| Lineup | Bentley | PG - Chris Slavin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bradley Solorzano (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milton Brode (fresh) PF - Arthur Peacock (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Ted Lock (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ray Wynn (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Dobson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Danny Hollins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Pat Merrill (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Merrimack | Thomas Dobson inbounds the ball | 31-35 |
| Game Plan | Bentley | Bentley is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Merrimack | Robert Smith is denied on a layup by Arthur Peacock | 31-35 |
| 19:42 | Merrimack | Pat Merrill tips it back up and in | 31-37 |
| 19:16 | Bentley | Chris Slavin is fouled on the floor by Robert Smith - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Bentley | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Christensen (PG) Robert Smith | |
| 19:10 | Bentley | Chris Slavin hits a floater from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 19:03 | Merrimack | Gary Christensen lays it up and in set up by Ray Wynn | 33-39 |
| 18:59 | Bentley | Bradley Solorzano can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-39 |
| 18:57 | Merrimack | Pat Merrill snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 18:28 | Merrimack | Thomas Dobson can't connect on a runner near the basket | 33-39 |
| 18:26 | Merrimack | Pat Merrill tips it home | 33-41 |
| 18:08 | Bentley | Bradley Solorzano is fouled on the floor by Ray Wynn - foul #1 on Ray Wynn, team foul #2 | 33-41 |
| 17:52 | Bentley | Ted Lock misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Dobson - foul #1 on Thomas Dobson, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Bentley | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Welch (C) Pat Merrill | |
| 17:52 | Bentley | Ted Lock misses the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 17:52 | Bentley | Ted Lock misses the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 17:52 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 17:30 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 17:28 | Bentley | Bradley Solorzano pulls down the rebound | 33-41 |
| 17:26 | Bentley | Gary Christensen is called for the reach on Chris Slavin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Christensen, team foul #4 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Bentley | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gale Potter (PG), Ernest Dickison (SG) Gary Christensen, Ray Wynn | |
| 17:10 | Bentley | Danny Hollins steps in front of the Milton Brode pass | 33-41 |
| 16:49 | Merrimack | Ernest Dickison is fouled on the floor by Milton Brode - foul #2 on Milton Brode, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Bentley | Fred Ward (PG), Garry Johnson (SG), Louis Archie (SF), Bryan Lee (PF), George Child (C) Chris Slavin, Bradley Solorzano, Milton Brode, Arthur Peacock, Ted Lock | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Mark Griffey (SF), Robert Campbell (C) Thomas Dobson, Danny Hollins | |
| 16:40 | Merrimack | Gale Potter hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-44 |
| 16:34 | Bentley | Robert Campbell swats the short shot by Bryan Lee | 33-44 |
| 16:33 | Merrimack | Gale Potter gets the rebound | 33-44 |
| 16:10 | Merrimack | David Welch misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 33-44 |
| 16:08 | Bentley | Fred Ward gets the rebound | 33-44 |
| 16:04 | Bentley | Garry Johnson knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Fred Ward | 36-44 |
| 15:45 | Merrimack | David Welch lays it in on a nice dish by Ernest Dickison | 36-46 |
| Lineup | Bentley | PG - Fred Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garry Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Archie (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bryan Lee (fresh) 4 reb. C - George Child (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Gale Potter (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ernest Dickison (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Griffey (fresh) PF - David Welch (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:31 | Bentley | Louis Archie is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Louis Archie, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Bentley | Chris Slavin (PG), Bradley Solorzano (SG), Milton Brode (SF), Arthur Peacock (PF), Ted Lock (C) Fred Ward, Garry Johnson, Louis Archie, Bryan Lee, George Child | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Smith (PG), Ray Wynn (SG), Thomas Dobson (SF), Danny Hollins (PF), Pat Merrill (C) Gale Potter, Ernest Dickison, Mark Griffey, David Welch, Robert Campbell | |
| 15:14 | Merrimack | Arthur Peacock steals the ball from Danny Hollins | 36-46 |
| 15:08 | Bentley | Milton Brode drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Ted Lock | 38-46 |
