| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Melvin Etheridge (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) SF - Robert Pace (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Drinkard (fresh) 7 pts. C - Drazen Karpin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Lawrence Rice (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stjepan Zoeller (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ralph Hamblin (fresh) 2 blk. C - Craig Neth (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | S. Connecticut St. | Stjepan Zoeller inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| 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) | |
| 19:49 | S. Connecticut St. | Lawrence Rice makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Terry | 28-33 |
| 19:32 | Merrimack | Robert Pace comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-33 |
| 19:30 | S. Connecticut St. | Stjepan Zoeller pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 19:24 | S. Connecticut St. | Stjepan Zoeller clanks a turnaround near the basket | 28-33 |
| 19:22 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 19:00 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 28-33 |
| 18:59 | S. Connecticut St. | Stjepan Zoeller gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 18:47 | S. Connecticut St. | Lawrence Rice clanks a 3 from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 18:46 | Merrimack | James Brown grabs the board | 28-33 |
| 18:36 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard can't finish the layup | 28-33 |
| 18:35 | S. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to Ralph Hamblin | 28-33 |
| 18:11 | S. Connecticut St. | Douglas Terry buries a floater from the right wing set up by Craig Neth | 28-35 |
| 17:53 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Lawrence Rice - foul #1 on Lawrence Rice, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 17:53 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 17:53 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin misses the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 17:53 | S. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to Craig Neth | 29-35 |
| 17:32 | S. Connecticut St. | Douglas Terry connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Hamblin | 29-38 |
| 17:24 | Merrimack | James Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 17:23 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin tips it back up and in | 31-38 |
| 17:16 | S. Connecticut St. | Stjepan Zoeller misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 17:15 | Merrimack | Robert Pace grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 17:11 | Merrimack | Craig Neth steps in front of the Robert Pace pass | 31-38 |
| 16:57 | S. Connecticut St. | Ralph Hamblin misses the easy layup | 31-38 |
| 16:55 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 16:39 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Melvin Etheridge | 34-38 |
| 16:18 | S. Connecticut St. | Craig Neth misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-38 |
| 16:16 | Merrimack | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 16:11 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge clanks a 3 from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 16:09 | S. Connecticut St. | Ralph Hamblin pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 15:41 | S. Connecticut St. | Craig Neth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 15:39 | S. Connecticut St. | Ralph Hamblin gets the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Melvin Etheridge (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Brown (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Pace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Drinkard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Drazen Karpin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Lawrence Rice (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stjepan Zoeller (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Ralph Hamblin (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Craig Neth (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:27 | S. Connecticut St. | Stjepan Zoeller misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 15:26 | S. Connecticut St. | Stjepan Zoeller snags the offensive board | 34-38 |
| 15:13 | S. Connecticut St. | Richard Drinkard blocks the short jumper by Douglas Terry | 34-38 |
| 15:11 | Merrimack | James Brown grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 14:53 | Merrimack | Robert Pace drills a shot from the left wing set up by Drazen Karpin | 36-38 |
| 14:44 | S. Connecticut St. | Douglas Terry clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 14:42 | S. Connecticut St. | Stjepan Zoeller hits the follow up shot | 36-40 |
| 14:33 | Merrimack | Douglas Terry steals it from Drazen Karpin | 36-40 |
| 14:21 | S. Connecticut St. | Lawrence Rice clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Pace - foul #1 on Robert Pace, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Johnston (PG), Billy Hawkins (SG), William Alexander (SF), Leroy Mullins (PF), John McElligott (C) Melvin Etheridge, James Brown, Robert Pace, Richard Drinkard, Drazen Karpin | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Steven Giardina (SG), Samuel Sullivan (SF), Robert Loiselle (PF), David Dennis (C) Douglas Terry, Stjepan Zoeller, Ralph Hamblin, Craig Neth | |
| 14:21 | S. Connecticut St. | Lawrence Rice makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 14:21 | S. Connecticut St. | Lawrence Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 14:00 | Merrimack | George Johnston's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Rice | 36-42 |
| 13:56 | S. Connecticut St. | Lawrence Rice dunks the ball | 36-44 |
| 13:45 | Merrimack | John McElligott hits a jumper from the left block | 38-44 |
| 13:32 | S. Connecticut St. | David Dennis banks in the layup set up by Samuel Sullivan and he's hacked by Billy Hawkins - foul #1 on Billy Hawkins, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Robert Elam (PG) Lawrence Rice | |
| 13:32 | S. Connecticut St. | David Dennis misses the free throw | 38-46 |
| 13:32 | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 13:24 | Merrimack | John McElligott buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by William Alexander | 40-46 |
| 13:09 | S. Connecticut St. | John McElligott denies the turnaround by Robert Elam | 40-46 |
| 13:08 | Merrimack | William Alexander snags the defensive board | 40-46 |
| 13:03 | Merrimack | George Johnston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-46 |
| 12:42 | S. Connecticut St. | Samuel Sullivan hits a jumper from the left block | 40-48 |
