| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Bradley Goodnight (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Adams (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ervin Roseboro (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rodney Stamant (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - George Klein (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ray Wynn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Dobson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Hollins (fresh) 7 pts. C - Pat Merrill (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | S. Connecticut St. | Ervin Roseboro inbounds the ball | 39-37 |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | S. Connecticut St. | Ervin Roseboro drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 19:28 | Merrimack | Pat Merrill hits a runner from the left block | 41-39 |
| 19:02 | S. Connecticut St. | Rodney Stamant makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Bradley Goodnight | 43-39 |
| 18:42 | Merrimack | Thomas Dobson is fouled on the floor by Bradley Goodnight - foul #2 on Bradley Goodnight, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| 18:35 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins is called for traveling | 43-39 |
| 18:18 | S. Connecticut St. | Timothy Adams clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 18:16 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 17:54 | Merrimack | Robert Smith is hacked by Rodney Stamant - foul #3 on Rodney Stamant, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Robert Popp (PF), John Derose (C) Rodney Stamant, George Klein | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Campbell (C) Pat Merrill | |
| 17:41 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 17:25 | S. Connecticut St. | Bradley Goodnight misses long on a 3 from straight away | 43-42 |
| 17:24 | Merrimack | Robert Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 17:06 | Merrimack | Timothy Adams is called for the reach on Ray Wynn - foul #1 on Timothy Adams, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Jeffrey Petersen (PG), Bret Hillis (SG), John Williams (C) Bradley Goodnight, Timothy Adams, Ervin Roseboro | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Christensen (SG), Mark Griffey (SF) Ray Wynn, Thomas Dobson | |
| 16:46 | Merrimack | Robert Campbell can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Pat Merrill (C) Danny Hollins | |
| 16:46 | Merrimack | Robert Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 16:46 | Merrimack | Robert Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 16:20 | S. Connecticut St. | Robert Popp hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 43-44 |
| 16:19 | Merrimack | Pat Merrill pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 16:13 | Merrimack | Mark Griffey is fouled on the floor by John Derose - foul #2 on John Derose, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Bradley Goodnight (PG) Bret Hillis | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gale Potter (SG) Robert Smith | |
| 16:03 | Merrimack | Pat Merrill hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey Petersen - foul #1 on Jeffrey Petersen, team foul #6 | 43-44 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Ervin Roseboro (SF), George Klein (C) John Derose, John Williams | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thomas Dobson (SF) Mark Griffey | |
| 16:03 | Merrimack | Pat Merrill misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 16:03 | Merrimack | Pat Merrill makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Bradley Goodnight (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Petersen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ervin Roseboro (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Popp (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - George Klein (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Gary Christensen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gale Potter (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Dobson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Pat Merrill (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:44 | S. Connecticut St. | Ervin Roseboro can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 43-45 |
| 15:43 | S. Connecticut St. | Bradley Goodnight grabs the offensive board | 43-45 |
| 15:29 | S. Connecticut St. | George Klein scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Bradley Goodnight | 46-45 |
| 15:17 | Merrimack | Gale Potter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 15:16 | Merrimack | Thomas Dobson grabs the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 14:59 | Merrimack | Ervin Roseboro is called for the reach on Gary Christensen - foul #1 on Ervin Roseboro, team foul #7 | 46-45 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Timothy Adams (SG), Rodney Stamant (PF), John Derose (C) Jeffrey Petersen, Robert Popp, George Klein | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ray Wynn (SG), Danny Hollins (PF), David Welch (C) Gale Potter, Robert Campbell, Pat Merrill | |
| 14:59 | Merrimack | Gary Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 14:59 | Merrimack | Gary Christensen misses the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 14:59 | S. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to Rodney Stamant | 46-46 |
| 14:47 | S. Connecticut St. | Timothy Adams can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-46 |
| 14:46 | S. Connecticut St. | Rodney Stamant pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 14:29 | S. Connecticut St. | John Derose drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Rodney Stamant | 48-46 |
| 14:03 | Merrimack | Bradley Goodnight steals it from Ray Wynn | 48-46 |
| 13:59 | S. Connecticut St. | Timothy Adams banks in the layup set up by Bradley Goodnight | 50-46 |
| 13:50 | Merrimack | Gary Christensen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-46 |
| 13:49 | S. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to Ervin Roseboro | 50-46 |
| 13:44 | S. Connecticut St. | Timothy Adams misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 13:42 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 13:27 | Merrimack | Ray Wynn makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Christensen and he's hacked by Rodney Stamant - foul #4 on Rodney Stamant, team foul #8 | 50-48 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Jeffrey Petersen (PG), Robert Popp (PF), George Klein (C) Bradley Goodnight, Ervin Roseboro, Rodney Stamant | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Smith (PG), Robert Campbell (SF) Gary Christensen, Thomas Dobson | |