| 14:39 | Merrimack | Thomas Dobson misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 38-46 |
| 14:38 | Bentley | Arthur Peacock grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 14:22 | Bentley | Bradley Solorzano knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Arthur Peacock | 41-46 |
| 14:03 | Merrimack | Pat Merrill loses the dribble to Ted Lock | 41-46 |
| 13:43 | Bentley | Milton Brode hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bradley Solorzano and he's hacked by Thomas Dobson - foul #2 on Thomas Dobson, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Bentley | Ralph Calhoon (PF), Bryan Lee (C) Arthur Peacock, Ted Lock | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Campbell (SF) Thomas Dobson | |
| 13:43 | Bentley | Milton Brode misses the free throw | 43-46 |
| 13:43 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 13:25 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | Bentley | Garry Johnson (SG), Louis Archie (SF) Bradley Solorzano, Milton Brode | |
| Subs | Merrimack | David Welch (PF), Gary Christensen (C) Danny Hollins, Pat Merrill | |
| 13:10 | Bentley | Garry Johnson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by David Welch - foul #2 on David Welch, team foul #6 | 43-46 |
| 13:10 | Bentley | Garry Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 13:10 | Bentley | Garry Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 12:50 | Merrimack | Gary Christensen blows the layup but the foul's on Bryan Lee - foul #2 on Bryan Lee, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Bentley | Fred Ward (PG) Chris Slavin | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Mark Griffey (SF) Ray Wynn | |
| 12:50 | Merrimack | Gary Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 12:50 | Merrimack | Gary Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 12:26 | Bentley | Fred Ward loses the ball out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Bentley | Arthur Peacock (PF), Ted Lock (C) Fred Ward, Bryan Lee | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thomas Dobson (SF), Danny Hollins (PF) Mark Griffey, Robert Campbell | |
| 12:05 | Merrimack | Gary Christensen scores on a floater from the baseline | 45-50 |
| 11:45 | Bentley | Louis Archie knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Bentley | PG - Garry Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Archie (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ralph Calhoon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Peacock (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Ted Lock (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gary Christensen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Dobson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Danny Hollins (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David Welch (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Merrimack | Gary Christensen makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Smith | 48-52 |
| 11:28 | Bentley | Garry Johnson clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 48-52 |
| 11:26 | Merrimack | David Welch pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| 11:21 | Merrimack | Gary Christensen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 11:20 | Bentley | Ralph Calhoon grabs the board | 48-52 |
| 11:18 | Bentley | Robert Smith is called for the reach on Garry Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Smith, team foul #7 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Bentley | Bradley Solorzano (SG), Milton Brode (SF) Louis Archie, Ralph Calhoon | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ray Wynn (SG), Pat Merrill (C) Robert Smith, David Welch | |
| 11:18 | Bentley | Garry Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 11:18 | Bentley | Garry Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 10:56 | Merrimack | Gary Christensen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 10:39 | Bentley | Gary Christensen takes the ball from Bradley Solorzano | 50-55 |
| 10:36 | Merrimack | Gary Christensen throws it down | 50-57 |
| 10:12 | Bentley | Arthur Peacock knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 52-57 |
| 09:58 | Merrimack | Arthur Peacock is called for the reach on Danny Hollins - foul #1 on Arthur Peacock, team foul #4 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Bentley | Chris Slavin (PG), Ralph Calhoon (PF), Bryan Lee (C) Garry Johnson, Arthur Peacock, Ted Lock | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gale Potter (PG), Robert Campbell (SF), David Welch (PF) Gary Christensen, Thomas Dobson, Danny Hollins | |
| 09:47 | Merrimack | Ray Wynn lays it in | 52-59 |
| 09:42 | Bentley | Bradley Solorzano travels with the ball | 52-59 |
| 09:23 | Merrimack | Robert Campbell misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 52-59 |
| 09:22 | Bentley | Ralph Calhoon snags the defensive board | 52-59 |
| 09:17 | Bentley | Bradley Solorzano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-59 |
| 09:15 | Bentley | Ralph Calhoon can't tip it in | 52-59 |