| 12:20 | Merrimack | Billy Hawkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-48 |
| 12:18 | Merrimack | William Alexander hits the follow up shot | 42-48 |
| 11:52 | S. Connecticut St. | Robert Elam makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 11:30 | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins double dribbles | 42-51 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG), James Brown (SG), Robert Pace (SF), Drazen Karpin (C) George Johnston, Billy Hawkins, Leroy Mullins, John McElligott | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Douglas Terry (SG), Kenneth Mueller (SF), Ralph Hamblin (PF), Ernie Wilcoxen (C) Steven Giardina, Samuel Sullivan, Robert Loiselle, David Dennis | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Melvin Etheridge (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) SF - Robert Pace (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Alexander (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Drazen Karpin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Robert Elam (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Mueller (fresh) PF - Ralph Hamblin (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernie Wilcoxen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:04 | S. Connecticut St. | Ralph Hamblin buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Douglas Terry | 42-53 |
| 10:39 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 10:38 | Merrimack | William Alexander snags the offensive board | 42-53 |
| 10:27 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin hits a turnaround from the baseline | 44-53 |
| 09:58 | S. Connecticut St. | Kenneth Mueller hits a floater from the left side | 44-55 |
| 09:42 | Merrimack | William Alexander knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 46-55 |
| 09:27 | S. Connecticut St. | Ralph Hamblin makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Elam | 46-57 |
| 09:14 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-57 |
| 09:12 | S. Connecticut St. | Ernie Wilcoxen grabs the board | 46-57 |
| 08:47 | S. Connecticut St. | Ralph Hamblin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 08:45 | S. Connecticut St. | Robert Elam pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 08:30 | S. Connecticut St. | Kenneth Mueller is hacked by Melvin Etheridge - foul #3 on Melvin Etheridge, team foul #3 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Johnston (PG), Billy Hawkins (SG), William Glen (SF), Richard Drinkard (PF), Leroy Mullins (C) Melvin Etheridge, James Brown, Robert Pace, William Alexander, Drazen Karpin | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Lawrence Rice (PG), Steven Giardina (SG), Stjepan Zoeller (SF), Robert Loiselle (PF), Craig Neth (C) Robert Elam, Douglas Terry, Kenneth Mueller, Ralph Hamblin, Ernie Wilcoxen | |
| 08:11 | S. Connecticut St. | Stjepan Zoeller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-57 |
| 07:57 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 07:55 | Merrimack | George Johnston tips it back up and in | 48-57 |
| 07:40 | S. Connecticut St. | Craig Neth misses the easy layup | 48-57 |
| 07:38 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Richard Drinkard | 48-57 |
| 07:11 | Merrimack | Craig Neth is called for the reach on Leroy Mullins - foul #1 on Craig Neth, team foul #2 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Brown (SG), Robert Pace (SF) Billy Hawkins, William Glen | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Douglas Terry (SG), Ralph Hamblin (PF) Steven Giardina, Robert Loiselle | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - George Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) SF - Robert Pace (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Drinkard (fresh) 10 pts. C - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Lawrence Rice (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Terry (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stjepan Zoeller (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ralph Hamblin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Craig Neth (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Merrimack | James Brown scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by George Johnston | 51-57 |
| 06:36 | S. Connecticut St. | Ralph Hamblin knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Lawrence Rice and he's hacked by Richard Drinkard - foul #3 on Richard Drinkard, team foul #4 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG) George Johnston | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| 06:36 | S. Connecticut St. | Ralph Hamblin misses the free throw | 51-59 |
| 06:36 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard gets the rebound | 51-59 |
| 06:19 | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins misses the jumper near the basket | 51-59 |
| 06:17 | S. Connecticut St. | Craig Neth grabs the defensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 06:08 | S. Connecticut St. | Melvin Etheridge steps in front of the Lawrence Rice pass | 51-59 |
| 05:55 | Merrimack | James Brown misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 51-59 |
| 05:53 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard tips it in | 53-59 |
| 05:38 | S. Connecticut St. | Douglas Terry misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Pace - foul #2 on Robert Pace, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Alexander (PF), Drazen Karpin (C) Richard Drinkard, Leroy Mullins | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Steven Giardina (PG), Samuel Sullivan (SF), Robert Loiselle (C) Lawrence Rice, Stjepan Zoeller, Craig Neth | |
| 05:38 | S. Connecticut St. | Douglas Terry makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 05:38 | S. Connecticut St. | Douglas Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 05:20 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Pace | 55-61 |
| 04:58 | S. Connecticut St. | Douglas Terry loses the dribble to William Alexander | 55-61 |
| 04:36 | Merrimack | William Alexander misses the easy layup | 55-61 |
| 04:35 | S. Connecticut St. | Robert Loiselle grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 04:09 | S. Connecticut St. | Robert Pace swats the layup by Ralph Hamblin | 55-61 |
| 04:07 | Merrimack | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 04:03 | Merrimack | James Brown connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from William Alexander | 58-61 |
| 03:43 | S. Connecticut St. | Samuel Sullivan misses the 3 from the left corner | 58-61 |
| 03:42 | Merrimack | William Alexander snags the defensive board | 58-61 |