| 13:27 | Merrimack | Ray Wynn makes the free throw | 50-49 |
| 13:08 | S. Connecticut St. | Robert Popp hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 50-49 |
| 13:06 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Ray Wynn | 50-49 |
| 12:37 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-49 |
| 12:36 | Merrimack | David Welch grabs the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 12:21 | Merrimack | Robert Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Danny Hollins | 50-52 |
| 12:11 | S. Connecticut St. | John Derose misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-52 |
| 12:10 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 11:58 | Merrimack | Robert Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 11:57 | S. Connecticut St. | John Derose grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Jeffrey Petersen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Adams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Derose (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Popp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - George Klein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ray Wynn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Danny Hollins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - David Welch (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | S. Connecticut St. | Timothy Adams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 11:31 | Merrimack | David Welch snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 11:12 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by George Klein - foul #3 on George Klein, team foul #9 | 50-52 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Bradley Goodnight (PG), Ervin Roseboro (SF), John Williams (C) Timothy Adams, John Derose, George Klein | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Christensen (SG), Thomas Dobson (SF), Pat Merrill (C) Ray Wynn, Robert Campbell, David Welch | |
| 11:12 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 11:12 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 10:56 | S. Connecticut St. | A charge is called on Ervin Roseboro - foul #2 on Ervin Roseboro, team foul #10 | 50-53 |
| 10:37 | Merrimack | Robert Popp picks off the pass by Thomas Dobson | 50-53 |
| 10:22 | S. Connecticut St. | Robert Popp clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Danny Hollins - foul #1 on Danny Hollins, team foul #1 | 50-53 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Bret Hillis (SG) Jeffrey Petersen | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 10:22 | S. Connecticut St. | Robert Popp makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 10:22 | S. Connecticut St. | Robert Popp makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 10:01 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins misses the shot in the paint | 52-53 |
| 09:59 | S. Connecticut St. | John Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 09:40 | S. Connecticut St. | Bret Hillis knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Bradley Goodnight | 55-53 |
| 09:29 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins loses the dribble to Bradley Goodnight | 55-53 |
| 09:14 | S. Connecticut St. | Bradley Goodnight hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Bret Hillis | 58-53 |
| 08:56 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Popp - foul #2 on Robert Popp, team foul #11 | 58-53 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Jeffrey Petersen (SG), John Derose (PF), George Klein (C) Bret Hillis, Robert Popp, John Williams | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ray Wynn (SG), David Welch (C) Robert Smith, Pat Merrill | |
| 08:56 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 08:56 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins misses the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 08:56 | S. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to John Derose | 58-54 |
| 08:36 | S. Connecticut St. | John Derose buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Bradley Goodnight | 60-54 |
| 08:22 | Merrimack | Gary Christensen scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from David Welch | 60-57 |
| 08:13 | S. Connecticut St. | George Klein drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from John Derose and he's hacked by Ray Wynn - foul #1 on Ray Wynn, team foul #2 | 62-57 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Timothy Adams (SG), Bret Hillis (SF) Jeffrey Petersen, Ervin Roseboro | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gale Potter (PG), Mark Griffey (SF), Robert Campbell (C) Gary Christensen, Thomas Dobson, Danny Hollins | |
| 08:13 | S. Connecticut St. | George Klein misses the free throw | 62-57 |
| 08:13 | Merrimack | Robert Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 07:57 | Merrimack | Robert Campbell is whistled for traveling | 62-57 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Jeffrey Petersen (PG), Rodney Stamant (PF), John Williams (C) Bradley Goodnight, Bret Hillis, George Klein | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Smith (PG) Gale Potter | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Jeffrey Petersen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Adams (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Derose (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rodney Stamant (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - John Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ray Wynn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Griffey (fresh) PF - David Welch (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:31 | S. Connecticut St. | John Williams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #3 | 62-57 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gale Potter (SG) Ray Wynn | |
| 07:31 | S. Connecticut St. | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 07:31 | S. Connecticut St. | John Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 07:23 | Merrimack | Robert Smith hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gale Potter | 64-59 |
| 07:06 | S. Connecticut St. | Rodney Stamant misses the 3 from the left corner | 64-59 |