| 09:14 | Bentley | Bradley Solorzano grabs the offensive board | 52-59 |
| 08:56 | Bentley | Robert Campbell blocks the short jumper by Milton Brode | 52-59 |
| 08:54 | Merrimack | David Welch snags the defensive board | 52-59 |
| 08:49 | Merrimack | Robert Campbell comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Milton Brode - foul #3 on Milton Brode, team foul #5 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Bentley | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Christensen (PG), Mark Griffey (SF) Ray Wynn, Pat Merrill | |
| 08:49 | Merrimack | Robert Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 08:49 | Merrimack | Robert Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 08:22 | Bentley | David Welch steals the ball from Chris Slavin | 52-60 |
| 07:53 | Merrimack | Robert Campbell buries a turnaround from close range | 52-62 |
| 07:35 | Bentley | Milton Brode buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Bradley Solorzano | 54-62 |
| Lineup | Bentley | PG - Chris Slavin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bradley Solorzano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Milton Brode (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Calhoon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Bryan Lee (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Gary Christensen (fresh) 16 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gale Potter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Griffey (fresh) PF - Robert Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - David Welch (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:17 | Merrimack | Gary Christensen misses long on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Chris Slavin - foul #2 on Chris Slavin, team foul #6 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Bentley | Garry Johnson (SG), Louis Archie (SF), Arthur Peacock (PF), Ted Lock (C) Bradley Solorzano, Milton Brode, Ralph Calhoon, Bryan Lee | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ray Wynn (SG), Thomas Dobson (SF), Danny Hollins (PF) Gale Potter, Mark Griffey, Robert Campbell | |
| 07:17 | Merrimack | Gary Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 07:17 | Merrimack | Gary Christensen misses the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 07:17 | Bentley | Arthur Peacock pulls down the rebound | 54-63 |
| 06:55 | Bentley | Ted Lock hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 54-63 |
| 06:54 | Merrimack | David Welch snags the defensive board | 54-63 |
| 06:34 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Dobson | 54-66 |
| 06:21 | Bentley | Arthur Peacock misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-66 |
| 06:20 | Bentley | The offensive rebound goes to Ted Lock | 54-66 |
| 06:00 | Bentley | Ted Lock is fouled on the floor by David Welch - foul #3 on David Welch, team foul #8 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Bentley | Fred Ward (PG) Chris Slavin | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Smith (PG), Pat Merrill (C) Gary Christensen, David Welch | |
| 06:00 | Bentley | Ted Lock makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 06:00 | Bentley | Ted Lock makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 05:46 | Merrimack | Robert Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-66 |
| 05:45 | Bentley | Ted Lock grabs the board | 56-66 |
| 05:40 | Bentley | Louis Archie drills a runner from the left block and the foul's on Thomas Dobson - foul #3 on Thomas Dobson, team foul #9 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Bentley | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ernest Dickison (SG) Ray Wynn | |
| 05:40 | Bentley | Louis Archie makes the free throw | 59-66 |
| 05:26 | Merrimack | Robert Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Arthur Peacock - foul #2 on Arthur Peacock, team foul #7 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Bentley | Bradley Solorzano (SG), Milton Brode (SF) Fred Ward, Louis Archie | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 05:26 | Merrimack | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 05:26 | Merrimack | Robert Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 05:26 | Bentley | Arthur Peacock pulls down the rebound | 59-67 |
| 05:09 | Bentley | Arthur Peacock's floater is knocked away by Danny Hollins | 59-67 |
| 05:08 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins grabs the board | 59-67 |
| 04:41 | Merrimack | Milton Brode picks off the pass by Ernest Dickison | 59-67 |
| 04:21 | Bentley | Bradley Solorzano hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 59-67 |
| 04:20 | Merrimack | Pat Merrill grabs the board | 59-67 |
| 04:02 | Merrimack | Robert Smith hits a shot from just outside the lane | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Bentley | Bentley is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:58 | Bentley | Garry Johnson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 59-69 |
