecticut St. | Carlos Allen makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 05:26 | S. Connecticut St. | Carlos Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 05:19 | Merrimack | Joe Wade comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 05:17 | Merrimack | William Linn tips it back up and in | 57-62 |
| 05:12 | S. Connecticut St. | Joe Wade picks off the pass by Robert Shock | 57-62 |
| 04:55 | Merrimack | Robert Brinton can't finish the layup | 57-62 |
| 04:54 | S. Connecticut St. | Carlos Allen pulls down the rebound | 57-62 |
| 04:31 | S. Connecticut St. | Robert Shock knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-64 |
| 04:16 | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by William Linn | 60-64 |
| 04:16 | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-64 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Jamie Hunter (SF), Frank Allen (C) William Klem, Robert Brinton | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | James Henderson (PG), Gene Varda (SG), Francis Magee (SF) Carlos Allen, Robert Shock, Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 04:01 | S. Connecticut St. | Garry Massey scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Henderson | 60-67 |
| 03:49 | Merrimack | The jump hook by Joe Wade is blocked by Edward Grossman | 60-67 |
| 03:48 | S. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to Francis Magee | 60-67 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Lawrence Ogren (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Linn (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jamie Hunter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Joe Wade (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - James Henderson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gene Varda (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francis Magee (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Garry Massey (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Grossman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Magee is hacked by Jamie Hunter - foul #1 on Jamie Hunter, team foul #11 | 60-67 |
| 03:25 | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Magee makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 03:25 | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Magee makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Merrimack | William Linn can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 60-69 |
| 03:15 | S. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to Edward Grossman | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:01 | S. Connecticut St. | James Henderson connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Francis Magee | 60-71 |
| 02:53 | Merrimack | Lawrence Ogren's pass is intercepted by Edward Grossman | 60-71 |
| 02:35 | S. Connecticut St. | Garry Massey is hacked by Joe Wade - foul #2 on Joe Wade, team foul #12 | 60-71 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Brinton (PF) Joe Wade | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| 02:35 | S. Connecticut St. | Garry Massey misses the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 02:35 | S. Connecticut St. | Garry Massey misses the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 02:35 | Merrimack | Frank Allen pulls down the rebound | 60-71 |
| 02:23 | Merrimack | William Linn misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 60-71 |
| 02:22 | S. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to Edward Grossman | 60-71 |
| 01:53 | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Magee clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-71 |
| 01:51 | S. Connecticut St. | Francis Magee tips it in | 60-73 |
| 01:36 | Merrimack | Jamie Hunter dunks the ball set up by William Linn | 62-73 |
| 01:13 | S. Connecticut St. | Gene Varda hits a floater in the lane set up by James Henderson and he's hacked by William Linn - foul #3 on William Linn, team foul #13 | 62-75 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Terry Rowley (PG), Teddy Stone (SG), William Klem (SF), William Vincent (C) Lawrence Ogren, William Linn, Jamie Hunter, Frank Allen | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Carlos Allen (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), John Weaver (PF), Nathan Hinnant (C) James Henderson, Francis Magee, Garry Massey, Edward Grossman | |
| 01:13 | S. Connecticut St. | Gene Varda makes the free throw | 62-76 |
| 00:55 | Merrimack | Teddy Stone makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Terry Rowley | 64-76 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | S. Connecticut St. | Dikembe Abdelal scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Nathan Hinnant | 64-78 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Merrimack | Robert Brinton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-78 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Robert Shock (SG) Gene Varda | |
| 00:00 | S. Connecticut St. | Carlos Allen runs out the clock | 64-78 |