| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - William Bishop (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Adam Doughty (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Ashbaugh (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Robert Holt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Acton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | CSU, Stanislaus | PG - Jack Sipple (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Tipton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Caddell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joe Gold (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joaquin Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh inbounds the ball | 25-23 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | CSU, Stanislaus | CSU, Stanislaus is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 25-23 |
| 19:38 | CSU, Stanislaus | William Tipton gets the rebound | 25-23 |
| 19:17 | CSU, Stanislaus | Joe Gold can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Holt - foul #2 on Robert Holt, team foul #1 | 25-23 |
| 19:17 | CSU, Stanislaus | Joe Gold makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 19:17 | CSU, Stanislaus | Joe Gold misses the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 19:17 | Merrimack | James Acton grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 18:59 | Merrimack | Joe Gold steals the ball from Robert Holt | 25-24 |
| 18:46 | CSU, Stanislaus | Jack Sipple misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 25-24 |
| 18:45 | CSU, Stanislaus | George Caddell tips it in | 25-26 |
| 18:31 | Merrimack | William Bishop misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 18:29 | Merrimack | Adam Doughty pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 18:23 | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by William Bishop | 28-26 |
| 18:05 | CSU, Stanislaus | Joe Gold connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Jack Sipple | 28-28 |
| 17:51 | Merrimack | Robert Holt scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by William Bishop | 30-28 |
| 17:35 | CSU, Stanislaus | James Acton steps in front of the Joe Gold pass | 30-28 |
| 17:19 | Merrimack | Robert Holt is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Robert Holt, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Duke (PG), Walter Jones (PF) William Bishop, Robert Holt | |
| Subs | CSU, Stanislaus | Jesse Zerbe (SF), Thomas Hill (PF) George Caddell, Joe Gold | |
| 17:08 | CSU, Stanislaus | William Tipton loses the ball out of bounds | 30-28 |
| 16:50 | Merrimack | William Tipton takes the ball from James Acton | 30-28 |
| 16:34 | CSU, Stanislaus | Jesse Zerbe is hacked by James Acton - foul #2 on James Acton, team foul #3 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Sullivan (SG), Bret Hughes (SF), David Yanofsky (C) Adam Doughty, Michael Ashbaugh, James Acton | |
| Subs | CSU, Stanislaus | Scott Jones (PF) Joaquin Stewart | |
| 16:24 | CSU, Stanislaus | David Duke steals the ball from Thomas Hill | 30-28 |
| 16:20 | Merrimack | Charles Sullivan lays it up and in set up by David Duke | 32-28 |
| 16:05 | CSU, Stanislaus | Scott Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 16:03 | Merrimack | Walter Jones snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - David Duke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bret Hughes (fresh) PF - Walter Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Yanofsky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | CSU, Stanislaus | PG - Jack Sipple (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Tipton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Zerbe (fresh) PF - Scott Jones (fresh) C - Thomas Hill (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Merrimack | Charles Sullivan misses the shot from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 15:54 | Merrimack | David Yanofsky grabs the offensive board | 32-28 |
| 15:38 | Merrimack | Walter Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 15:36 | CSU, Stanislaus | Thomas Hill gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 15:29 | CSU, Stanislaus | Charles Sullivan takes the ball from Jack Sipple | 32-28 |
| 15:26 | Merrimack | Bret Hughes lays it in on a great pass from Charles Sullivan | 34-28 |
| 15:05 | CSU, Stanislaus | David Yanofsky is called for the reach on Jack Sipple - foul #1 on David Yanofsky, team foul #4 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Bishop (PG), Adam Doughty (SG), Michael Ashbaugh (SF), Robert Holt (PF), James Acton (C) David Duke, Charles Sullivan, Bret Hughes, Walter Jones, David Yanofsky | |
| Subs | CSU, Stanislaus | Tyler Calhoun (PG), George Caddell (SG), Jerome Wade (SF), Joe Gold (PF), Joaquin Stewart (C) Jack Sipple, William Tipton, Jesse Zerbe, Scott Jones, Thomas Hill | |
| 14:40 | CSU, Stanislaus | Robert Holt is called for the reach on Joe Gold - foul #4 on Robert Holt, team foul #5 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Bret Hughes (PF) Robert Holt | |
| Subs | CSU, Stanislaus | | |
| 14:22 | CSU, Stanislaus | Joaquin Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-28 |
| 14:20 | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 13:58 | Merrimack | Bret Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-28 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Walter Jones (PF) Bret Hughes | |
| Subs | CSU, Stanislaus | | |
| 13:39 | CSU, Stanislaus | George Caddell throws it down | 34-30 |
| 13:15 | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh lays it in set up by Adam Doughty and he's hacked by Joe Gold - foul #2 on Joe Gold, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | CSU, Stanislaus | Jack Sipple (PG), William Tipton (SG) Tyler Calhoun, George Caddell | |
| 13:15 | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh makes the free throw | 37-30 |
| 12:56 | CSU, Stanislaus | Jerome Wade makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by William Tipton and the foul's on Walter Jones - foul #3 on Walter Jones, team foul #6 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Duke (SG) Adam Doughty | |