| 03:57 | Merrimack | Ernest Dickison grabs the board | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Bentley | Bentley is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Merrimack | Ernest Dickison is hacked by Bradley Solorzano - foul #2 on Bradley Solorzano, team foul #8 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Bentley | Chris Slavin (PG), Louis Archie (SG), Ralph Calhoon (SF), Bryan Lee (PF), George Child (C) Garry Johnson, Bradley Solorzano, Milton Brode, Arthur Peacock, Ted Lock | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ray Wynn (SG), David Welch (PF), Robert Campbell (C) Thomas Dobson, Danny Hollins, Pat Merrill | |
| 03:28 | Merrimack | Ernest Dickison makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 03:28 | Merrimack | Ernest Dickison makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| Lineup | Bentley | PG - Chris Slavin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Louis Archie (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ralph Calhoon (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bryan Lee (fresh) 4 reb. C - George Child (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Ray Wynn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ernest Dickison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Welch (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Robert Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Bentley | Bryan Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-71 |
| 03:08 | Merrimack | Ernest Dickison grabs the defensive rebound | 59-71 |
| 02:44 | Merrimack | Robert Campbell misses the lay-in | 59-71 |
| 02:42 | Bentley | Bryan Lee snags the defensive board | 59-71 |
| 02:42 | Bentley | Bentley calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-71 |
| Subs | Bentley | Bradley Solorzano (SG), Milton Brode (SF), Arthur Peacock (PF), Ted Lock (C) Louis Archie, Ralph Calhoon, Bryan Lee, George Child | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Thomas Dobson (SF), Danny Hollins (PF) Ernest Dickison, Robert Campbell | |
| 02:30 | Bentley | Bradley Solorzano misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 59-71 |
| 02:28 | Merrimack | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 59-71 |
| 02:04 | Merrimack | Ray Wynn misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Bradley Solorzano - foul #3 on Bradley Solorzano, team foul #9 | 59-71 |
| Subs | Bentley | Fred Ward (PG), Garry Johnson (SG), Louis Archie (SF), Ralph Calhoon (PF), Bryan Lee (C) Chris Slavin, Bradley Solorzano, Milton Brode, Arthur Peacock, Ted Lock | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gary Christensen (PG), Mark Griffey (SF), Robert Campbell (C) Robert Smith, Thomas Dobson, Danny Hollins | |
| 02:04 | Merrimack | Ray Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 59-72 |
| 02:04 | Merrimack | Ray Wynn makes the 2nd free throw | 59-73 |
| 01:53 | Bentley | Bryan Lee is hacked by Ray Wynn - foul #2 on Ray Wynn, team foul #10 | 59-73 |
| Subs | Bentley | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Gale Potter (SG) Ray Wynn | |
| 01:53 | Bentley | Bryan Lee makes the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 01:53 | Bentley | Bryan Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| 01:27 | Merrimack | Robert Campbell clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 61-73 |
| 01:26 | Bentley | Garry Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-73 |
| 01:21 | Bentley | Louis Archie drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-73 |
| 01:21 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-73 |
| Subs | Bentley | Chris Slavin (PG), Bradley Solorzano (SG), Milton Brode (SF), Arthur Peacock (PF), Ted Lock (C) Fred Ward, Garry Johnson, Louis Archie, Bryan Lee, Ralph Calhoon | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Smith (PG), Ray Wynn (SG), Thomas Dobson (SF), Danny Hollins (PF), Pat Merrill (C) Gary Christensen, Gale Potter, Mark Griffey, David Welch, Robert Campbell | |
| 01:04 | Merrimack | Thomas Dobson clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Arthur Peacock - foul #3 on Arthur Peacock, team foul #10 | 64-73 |
| 01:04 | Merrimack | Thomas Dobson makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 01:04 | Merrimack | Thomas Dobson misses the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 01:04 | Merrimack | Pat Merrill pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-74 |
| 00:47 | Merrimack | Pat Merrill makes the shot from the baseline | 64-76 |
| Game Plan | Bentley | Bentley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Bentley | Chris Slavin knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bradley Solorzano | 66-76 |
| Game Plan | Bentley | Bentley is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Merrimack | Robert Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-76 |
| 00:12 | Merrimack | Danny Hollins tips it home | 66-78 |
| 00:08 | Bentley | Ted Lock drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Milton Brode | 68-78 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Robert Smith runs out the clock | 68-78 |