| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Wynn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Dobson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Hollins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Pat Merrill (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Bradley Goodnight (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ervin Roseboro (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - Rodney Stamant (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - George Klein (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | S. Connecticut St. | Ervin Roseboro inbounds the ball | 40-32 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | S. Connecticut St. | Rodney Stamant connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 19:25 | Merrimack | Robert Smith is fouled on the floor by Rodney Stamant - foul #1 on Rodney Stamant, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| 19:09 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Rodney Stamant - foul #2 on Rodney Stamant, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| 19:09 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins misses the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 19:09 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins misses the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 19:09 | S. Connecticut St. | Rodney Stamant snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 18:52 | S. Connecticut St. | Ervin Roseboro lays it in set up by Bradley Goodnight and he's fouled by Ray Wynn - foul #1 on Ray Wynn, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| 18:52 | S. Connecticut St. | Ervin Roseboro misses the free throw | 40-36 |
| 18:52 | Merrimack | Pat Merrill grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 18:28 | Merrimack | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-36 |
| 18:26 | S. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to Rodney Stamant | 40-36 |
| 18:09 | S. Connecticut St. | Timothy Adams blows the dunk | 40-36 |
| 18:08 | S. Connecticut St. | Ervin Roseboro grabs the offensive board | 40-36 |
| 17:54 | S. Connecticut St. | Ervin Roseboro is fouled on the floor by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Welch (C) Pat Merrill | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | John Derose (C) George Klein | |
| 17:44 | S. Connecticut St. | Bradley Goodnight knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 17:26 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-39 |
| 17:25 | S. Connecticut St. | Ervin Roseboro gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 17:01 | S. Connecticut St. | Bradley Goodnight hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 16:59 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 16:46 | Merrimack | Thomas Dobson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 16:45 | Merrimack | David Welch snags the offensive board | 40-39 |
| 16:35 | Merrimack | Thomas Dobson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 16:33 | Merrimack | David Welch tips it but misses | 40-39 |
| 16:31 | S. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to Ervin Roseboro | 40-39 |
| 16:10 | S. Connecticut St. | Timothy Adams drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 15:50 | Merrimack | Robert Smith misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 15:48 | S. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to Rodney Stamant | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Wynn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Dobson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Hollins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Welch (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Bradley Goodnight (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Adams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ervin Roseboro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Rodney Stamant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - John Derose (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:35 | S. Connecticut St. | Ray Wynn is called for the reach on Timothy Adams - foul #2 on Ray Wynn, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Christensen (PG), Gale Potter (SG), Robert Campbell (SF), Pat Merrill (C) Robert Smith, Ray Wynn, Thomas Dobson, Danny Hollins | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Jeffrey Petersen (PG), Bret Hillis (SG), Robert Popp (PF), George Klein (C) Bradley Goodnight, Timothy Adams, Ervin Roseboro, Rodney Stamant | |
| 15:28 | S. Connecticut St. | Robert Popp comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by David Welch - foul #2 on David Welch, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| 15:28 | S. Connecticut St. | Robert Popp makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 15:28 | S. Connecticut St. | Robert Popp misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 15:28 | S. Connecticut St. | John Derose grabs the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 15:08 | S. Connecticut St. | George Klein misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 15:06 | Merrimack | Pat Merrill pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 14:44 | Merrimack | Pat Merrill buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-43 |
| 14:40 | S. Connecticut St. | Bret Hillis scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Petersen | 42-46 |
| 14:36 | Merrimack | Jeffrey Petersen is called for the reach on Gary Christensen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Petersen, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Smith (PG), Mark Griffey (SF) Gale Potter, David Welch | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Ervin Roseboro (SF) John Derose | |
| 14:25 | Merrimack | Robert Campbell clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-46 |
| 14:23 | S. Connecticut St. | Bret Hillis pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 14:01 | S. Connecticut St. | Bret Hillis loses the ball out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Bradley Goodnight (PG), John Williams (C) Ervin Roseboro, George Klein | |
| 13:42 | Merrimack | Robert Campbell's layup is rejected by Bret Hillis | 42-46 |
| 13:40 | S. Connecticut St. | Robert Popp grabs the board | 42-46 |