| 03:26 | Merrimack | William Alexander is hacked by Ralph Hamblin - foul #3 on Ralph Hamblin, team foul #3 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Johnston (PG), Billy Hawkins (SG), Richard Drinkard (PF), Leroy Mullins (C) Melvin Etheridge, James Brown, Robert Pace, Drazen Karpin | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Lawrence Rice (PG), Stjepan Zoeller (SF), Craig Neth (C) Douglas Terry, Samuel Sullivan, Ralph Hamblin | |
| 03:11 | Merrimack | Leroy Mullins drills a jumper from the free throw line | 60-61 |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - George Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Hawkins (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Alexander (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. PF - Richard Drinkard (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Connecticut St. | PG - Lawrence Rice (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Giardina (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stjepan Zoeller (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Loiselle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Neth (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:54 | S. Connecticut St. | Stjepan Zoeller is fouled on the floor by Billy Hawkins - foul #2 on Billy Hawkins, team foul #6 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Kenneth Mueller (SG), David Dennis (PF) Steven Giardina, Robert Loiselle | |
| 02:32 | S. Connecticut St. | Kenneth Mueller clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Leroy Mullins - foul #2 on Leroy Mullins, team foul #7 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Merrimack | William Glen (SF) William Alexander | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| 02:32 | S. Connecticut St. | Kenneth Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 02:32 | S. Connecticut St. | Kenneth Mueller misses the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 02:32 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Leroy Mullins | 60-62 |
| 02:32 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| 02:13 | Merrimack | William Glen misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 60-62 |
| 02:12 | S. Connecticut St. | Lawrence Rice snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| 02:12 | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| Subs | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge (PG), James Brown (SG), Robert Pace (SF), Drazen Karpin (C) George Johnston, Billy Hawkins, William Glen, Leroy Mullins | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Douglas Terry (SG), Ralph Hamblin (PF) Kenneth Mueller, David Dennis | |
| 01:56 | S. Connecticut St. | Lawrence Rice is whistled for traveling | 60-62 |
| 01:39 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Douglas Terry - foul #1 on Douglas Terry, team foul #4 | 60-62 |
| 01:39 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin misses the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 01:39 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 01:22 | S. Connecticut St. | Craig Neth misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 61-62 |
| 01:20 | S. Connecticut St. | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Rice | 61-62 |
| 01:13 | S. Connecticut St. | Douglas Terry throws it down on a great pass from Lawrence Rice and he's fouled by Robert Pace - foul #3 on Robert Pace, team foul #8 | 61-64 |
| 01:13 | S. Connecticut St. | Douglas Terry makes the free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:57 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard is hacked by Ralph Hamblin - foul #4 on Ralph Hamblin, team foul #5 | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) 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) | |
| 00:40 | Merrimack | Robert Pace travels with the ball | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:38 | S. Connecticut St. | Melvin Etheridge is called for the reach on Lawrence Rice in the backcourt - foul #4 on Melvin Etheridge, team foul #9 | 61-65 |
| 00:38 | S. Connecticut St. | Lawrence Rice misses the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:38 | Merrimack | Drazen Karpin gets the rebound | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Merrimack | Melvin Etheridge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-65 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Steven Giardina (PG), Robert Loiselle (PF) Lawrence Rice, Ralph Hamblin | |
| 00:28 | S. Connecticut St. | Steven Giardina is hacked by Melvin Etheridge in the backcourt - foul #5 on Melvin Etheridge, team foul #10 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Merrimack | George Johnston (PG) Melvin Etheridge | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | | |
| 00:28 | S. Connecticut St. | Steven Giardina makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:28 | S. Connecticut St. | Steven Giardina makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:21 | Merrimack | James Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-67 |
| 00:19 | S. Connecticut St. | The rebound goes to Stjepan Zoeller | 61-67 |
| 00:19 | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-67 |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Subs | S. Connecticut St. | Lawrence Rice (PG), Ralph Hamblin (PF) Stjepan Zoeller, Robert Loiselle | |
| 00:18 | S. Connecticut St. | Lawrence Rice is hacked by George Johnston in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Johnston, team foul #11 | 61-67 |
| 00:18 | S. Connecticut St. | Lawrence Rice makes the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:18 | S. Connecticut St. | Lawrence Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:18 | Merrimack | Richard Drinkard grabs the defensive rebound | 61-68 |
| 00:13 | Merrimack | George Johnston clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-68 |
| 00:12 | S. Connecticut St. | Douglas Terry pulls down the rebound | 61-68 |
| 00:11 | S. Connecticut St. | Douglas Terry is fouled in the backcourt by George Johnston - foul #2 on George Johnston, team foul #12 | 61-68 |
| 00:11 | S. Connecticut St. | Douglas Terry makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:11 | S. Connecticut St. | Douglas Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | S. Connecticut St. | S. Connecticut St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Merrimack | George Johnston scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Brown | 64-70 |
| 00:01 | S. Connecticut St. | Steven Giardina is hacked by George Johnston in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Johnston, team foul #13 | 64-70 |
| 00:01 | S. Connecticut St. | Steven Giardina makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:01 | S. Connecticut St. | Steven Giardina makes the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | George Johnston misses short on a fullcourt shot | 64-72 |