| Subs | CSU, Stanislaus | | |
| 12:56 | CSU, Stanislaus | Jerome Wade misses the free throw | 37-32 |
| 12:56 | Merrimack | Walter Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 12:37 | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh clanks a 3 from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 12:36 | Merrimack | James Acton grabs the offensive board | 37-32 |
| 12:29 | Merrimack | Walter Jones misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 12:28 | CSU, Stanislaus | Jack Sipple pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 12:22 | CSU, Stanislaus | William Bishop is called for the reach on Jack Sipple - foul #2 on William Bishop, team foul #7 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Sullivan (SG), Bret Hughes (SF), David Yanofsky (C) William Bishop, Michael Ashbaugh, James Acton | |
| Subs | CSU, Stanislaus | George Caddell (SF), Scott Jones (PF), Thomas Hill (C) Jerome Wade, Joe Gold, Joaquin Stewart | |
| 12:22 | CSU, Stanislaus | Jack Sipple makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 12:22 | CSU, Stanislaus | Jack Sipple makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 12:11 | Merrimack | Walter Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 12:10 | CSU, Stanislaus | Jack Sipple pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 11:55 | CSU, Stanislaus | William Tipton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 11:53 | Merrimack | Walter Jones grabs the board | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - David Duke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bret Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - David Yanofsky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | CSU, Stanislaus | PG - Jack Sipple (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Tipton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Caddell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Scott Jones (fresh) C - Thomas Hill (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Merrimack | Walter Jones misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 11:45 | CSU, Stanislaus | The rebound goes to Thomas Hill | 37-34 |
| 11:24 | CSU, Stanislaus | Scott Jones drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-37 |
| 11:05 | Merrimack | The jumper by Charles Sullivan is denied by Scott Jones | 37-37 |
| 11:03 | CSU, Stanislaus | The rebound goes to William Tipton | 37-37 |
| 10:39 | CSU, Stanislaus | George Caddell hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Tipton | 37-39 |
| 10:21 | Merrimack | Walter Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Bishop (PG), Adam Doughty (SG), Michael Ashbaugh (SF), James Acton (C) David Duke, Charles Sullivan, Walter Jones, David Yanofsky | |
| Subs | CSU, Stanislaus | Jerome Wade (SF), Joe Gold (PF), Joaquin Stewart (C) George Caddell, Scott Jones, Thomas Hill | |
| 10:02 | CSU, Stanislaus | William Tipton connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Jack Sipple | 37-41 |
| 09:37 | Merrimack | Bret Hughes clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 09:35 | CSU, Stanislaus | Joe Gold grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 09:07 | CSU, Stanislaus | Jack Sipple hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 37-41 |
| 09:05 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Adam Doughty | 37-41 |
| 08:58 | Merrimack | William Tipton is called for the reach on Adam Doughty - foul #1 on William Tipton, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Yanofsky (PF) Bret Hughes | |
| Subs | CSU, Stanislaus | George Caddell (PG), Jesse Zerbe (SG) Jack Sipple, William Tipton | |
| 08:46 | Merrimack | Adam Doughty knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-41 |
| 08:34 | CSU, Stanislaus | The jump hook by Joaquin Stewart is blocked by James Acton | 39-41 |
| 08:32 | CSU, Stanislaus | Joaquin Stewart snags the offensive board | 39-41 |
| 08:16 | CSU, Stanislaus | The jump hook by George Caddell is blocked by James Acton | 39-41 |
| 08:14 | Merrimack | James Acton grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 08:04 | Merrimack | Adam Doughty can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by Jesse Zerbe - foul #1 on Jesse Zerbe, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Duke (PG), Walter Jones (PF) William Bishop, David Yanofsky | |
| Subs | CSU, Stanislaus | | |
| 08:04 | Merrimack | Adam Doughty misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 08:04 | Merrimack | Adam Doughty makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 08:04 | Merrimack | Adam Doughty makes the 3rd free throw | 41-41 |
| 07:41 | CSU, Stanislaus | Jerome Wade comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 07:39 | Merrimack | Walter Jones pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - David Duke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Doughty (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Ashbaugh (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Walter Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - James Acton (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | CSU, Stanislaus | PG - George Caddell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jesse Zerbe (fresh) SF - Jerome Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joe Gold (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joaquin Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Adam Doughty | 43-41 |
| 06:57 | CSU, Stanislaus | Joaquin Stewart banks in the layup | 43-43 |
| 06:41 | Merrimack | Adam Doughty hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jesse Zerbe - foul #2 on Jesse Zerbe, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Bishop (PG), Robert Holt (PF) Michael Ashbaugh, James Acton | |
| Subs | CSU, Stanislaus | Jack Sipple (PG), William Tipton (SG), Louis Thomas (SF), Scott Jones (PF), Thomas Hill (C) George Caddell, Jesse Zerbe, Jerome Wade, Joe Gold, Joaquin Stewart | |