| 13:22 | S. Connecticut St. | Robert Popp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thomas Dobson (SF), Danny Hollins (PF), David Welch (C) Mark Griffey, Robert Campbell, Pat Merrill | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Rodney Stamant (PF), John Derose (C) Bret Hillis, John Williams | |
| 13:03 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Christensen | 44-46 |
| 12:34 | S. Connecticut St. | Rodney Stamant misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-46 |
| 12:33 | Merrimack | Thomas Dobson grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 12:15 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins drills a 3 from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 12:01 | S. Connecticut St. | Jeffrey Petersen loses the dribble to David Welch | 47-46 |
| 11:36 | Merrimack | Robert Popp steps in front of the Danny Hollins pass | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Christensen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Dobson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Hollins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David Welch (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Bradley Goodnight (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Petersen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Popp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rodney Stamant (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - John Derose (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:23 | S. Connecticut St. | John Derose misses the dunk attempt | 47-46 |
| 11:22 | S. Connecticut St. | Robert Popp hits the follow up shot | 47-48 |
| 10:59 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins is hacked by Robert Popp - foul #2 on Robert Popp, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gale Potter (PG), Ray Wynn (SG), Mark Griffey (SF), Robert Campbell (PF), Pat Merrill (C) Robert Smith, Gary Christensen, Thomas Dobson, Danny Hollins, David Welch | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Bret Hillis (PG), Timothy Adams (SG), Ervin Roseboro (SF), George Klein (C) Bradley Goodnight, Jeffrey Petersen, Robert Popp, John Derose | |
| 10:50 | Merrimack | Robert Campbell lays it up and in | 49-48 |
| 10:31 | S. Connecticut St. | Timothy Adams connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Rodney Stamant and the foul's on Ray Wynn - foul #3 on Ray Wynn, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| 10:31 | S. Connecticut St. | Timothy Adams makes the free throw | 49-51 |
| 10:07 | Merrimack | Mark Griffey misses the turnaround from the baseline | 49-51 |
| 10:05 | S. Connecticut St. | Ervin Roseboro grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 09:39 | S. Connecticut St. | Pat Merrill picks off the pass by George Klein | 49-51 |
| 09:17 | Merrimack | Timothy Adams is called for the reach on Ray Wynn - foul #1 on Timothy Adams, team foul #5 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Smith (PG), Thomas Dobson (SF), Danny Hollins (PF) Gale Potter, Mark Griffey, Robert Campbell | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Bradley Goodnight (PG), John Derose (PF) Bret Hillis, Rodney Stamant | |
| 09:04 | Merrimack | Ray Wynn misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by George Klein - foul #2 on George Klein, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Welch (C) Pat Merrill | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Rodney Stamant (PF) George Klein | |
| 09:04 | Merrimack | Ray Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 09:04 | Merrimack | Ray Wynn makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:38 | S. Connecticut St. | Bradley Goodnight misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-51 |
| 08:37 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 08:32 | Merrimack | Robert Smith misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bradley Goodnight - foul #1 on Bradley Goodnight, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Christensen (SG) Ray Wynn | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Jeffrey Petersen (SG) Timothy Adams | |
| 08:32 | Merrimack | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 08:32 | Merrimack | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 08:16 | S. Connecticut St. | Gary Christensen is called for the reach on Jeffrey Petersen - foul #1 on Gary Christensen, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Robert Popp (PF) Rodney Stamant | |
| 07:59 | S. Connecticut St. | John Derose clanks a 3 from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 07:58 | Merrimack | Thomas Dobson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 07:44 | Merrimack | Gary Christensen banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Smith and he's hacked by Robert Popp - foul #3 on Robert Popp, team foul #8 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Pat Merrill (C) David Welch | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | John Williams (C) Ervin Roseboro | |
| 07:44 | Merrimack | Gary Christensen makes the free throw | 56-51 |
| 07:29 | S. Connecticut St. | Robert Popp scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Petersen | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Christensen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Dobson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Danny Hollins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Pat Merrill (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Bradley Goodnight (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Petersen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Derose (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Popp (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Williams (fresh) | |
| 07:05 | Merrimack | Pat Merrill knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Smith | 58-53 |
| 06:59 | S. Connecticut St. | Danny Hollins is called for the reach on John Derose - foul #1 on Danny Hollins, team foul #7 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ray Wynn (SG), Robert Campbell (SF) Gary Christensen, Thomas Dobson | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Timothy Adams (SG), Rodney Stamant (PF), George Klein (C) Bradley Goodnight, Robert Popp, John Williams | |