| 07:04 | Merrimack | Gale Potter grabs the board | 64-59 |
| 06:54 | Merrimack | Robert Smith hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Griffey | 64-61 |
| 06:31 | S. Connecticut St. | John Derose misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Mark Griffey - foul #2 on Mark Griffey, team foul #4 | 64-61 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Bradley Goodnight (PG), Ervin Roseboro (SF) Timothy Adams, John Williams | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Christensen (SG), Thomas Dobson (SF), Pat Merrill (C) Gale Potter, Mark Griffey, Robert Campbell | |
| 06:31 | S. Connecticut St. | John Derose misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 06:31 | S. Connecticut St. | John Derose misses the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 06:31 | Merrimack | David Welch snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| 06:10 | Merrimack | David Welch connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Smith | 64-63 |
| 05:44 | S. Connecticut St. | Ervin Roseboro misses the driving attempt in the paint | 64-63 |
| 05:43 | Merrimack | Thomas Dobson grabs the board | 64-63 |
| 05:34 | Merrimack | David Welch misses the easy layup but the foul's on Rodney Stamant - foul #5 on Rodney Stamant, team foul #12 | 64-63 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Bret Hillis (SG), Robert Popp (PF), George Klein (C) Jeffrey Petersen, Rodney Stamant, John Derose | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ray Wynn (SG) Gary Christensen | |
| 05:34 | Merrimack | David Welch makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 05:34 | Merrimack | David Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 05:26 | S. Connecticut St. | Ervin Roseboro is fouled on the floor by Thomas Dobson - foul #3 on Thomas Dobson, team foul #5 | 64-65 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Campbell (PF) David Welch | |
| 05:16 | S. Connecticut St. | George Klein misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-65 |
| 05:14 | S. Connecticut St. | Ervin Roseboro gets the offensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 04:55 | S. Connecticut St. | Bret Hillis buries a fadeaway from the right block | 66-65 |
| 04:34 | Merrimack | Thomas Dobson connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Ray Wynn | 66-67 |
| 04:13 | S. Connecticut St. | Bradley Goodnight knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Ervin Roseboro | 68-67 |
| 03:44 | Merrimack | Robert Smith can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by George Klein - foul #4 on George Klein, team foul #13 | 68-67 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Jeffrey Petersen (PG), Timothy Adams (SG), John Derose (PF), John Williams (C) Bradley Goodnight, Ervin Roseboro, Robert Popp, George Klein | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Danny Hollins (PF), David Welch (C) Thomas Dobson, Pat Merrill | |
| 03:44 | Merrimack | Robert Smith misses the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 03:44 | Merrimack | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Jeffrey Petersen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Adams (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bret Hillis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Derose (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ray Wynn (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Danny Hollins (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - David Welch (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:34 | S. Connecticut St. | Jeffrey Petersen misses long on a jumper from the left side | 68-68 |
| 03:32 | Merrimack | Ray Wynn snags the defensive board | 68-68 |
| 03:17 | Merrimack | Ray Wynn misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-68 |
| 03:15 | S. Connecticut St. | John Derose grabs the defensive rebound | 68-68 |
| 02:47 | S. Connecticut St. | Timothy Adams misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Smith - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #6 | 68-68 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Bradley Goodnight (PG), Ervin Roseboro (SF) Jeffrey Petersen, Bret Hillis | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Christensen (PG), Gale Potter (SG), Mark Griffey (SF) Robert Smith, Ray Wynn, Robert Campbell | |
| 02:47 | S. Connecticut St. | Timothy Adams makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 02:47 | S. Connecticut St. | Timothy Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:45 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Robert Popp (PF), George Klein (C) John Derose, John Williams | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ray Wynn (SG), Thomas Dobson (SF), Pat Merrill (C) Gale Potter, Mark Griffey, David Welch | |
| 02:29 | Merrimack | Gary Christensen clanks a 3 from the right corner | 70-68 |
| 02:28 | Merrimack | Pat Merrill can't tip it in | 70-68 |
| 02:27 | S. Connecticut St. | Robert Popp gets the rebound | 70-68 |
| 02:12 | S. Connecticut St. | Robert Popp connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Timothy Adams | 73-68 |
| 01:58 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Gary Christensen | 73-70 |
| 01:33 | S. Connecticut St. | The pull-up jumper by George Klein is blocked by Thomas Dobson | 73-70 |
| 01:31 | S. Connecticut St. | George Klein gets the offensive rebound | 73-70 |
| 01:21 | S. Connecticut St. | Danny Hollins picks off the pass by George Klein | 73-70 |
| 01:01 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 73-70 |
| 01:00 | S. Connecticut St. | Bradley Goodnight pulls down the rebound | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | S. Connecticut St. | Danny Hollins takes the ball from George Klein | 73-70 |
| 00:12 | Merrimack | Timothy Adams takes the ball from Pat Merrill | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:11 | S. Connecticut St. | Ray Wynn is called for the reach on Robert Popp in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ray Wynn, team foul #7 | 73-70 |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Smith (PG) Gary Christensen | |
| 00:11 | S. Connecticut St. | Robert Popp makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:11 | S. Connecticut St. | Robert Popp makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 75-70 |
| 00:02 | S. Connecticut St. | Timothy Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | S. Connecticut St. | Timothy Adams runs out the clock | 75-70 |