| 06:41 | Merrimack | Adam Doughty misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 06:41 | Merrimack | Adam Doughty makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 06:28 | CSU, Stanislaus | Thomas Hill buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from William Tipton and the foul's on Walter Jones - foul #4 on Walter Jones, team foul #8 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Bret Hughes (SF) Adam Doughty | |
| Subs | CSU, Stanislaus | | |
| 06:28 | CSU, Stanislaus | Thomas Hill makes the free throw | 44-46 |
| 06:13 | Merrimack | William Bishop hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Duke | 47-46 |
| 05:58 | CSU, Stanislaus | Scott Jones lays it up and in on a great pass from William Tipton | 47-48 |
| 05:39 | Merrimack | David Duke misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 05:37 | Merrimack | Bret Hughes tips it home | 49-48 |
| 05:13 | CSU, Stanislaus | Jack Sipple hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Walter Jones - foul #5 on Walter Jones, team foul #9 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Charles Sullivan (SG), Michael Ashbaugh (SF), James Acton (C) William Bishop, Bret Hughes, Walter Jones | |
| Subs | CSU, Stanislaus | Jesse Zerbe (SF), Joaquin Stewart (C) Louis Thomas, Scott Jones | |
| 05:13 | CSU, Stanislaus | Jack Sipple makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 05:13 | CSU, Stanislaus | Jack Sipple makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 04:54 | Merrimack | James Acton misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 04:52 | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh grabs the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 04:28 | Merrimack | Charles Sullivan is whistled for traveling | 49-50 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Adam Doughty (SG) David Duke | |
| Subs | CSU, Stanislaus | Jerome Wade (SF), Joe Gold (PF) Jesse Zerbe, Thomas Hill | |
| 04:14 | CSU, Stanislaus | Jack Sipple hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-52 |
| 03:59 | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh scores on a shot from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 03:40 | CSU, Stanislaus | William Tipton knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Sipple | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Charles Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Doughty (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Ashbaugh (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Holt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - James Acton (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | CSU, Stanislaus | PG - Jack Sipple (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Tipton (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jerome Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joe Gold (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joaquin Stewart (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:31 | Merrimack | Charles Sullivan connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Adam Doughty | 54-55 |
| 03:10 | CSU, Stanislaus | Michael Ashbaugh is called for the reach on Jerome Wade - foul #1 on Michael Ashbaugh, team foul #10 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Bishop (PG), Bret Hughes (PF), David Yanofsky (C) Charles Sullivan, Robert Holt, James Acton | |
| Subs | CSU, Stanislaus | George Caddell (PG), Jesse Zerbe (SG) Jack Sipple, William Tipton | |
| 03:10 | CSU, Stanislaus | Jerome Wade makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 03:10 | CSU, Stanislaus | Jerome Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 02:56 | Merrimack | William Bishop is fouled on the floor by Jesse Zerbe - foul #3 on Jesse Zerbe, team foul #5 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Duke (SF) Michael Ashbaugh | |
| Subs | CSU, Stanislaus | Thomas Hill (C) Joaquin Stewart | |
| 02:46 | Merrimack | David Duke makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Bishop | 56-57 |
| 02:46 | CSU, Stanislaus | CSU, Stanislaus calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh (SF), Robert Holt (PF), James Acton (C) David Duke, Bret Hughes, David Yanofsky | |
| Subs | CSU, Stanislaus | Jack Sipple (PG), William Tipton (SG), Joaquin Stewart (C) George Caddell, Jesse Zerbe, Thomas Hill | |
| 02:37 | CSU, Stanislaus | William Tipton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-57 |
| 02:35 | CSU, Stanislaus | Joaquin Stewart tips it back up and in | 56-59 |
| 02:14 | Merrimack | Adam Doughty buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Ashbaugh | 59-59 |
| 01:54 | CSU, Stanislaus | Jack Sipple misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 01:52 | CSU, Stanislaus | Jerome Wade pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 01:35 | CSU, Stanislaus | Joaquin Stewart buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jack Sipple | 59-61 |
| 01:21 | Merrimack | Robert Holt hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 01:20 | Merrimack | Robert Holt gets the offensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 01:03 | Merrimack | William Bishop scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Adam Doughty | 62-61 |
| 00:41 | CSU, Stanislaus | Joaquin Stewart scores on a turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Robert Holt - foul #5 on Robert Holt, team foul #11 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Bret Hughes (PF) Robert Holt | |
| Subs | CSU, Stanislaus | | |
| 00:41 | CSU, Stanislaus | Joaquin Stewart misses the free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:41 | Merrimack | Bret Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 00:21 | Merrimack | Adam Doughty knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from William Bishop | 65-63 |
| 00:01 | CSU, Stanislaus | Michael Ashbaugh steals the ball from Joe Gold | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | CSU, Stanislaus | CSU, Stanislaus is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Michael Ashbaugh runs out the clock | 65-63 |