| 06:59 | S. Connecticut St. | John Derose misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 06:59 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 06:32 | Merrimack | Robert Smith can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Jeffrey Petersen - foul #2 on Jeffrey Petersen, team foul #9 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Welch (PF), Gary Christensen (C) Danny Hollins, Pat Merrill | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Bret Hillis (PG), Ervin Roseboro (SF) Jeffrey Petersen, John Derose | |
| 06:32 | Merrimack | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 06:32 | Merrimack | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 06:25 | S. Connecticut St. | Timothy Adams misses short on a 3 from straight away | 60-53 |
| 06:23 | S. Connecticut St. | Ervin Roseboro tips it back up and in | 60-55 |
| 06:05 | Merrimack | Gary Christensen banks in the layup | 62-55 |
| 05:48 | S. Connecticut St. | Rodney Stamant hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Bret Hillis | 62-58 |
| 05:30 | Merrimack | Ervin Roseboro takes the ball from David Welch | 62-58 |
| 05:07 | S. Connecticut St. | Timothy Adams makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ervin Roseboro | 62-61 |
| 04:50 | Merrimack | David Welch misses the floater near the basket | 62-61 |
| 04:48 | Merrimack | Gary Christensen pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 04:31 | Merrimack | David Welch buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Christensen | 64-61 |
| 04:10 | S. Connecticut St. | Bret Hillis drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Rodney Stamant | 64-63 |
| 04:10 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thomas Dobson (SF), Danny Hollins (PF), Pat Merrill (C) Robert Campbell, David Welch, Gary Christensen | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Bradley Goodnight (PG), Robert Popp (PF), John Derose (C) Bret Hillis, Rodney Stamant, George Klein | |
| 03:48 | Merrimack | Ray Wynn hits the finger roll set up by Robert Smith | 66-63 |
| 03:30 | S. Connecticut St. | Ervin Roseboro can't finish the layup | 66-63 |
| 03:28 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Danny Hollins | 66-63 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ray Wynn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Dobson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Danny Hollins (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Pat Merrill (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Bradley Goodnight (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Adams (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ervin Roseboro (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. PF - Robert Popp (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Derose (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:04 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Robert Popp - foul #4 on Robert Popp, team foul #10 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Christensen (SG) Ray Wynn | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Jeffrey Petersen (SG) Timothy Adams | |
| 03:04 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 03:04 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins misses the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 03:04 | S. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to John Derose | 67-63 |
| 02:50 | S. Connecticut St. | Danny Hollins takes the ball from Ervin Roseboro | 67-63 |
| 02:38 | Merrimack | Thomas Dobson's pass is intercepted by Bradley Goodnight | 67-63 |
| 02:35 | S. Connecticut St. | Jeffrey Petersen banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bradley Goodnight | 67-65 |
| 02:19 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Robert Smith | 69-65 |
| 02:19 | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-65 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ray Wynn (SG) Gary Christensen | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Timothy Adams (SG), Rodney Stamant (PF), George Klein (C) Jeffrey Petersen, Robert Popp, John Derose | |
| 02:03 | S. Connecticut St. | Rodney Stamant misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-65 |
| 02:01 | Merrimack | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 01:44 | Merrimack | Robert Smith knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Danny Hollins | 71-65 |
| 01:28 | S. Connecticut St. | Timothy Adams scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Bradley Goodnight | 71-67 |
| 01:16 | Merrimack | Pat Merrill clanks a turnaround from close range | 71-67 |
| 01:15 | S. Connecticut St. | George Klein grabs the board | 71-67 |
| 00:57 | S. Connecticut St. | Rodney Stamant misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ray Wynn - foul #4 on Ray Wynn, team foul #8 | 71-67 |
| 00:57 | S. Connecticut St. | Rodney Stamant makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:57 | S. Connecticut St. | Rodney Stamant makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Merrimack | Robert Smith drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Ray Wynn | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | S. Connecticut St. | Timothy Adams connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Ervin Roseboro | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Adams - foul #2 on Timothy Adams, team foul #11 | 73-72 |
| 00:23 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:23 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins misses the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:23 | S. Connecticut St. | George Klein grabs the board | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:13 | S. Connecticut St. | Rodney Stamant loses the ball out of bounds | 74-72 |
| 00:12 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Adams - foul #3 on Timothy Adams, team foul #12 | 74-72 |
| 00:12 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:12 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:05 | S. Connecticut St. | Timothy Adams is whistled for traveling | 76-72 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gale Potter (SG) Ray Wynn | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| 00:02 | Merrimack | Timothy Adams is called for the reach on Danny Hollins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Timothy Adams, team foul #13 | 76-72 |
| 00:02 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:02 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:00 | S. Connecticut St. | Bradley Goodnight misses the halfcourt shot | 78-72 |